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Santa Clara River Estuary

Located in the California, USA area, Santa Clara River Estuary is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Killdeer, Willet, Sanderling in the area.

303
All-Time Species
79
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Sep 4, 2026
1
WilletTringa semipalmata
Sep 4, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
Sep 4, 2026
32
California GullLarus californicus
Sep 4, 2026
6
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Sep 4, 2026
1
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Sep 4, 2026
20
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Sep 4, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Sep 4, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Sep 4, 2026
1
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Sep 4, 2026
14
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Sep 4, 2026
5
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Sep 4, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
1
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Sep 3, 2026
5
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Sep 3, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Sep 3, 2026
4
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Sep 3, 2026
3
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Sep 3, 2026
11
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Sep 3, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Sep 3, 2026
4
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Sep 3, 2026
16
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Sep 3, 2026
3
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
30
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Sep 3, 2026
1
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sep 3, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Sep 3, 2026
112
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Sep 3, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 3, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Sep 3, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
2
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Sep 3, 2026
2
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Sep 3, 2026
3
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Sep 3, 2026
1
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Sep 3, 2026
1
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Sep 3, 2026
2
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Sep 3, 2026
1
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Sep 3, 2026
2
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Sep 3, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Sep 3, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Sep 2, 2026
3
Least TernSternula antillarum
Sep 2, 2026
4
GadwallMareca strepera
Sep 1, 2026
2
American CootFulica americana
Sep 1, 2026
40
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Sep 1, 2026
2
Black TernChlidonias niger
Sep 1, 2026
1
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Sep 1, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sep 1, 2026
6
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Sep 1, 2026
6
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Aug 30, 2026
2
Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
Aug 30, 2026
3
Common RavenCorvus corax
Aug 30, 2026
1
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 27, 2026
28
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 27, 2026
1
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Aug 27, 2026
1
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Aug 27, 2026
2
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Aug 27, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Aug 27, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Aug 27, 2026
25
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Aug 27, 2026
5
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Aug 24, 2026
2
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Aug 24, 2026
65
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Aug 24, 2026
2
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Aug 24, 2026
2
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Aug 23, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Aug 23, 2026
1
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Aug 22, 2026
1
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Aug 22, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Aug 22, 2026
1
SoraPorzana carolina
Aug 22, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 22, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 22, 2026
2

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