Salton Sea - Obsidian Butte
California · Southwest
About This Location
Salton Sea - Obsidian Butte is a productive birding destination in California, with 239 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, and Northern Shoveler among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Ruddy Duck
Gambel's Quail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Killdeer
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
White-faced Ibis
Least Bittern
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Burrowing Owl
Willow Flycatcher
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
Amenities
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