Go Bird Watching

Enjoy watching nearly 500 species of birds in San Diego County. Our county is full of some of the most beautiful birds you will ever see.  Enjoy seeing the different colors, shapes, and sounds of our flying feathered friends. San Diego has a variety of  lowland, fresh water ponds, lake, and marsh habitats.

Lowlands: Visit Torrey Pines State Reserve or Cabrillo National Monument. Rocky shores: Sunset Cliff Boulevard or La Jolla along Coast Boulevard and Ellen Browning Scripps park. Ocean, bay, shore and lagoon: San Luis Rey River Mouth, Shelter and Harbor Island and Glorietta Bay in Coronado. Fresh water ponds, lakes, and marshes: Lake Hodges and Lake Morena County Park. Foothill shrub lands: Silverlake Wildlife Sanctuary, Old Mission Dam and Wilderness Gardens County park. Mountain areas: Hot Springs Mountain and Palomar Mountain State Park. Desert Areas: Anza Borrego Desert State Highway Park and Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

The San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is a haven for more than 295 species of birds and over 300 species of plants. I-5 to Lomas Santa Fe Drive. Go west less than one mile to Rios Avenue. Turn right, end at the end of Rios.