Birding Hotspots

Where to Go Birding

Watsonville

Where to Go Birding in Watsonville

Plan to go birding in Watsonville? Below are some of the best eBird hotspots in the area.

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Showing 54 hotspots within a 5 mile radius of city center.

Top eBird Hotspots

Pajaro Dunes--general area (closed to birders as of 2024)

249 species

College Lake

237 species

Pajaro Dunes--Shorebirds Pond (restricted access)

228 species

Sunset SB

226 species

Struve Slough--Lee Rd.

223 species

Pinto Lake County Park

222 species

CARE Park and wastewater treatment facility

214 species

Harkins Slough

214 species

Sign at Entrance to Parking

Struve Slough--West Marine

211 species

Pajaro Dunes--lower Watsonville Slough (closed to birders as of 2024)

209 species

Watsonville Slough and Struve Slough confluence

205 species

Porter Marsh at flood stage (March 2023)

Elkhorn Slough--Hudson Landing mudflats & Porter Marsh

193 species