Sweetwater Reservoir
California · Southwest
About This Location
Sweetwater Reservoir is a productive birding destination in California, with 232 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, and Gadwall among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Sora
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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