Talbert Nature Preserve, Costa Mesa
California · Southwest
About This Location
Talbert Nature Preserve, Costa Mesa is a productive birding destination in California, with 230 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Ruddy Duck, and American Coot 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
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Hutton's Vireo
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bushtit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove
Allen's Hummingbird
Birding Tips
- 1
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.
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