Natural Bridges SB
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Natural Bridges SB is a productive birding destination in California, with 292 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Surf Scoter, 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
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Song Sparrow (heermanni Group)
Melospiza melodia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Surf Scoter
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Black Turnstone
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Loon
Brandt's Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Brown Pelican
Black Phoebe
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
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.