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Palo Alto Baylands

Located in the California, USA area, Palo Alto Baylands is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Mallard, Black-necked Stilt, Black-bellied Plover in the area.

288
All-Time Species
72
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 14, 2026
5
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Aug 14, 2026
30
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Aug 14, 2026
2
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Aug 14, 2026
8
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Aug 14, 2026
1
WilletTringa semipalmata
Aug 14, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Aug 14, 2026
3
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Aug 14, 2026
6
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Aug 14, 2026
20
California GullLarus californicus
Aug 14, 2026
20
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Aug 14, 2026
3
Great EgretArdea alba
Aug 14, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Aug 14, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
Aug 14, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Aug 14, 2026
8
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Aug 14, 2026
8
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 14, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Aug 14, 2026
1
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Aug 14, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Aug 14, 2026
2
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 14, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Aug 14, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 14, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Aug 14, 2026
1
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Aug 14, 2026
9
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Aug 14, 2026
3
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Aug 14, 2026
3
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Aug 14, 2026
1
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Aug 14, 2026
6
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Aug 14, 2026
1
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Aug 14, 2026
1
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Aug 14, 2026
2
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Aug 14, 2026
3
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Aug 14, 2026
2
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Aug 14, 2026
1
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Aug 14, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 14, 2026
2
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Aug 14, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Aug 14, 2026
2
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Aug 14, 2026
2
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Aug 13, 2026
2
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 13, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Aug 13, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Aug 13, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 12, 2026
2
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Aug 12, 2026
8
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Aug 11, 2026
3
American CootFulica americana
Aug 11, 2026
1
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Aug 11, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Aug 11, 2026
2
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Aug 11, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Aug 11, 2026
4
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Aug 11, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Aug 11, 2026
1
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
Aug 11, 2026
1
GadwallMareca strepera
Aug 9, 2026
2
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Aug 9, 2026
4
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Aug 9, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Aug 9, 2026
3
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Aug 9, 2026
1
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Aug 9, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Aug 8, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Aug 7, 2026
1
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Aug 3, 2026
1
Least TernSternula antillarum
Aug 3, 2026
1
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Aug 3, 2026
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