San Dieguito Lagoon - Southeast & Dust Devil Trails
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
San Dieguito Lagoon - Southeast & Dust Devil Trails is a productive birding destination in California, with 216 species recorded on eBird. This wetland habitat attracts American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, and Lesser Scaup 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
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Aechmophorus occidentalis x clarkii
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Lucy's Warbler
Leiothlypis luciae
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Long-billed Curlew
Willet
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Snowy Egret
American Kestrel
American Crow
Horned Lark
Bushtit
House Finch
Song Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Bring waterproof boots for marsh trails and muddy edges.
- 2
Scan the edges of open water for herons, egrets, and rails at dawn.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.