Justyn Stahl, Matt Gould, and I had a nice day of birding today even with the rain in the afternoon. The PAINTED REDSTART and MAGNOLIA WARBLER were in their...
The chestnut-sided warbler was in his usual spot along the east side of lake #4 this afternoon from about 2:30 to 3:00. In the morning I tried the Mast Ave....
I visited the newly opened San Elijo Visitor Center this morning. It is very lovely, great architecture, some nice displays (including a little archaeology and...
To add to the reports of the glaucous-winged gull invasion, there were nine of these gulls in with a very large (700+) flock of gulls roosting on the beach...
I suppose you are not surprised by 4 Glaucous-winged Gulls in one spot- but you may be interested in seeing a full-on Adult! I think I only ever saw...
Yesterday, I witness the local family of Red-tailed Hawks soaring over my home, with the 2 adults and the two immatures. Both of the young birds were just...
Dear friends, While walking to work this morning, 3 Feb 2009, I heard a Summer Tanager calling just north of El Prado, between Balboa Drive and the Cabrillo...
Thanks to Eric Kallen for sending me the current ABA "Peeps" Online Blog. In their current issue, they (ABA) somehow gave me the credit for finding the ...
At about 10 am today Tues Feb 3, I found that the GRACE'S WARBLER still continues in the tall pines in back of 615 Rimini in Del Mar; and there was a ...
Please spread the word - San Elijo Lagoon monthly bird count Monday February 9th (& 2nd Monday of each month, rain or shine) Meet at the north end of Rios Ave....
Hey San Diego Birders, I've already sent a request to the Inland Counties birdlist and they've been remarkably helpful. I'm hoping you can help me as well. ...
Mid-morning - The Painted Redstart was seen in the giant bamboo the entire 45 minutes I birded - the Magnolia Warbler was out for 5 minutes in the mock orange...
Hi all, Had a very enjoyable three days of birding and fact finding at the Salton Sea with San Diego Audubon this past weekend. The trip had several lively...
The Wandering Tattler and Black Turnstones were very active along with a solitary sandpiper at the Cove in La Jolla. The Tattler and Turnstones were very...
Lauren Harter and I drove down to visit an out of state friend and beginning birder Winn Addison Ketchum and to check for a few of the rarities in northern San...
Hi Birders, This morning (2/1/09) I refound and photographed what must be the continuing male Eurasian Wigeon that has been recently reported at this lagoon. I...
Among the birds a group of us saw today at the south end of the Salton Sea was at least four Sprague's Pipits and ~20 Chestnut-collared Longspurs SE of...
For those of you who get seasick or who just plain missed out on the gloriously calm day on yesterday's Oceanside pelagic trip, there were a dozen rhinoceros...
We started off the morning in the South Bay, seeing Yellow-crowned Night-Herons on roost in the Sports Park parking lot. The Hepatic Tanager popped up in the...
Birders, I took visiting birder Kurt Gaskill on a big loop from coastal San Diego through the mountains to the Salton Sea and back on Saturday, with most spots...
This is an email from Yasuko up at Oregon U or State. I've been sending weekly reports on C-918. Does anyone know of other young Caspian terns down here? ...
Greetings, The trip report, photos and species list of the 31 JAN 2009 Annual Buena Vista Audubon Society "Seabirds, Dolphins and Whales" Pelagic Trip from...
On saturday & sunday we went around few places. 1/31/9 higlights sorrento valley pump station - American kestrel, no Ibis Miramar lake - saw the owl nest...
I birded Mt. Hope Cemetery this morning about 9am. Mostly the usual suspects, the Summer Tanagers did not make and appearance but I did manage to turn up a...
This AM the air has been reverberating with the tattoos of woodpeckers at Florida & Upas, particularly up the hill, right behind the Blind Center. At about...
At IB pier now, if you need one for the county. Also at the end of Seacoast Drive. Barbara Carlson San Diego Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry...
Jimmy McMorran, Roland Sosa, Roberta Swift and I made a run up to the mountains yesterday. Of note at Paso Picacho Campground were at least two Wiliamson's...
This morning we saw the Tropical Kingbird along with the two Cassin's Kingbirds on the north side of sewage pump station 65 in Sorrento Valley. Also seen was...
The Glaucous Gull was at the San Luis Rey river mouth at 0915 and allowed an approach within 15 feet for frame-filling photos. Fifteen minutes later it was...