Sunnyvale WPCP - Landfill
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Sunnyvale WPCP - Landfill is a productive birding destination in California, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Mallard, and Anna's Hummingbird 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
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Spatula discors x clypeata
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Song Sparrow (heermanni Group)
Melospiza melodia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
Anna's Hummingbird
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Pied-billed Grebe
Green Heron
Black Phoebe
Marsh Wren
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
American Crow
European Starling
House Sparrow
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.