Sue-Meg State Park
California · Southwest
Easy
October-May
About This Location
Sue-Meg State Park is a productive birding destination in California, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Steller's Jay, Common Raven, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee 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
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Red Crossbill (Sitka Spruce or type 10)
Loxia curvirostra
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Red-winged Blackbird (California Bicolored)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Wrentit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
Song Sparrow
Great Horned Owl
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Murre
Western Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Turkey Vulture
Pileated Woodpecker
American Robin
Red Crossbill
Dark-eyed Junco
Black Oystercatcher
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.