Descanso Gardens
California · Southwest
Easy
October-May
About This Location
Descanso Gardens is a productive birding destination in California, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mallard, 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
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Palm Warbler (Western)
Setophaga palmarum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Wigeon
Mallard
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Great Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Red-crowned Amazon
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Oak Titmouse
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Bushtit
Wrentit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Birding Tips
- 1
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.