West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail
California · Southwest
Easy
October-May
About This Location
West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail is a productive birding destination in California, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Mallard, Rock Pigeon, and Eurasian Collared-Dove 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
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
California Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
Bushtit
Swinhoe's White-eye
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.