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San Diego Estuary, California - Southern (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of San Diego Estuary, California - Southern
Map of San Diego Estuary, California - Southern
Brent Goose (
Branta bernicla
)
Brent Goose (
Branta bernicla
)
Blue-winged Teal (
Spatula discors
) Male
Blue-winged Teal (
Spatula discors
) Female
Little Blue Heron (
Egretta caerulea
)
Little Blue Heron (
Egretta caerulea
)
Just south of the Mission Beach area is an estuary of sorts.
Species Recorded (16)
Birds ( 16 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Brant -
Branta bernicla
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Curlew -
Numenius americanus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Bonaparte's Gull -
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Elegant Tern -
Thalasseus elegans
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