Nik and Nik Gravel Ponds
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Nik and Nik Gravel Ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mallard, and Common Merganser 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
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
Junco hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus)
Junco hyemalis
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Wigeon
Mallard
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Marsh Wren
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Gadwall
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Bewick's Wren
Ring-necked Duck
Western Meadowlark
Killdeer
Loggerhead Shrike
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.