Yucca Valley Golf Course
California · Southwest
About This Location
Yucca Valley Golf Course is a productive birding destination in California, with 221 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mallard, and Gambel's Quail 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
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Great Horned Owl
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
California Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Phainopepla
House Finch
Black-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Gambel's Quail
Cactus Wren
Brewer's Sparrow
California Thrasher
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
European Starling
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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