Point Reyes - HISTORICAL Outer Point (PRE-1990s ONLY)
California · Southwest
About This Location
Point Reyes - HISTORICAL Outer Point (PRE-1990s ONLY) is a productive birding destination in California, with 289 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens)
Leiothlypis celata
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Western Gull
Pelagic Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Red-tailed Hawk
White-crowned Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
Ruddy Turnstone
Northern Harrier
Surf Scoter
Semipalmated Plover
Least Sandpiper
Heermann's Gull
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Pacific Loon
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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