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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 Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard in the area.

289
All-Time Species
88
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Oct 15, 2026
200
GadwallMareca strepera
Oct 15, 2026
3
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 15, 2026
6
Oct 15, 2026
35
Oct 15, 2026
17
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Oct 15, 2026
5
American CootFulica americana
Oct 15, 2026
2
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Oct 15, 2026
21
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Oct 15, 2026
35
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Oct 15, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Oct 15, 2026
8
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Oct 15, 2026
200
WilletTringa semipalmata
Oct 15, 2026
25
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Oct 15, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
Oct 15, 2026
55
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Oct 15, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Oct 15, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Oct 15, 2026
1
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Oct 15, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Oct 15, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Oct 15, 2026
1
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Oct 15, 2026
3
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Oct 15, 2026
3
American WigeonMareca americana
Oct 15, 2026
1
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Oct 15, 2026
3
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Oct 15, 2026
1
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Oct 15, 2026
6
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Oct 15, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
Oct 15, 2026
3
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Oct 15, 2026
60
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Oct 15, 2026
600
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Oct 15, 2026
30
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Oct 15, 2026
2
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Oct 15, 2026
1
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Oct 15, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Oct 15, 2026
1
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Oct 15, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
Oct 15, 2026
1
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Oct 15, 2026
6
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 15, 2026
45
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Oct 15, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Oct 15, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Oct 15, 2026
2
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Oct 15, 2026
1
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Oct 15, 2026
2
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Oct 15, 2026
2
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Oct 15, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Oct 15, 2026
2
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Oct 15, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Oct 15, 2026
2
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Oct 15, 2026
2
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Oct 14, 2026
1
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Oct 14, 2026
1
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Oct 14, 2026
1
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Oct 14, 2026
1
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Oct 14, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Oct 14, 2026
1
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Oct 14, 2026
1
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
Oct 14, 2026
1
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Oct 14, 2026
2
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Oct 14, 2026
5
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Oct 14, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Oct 14, 2026
2
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Oct 14, 2026
2
Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea
Oct 14, 2026
3
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Oct 14, 2026
2
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Oct 14, 2026
2
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Oct 14, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Oct 13, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Oct 13, 2026
2
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Oct 12, 2026
X
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Oct 11, 2026
5
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Oct 11, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 11, 2026
4
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
Oct 10, 2026
2
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Oct 10, 2026
1
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Oct 10, 2026
1
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Oct 10, 2026
1
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Oct 7, 2026
1
SoraPorzana carolina
Oct 7, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Oct 5, 2026
4
Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
Oct 5, 2026
1
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Oct 4, 2026
4
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Oct 4, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Oct 2, 2026
10
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Oct 2, 2026
4
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Oct 2, 2026
2
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Oct 2, 2026
1

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