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Bird Walks

Who We Are

Bird Walks

Join EMWD for a Bird Walk and share the opportunity to view ibises, egrets, blackbirds and many other migratory and resident birds in their natural habitat at the EMWD Wetlands.

Located on the grounds of the San Jacinto Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility, the multi-purpose constructed wetlands “polishes” recycled water before it is distributed to nearby farms, dairies, and the San Jacinto Wildlife Area for irrigation and additional environmental uses.

Bird Walks are hosted on the second Saturday of each month, October through April.

Bird Walks are led by experienced Audubon Society Members Antonio Corona, and Joyce Schwartz — Audubon Tour Guides: Joyce Schwartz and Antonio Corona

2026 Scheduled Tour Dates:

Saturday, February 14, 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Reservations

Make a Reservation for an upcoming Bird Walk Tour

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Note: Reservations are required. Reservations are limited to a maximum of 75 visitors per tour. Reservations are on a first-come/first-serve basis. Once the maximum number of reservations is met, we cannot accept any more reservations for that tour date. No guests will be allowed on-site without a reservation. For groups of 5 or more, please call Allan Freetage at (951) 928-3777 x4226 or send an e-mail to: freetaga@emwd.org

Location

Address

Hemet/San Jacinto Multi-Purpose Constructed Wetlands
770 North Sanderson Avenue
San Jacinto, CA 92582

Directions to the Wetlands

Time

8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Facility Information

This facility is not open to the public. Guests are only allowed admittance during the designated dates and times. Guests must stay for the duration of the walk.

Gates close at 8:05 a.m. Bird Walk attendees are encouraged to be punctual.

Bird Walks will be canceled during inclement weather.

Bird Walks are not recommended for children under eight years of age.

Bird Walk Tour Safety Video

Contact

For more information please contact Allan Freetage at 951-928-3777, ext. 4226 or via e-mail freetaga@emwd.org

Our Birds

Audubon December 2024 Annual bird Count

American Avocet

American Avocet

Dates Spotted:

April 12, 2025
April 13, 2024
April 8, 2023

American Coot

American Coot

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

American Crow

American Crow

Dates Spotted:

February 11, 2023

American Kestrel

American Kestrel

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
October 12, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023

American Pipit

American Pipit

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023

American White Pelican

American White Pelican

Dates Spotted:

October 11, 2025

American Wigeon

American Wigeon

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Anna's Hummingbird

Annas Hummingbird

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
October 11, 2025

Bald Eagle

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 9, 2023
April 8, 2023

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Dates Spotted:

April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
April 13, 2024
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Dates Spotted:

October 11, 2025

Black Phoebe

Black Phoebe

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Black-Necked Stilt

Black-Necked Stilt

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Brewer’s Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Dates Spotted:

February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
December 9, 2023

Bonaparte’s Gull

Bonaparte’s Gull

Dates Spotted:

February 11, 2023

Brown Headed Cowbird

Brown Headed Cowbird

Dates Spotted:

April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023

Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Cinnamon Teal

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Cliff Swallow

Dates Spotted:

March 8, 2025

Common Gallinule

Common Gallinule

Dates Spotted:

November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
April 8, 2023

Common Raven

Common Raven

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Dates Spotted:

March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023

Cooper’s Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Dates Spotted:

November 8, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023

European Starling

European Starling

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
April 12, 2025
October 14, 2023

Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December, 13, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023

Ferruginous Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk by Kathryn McGiffen Bird Walk Tour 2-11-2023

Photo by Kathryn McGiffen on 2-11-2023

Dates Spotted:

December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
February 11, 2023

Gadwall

Gadwall

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
December 14, 2024
April 13, 2024
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
October 14, 2023

Great Egret

Great Egret

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
March 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl by Kathryn McGiffen Bird Walk Tour 2-11-2023

Photo by Kathryn McGiffen on 2-11-2023

Date Spotted:

February 11, 2023

Great Tailed Grackle

Great Tailed Grackle

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
April 13, 2024
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023

Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Dates Spotted:

January 11, 2025
October 12, 2024
December 9, 2023

Green Heron

Green Heron by Kathryn McGiffen Bird Walk Tour 2-11-2023

Photo by Kathryn McGiffen on 2-11-2023

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Green Winged Teal

Green Winged Teal

Dates Spotted:

January 11, 2025
December 9, 2023

Horned Lark

Horned Lark

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024

House Finch

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
December 9, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 11, 2023

House Sparrow

Dates Spotted:

April 12, 2025

Killdeer

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
February 11, 2023

Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Dates Spotted:

March 3, 2025

Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
October 11, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
February 11, 2023

Mallard

Mallard

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 202

Marsh Wren

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 11, 2023

Merlin Falcon

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
April 13, 2024

Mourning Dove

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
November 8, 2025
April 12, 2025
February 8, 2025
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

northern rough winged swallow

Dates Spotted:

March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange Crowned Warbler

Dates Spotted:

December 14, 2024

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
April 12, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 11, 2023

Pied-Billed Grebe

Pied-Billed Grebe

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
December 9, 2023
October 14, 2023

Redhead

Redhead

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Dates Spotted:

November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
November 9, 2024

Red-Tailed Hawk

Red-Tailed Hawk

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 11, 2023

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 11, 2023

Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Dates Spotted:

November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
February 8, 2025
December 14, 2024
October 14, 2023

Say’s Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
October 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Dates Spotted:

March 8, 2025
January 11, 2025

Violet-Green Swallow

Violet-Green Swallow

Dates Spotted:

March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
February 11, 2023

Western Cattle Egret

Western Cattle Egret

Dates Spotted:

December 13, 2025
April 13, 2024

Western Meadowlark

Western Meadowlark

Dates Spotted:

February 8, 2025
April 8, 2023
February 11, 2023

White Crowned Sparrow

White Crowned Sparrow

Dates Spotted:

January 10, 2026
December 13, 2025
November 8, 2025
October 11, 2025
April 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
January 11, 2025
December 14, 2024
November 9, 2024
January 13, 2024
December 9, 2023
November 11, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 11, 2023