Citizen Science

Borrego Valley Hawkwatch

Borrego Springs is a major stopover on the Swainson's Hawks' 6,000-mile spring migration from Argentina to their breeding grounds far north of us. Local "Hawkwatchers" are stationed at strategic locations in the valley every morning and evening to count them as they overnight here.

Annual Bighorn Sheep Count

 2019 Sheep Count results stand at 273 bighorn sheep.