STATE & CITY or COUNTRY	LOCATION	BIRDS YOU CAN SEE
ARIZONA CIBOLA	CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CIBOLA (AT THE CA. BORDER)  ARIZONA	Best time to visit is mid-November to mid-February. Bring bug spray. Birds you will also see: Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, Vultures, Ducks, Geese, swans, Hawks, Falcons, Quails, Cranes, Plovers, Stlits, Avocets, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Pigeons, Doves, Roadrunners, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Shikes, Vireos, Larks, Swallows, Verdins, Wrens, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Thrushes, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Starlings, Pipits, Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, Wood-Warblers, Tanagers, Sparrows, Towhee, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches, Goldfinches, Old World Sparrow.
ARIZONA GRAND CANYON	GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK OFF HWY 64 ARIZONA	Stand at the edge of the canyon and watch the rare and beautiful California Condors fly overhead.  Birds you will also see: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin, California Quail, Rock Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-dove, Greater Roadrunner, Blue Jays,Chickdees, finches, warblers, Nuthatches, hummingbirds, acron woodpeckers, flycatches, songbirds, sparrows, tanagers, blackbirds, buntings,swifts, swallows.
ARIZONA MILLER CANYON	BEATTY'S GUEST HOUSE  2173 E MILLER CANYON RD HEREFORD, ARIZONA	The place to see Hummingbirds!  Go for the day or spend the night at Beatty's. You can see up to 15 different species of Hummingbirds. People come from all over the world to see hummers in this quiet apple orchard set in Miller Canyon National Forest. Beatty's holds the U.S. record for 14 species of hummers seen in one day! It is the only place in the US that you can almost be guaranteed to see the white-eared hummingbird. Make sure to check out my pics.
ARIZONA PATAGONIA	Nature Conservancy's Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve 150 BLUE HEAVEN RD PATAGONIA, ARIZONA	At The Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve you will experience the rare Fremont Cottonwood-Goodding Willow riparian forest which is the largest in the country. Oldest trees- 130+ yrs. Tallest trees- over 100 ft tall. More than 300 species migrate, nest and live at the preserve. Birds you can see: Gray hawk, Vermilion Flycatcher, Violet-crowned Hummingbirds, Thick-billed Kingbird, Zone-tailed hawk, Green Kingfisher, White throated sparrows (winter), and Black-bellied Whistling ducks.
ARIZONA SEDONA	OAK CREEK CANYON & MIA'S PLACE WILDLIFE HABITAT  OFF HWY 89A SEDONA, AZ	Birds you will see: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin, California Quail, Rock Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-dove, Greater Roadrunner, Blue Jays,Chickdees, finches, warblers, Nuthatches, hummingbirds, acron woodpeckers, flycatches, songbirds, sparrows, tanagers, blackbirds, buntings,swifts, swallows.
ARIZONA SIERRA VISTA	THE SAN PEDRO RIVER NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA HWY 90 & SAN PEDRO RIVER SIERRA VISTA, AZ	The San Pedro River National Conservation Area runs along 40 miles of the San Pedro River. It is the home of over 350 species of birds, 80+ species of mammals, and 40+ species of amphibians and reptiles. If you are an insect person and love grasshoppers and butterflies this is a must stop place for you!
ARIZONA TUCSON	CHIRICAHUA WILDERNESS AREA CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST TUCSON, AZ	The Chiricahua Wilderness area is made up of 87,700-acres of incredible landscape. It's a must see! Spectacular rock formations, running streams, canyons, and an abundance of plant and animal life. The Chiricahua Wilderness Area, with all the different landscapes, provides one of the most diverse bird habitats in North America.
ARIZONA TUCSON	INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM 4800 West Gates Pass Road TUCSON, AZ	The Museum features over 400 species of insects, mammals, and birds from around the globe. Exhibits promote wildlife appreciation and conservation. The butterfly, insect, and  Birds of Paradise exhibit from New Guinea is a must see!
ARIZONA TUCSON	SENORA DESERT MUSEUM 2021 NORTH KINNEY RD TUCSON, AZ	It's a Living Desert Museum set in the beautiful landscape of the Sonora Desert. Beautiful Botanical gardens to walk through while seeing birds and all kinds of wildlife. The museum has more than 300 animal species and 1200 kinds of plants that are native to the Arizona desert. Tons of butterflies too!
BELIZE AMBERGRIS CAYE	BIRD ISLAND BELIZE	A true birding adventure! See nesting Herons, Egrets, Cormorants, Stilts, and Brown Pelicans. I was there in December and there were tons of nests with cute fuzzy chicks. Check out my pictures.
BELIZE AMBERGRIS CAYE	SAN PEDRO TOWN BELIZE	Mangroves and birds everywhere! You will see tons of Herons, Egrets, Kingfishers, Night Herons, Warblers, Kingbirds, Osprey, Gulls, Sandpipers, Woodpeckers, Cormorants, Stilts, Brown Pelicans, Falcons, and more. You have to go!
CALIFORNIA ANAHEIM ORANGE CO.	OAK CANYON NATURE CENTER 6700 E. WALNUT CANYON RD. ANAHEIM, CA 92805	58-acre natural park with a year-round stream. Plenty of birds native to California. Four miles of hiking trails traverse one of the few remaining areas of oak woodland and coastal sage scrub in our region.  Native wildlife makes the canyon their home and is just waiting to be discovered.  On my last visit I saw a racoon taking a map up in the trees. Very cute! There is also a small museum with live animal and regional natural history exhibits. Birds you will see: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin, California Quail, Rock Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-dove, Greater Roadrunner, Blue Jays,Chickdees, finches, warblers, Nuthatches, hummingbirds, acron woodpeckers, flycatches, songbirds, sparrows, tanagers, blackbirds, buntings,swifts, swallows.
CALIFORNIA HUNTINGTON BEACH ORANGE CO.	BOLSA CHICA WETLANDS 3842 WARNER AVE. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649	1.5 Mile easy walking trail loop along a water inlet. Birds to see: loons, grebes, shearwaters, petrels, cormorants, frigatebirds, bitterns, herons, ibises, geese, ducks, vultures, raptors, rails, coots, plovers, stilts, avocets, sandpipers, phalaropes, jaegers, gulls, terns, auks, murres, puffins, owls, nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds, kingfishers, tyrant flycatchers, larks, swallows, jays, crows, titmice, bushtits, wrens, robins, mockingbirds, pipits, waxwings, starings, vireos, warblers, grosbeaks, sparrows, blackbirds, orioles, finches, old world sparrows.
CALIFORNIA HUNTINGTON BEACH ORANGE CO.	SHIPLEY NATURE  CENTER 17829 GOLDENWEST ST. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647	Birds to see:  Mallards, egret, cooper hawk, shaer-shinned hawk, red-shouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, american kestrel, ring-billed gull, morninmg dove, anna's & allen's hummingbirds, downy woodpecker, nuttall's woodpecker, northern flicker, pacific-slope flycatcher, black phoebe, kingbirds -cassins/western/ash-throated, northern rough-winged swallow, barn & cliff swallows, bushtit, house wren, ruby-crowned kinglet, western bluebirds, american robin, hermit thrush, cedar waxwings, eurp. starling, orange-crowned warbler, yellow warbler, townsend warbler, yellow0rumped warbler, common yellow throat, california towhee, sparrows, hooded & bullock oriole's, redwinged blackbirds, goldfinches, nutmeg mannikin.
CALIFORNIA IDYLLWILD RIVERSIDE CO.	IDYLLWILD NATURE CENTER 25225 HIGHWAY 243 IDYLLWILD, CA 92549	FEEDERS ARE HUNG AT THE NATURE CENTER TO ENCOURAGE BIRDS   Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Merlin, Prairie Falcon, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wild Turkey, California Quail, Mountain Quail, , Rock Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-dove, Greater Roadrunner,Steller Jay, Blue Jays, scrub jays,Chickdees, finches, warblers, Nuthatches, hummingbirds, acron woodpeckers, flycatches, songbirds, sparrows, tanagers, blackbirds, buntings,swifts, swallows.
CALIFORNIA INDIO NEAR PALM DESERT	COACHELLA VALLEY WILD BIRD CENTER 46-500 VAN BUREN ST INDIO, CA 92201	15 Acres of marshland with ducks, herons, egrets, gulls, marsh wrens, and more water and desert birds. There is a Wild Bird Center on the property that takes care of injured birds. You can walk through the facility and see owl nestlings, hawks, quails, cormorants, pelicans, doves, roadrunners, and more up close. Well worth the stop.
CALIFORNIA LONG BEACH LOS ANGELES CO.	EL DORADO NATURE CENTER 7550 E SPRING STREET LONG BEACH, CA 90815	Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Mallard,  Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin, Prairie Falcon, California Quail,  Mourning Dove, Warblers, Finches, Orioles, Bushtits, Flycatchers, Goldfinches, Grosbeaks, Hummingbirds, Kingbirds, Meadowlarks, Mockingbirds, Owls, Phoebe, Sparrows, Swallows, Tanager, Towhee, Vireo, Woodpeckers, Wren, Yellowthroat Warblers.
CALIFORNIA BIG MORONGO CANYON PRESERVE MORONGO	BIG MORONGO CANYON PRESERVE 11055 East Drive Morongo Valley, CA 92256	Great walking trails on elevated wooden pathways. Lots of bird activity. The host has multiple feeders that you can sit and enjoy watching birds at the feeders. I have seen Long-eared owl nestlings the last several years here in May. Several birds you can expect to see are warblers, wrens, oriels, hawks, falcons, jays, sparrows, finches, owls, and a ton more. This is a must stop when visiting the Palm Desert area.
CALIFORNIA MURRIETA RIVERSIDE CO.	SANTA ROSA PLATEAU 39400 CLINTON KEITH RD MURRIETA, CA 92562	Eared Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-heron, White-face Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Brant, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Osprey, White-tailed Kite, Norther Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Merlin, Prairie Falcon, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wild Turkey, California Quail, Mountain Quail, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet, Spotted Sand piper, Whimbrel, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Bonaparte’s Gull, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Gerring Gull, Rock Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-dove, Greater Roadrunner
CALIFORNIA PALM DESERT RIVERSIDE CO.	LIVING DESERT 47900 PORTOLA AVE PALM DESERT, CA 92260	Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Acorn Woodpecker, American Wigeon, Audubon’s Caracara, Barn Owl  Black-Crowned Night Heron, Black-vented (Wagler's) Oriole, Black Vulture, Brewer’s Blackbird, Burrowing Owl , Cactus Wren, Cape Thick-Knee, Cattle Egret, Cinnamon Teal, Common (Great) Egret, Common (Red-Shafted) Flicker Curve-billed Thrasher, East African Crowned Crane, Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Black Vulture, Ferruginous Hawk, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Fulvous Whistling Duck, Gila Woodpecker, Golden-Breasted Starling, Golden Eagle, Grant’s White-Faced Scops Owl, Great Horned Owl, Great Tailed, Grackle, Green Heron, Green Jay, Harris's Hawk, House Finch, Kestrel (American), Kori Bustards, Long-Eared Owl, Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Ostrich, Peregrine Falcon, Phainopepla, Pin-Tailed Whydah, Prairie Falcon, Racquet-Tailed Roller, Raven, Red Bellied Parrot, Red Bishop, Red-Tailed Hawk, Screech Owl, Scrub Jay, Spur-Winged Plover, St. Helena (Common) Waxbill, Thick Billed Parrot, Turkey Vulture, Von der Decken’s Hornbill, Waldrapp (Hermit) Ibis , Western Turkey Vulture, White-bellied Bustard, White-headed Buffalo Weaver, White-winged Dove, Yellow-Billed Stork, Yellow-winged (Mexican) Cacique
CALIFORNIA PALM DESERT RIVERSIDE CO.	COACHELLA VALLEY PRESERVE PO BOX 188 THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276	Nice hiking trail to an Oasis with a pond with pup fish.  You can expect to see typical desert birds and desert lizards. Very nice visitor center in a historic building with a collection of old photos of the Oasis from years ago. History buffs will love this place!
CALIFORNIA ROMONA SAN DIEGO CO.	ROMONA GRASSLANDS 18030 HIGHLAND VALLEY RD. RAMONA, CA 92065	Birds of Prey: red-tailed hawk, red-shouldered hawk, Swainson’s hawk, ferruginous hawk, rough-legged hawk, broad-winged hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, northern goshawk, osprey, bald eagle, golden eagle, turkey vulture, American kretrel, prairie falcon, barn owl, great horned owl, western screech-owl, burrowing owl
CALIFORNIA SALTON SEA	SONNY BONO SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SALTON SEA CALIFORNIA	Birds to see: Burrowing owls, falcons, hawks, quail, gulls, hummingbirds, wading birds, shorebirds, aerial waterbirds, ducks, geese, swallows, flycatchers, songbirds, warblers, tanager, blackbirds, sparrows, finches, buntings, and more.
CALIFORNIA YORBA LINDA ORANGE CO.	YORBA PARK 7600 E. LA PALMA ANAHEIM, CA 92807	Wood ducks--nesting boxes, lewis' woodpecker, zone-tailed hawk, greater white tropical kingbird, Williamson's  Sapsucker, plumbeous vireo, cassin's vireo, yellow warbler, nutting's flycatcher, pine warbler, Hammond's flycatcher, eurasian wigeon, brandt, re-naped sapsucker, yellow-bellied flycatcher, Lawrence's goldfinch, Harris's sparrow, palm warbler, hermit warbler, snow goose, say's & black phoebe, hooded merganser, brown creeper, golden-crowned kinglet, Swainson's hawk, great white-fronted goose, grey flycatcher, black oystercatcher, copper hawk, red-shouldered hawk, cinnamon teal, great blue heron, great egret, black-necked stilt, least sandpiper, Anna's Hummingbird, costa's hummingbird, tree swallow, western bluebird, bullock's & hooded oriole.
HAWAII KAUAI ISLAND	KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE IN KILAUEA	NEASTING GROUNDS FOR THE RED-FOOTED BOOBIES, BROWN BOOBIES, GREAT FRIGATEBIRDS, HAWAIIAN PETRELS, WEDGE-TAILED & NEWELLS SHEARWATERS, NENE (HAWAII STATE BIRD), LAYSAN ALBATROSS
HAWAII KAUAI ISLAND	KOKE'E STATE PARK AT WAIMEA CANYON	WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRDS, HAWAII HONEY CREEPER, APAPANES RED HONEY CREEPER, ANIANIAU & KAUAI AMAKIHI, ELEPARIO (OLD WORLD FLYCATCHER), PUEO-OWL
HAWAII KAUAI ISLAND	HANALEI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN HANALEI	NENE (HAWAIAN STATE BIRD), BLACK-NECKED STILTS, HERONS, KOLEA, WHITE RUMPED SHAMA, EGRETS, JAPANESE WHITE-EYES, NORTHERN CARDINALS, RED-CRESTED CARDINAL, WAXBILL, JAVA SPARROW, CHESTNUT MUNIA
ILLINOIS CHICAGO LAKE COUNTY	VOLO BOG STATE NATURAL AREA 28478 W. BRANDENBURG RD. INGLESIDE, IL 60041	FLOATING BOARDWALK THROUGH THE BOG. Great blue and green-backed herons, sandhill cranes, whitetail deer, mink, muskrat, raccoon and many other smaller creatures are often observed, songbirds, waterfowl and wading birds stop by as they migrate north to their summer nesting areas.
NEW JERSEY OCEANVILLE	EDWIN B. FORSYTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ROUTE 9 TO GREAT CREEK RD. NEAR SMITHVILLE/ALANTIC CITY	DRIVE THROUGH RESERVE IN YOUR CAR. NESTING OSPREY LOONS, GREBS, SHEARWATERS, PELICANS, CORMORANTS, BITTERNS, HERONS, IBISES, GULLS, TERNS, DOVES, OWLS, SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS, SWANS, DUCKS, GEESE, VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS, PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, GROUSE, QUAIL, TURKEY, RAIOLS, CRANES, SWALLOWS, LARKS, JAYS, CROWS, TITMICE, NUTHATCHES, WREN, WOODPECKERS, FLYCATCHERS, TANAGERS, SPARROWS, BLACKBIRDS, FINCHES, KINGLETS, THRUSHES, THRASHERS, WAXWINGS, SHRIKES, STARLINGS, VIREOS, WOOD WARBLERS.
NEW JERSEY CAPE MAY	2 LOCATIONS CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY 701 E.LAKE DR CAPE MAY POINT, NJ 08212 CAPE MAY NATURE CENTER 1600 DELAWARE AVE.  CAPE MAY NJ 08204	WONDERFUL BACK YARD HABITAT  DISPLAY LOONS, GREBS, SHEARWATERS, PELICANS, CORMORANTS, BITTERNS, HERONS, IBISES, GULLS, TERNS, DOVES, OWLS, SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS, SWANS, DUCKS, GEESE, VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS, PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, GROUSE, QUAIL, TURKEY, RAIOLS, CRANES, SWALLOWS, LARKS, JAYS, CROWS, TITMICE, NUTHATCHES, WREN, WOODPECKERS, FLYCATCHERS, TANAGERS, SPARROWS, BLACKBIRDS, FINCHES, KINGLETS, THRUSHES, THRASHERS, WAXWINGS, SHRIKES, STARLINGS, VIREOS, WOOD WARBLERS.
NEW YORK MANHATTAN	CENTRAL PARK Best location is between : Central Park West/5th Ave. & Terrace Dr./W. 79th Tranverse Rd.	American goldfinches, American, robins, American woodcock, Baltimore oriole, belted kingfisher, black-and-white warbler, black-crowned night heron, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blackburnian warbler, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, boreal owl, brown creeper, brown thrasher, bufflehead, Canada goose, cardinal, Carolina wren, cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common meranser, common yellowthroat, Cooper's hawk, double-crested cormorant, easter bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern screech-owl, european starling, ring-billed gulls, rufous hummingbirds, gadwall, golden-crowned kinglet, gray catbird, great egret, hairy woodpeaker, hermit thrush, hernshead, hooded merganser, hooded warbler, house finch, house sparrow, long-eared owl, magnolia warbler, mallard, mourning warbler, mute swan, northen flicker, northern cardinal, northern shoveler, northen waterthrush, ovenbird, pale, palm warbler, pekin ducks, pied-billed grebe, pine siskin, pine warbler, prairie warbler, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-headed woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeons, ruby-throated hummingbirds, ruddy duck, rufous/Allen's hummingbird, sharp-shinned hawk, snowy egret, spotted sandpiper, summer tanager, swainson's thrush, tuffed titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood duck, worm-eating warbler, yellow-warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler, yellow-throated vireo
VIRGINIA WILLIAMSBURG	WILLIAMSBURG The Historic District	Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-Breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Towhee, European Starling, Northern Cardinal, Song Sparrow, Common Grackle, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow.