United States Ramsar wetland
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
428 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
Issac I Navarro · CC0
This month here
293 species in January.287 species in February.280 species in March.302 species in April.278 species in May.221 species in June.222 species in July.252 species in August.322 species in September.348 species in October.310 species in November.307 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
428 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 428Speciesrecorded more than once
- 244Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 17ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,069,363Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 23Raptors
- 4Owls
- 45Waders
- 54Gulls & seabirds
- 35Ducks & geese
- 26Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 187Songbirds
- 52Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 428 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis
- Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Waders45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- SurfbirdCalidris virgata
- Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosusNT
- Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Wandering (Alaskan) TattlerTringa incana
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Mountain PloverCharadrius montanusNT
Gulls & seabirds54 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Larus occidentalisLarus occidentalis
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- California GullLarus californicus
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Heermann's GullLarus heermanniNT
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
- Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelasNT
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
- Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
- Least Storm PetrelOceanodroma microsoma
- Hydrobates melaniaHydrobates melania
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Nazca boobySula granti
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Synthliboramphus scrippsiSynthliboramphus scrippsi
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Cassin's AukletPtychoramphus aleuticusNT
- Yellow-footed GullLarus livens
- Pink-footed ShearwaterPuffinus creatopus
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Vega GullLarus vegae
- Cepphus columbaCepphus columba
Ducks & geese35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- RedheadAythya americana
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNT
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
- Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
- Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Brandt's CormorantPhalacrocorax penicillatus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds187 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Black phoebeSayornis nigricans
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- California TowheeMelozone crissalis
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- American BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
- Say's phoebeSayornis saya
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- WrentitChamaea fasciata
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Empidonax difficilisEmpidonax difficilis
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
- Vireo huttoniVireo huttoni
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Black-throated Magpie-jayCalocitta colliei
- Pipilo maculatusPipilo maculatus
- Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
- California Scrub JayAphelocoma californica
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens
- Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
- Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus
- Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps
- Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
- Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Thick-billed KingbirdTyrannus crassirostris
- Red TanagerPiranga flava
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Vireo plumbeusVireo plumbeus
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Red-faced WarblerCardellina rubrifrons
- MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
- Vireo cassiniiVireo cassinii
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Cinnamon-rumped SeedeaterSporophila torqueola
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querulaNT
- Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Tricoloured BlackbirdAgelaius tricolor
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Empidonax wrightiiEmpidonax wrightii
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae
- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Inca JayCyanocorax yncas
- Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
- VerdinAuriparus flaviceps
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Orange BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae
- Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
- Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcarius ornatusVU
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus
- Black-backed OrioleIcterus abeillei
- Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum
- Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Audubon's WarblerSetophaga auduboni
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineata
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaVU
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueiiVU
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Thick-billed LongspurRhynchophanes mccownii
- Bell's SparrowArtemisiospiza belli
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Bendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendireiVU
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Painted RedstartMyioborus pictus
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciae
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
Other birds52 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- American CootFulica americana
- Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
- Western RailRallus obsoletusNT
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus
- White-throated swiftAeronautes saxatalis
- Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufusNT
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
- Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- Sphyrapicus nuchalisSphyrapicus nuchalis
- Red-crowned Parrot, Red-crowned AmazonAmazona viridigenalis
- Lilac-crowned ParrotAmazona finschi
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Burrowing ParrotCyanoliseus patagonus
- Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Aratinga canicularisAratinga canicularis
- Broad-billed HummingbirdCynanthus latirostris
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenys
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- American Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVU
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Clapper RailRallus crepitans
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan17°/8°41 mm
- Feb17°/8°55 mm
- Mar19°/9°29 mm
- Apr20°/10°17 mm
- May22°/11°7 mm
- Jun25°/13°14 mm
- Jul29°/16°4 mm
- Aug29°/17°4 mm
- Sep28°/16°6 mm
- Oct24°/14°15 mm
- Nov20°/11°25 mm
- Dec17°/8°51 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Natural reserve in Imperial Beach, California and San Ysidro, San Diego
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States.
428 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,069,363 open records.
The most recorded are the House finch, the Black phoebe and the Anna's Hummingbird.
88 species come for the summer, 139 for the winter and 17 only pass through.
17 are threatened worldwide, including Marbled Godwit, Grey Plover and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Tijuana River Valley Regional Campgroundcampsite · 2.1 km · 6 within 10 km
- Monumental motelplace to stay · 3.1 km · 75 within 10 km
- Imperial Beachnearest town · 3.3 km in a straight line
- General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 14 km in a straight lineCar hire at TIJ airport (Tijuana)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1bird hides within 6 kmDairy Mart Pond Bird Blind
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmTijuana Estuary Visitor Center
- 4viewpoints within 5 km
- 151car parks within 3 km
- 23restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmTijuana River Valley Regional Campground, Camp Surf, Coronado Palms RV Park and 3 more
- 75places to stay within 10 kmMonumental motel, Casa del Deportado Sagrado Corazón., Templo Embajadores de Jesús. and 72 more
- marked trails within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmSpooners Mesa · 3.5 kmCerro Prieto · 18 kmMarston Point · 19 kmHob Nob Hill · 20 kmCerro Colorado · 23 kmSan Miguel Mountain782 m · 24 kmPico El Morro · 24 kmCerro La Panocha · 24 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmPlayas de Tijuana · 4.1 km↗Playa Costa Azul · 4.4 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmReuben H. Fleet Science CenterBortle 9 · 20 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyTijuana River195 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
United States
- 92Birdyas Score
- 428Species
- 244Migrants
- 17Threatened
Constitution 1857 National Park
Mexico · 115 km
- 34Birdyas Score
- 37Species
- 10Migrants
- 0Threatened
Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve
Mexico · 259 km
- 76Birdyas Score
- 198Species
- 107Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7801842) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,069,363 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Darkskyas, Canyonyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit 
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit