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Upper Newport Bay

Located in the California, USA area, Upper Newport Bay is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Great Blue Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk, American Crow in the area.

299
All-Time Species
77
Sightings (14 days)
California
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
May 25, 2026
1
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
May 25, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
May 25, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
May 25, 2026
2
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
May 25, 2026
2
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
May 25, 2026
1
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
May 25, 2026
9
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
May 25, 2026
11
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
May 25, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
May 25, 2026
2
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
May 25, 2026
1
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
May 25, 2026
2
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
May 25, 2026
7
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
May 25, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
May 24, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 24, 2026
15
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
May 24, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
May 24, 2026
2
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
May 24, 2026
15
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 24, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
May 24, 2026
1
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
May 24, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 24, 2026
8
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
May 24, 2026
5
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
May 24, 2026
2
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
May 24, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
May 24, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
May 24, 2026
1
WrentitChamaea fasciata
May 24, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 24, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
May 23, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
May 23, 2026
5
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
May 23, 2026
19
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
May 23, 2026
3
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
May 23, 2026
2
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
May 23, 2026
2
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
May 23, 2026
2
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
May 23, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
May 23, 2026
2
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
May 23, 2026
2
California QuailCallipepla californica
May 23, 2026
3
Western GullLarus occidentalis
May 23, 2026
4
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
May 23, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 23, 2026
2
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
May 22, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
May 22, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
May 22, 2026
1
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
May 22, 2026
3
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
May 22, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
May 22, 2026
1
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
May 22, 2026
2
Least TernSternula antillarum
May 21, 2026
1
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
May 21, 2026
2
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
May 20, 2026
X
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
May 20, 2026
X
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
May 20, 2026
X
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
May 20, 2026
1
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
May 20, 2026
X
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
May 20, 2026
X
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
May 19, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
May 18, 2026
1
Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus
May 17, 2026
2
Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
May 17, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
May 16, 2026
1
WilletTringa semipalmata
May 16, 2026
11
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
May 16, 2026
10
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
May 16, 2026
1
Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
May 15, 2026
1
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
May 15, 2026
2
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
May 15, 2026
2
California GullLarus californicus
May 15, 2026
1
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
May 15, 2026
2
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
May 15, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
May 15, 2026
1
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
May 14, 2026
1
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
May 14, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
May 12, 2026
2

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