Point Reyes - Tomales Point Trail
California · Southwest
About This Location
Point Reyes - Tomales Point Trail is a productive birding destination in California, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Brant, Surf Scoter, and Black Oystercatcher among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens)
Leiothlypis celata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Surf Scoter
Semipalmated Plover
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Willet
Western Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Oystercatcher
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Common Loon
Brandt's Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
California Scrub-Jay
European Starling
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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