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Gone Bird Watching Destinations – California Birding


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.

Bird Watching

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…)

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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…)

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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…)

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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…)

Bird Watching

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.

Bird Watching

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.

Bird Watching

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…)

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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…)

Bird Watching

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…)

Bird Watching

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…)

Bird Watching

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.

Bird Watching

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.

Bird Watching

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…)

Bird Watching

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…)

Bird Watching

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.

Bird Watching

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…)

Bird Watching

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.

Bird Watching

Birding checklists for California Bird Watching destinations from the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center



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