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
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
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
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ruddy Duck
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Ridgway's Rail
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
White-faced Ibis
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
American White Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
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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