Oceanside, CA Travel, Vacation Information

BUENA VISTA AUDUBON
NATURE CENTER &
MUSEUM
Open from 10am to 4pm.
Tuesdays through Saturdays and
1pm to 4pm. Sundays. Location:
2202 So. Coast Hwy, Oceanside.
Phone: (760) 439-2473 Website:
www.bvaudubon.org
Their Exhibit includes some of the finest displays of local and migratory birds in the area, including
a White Pelican, a Barn Owl, a Red-Shouldered Hawk, and some Northern Flickers.
Afterwards visit the Buena Vista Lagoon, the only freshwater
lagoon in the State of California. Dozens of varieties
of waterfowl can be seen here, both migrant and resident.
This characteristic makes it habitable by both fresh-water
(ducks, geese) and salt-water (terns, gulls, cormorants) fowl.
Birdwatching Trips
The Audubon Nature Center also sponsors about 3
birdwatching trips per month. Call for exact dates and times.
Nature Shows
The 4th Thursday of every month, 7:30pm-9pm.
OTHER FAVORITE BIRD WATCHING SPOTS:
GUAJOME PARK
3000 Guajome Lake Rd.
Take I-5 to Hwy. 76. Go east 7 miles. The Park is one of the best
bird watching spots in the area. At least 144 species have been seen within its boundaries.
OCEANSIDE HARBOR
1380 N. Pacific Ave.
Great seabird viewing environment
Buena Vista Lagoon
Lesser Goldfinch
Bird Watching
Oceanside Bird Count
The annual Christmas Bird Count at Oceanside's Audubon Nature Center came to 193 different
bird species.
Summer
Tanager
Some unusual species spotted:
OTHER BIRDS OF OCEANSIDE
American Pipit
American Avocet
Bluebird
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Black Turnstone
Black-bellied Plover
Bittern, American
Cedar Waxwing
CA Thrasher
Common Yellow-Throat
Cout, American
Coot, Common
Curlew, Long-billed
Cormorant, Brandt's
Cormorant, Double-crossed
Crow, Common
Dunlin
Dowitcher, Long-billed
Dove, Rock
Ducks: Ring-necked, Ruddy,
Golden Eye, Wood, Bufflehead
Egret, Great
Flicker
Falcon, Peregrine
Finch, House & Purple
Flycatchers
Grosbeak, Black-headed
Golden Eagle
Goldfinch, Lesser
Goldfinch, American
Grebe (Western, Pied-billed)
Godwit, Marbled
Gadwall
Goose (Brandt, Canada, Snow)
Gulls
Grackle, Great-Tailed
Greater Scaup
Heron (Great Blue, Green-backs)
Hawks: Sharp-shinned, Cooper's,
Red-tailed, Red-shoulder
Hummingbirds: Allen's, Anna's
Costa's, Black-chinned
Jays: Scrub and Stellar's
Junco, Dark-eyed
Kestrel, American
Kingbird, Western
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
Kingfisher, Western, Belted
Killdeer
Kite, White-tailed, Red-shoulder
Loggerhead Shrike
Loon: Common & Red-throated
Lesser Goldfinch
Lazull Bunting
Lesser Scaup
Mourning Dove
Mockingbird, Northern
Merganser, Red-breasted
Mallard
Meadowlark
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Nuthatch, White-breasted
Northern Shoveler
Owl: Northern Saw-whet,
Western Screech, Burrowing
Oriole, Northern
Pelican, Brown, White
Pine Siskin
Phoebe, Black
Pintail, Northern
Quail: CA, Mountain
Robin, American
Roadrunner, Greater
Rail: Virginia, Clapper
Red Knot
Ruddy Turnstone
Raven
Redhead
Starling, European
Sanderling
Snowy Plover
Sandpiper, Western, Spotted
Stilt, Black-Necked
Surf Scoter
Sparrow: Song, Savannah
Swallow: Barn, Cliff
Towhee, Rufous-Sided, CA
Thrasher, CA
Titmouse, Plain
Teal, Green-Winged
Tern: Caspian, Elegant, Least
Whimbrel
Willet
Wrentit
Wigeon, American