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Desert Center--Lake Tamarisk

Located in the California, USA area, Desert Center--Lake Tamarisk is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Ruddy Duck, American Coot, Red-necked Phalarope in the area.

314
All-Time Species
66
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Oct 11, 2026
8
American CootFulica americana
Oct 11, 2026
69
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Oct 11, 2026
12
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Oct 11, 2026
45
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Oct 11, 2026
2
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Oct 11, 2026
14
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Oct 5, 2026
2
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Oct 5, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Oct 5, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Oct 5, 2026
1
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Oct 5, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 4, 2026
12
Oct 4, 2026
1
RedheadAythya americana
Oct 4, 2026
1
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Oct 4, 2026
2
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Oct 4, 2026
15
Inca DoveColumbina inca
Oct 4, 2026
1
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Oct 4, 2026
8
Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
Oct 4, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Oct 4, 2026
2
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Oct 4, 2026
7
Great EgretArdea alba
Oct 4, 2026
1
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Oct 4, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Oct 4, 2026
2
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Oct 4, 2026
1
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
Oct 4, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Oct 4, 2026
1
Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
Oct 4, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Oct 4, 2026
3
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Oct 4, 2026
6
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Oct 4, 2026
1
Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana
Oct 4, 2026
2
Common RavenCorvus corax
Oct 4, 2026
2
VerdinAuriparus flaviceps
Oct 4, 2026
10
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Oct 4, 2026
10
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
Oct 4, 2026
3
Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Oct 4, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Oct 4, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 4, 2026
20
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Oct 4, 2026
5
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Oct 4, 2026
4
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 4, 2026
8
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Oct 4, 2026
10
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
Oct 4, 2026
2
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Oct 4, 2026
6
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Oct 4, 2026
8
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Oct 4, 2026
2
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Oct 4, 2026
25
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
Oct 4, 2026
2
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Oct 4, 2026
1
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Oct 4, 2026
5
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Oct 4, 2026
9
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Oct 4, 2026
10
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Oct 4, 2026
12
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Oct 4, 2026
25
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Oct 4, 2026
6
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Oct 4, 2026
6
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Oct 4, 2026
5
Black-throated Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
Oct 4, 2026
2
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Oct 4, 2026
3
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
Oct 4, 2026
3
Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
Oct 4, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Oct 1, 2026
3
Oct 1, 2026
1
Western Warbling VireoVireo swainsoni
Oct 1, 2026
2
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Oct 1, 2026
1

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