Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
California · Southwest
About This Location
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is a productive birding destination in California, with 259 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Red-breasted Merganser, Anna's Hummingbird, and Brandt's Cormorant among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Mareca penelope x americana
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Surf Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Black Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Black Turnstone
Common Murre
Western Gull
American Herring Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Clark's Grebe
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
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.
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