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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 American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Long-billed Dowitcher in the area.

288
All-Time Species
74
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
American CootFulica americana
Sep 4, 2026
2
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Sep 4, 2026
19
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Sep 4, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 4, 2026
1
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Sep 3, 2026
6
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
24
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Sep 3, 2026
4
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sep 3, 2026
1
WilletTringa semipalmata
Sep 3, 2026
5
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Sep 3, 2026
18
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Sep 3, 2026
9
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Sep 3, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
Sep 3, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sep 3, 2026
4
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Sep 3, 2026
2
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Sep 3, 2026
12
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Sep 3, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Sep 3, 2026
5
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Sep 3, 2026
3
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Sep 3, 2026
4
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Sep 3, 2026
4
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Sep 3, 2026
30
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Sep 3, 2026
5
California GullLarus californicus
Sep 3, 2026
700
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Sep 3, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
1
Sep 3, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Sep 3, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Sep 3, 2026
8
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Aug 31, 2026
X
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Aug 31, 2026
X
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 31, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 31, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Aug 31, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Aug 31, 2026
X
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Aug 31, 2026
1
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Aug 31, 2026
5
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Aug 30, 2026
2
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Aug 30, 2026
4
Aug 30, 2026
6
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Aug 30, 2026
21
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Aug 30, 2026
10
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Aug 30, 2026
1
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Aug 28, 2026
2
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Aug 28, 2026
1
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
Aug 28, 2026
1
Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
Aug 28, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Aug 27, 2026
1
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Aug 26, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 26, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 26, 2026
25
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Aug 26, 2026
X
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Aug 25, 2026
1
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Aug 25, 2026
1
CanvasbackAythya valisineria
Aug 25, 2026
3
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 25, 2026
3
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Aug 25, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Aug 25, 2026
5
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Aug 25, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Aug 24, 2026
1
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
Aug 24, 2026
10
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Aug 24, 2026
2
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Aug 24, 2026
1
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Aug 23, 2026
2
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Aug 23, 2026
1
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Aug 23, 2026
4
GadwallMareca strepera
Aug 23, 2026
4
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Aug 23, 2026
3
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Aug 22, 2026
1
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Aug 22, 2026
1

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