THE PALMS TO PINES
BIRDING AND NATURE TRAIL
Kurt Leuschner
This useful guide and map, made possible by a grant from Southern California Edison to the Friends of the Desert Mountains, highlights ten of the area’s best:known birding sites – included for each site are directions and contact information, a list of habitats and signature bird species, wildlife viewing opportunities and other pertinent information. All ten stops are within a relatively short drive from the trail’s starting point at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument visitor center in Palm Desert. Residents, visiting birders and nature enthusiasts will want to visit all ten stops and experience the natural wonders that make this area unique.