Putah Creek Sinks
California · Southwest
About This Location
Putah Creek Sinks is a productive birding destination in California, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian 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
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Bushtit
European Starling
Western Bluebird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Wild Turkey
Anna's Hummingbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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