Dairy Mart Ponds
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Dairy Mart Ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 268 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, and Anna's Hummingbird 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
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid)
Setophaga townsendi x occidentalis
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Aechmophorus occidentalis x clarkii
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Common Gallinule
Hutton's Vireo
Cinnamon Teal
Anna's Hummingbird
American Coot
American Wigeon
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Western Gull
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Birding Tips
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Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.