Wildlife at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California is a US national recreation area — which animals are recorded there, how likely you are to see each one, and the best season to visit. Live data from eBird, iNaturalist and the National Park Service.

Birds regularly recorded nearby

• Great Horned Owl — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Canada Goose — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mallard — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Coot — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Western Gull — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Western Grebe — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Double-crested Cormorant — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Black-crowned Night Heron — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Green Heron — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Red-tailed Hawk — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• California Towhee — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Indian Peafowl — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Red-crowned Amazon — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• White-crowned Sparrow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Killdeer — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Bushtit — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Northern Mockingbird — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Spotted Towhee — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Yellow-rumped Warbler — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Black Phoebe — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Willet — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Sanderling — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Heermann's Gull — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• California Gull — reported on 100% of nearby checklists

Percentages are the share of eBird checklists in the surrounding county reporting each species — a county-wide signal, not a park-level guarantee.

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