Sunset SB
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Sunset SB is a productive birding destination in California, with 233 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Surf Scoter, and Hudsonian Whimbrel 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
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Bell's Sparrow
Artemisiospiza belli
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Shoveler
Surf Scoter
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Willet
Marbled Murrelet
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Forster's Tern
Western Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Brandt's Cormorant
Brown Pelican
American Crow
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.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.