Salton Sea - Wister Unit
California · Southwest
About This Location
Salton Sea - Wister Unit is a productive birding destination in California, with 271 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Gambel's Quail, Mourning Dove, and Great Egret 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
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ruddy Duck
Mourning Dove
Common Gallinule
American Coot
American Avocet
Killdeer
Long-billed Dowitcher
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
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.
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