New Brighton SB
California · Southwest
About This Location
New Brighton SB is a productive birding destination in California, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Surf Scoter, California Quail, and Eurasian Collared-Dove 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
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
California Quail
Anna's Hummingbird
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Surf Scoter
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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