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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 Northern Pintail, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck in the area.

304
All-Time Species
129
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Nov 3, 2026
2
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Nov 3, 2026
6
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Nov 3, 2026
4
American CootFulica americana
Nov 3, 2026
40
Great EgretArdea alba
Nov 3, 2026
1
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Nov 3, 2026
2
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Nov 3, 2026
2
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Nov 3, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Nov 3, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Nov 3, 2026
1
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Nov 3, 2026
1
WrentitChamaea fasciata
Nov 3, 2026
1
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Nov 3, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Nov 3, 2026
5
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Nov 3, 2026
1
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Nov 3, 2026
4
GadwallMareca strepera
Nov 3, 2026
9
American WigeonMareca americana
Nov 3, 2026
109
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Nov 3, 2026
11
Nov 3, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Nov 3, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Nov 3, 2026
2
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Nov 3, 2026
2
Prairie WilletTringa inornata
Nov 3, 2026
17
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Nov 3, 2026
1
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Nov 3, 2026
1
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Nov 3, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Nov 3, 2026
5
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Nov 3, 2026
5
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Nov 3, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Nov 3, 2026
8
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Nov 3, 2026
4
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Nov 3, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Nov 3, 2026
3
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Nov 3, 2026
3
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Nov 3, 2026
8
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Nov 3, 2026
2
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Nov 3, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Nov 3, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Nov 3, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Nov 3, 2026
6
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Nov 3, 2026
1
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Nov 3, 2026
4
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Nov 3, 2026
7
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Nov 3, 2026
2
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Nov 3, 2026
1
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Nov 3, 2026
1
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Nov 3, 2026
3
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Nov 3, 2026
X
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Nov 3, 2026
X
Common RavenCorvus corax
Nov 3, 2026
X
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Nov 3, 2026
X
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Nov 3, 2026
X
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Nov 2, 2026
1
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Nov 2, 2026
4
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Nov 2, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Nov 2, 2026
8
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Nov 2, 2026
1
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Nov 2, 2026
1
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Nov 2, 2026
2
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Nov 2, 2026
5
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Nov 2, 2026
2
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Nov 2, 2026
2
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Nov 2, 2026
2
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Nov 2, 2026
3
Hutton's VireoVireo huttoni
Nov 2, 2026
1
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Nov 2, 2026
2
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Nov 2, 2026
1
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Nov 2, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Nov 2, 2026
1
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Nov 2, 2026
1
RedheadAythya americana
Nov 2, 2026
2
California GullLarus californicus
Nov 1, 2026
2
Western Marsh WrenCistothorus paludicola
Nov 1, 2026
1
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Nov 1, 2026
1
Common LoonGavia immer
Nov 1, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Nov 1, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Nov 1, 2026
1
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Oct 31, 2026
1
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
Oct 31, 2026
2
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Oct 31, 2026
X
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Oct 31, 2026
X
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Oct 31, 2026
3
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
Oct 31, 2026
5
SoraPorzana carolina
Oct 31, 2026
1
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Oct 31, 2026
1
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Oct 31, 2026
2
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
Oct 31, 2026
1
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
Oct 31, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 31, 2026
1
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Oct 31, 2026
2
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
Oct 31, 2026
1
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
Oct 31, 2026
1
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
Oct 31, 2026
1
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica
Oct 31, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Oct 31, 2026
15
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Oct 31, 2026
1
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Oct 31, 2026
4
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Oct 31, 2026
3
Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelas
Oct 31, 2026
50
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Oct 31, 2026
4
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 31, 2026
3
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Oct 31, 2026
36
Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
Oct 31, 2026
1
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
Oct 30, 2026
1
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Oct 30, 2026
X
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Oct 30, 2026
3
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Oct 30, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
Oct 30, 2026
25
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Oct 29, 2026
1
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Oct 29, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Oct 29, 2026
2
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Oct 29, 2026
X
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
Oct 29, 2026
1
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
Oct 29, 2026
1
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Oct 29, 2026
2
Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps
Oct 29, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Oct 27, 2026
1
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Oct 27, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Oct 27, 2026
1
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Oct 27, 2026
1
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Oct 27, 2026
1
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Oct 26, 2026
1
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Oct 26, 2026
1
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Oct 26, 2026
X
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Oct 25, 2026
4
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Oct 25, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
Oct 25, 2026
7
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Oct 21, 2026
2

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