Be sure to check out the large Eucalyptus located 1.8 miles in from the mouth of the canyon as this frequently has a large number of species flying in and out.

Year Round

• Yellow-billed Magpie - typically located on the large flats around halfway down Reliz Canyon Road
• California Condor - occasional flyovers
• Golden Eagle - resident pair make frequent flyovers. Thought to nest in Vaquero Canyon to the west
• Phainopepla
• Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Winter

• Cassin's Kingbird - has been showing up in recent years
• Bell's Sparrow - rare/uncommon

Spring

• Lazuli Bunting
• Western Kingbird
• Bullock's Oriole - frequently nests
• Hooded Oriole
• Ash-throated Flycatcher - frequently nests

Reliz Canyon Road is a 6.3 mile dead end road that runs from the north to south in southern Monterey County. There are a decent number of places to pull over and get out of the car to bird. Mostly it is a bird-from-the-car adventure, as there is private property lining the entire road.

There are no notable trails unfortunately.