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Salinas River NWR

Located in the California, USA area, Salinas River NWR is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Canada Goose, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler in the area.

275
All-Time Species
70
Sightings (14 days)
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Jul 5, 2026
1
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Jul 5, 2026
10
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Jul 5, 2026
6
GadwallMareca strepera
Jul 5, 2026
15
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Jul 5, 2026
10
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Jul 5, 2026
9
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Jul 5, 2026
1
American CootFulica americana
Jul 5, 2026
5
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Jul 5, 2026
10
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Jul 5, 2026
4
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Jul 5, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Jul 5, 2026
1
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Jul 5, 2026
5
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Jul 5, 2026
23
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Jul 5, 2026
8
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Jul 5, 2026
6
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Jul 5, 2026
10
SanderlingCalidris alba
Jul 5, 2026
3
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Jul 5, 2026
13
Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba
Jul 5, 2026
2
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Jul 5, 2026
80
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Jul 5, 2026
5
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Jul 5, 2026
20
California GullLarus californicus
Jul 5, 2026
30
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Jul 5, 2026
4
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Jul 5, 2026
10
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Jul 5, 2026
2
Common LoonGavia immer
Jul 5, 2026
1
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Jul 5, 2026
25
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Jul 5, 2026
12
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Jul 5, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 5, 2026
14
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Jul 5, 2026
3
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Jul 5, 2026
10
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Jul 5, 2026
21
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jul 5, 2026
2
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Jul 5, 2026
1
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Jul 5, 2026
1
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
Jul 5, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Jul 5, 2026
3
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Jul 5, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Jul 5, 2026
5
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Jul 5, 2026
20
WrentitChamaea fasciata
Jul 5, 2026
3
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Jul 5, 2026
4
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Jul 5, 2026
2
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
Jul 5, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Jul 5, 2026
14
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Jul 5, 2026
7
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Jul 5, 2026
2
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Jul 5, 2026
3
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Jul 5, 2026
8
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Jul 5, 2026
3
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Jul 5, 2026
6
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Jul 5, 2026
5
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Jul 4, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Jul 4, 2026
6
WilletTringa semipalmata
Jul 3, 2026
1
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica
Jul 3, 2026
1
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Jul 3, 2026
8
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Jul 3, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jul 3, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Jul 2, 2026
6
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Jul 2, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Jul 2, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Jul 1, 2026
1
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Jun 25, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Jun 25, 2026
1
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Jun 25, 2026
1
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Jun 25, 2026
3

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