Arcata Bottoms
California · Southwest
About This Location
Arcata Bottoms is a productive birding destination in California, with 250 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, and Northern Shoveler among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-winged Blackbird (California Bicolored)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Red Crossbill (Sitka Spruce or type 10)
Loxia curvirostra
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Eurasian Collared-Dove
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
Short-billed Gull
Western Gull
Great Egret
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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