Santee Lakes
California · Southwest
About This Location
Santee Lakes is a productive birding destination in California, with 248 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Canada Goose, Wood Duck, and Cinnamon Teal 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
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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