Birding Hotspots in Del Norte County

By Alan Barron, Our Leading Ornithologist

Alan Barron has spent a part of almost every day for the last 18 years in Del Norte County out in the field. If there is a rare bird or butterfly in the county, Alan not only knows what it is and where it is, he probably found it! Author of the recently published 212 page book, A Birdfinding Guide to Del Norte County, California, Alan has also been a Christmas Bird Count participant/compiler for 22 years, and has published papers and illustrations nationally. He is the record keeper of current and historical observation data of Del Norte County, as a sub-regional editor for North American Birds.

Here are a few places Alan considers “hotspots” for bird watching:

• Crescent City Harbor
• Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake Earl Coastal Lagoon
• Point St. George
• False Klamath Cove
• Smith River and Klamath River mouth and estuaries.
• Endert’s Beach cliff trail (Redwood National & State Parks)
• Sanger Peak Area (seasonal access)
• South Fork of the Smith River

Find more exciting and scenic places with directions and descriptions.

The Birds of Del Norte County – For a complete recorded bird list for Del Norte County, click here.