San Dieguito Sports Fields & Riparian
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
San Dieguito Sports Fields & Riparian is a productive birding destination in California, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Canada Goose, Cinnamon Teal, and Northern Shoveler 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
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Aechmophorus occidentalis x clarkii
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Snowy Egret
Long-billed Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Great Egret
Say's Phoebe
Song Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
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.