San Gabriel River / San Jose Creek confluence
California · Southwest
About This Location
San Gabriel River / San Jose Creek confluence is a productive birding destination in California, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Egyptian Goose, Mallard, and Anna's Hummingbird 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
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Anna's Hummingbird x Selasphorus sp. (hybrid)
Calypte anna x Selasphorus sp.
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Allen's Hummingbird
American Coot
Killdeer
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
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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