Presidio - Battery Godfrey
California · Southwest
About This Location
Presidio - Battery Godfrey is a productive birding destination in California, with 282 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Greater Scaup, Surf Scoter, and Long-tailed Duck 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
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Brant
Branta bernicla
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Western Gull
Brown Pelican
Red-tailed Hawk
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Oystercatcher
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Heermann's Gull
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Western Grebe
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
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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