Santa Clara River Estuary
California · Southwest
About This Location
Santa Clara River Estuary is a productive birding destination in California, with 290 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and estuary habitat attracts Mallard, Long-billed Curlew, and Marbled Godwit 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
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Snowy Plover
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Western Sandpiper
Common Murre
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
Least Tern
Forster's Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Western Grebe
Brandt's Cormorant
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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