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Gone Bird Watching Destinations – California Birding |
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California Bird Listing Notes: For some California birding listings, the address listed is for the headquarters and not the actual California bird watching destination. Call ahead for entry fees and regulations regarding family pets.  Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park (email) (website) 28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, Tel: 949-923-2200 Details: Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park includes 4000 acres of open space and wilderness designated a (more…) Ballona Wetlands (email) (website) Between Marina del Rey and the Westchester Bluffs, CA Details: Ballona Wetlands provides unique habitat for over 215 species of birds, a spawning ground for fish, (more…) Birds: Alcids, Jays, Ravens, Doves, Bushtits, Owls, Wrentit, Swifts, Wrens, Hummingbirds, Mockingbirds, Kin (more…) Bolsa Chica Wetlands (website) 3842 Warner Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA Details: Nearly half of the birds found in the U.S. have been seen in Huntington Beach and 321 bird species h (more…) Birds: Loons, Grebes, Shearwaters, Petrels, Pelicans, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons, Ibises, Geese, Ducks, V (more…) Catalina Island (website) Santa Catalina Island, CA Details: Catalina Island is one of the Channel Islands and is located of the coast of Southern California nea (more…) Birds: Acorn Woodpecker, Allen's Hummingbird, American Coot, American Kestrel, Anna's Hummingbird, Bald Eag (more…) Chino Hills State Park (website) 4721 Sapphire Road, Chino Hills, CA 91709, Tel: 951-780-6222 Details: Chino Hills State Park is located in the hills of Santa Ana Canyon near Riverside in the Puente Chin (more…) Birds: Bell’s Vireo, California Gnatcatcher, Coastal Cactus Wren. Crystal Cove State Park (website) 8471 North Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, Tel: 949-492-0802 Details: Crystal Cove State Park consists of 2,791 acres including the Historic District, beaches, undevelope (more…) Birds: Double-crested Cormorants, Pelicans, California Gnatcatcher, and more. Enchanted Tiki Room – Disneyland (website) 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802, Tel: 714-956-6425 Details: Yes, the birds are animated and sing in English. However, this is a great place to introduce very yo (more…) George F. Canyon Nature Center (website) 27305 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, Tel: 310-547-0862 Details: Birdwalks and night hikes on a 2-mile round trip nature trail. Birds: Hooded Oriole, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue-gray Gnattcatcher, Yellow Rumped Warbler (more…) Huntington Beach Central Park (website) 18000 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648, Tel: 714-536-5486 Details: The largest park in Huntington Beach, with over 350 acres, lawns, lakes, paved and dirt trails, an a (more…) Birds: Bitterns, Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Blackbirds Orioles, Chickadees, Bushtits, Nuthatchers, Creepers, C (more…) James Dilley Greenbelt Preserve , CA Details: A 173 acre parcel of land in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. From the 5 Freeway take the El Toro R (more…) Laguna Coast Wilderness Park (email) (website) 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, Tel: 949-923-2235 Details: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park has 6,500 acres of coastal canyons with an ecosystem of Coastal Sage Sc (more…) Birds: Waterfowl, Birds of Prey. Madrona Marsh Preserve (email) (website) 3201 Plaza del Amo, Torrance, CA 90503, Tel: 310-782-3989 Details: Madrona Marsh preserves a 10 arch vernal marsh, an alkaline margin, a back dune system, and vernal p (more…) Birds: Ducks, Coots, Redwinged Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Shrikes, Finches, Warblers, Hawks. Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (email) (website) 916 Silver Spur Road, Suite 207, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, Tel: 310-541-7613 Details: The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy owns and/or manages the Portuguese Bend Nature Preserve, (more…) Peters Canyon Regional Park (email) (website) 548 E. Canyon View Avenue, Orange, CA 92869, Tel: 714-973-6611 Details: Peters Canyon Regional Park encompasses 354 acres of coastal sage scrub, riparian, freshwater marsh (more…) Birds: Yellow-breasted Chats, Tri-colored Blackbirds, Warblers, Mallards, Northern Shovelers, Ruddy Ducks, (more…) Polliwog Park (website) (pets) 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, Tel: 310-802-5408 Details: At 18 acres, this is the largest park in the South Bay area. The focal point of this park is a large (more…) Birds: Ducks, geese, seagulls, sparrows. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (website) 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618, Tel: 949-261-7963 Details: The largest coastal freshwater wetlands reserve in Southern California houses ten miles of trails an (more…) Birds: Tree Swallow, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Killdeer, Anna's Hummingbird, Tree Swall (more…) Sims Pond Biological Reserve (email) (website) NW corner of Loynes and Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90803 Details: Originally a salt-water marsh fed by sea water, Sims Pond Biological Reserve is now a fresh-water ma (more…) Birds: Red-Wing Blackbirds, Black-Crowned Night Herons, Ducks, Egrets. Birding checklists for California Bird Watching destinations from the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
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