Sue-Meg State Park
California · Southwest
About This Location
Sue-Meg State Park is a productive birding destination in California, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Steller's Jay, Common Raven, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee 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
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
Red Crossbill (Sitka Spruce or type 10)
Loxia curvirostra
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch (Pacific)
Sitta carolinensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Western Flycatcher
American Crow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Song Sparrow
Black Oystercatcher
Pigeon Guillemot
Western Gull
California Gull
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
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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