Cachuma Lake Park
California · Southwest
About This Location
Cachuma Lake Park is a productive birding destination in California, with 219 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Mallard, Greater Scaup, and Band-tailed Pigeon 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
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Calypte anna x costae
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Acorn Woodpecker
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Oak Titmouse
Tree Swallow
European Starling
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
California Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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