Birding Tour USA: California – Southern California Specials

From the coast to the mountains and desert, the habitats of southern California are home to many of the Pacific Coast’s specials.  We’ll begin in San Diego in search of species such as Heermann’s Gull, Wandering Tattler, and Black Turnstone.  Then, moving inland to the foothills and mountains, our targets will be species with California in their name: California Quail, California Gnatcatcher, California Thrasher, and California Towhee.

Oak Titmouse is one of the many California specials we’ll be searching for on this tour.

We’ll also be on the lookout for Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bell’s Sparrow, Lawrence’s Goldfinch, and Tricolored Blackbird. Continuing to the desert and the Salton Sea, other birds that we’ll be searching for include the elusive LeConte’s Thrasher, Ruddy Ground Dove, Burrowing Owl, Costa’s Hummingbird, Abert’s Towhee, and hopefully, Yellow-footed Gull.

California Quail – yet another California special.