Salton Sea State Recreation and Wildlife Refuge

Before arriving here, we had never heard of the Salton Sea. We visited there this weekend on a guided birding trip and discovered this 35 mile long lake is a critical part of the Pacific Flyway. Thousands of birds migrate and winter along the shores. Four hundred species have been identified.

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Burrowing Owl

Desert Cottontail Rabbit

Snow Geese

Snow Geese in flight

Belted Kingfisher

It was awesome to see birds we loved from the coast of Georgia along with new ones we had never seen before. We now have a place to go kayaking! Yeah! At least until it gets to be summertime when the temperatures soar.