Sepulveda Basin - Lake Balboa
California · Southwest
About This Location
Sepulveda Basin - Lake Balboa is a productive birding destination in California, with 232 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, American Wigeon, and Mallard 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
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Aechmophorus occidentalis x clarkii
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Anna's Hummingbird x Selasphorus sp. (hybrid)
Calypte anna x Selasphorus sp.
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Bell's Vireo
Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Wood-Pewee
Cliff Swallow
House Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
Brewer's Blackbird
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Black Phoebe
Barn Swallow
Bushtit
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Common Yellowthroat
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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