Talbert Nature Preserve, Costa Mesa
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
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
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope)
Empidonax difficilis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Osprey
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Hutton's Vireo
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bushtit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove
Allen's Hummingbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Orange-crowned Warbler
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.