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Welcome to beautiful San Diego County!

San Diego County boasts the biggest bird list of any county or of any area of equal size in the United States (The San Diego County Bird Atlas): over 520 species across the county! We hope you enjoy getting out there to experience our amazing, biodiverse region, where you may see exciting, endemic birds like the San Diego Cactus Wren, Ridgway's Rail and California Gnatcatcher. 

Happy birding!

Please consider your impacts on birds and the environment when you are birding.  Ethical Birding Guidelines.

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