Thursday, May 9, 2019

Site Guide: ABDNHA Botanical Garden, Borrego Springs

It's a tiny little park, much less than an acre in size. It's hidden away in "downtown" Borrego Springs.

Nevertheless, the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association Botanical Garden consistently has some good desert birds that give some close views: Common Ground-Dove, Cactus Wren, Costa's Hummingbird, White-winged Dove, and Verdin are regular. And the desert plants are identified for you. And, every time I go back there are a few more plants and trees added.

Stop in for 5 minutes, or eat a picnic lunch and spend a bit more time here. The address is 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California. The little garden is behind parking lot between the ABDNHA Nature Center and Carlee's Restaurant.

After my first visit I requested it be added as an eBird Hotspot. There is ample opportunity for you to add sightings of species not yet seen, as well as many times of year without any visits. The eBird hotspot checklist is here.

Borrego Springs satellite map (Google).
The three photos below are pretty much 3 different views of the same entire area in March 2019. The official website is here.

ABDNHA Botanical Garden

ABDNHA Botanical Garden

ABDNHA Botanical Garden

Some of my photos of birds at the Botanical Garden...

Verdin
Verdin
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Costa's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Common Ground-Dove
Common Ground-Dove

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