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San Elijo Lagoon--west

Located in the California, USA area, San Elijo Lagoon--west is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Pied-billed Grebe in the area.

301
All-Time Species
76
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Sep 2, 2026
3
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Sep 2, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Sep 2, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Sep 2, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 2, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Sep 2, 2026
1
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Sep 2, 2026
2
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Sep 2, 2026
1
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Sep 2, 2026
2
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Sep 2, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 31, 2026
5
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Aug 31, 2026
3
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Aug 31, 2026
4
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Aug 31, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Aug 31, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Aug 31, 2026
4
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Aug 31, 2026
3
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Aug 31, 2026
1
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Aug 31, 2026
2
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Aug 31, 2026
2
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Aug 31, 2026
15
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 31, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Aug 31, 2026
1
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
Aug 31, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
Aug 31, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Aug 31, 2026
2
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Aug 31, 2026
2
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Aug 31, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Aug 31, 2026
12
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Aug 31, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Aug 31, 2026
2
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Aug 31, 2026
2
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Aug 31, 2026
20
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Aug 31, 2026
13
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Aug 31, 2026
3
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Aug 30, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Aug 30, 2026
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WilletTringa semipalmata
Aug 30, 2026
1
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Aug 30, 2026
4
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Aug 30, 2026
1
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Aug 30, 2026
3
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Aug 30, 2026
2
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Aug 30, 2026
2
Purple MartinProgne subis
Aug 30, 2026
1
WrentitChamaea fasciata
Aug 30, 2026
2
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Aug 29, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Aug 29, 2026
1
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Aug 29, 2026
2
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Aug 29, 2026
1
Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
Aug 29, 2026
1
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Aug 29, 2026
8
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Aug 29, 2026
1
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
Aug 29, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Aug 29, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Aug 29, 2026
2
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Aug 29, 2026
1
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Aug 28, 2026
1
SoraPorzana carolina
Aug 28, 2026
1
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Aug 28, 2026
2
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Aug 28, 2026
2
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 28, 2026
2
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Aug 28, 2026
1
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Aug 28, 2026
1
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
Aug 28, 2026
3
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Aug 28, 2026
2
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Aug 28, 2026
1
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
Aug 28, 2026
1
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Aug 28, 2026
2
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
Aug 28, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
Aug 23, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 22, 2026
1
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Aug 20, 2026
1
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
Aug 20, 2026
1

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