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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 Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard in the area.

287
All-Time Species
76
Sightings (14 days)
California
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Sep 20, 2026
X
GadwallMareca strepera
Sep 20, 2026
X
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 20, 2026
X
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Sep 20, 2026
X
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Sep 20, 2026
1
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Sep 20, 2026
X
California QuailCallipepla californica
Sep 20, 2026
X
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Sep 20, 2026
4
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Sep 20, 2026
X
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sep 20, 2026
X
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Sep 20, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
Sep 20, 2026
X
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Sep 20, 2026
X
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Sep 20, 2026
7
Common MurreUria aalge
Sep 20, 2026
1
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Sep 20, 2026
4
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Sep 20, 2026
X
California GullLarus californicus
Sep 20, 2026
5
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Sep 20, 2026
11
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Sep 20, 2026
4
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Sep 20, 2026
7
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Sep 20, 2026
1
Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelas
Sep 20, 2026
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Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Sep 20, 2026
X
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Sep 20, 2026
11
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Sep 20, 2026
X
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Sep 20, 2026
X
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Sep 20, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Sep 20, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Sep 20, 2026
1
Hutton's VireoVireo huttoni
Sep 20, 2026
1
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Sep 20, 2026
2
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica
Sep 20, 2026
1
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Sep 20, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sep 20, 2026
3
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Sep 20, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Sep 20, 2026
1
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
Sep 20, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Sep 20, 2026
7
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Sep 20, 2026
5
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Sep 20, 2026
1
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Sep 20, 2026
3
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Sep 20, 2026
1
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Sep 16, 2026
1
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Sep 16, 2026
12
MerlinFalco columbarius
Sep 16, 2026
1
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Sep 15, 2026
3
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sep 15, 2026
6
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Sep 15, 2026
11
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Sep 15, 2026
1
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Sep 15, 2026
1
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Sep 15, 2026
2
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Sep 15, 2026
2
Least TernSternula antillarum
Sep 15, 2026
1
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Sep 15, 2026
3
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Sep 15, 2026
2
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Sep 15, 2026
4
Common LoonGavia immer
Sep 15, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 15, 2026
3
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Sep 15, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Sep 15, 2026
5
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Sep 15, 2026
6
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Sep 15, 2026
1
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Sep 15, 2026
5
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Sep 12, 2026
25
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Sep 12, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Sep 12, 2026
3
Sep 10, 2026
2
Sep 10, 2026
2
American CootFulica americana
Sep 10, 2026
3
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Sep 10, 2026
9
WilletTringa semipalmata
Sep 10, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Sep 10, 2026
4
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Sep 9, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Sep 9, 2026
2
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Sep 9, 2026
1

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