The Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park. It is considered an important birding site.

While I was there in mid-February, I saw many birds including: Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, California Thrasher, White-breasted Nuthatch, Oak Titmouse, Cactus Wren, Bushtits, Bewick's Wren, Verdin, Anna's Hummingbird, Goldfinches, House Finches, Northern Mockingbird, etc. It is a great place to stop on the way to the northern entrance to Joshua Tree.

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