San Timoteo Creek
California · Southwest
About This Location
San Timoteo Creek is a productive birding destination in California, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, and California Quail 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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
California Gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
California Quail
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Cassin's Kingbird
Common Raven
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bewick's Wren
Phainopepla
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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