Wildlife at Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in California is a US national wildlife refuge — which animals are recorded there, how likely you are to see each one, and the best season to visit. Live data from eBird and iNaturalist.

Birds regularly recorded nearby

• Snow Goose — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• White-faced Ibis — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mallard — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Black-necked Stilt — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Greater Yellowlegs — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Great Egret — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Kestrel — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Loggerhead Shrike — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Coot — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Caspian Tern — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Gambel's Quail — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Eurasian Collared-dove — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mourning Dove — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Snowy Egret — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Northern Harrier — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Belted Kingfisher — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Black Phoebe — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Yellow-rumped Warbler — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Ross's Goose — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Northern Shoveler — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Avocet — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Killdeer — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Long-billed Dowitcher — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Double-crested Cormorant — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Western Cattle-egret — 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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