Sunnyvale WPCP - Landfill
California · Southwest
About This Location
Sunnyvale WPCP - Landfill is a productive birding destination in California, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Mallard, and Anna's Hummingbird 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
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Larus hyperboreus x glaucescens
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Spatula discors x clypeata
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
Ridgway's Rail
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
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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