San Dieguito Sports Fields & Riparian
California · Southwest
About This Location
San Dieguito Sports Fields & Riparian is a productive birding destination in California, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Canada Goose, Cinnamon Teal, and Northern Shoveler 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
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Snowy Egret
Long-billed Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Great Egret
Say's Phoebe
Song Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
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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