Site Report: Ejido Lagoon

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Male

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Male Nonbreeding

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)






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Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Male

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Male Nonbreeding

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Packed into the suburban area, this is one of the largest remaining wetlands in Southern California.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (32 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(32 records)
Class: Birds
(31 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Order: Pelicans
(7 records)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(12 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Family: Vireos
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
- Family: Plovers
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)