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Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
May 5, 2026
1
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
May 5, 2026
7
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
May 5, 2026
2
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
May 5, 2026
3
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
May 5, 2026
8
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
May 5, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
May 5, 2026
55
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
May 5, 2026
12
WilletTringa semipalmata
May 5, 2026
8
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
May 5, 2026
X
Western GullLarus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
X
California GullLarus californicus
May 5, 2026
X
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
May 5, 2026
4
Least TernSternula antillarum
May 5, 2026
X
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 5, 2026
X
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
May 5, 2026
X
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
May 5, 2026
X
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
May 5, 2026
1
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
14
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
May 5, 2026
3
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
May 5, 2026
3
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
May 5, 2026
X
Great EgretArdea alba
May 5, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
X
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 5, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
May 5, 2026
3
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
May 5, 2026
2
GadwallMareca strepera
May 5, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 5, 2026
2
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
May 5, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
May 5, 2026
1
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
May 5, 2026
1
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
May 5, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
May 5, 2026
2
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
May 5, 2026
2
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
May 5, 2026
1
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
May 5, 2026
2
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
May 5, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
May 5, 2026
3
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
May 5, 2026
2
OspreyPandion haliaetus
May 5, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
May 5, 2026
1
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
May 5, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
May 5, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
May 5, 2026
2
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
May 5, 2026
3
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
May 5, 2026
10
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 5, 2026
2
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
May 5, 2026
4
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
May 5, 2026
4
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
May 5, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
May 5, 2026
2
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
May 5, 2026
4
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
May 5, 2026
1
American CootFulica americana
May 5, 2026
1
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
May 5, 2026
1
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
May 5, 2026
4
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
May 5, 2026
1
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
May 5, 2026
1
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
May 4, 2026
2
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
May 4, 2026
1
RedheadAythya americana
May 4, 2026
4
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
May 4, 2026
10
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
May 4, 2026
1
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
May 4, 2026
2
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
May 4, 2026
2
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
May 4, 2026
3
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
May 4, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
May 4, 2026
1
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
May 4, 2026
2
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
May 3, 2026
1
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
May 3, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
May 3, 2026
2
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
May 3, 2026
2
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
May 3, 2026
2
American WigeonMareca americana
May 3, 2026
2
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
May 3, 2026
1
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
May 3, 2026
30
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
May 3, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
May 3, 2026
2
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
May 3, 2026
3
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
May 3, 2026
1
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
May 3, 2026
1
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
May 3, 2026
2
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
May 3, 2026
1
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
May 3, 2026
1
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
May 3, 2026
2
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
May 3, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 3, 2026
8
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
May 3, 2026
1
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
May 3, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
May 3, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
May 3, 2026
1
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
May 3, 2026
1
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
May 3, 2026
2
SoraPorzana carolina
May 3, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
May 3, 2026
1
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
May 3, 2026
1
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
May 3, 2026
2
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
May 3, 2026
1
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
May 3, 2026
1
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
May 3, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
May 2, 2026
1
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
May 2, 2026
1
Red KnotCalidris canutus
May 2, 2026
1
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
May 2, 2026
3
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
May 2, 2026
1
Common LoonGavia immer
May 2, 2026
1
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
May 1, 2026
4
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
May 1, 2026
2
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Apr 30, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Apr 30, 2026
1
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Apr 30, 2026
1
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Apr 30, 2026
2
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Apr 30, 2026
11
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Apr 30, 2026
2
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Apr 29, 2026
2
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Apr 29, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Apr 29, 2026
5
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Apr 28, 2026
3
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Apr 28, 2026
5
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Apr 28, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Apr 27, 2026
1
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Apr 27, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Apr 26, 2026
2
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
Apr 25, 2026
1
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Apr 24, 2026
3
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Apr 24, 2026
8
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Apr 22, 2026
1
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