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Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary

Located in the California, USA area, Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted American Coot, Western Gull, Pied-billed Grebe in the area.

288
All-Time Species
64
Sightings (14 days)
California
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
American CootFulica americana
Nov 5, 2026
20
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Nov 5, 2026
25
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Nov 5, 2026
5
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Nov 5, 2026
3
Common LoonGavia immer
Nov 5, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Nov 5, 2026
12
Great EgretArdea alba
Nov 5, 2026
7
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Nov 5, 2026
3
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Nov 5, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Nov 5, 2026
4
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Nov 5, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Nov 5, 2026
2
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Nov 5, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Nov 5, 2026
1
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Nov 5, 2026
6
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Nov 5, 2026
2
Nov 5, 2026
1
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Nov 5, 2026
4
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Nov 5, 2026
13
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Nov 5, 2026
66
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Nov 5, 2026
1
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Nov 5, 2026
12
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Nov 5, 2026
11
SanderlingCalidris alba
Nov 5, 2026
63
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Nov 5, 2026
2
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Nov 5, 2026
1
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Nov 5, 2026
35
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Nov 5, 2026
2
California GullLarus californicus
Nov 5, 2026
43
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Nov 5, 2026
34
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Nov 5, 2026
21
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Nov 5, 2026
4
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Nov 5, 2026
3
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Nov 5, 2026
5
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Nov 5, 2026
1
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Nov 5, 2026
1
MerlinFalco columbarius
Nov 5, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Nov 5, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Nov 5, 2026
3
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Nov 5, 2026
29
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Nov 5, 2026
1
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Nov 5, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Nov 5, 2026
2
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Nov 5, 2026
5
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Nov 5, 2026
41
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Nov 5, 2026
4
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Nov 5, 2026
6
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Nov 5, 2026
4
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Nov 5, 2026
1
GadwallMareca strepera
Nov 2, 2026
8
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Nov 2, 2026
4
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Nov 2, 2026
2
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Nov 2, 2026
2
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Nov 1, 2026
2
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Nov 1, 2026
1
Pelagic CormorantUrile pelagicus
Nov 1, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Nov 1, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Oct 29, 2026
1
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Oct 29, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Oct 29, 2026
1
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Oct 27, 2026
3
American WigeonMareca americana
Oct 26, 2026
29
RedheadAythya americana
Oct 26, 2026
15
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Oct 26, 2026
1

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