Whitewater Preserve
California · Southwest
About This Location
Whitewater Preserve is a productive birding destination in California, with 221 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Costa's Hummingbird, American Kestrel, and Rock Wren 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
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
Bell's Vireo (Least)
Vireo bellii
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
American Coot
Fulica americana
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
California Quail
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
American Coot
Red-tailed Hawk
Nuttall's Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
California Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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.
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