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McGrath State Beach--general

Located in the California, USA area, McGrath State Beach--general is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Killdeer, Semipalmated Plover, Hudsonian Whimbrel in the area.

333
All-Time Species
82
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Sep 3, 2026
3
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Sep 3, 2026
3
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Sep 3, 2026
1
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Sep 3, 2026
14
WilletTringa semipalmata
Sep 3, 2026
8
SanderlingCalidris alba
Sep 3, 2026
24
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Sep 3, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Sep 3, 2026
8
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Sep 3, 2026
2
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
2
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Sep 3, 2026
1
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Sep 3, 2026
2
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Sep 3, 2026
4
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Sep 3, 2026
155
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Sep 3, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Sep 3, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Sep 3, 2026
3
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 3, 2026
1
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
13
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Sep 3, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Sep 3, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Sep 3, 2026
4
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 2, 2026
4
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Sep 2, 2026
1
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Sep 2, 2026
6
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Sep 2, 2026
3
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Sep 2, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
Sep 2, 2026
6
Least TernSternula antillarum
Sep 2, 2026
4
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Sep 2, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Sep 2, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Sep 2, 2026
1
GadwallMareca strepera
Sep 1, 2026
2
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Sep 1, 2026
3
American CootFulica americana
Sep 1, 2026
40
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Sep 1, 2026
2
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Sep 1, 2026
3
Black TernChlidonias niger
Sep 1, 2026
1
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Sep 1, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sep 1, 2026
6
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Sep 1, 2026
6
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Common TernSterna hirundo
Aug 30, 2026
3
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Aug 30, 2026
2
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Aug 30, 2026
2
Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
Aug 30, 2026
3
Common RavenCorvus corax
Aug 30, 2026
1
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 27, 2026
28
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 27, 2026
1
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Aug 27, 2026
1
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Aug 27, 2026
2
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Aug 27, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Aug 27, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Aug 27, 2026
25
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Aug 27, 2026
5
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Aug 24, 2026
2
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Aug 24, 2026
3
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 24, 2026
3
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Aug 24, 2026
65
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Aug 24, 2026
2
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Aug 24, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Aug 24, 2026
2
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Aug 23, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Aug 23, 2026
1
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Aug 22, 2026
1
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Aug 22, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Aug 22, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Aug 22, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Aug 22, 2026
1
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Aug 22, 2026
1
SoraPorzana carolina
Aug 22, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Aug 22, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 22, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 22, 2026
2
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Aug 21, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Aug 21, 2026
1

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