Thermalito Afterbay
California · Southwest
About This Location
Thermalito Afterbay is a productive birding destination in California, with 208 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Sandhill Crane (Greater)
Antigone canadensis
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Spatula discors x cyanoptera
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Canada Goose
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Great Egret
American White Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Marsh Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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