Talbert Nature Preserve, Costa Mesa
California · Southwest
About This Location
Talbert Nature Preserve, Costa Mesa is a productive birding destination in California, with 230 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Ruddy Duck, and American Coot among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-lored Amazon
Amazona autumnalis
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Red-crowned Amazon
Amazona viridigenalis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Plegadis falcinellus x chihi
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
Common Yellowthroat
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Western Gull
Forster's Tern
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Birding Tips
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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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