United States · California

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR – Union Tract / Visitor Center

277 species and 132,755 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: September–May, with up to 161 species seen regularly.

View on mapGoogle Maps ↗Apple Maps ↗

Seen here in November

Gambel's QuailGambel's QuailCallipepla gambeliiWhite-crowned SparrowWhite-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysAbert's TowheeAbert's TowheeMelozone abertiSnow GooseSnow GooseAnser caerulescensMyrtle WarblerMyrtle WarblerSetophaga coronataMourning DoveMourning DoveZenaida macrouraCommon Ground DoveCommon Ground DoveColumbina passerinaBlack PhoebeBlack PhoebeSayornis nigricansVerdinVerdinAuriparus flavicepsHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusAmerican KestrelAmerican KestrelFalco sparveriusGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaSay's PhoebeSay's PhoebeSayornis sayaSnowy EgretSnowy EgretEgretta thula

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Laguna Mexico67 km147 species

All 277 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR – Union Tract / Visitor Center?

September–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 161 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR – Union Tract / Visitor Center?

277 species, from 132,755 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR – Union Tract / Visitor Center in November?

The most recorded in November: Gambel's Quail, White-crowned Sparrow, Abert's Towhee, Snow Goose and Myrtle Warbler.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.