Los Gatos Creek County Park and Oka Ponds
California · Southwest
About This Location
Los Gatos Creek County Park and Oka Ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Gadwall, and Mallard 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
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Larus hyperboreus x glaucescens
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Spatula discors x clypeata
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
American Coot
Killdeer
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Oak Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bewick's Wren
House Finch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cackling Goose
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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