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Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve

Located in the California, USA area, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Ridgway's Rail, Killdeer, Least Tern in the area.

340
All-Time Species
118
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
May 25, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
May 25, 2026
1
Least TernSternula antillarum
May 25, 2026
24
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
May 25, 2026
1
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
May 25, 2026
2
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
May 25, 2026
1
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
May 25, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
May 25, 2026
1
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
May 25, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 25, 2026
4
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
May 25, 2026
70
WilletTringa semipalmata
May 25, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
May 25, 2026
69
Western GullLarus occidentalis
May 25, 2026
2
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
May 25, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
May 25, 2026
11
Great EgretArdea alba
May 25, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
May 25, 2026
2
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
May 25, 2026
6
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
May 25, 2026
4
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
May 25, 2026
1
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
May 25, 2026
2
GadwallMareca strepera
May 25, 2026
2
Rock PigeonColumba livia
May 25, 2026
3
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
May 25, 2026
2
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
May 25, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
May 25, 2026
9
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
May 25, 2026
2
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
May 25, 2026
2
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
May 25, 2026
1
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
May 25, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
May 25, 2026
1
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
May 25, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
May 25, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
May 25, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 25, 2026
2
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
May 25, 2026
3
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
May 25, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 25, 2026
2
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
May 25, 2026
7
RedheadAythya americana
May 25, 2026
3
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
May 25, 2026
3
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
May 25, 2026
3
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
May 25, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
May 25, 2026
1
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
May 25, 2026
6
SanderlingCalidris alba
May 25, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
May 25, 2026
4
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
May 25, 2026
1
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 25, 2026
1
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
May 25, 2026
1
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
May 25, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
May 25, 2026
8
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
May 25, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
May 25, 2026
1
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
May 25, 2026
2
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
May 25, 2026
1
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
May 25, 2026
1
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
May 25, 2026
3
DunlinCalidris alpina
May 24, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
May 24, 2026
1
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
May 24, 2026
2
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
May 24, 2026
2
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
May 24, 2026
2
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
May 24, 2026
6
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
May 24, 2026
1
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
May 24, 2026
5
Red KnotCalidris canutus
May 24, 2026
3
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
May 24, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
May 23, 2026
1
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
May 23, 2026
1
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
May 23, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
May 23, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
May 23, 2026
1
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
May 23, 2026
2
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
May 23, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
May 23, 2026
1
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
May 23, 2026
1
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
May 21, 2026
1
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
May 21, 2026
2
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
May 21, 2026
1
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
May 20, 2026
1
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
May 20, 2026
1
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
May 20, 2026
1
American CootFulica americana
May 20, 2026
13
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
May 20, 2026
1
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
May 20, 2026
1
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
May 20, 2026
5
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
May 20, 2026
3
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
May 20, 2026
1
Western Warbling VireoVireo swainsoni
May 20, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
May 20, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
May 20, 2026
1
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
May 20, 2026
1
Virginia RailRallus limicola
May 20, 2026
1
SoraPorzana carolina
May 20, 2026
1
Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
May 20, 2026
1
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
May 20, 2026
1
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
May 20, 2026
1
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
May 20, 2026
1
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
May 19, 2026
2
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
May 17, 2026
1
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
May 17, 2026
1
American WigeonMareca americana
May 17, 2026
2
May 17, 2026
1
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
May 17, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 17, 2026
2
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
May 17, 2026
2
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
May 17, 2026
1
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
May 17, 2026
1
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
May 16, 2026
1
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
May 16, 2026
1
Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
May 16, 2026
1
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
May 16, 2026
2
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
May 14, 2026
1
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
May 14, 2026
1
Hutton's VireoVireo huttoni
May 14, 2026
1
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
May 12, 2026
1

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