Glimpsed what appeared to be a Swainson's Thrush at the Drip. What's it doing there at this time??? Joe Worley joeworley@... Point Loma...
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bewickwren
Jul 1, 2009 7:55 pm
Joe and SDBirders, There has been at least one Swainson's Thrush singing in the Tijuana River Valley in recent weeks (their past presence there known according...
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joeworley2001
Jul 1, 2009 8:03 pm
Swainson's Thrush seen yesterday, is still there. There was a House Finch (yellow variant) with an Al ring on the right leg. Joeworley@... Point Loma...
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Jay K
azure.jay2006
Jul 2, 2009 12:07 am
SD-Birders, I checked the Sorrento Valley Rd pump station area this afternoon to see what might be lurking. Not much shorebird action yet, but the habitat...
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Brennan Mulrooney
birder01
Jul 2, 2009 5:44 am
Anybody getting bored with their county list yet? Is 400 in your rear view mirror and you're looking for a new challenge? How about month listing? I don't...
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ploverman3
Jul 2, 2009 3:45 pm
To add to Paul's earlier post about fall migrant(s), now the shorebirds are coming. On July 1 I had a semipalmated plover just north of Imperial Beach, in an...
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Justyn Stahl
melanerpes13
Jul 2, 2009 4:22 pm
On Monday, 6/29, Shawn Sullivan and I saw a pair of Tree Swallows at Dairy Mart Pond with two apparently dependent young, gapes still visible. Although the...
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davpovey
Jul 3, 2009 12:48 am
I saw a adult Female Brown Booby diving with pelicans about 1 mile east of the the "Whistle" (last S.D.) Bouy, about 2p.m. this afternoon. Position 32d 36.44'N...
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bewickwren
Jul 3, 2009 12:52 am
SDBirders, Today (2 July) at our MAPS Station banding session we caught and released a female Northern Parula. She did not have a brood patch. Details on...
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Terry Hunefeld
thunefeld
Jul 3, 2009 2:36 am
Greetings In mid-June, I posted a report and photo of what I thought was an Ashy Strom-Petrel in the San Diego harbor mouth. At the time, we thought it to be...
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Philip Unitt
philip_unitt
Jul 3, 2009 3:21 am
Dear Justyn, The breeding range of the Tree Swallow has spread south conspicuously over the last 30+ years. From the species' current abundance around Old...
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Doug Aguillard
aguillard2469
Jul 3, 2009 5:13 pm
Breendan Mulrooney expressed an idea the other day of Monthly listing as a change of pace for birding in San Diego County, and I remembered a few people use to...
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Jay K
azure.jay2006
Jul 3, 2009 6:51 pm
SD-Birders, I visited several spots with an emphasis on shorebirds this morning, including (in order) J Street Marina, 7th Street, Tijuana River mouth, Dairy...
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TA Blackman
obeach92107
Jul 3, 2009 7:52 pm
This AM (10:30) with Diane Johnson, Leroy Dorman we witnessed that TheDrip is a true bird magnet as evidenced by the appearance of a Northern Red Bishop. The...
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Eric
erickrunkkala
Jul 3, 2009 8:37 pm
Dairy Mart Pond was active with many common species this morning. Brand new cootlets, moorhen chicks, and ruddy ducklings were seen. Green heron yellow...
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phil
hoopoeguy
Jul 3, 2009 9:18 pm
Here's a third report for this morning (July 3rd) from the TJ Estuary Visitor Ctr, and 7th St.: The trail into the marsh from the TJ Est. Vis. Ctr. produced a ...
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Jim Pea
bicyclebirder
Jul 3, 2009 10:13 pm
57 willet on the river, a new clutch of mallard and gadwall, 7 least tern, and the normals. Slough had the (probably) yellow-crowned night heron flying over...
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Guy
guymcc2
Jul 4, 2009 2:28 pm
When reporting shorebirds at this time of the year it is informative to include the plumage - worn alternate-plumage vs. basic-plumage (breeding plumage vs....
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zostropz@...
zostropz
Jul 4, 2009 3:20 pm
Nothing real special except the sight itself but tonight down at San Diego bay, I saw two Skimmers working the water side by side, repeatedly, and I have to...
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Jay K
azure.jay2006
Jul 4, 2009 4:01 pm
Guy and All, Guy makes a great point regarding reporting the plumages of shorebirds during migration, and my accidental suggestion that my list of birds were...
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Joseph Morlan
Joe Morlan
Jul 4, 2009 5:38 pm
... This is an important point. However, the terminology involving molt and plumage may need some clarification. These summering shorebirds are in a plumage...
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David Irons
davidirons20
Jul 4, 2009 10:14 pm
Greetings All, We just posted a new piece about an odd undersized Magnificent Frigatebird (photographed in Baja last March) to the BirdFellow.com online...
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Travis Cooper
t_cooper_ca
Jul 5, 2009 12:44 am
I had a brief look at a Mountain Chickadee this a.m. about 8:00 in a tall pine on the southeast corner of Torrey Pines Christian Church on scenic drive. The...
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John Morgan
owlzkid
Jul 5, 2009 6:25 am
while watching various 4th of July fireworks from the roof of my house in Point Loma, a pair of nighthawks flew past, silhouettes in front of the fireworks. I...
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Eric
erickrunkkala
Jul 5, 2009 6:55 pm
I stopped by the ponds in the vicinity of the pump station (the PS) in Sorrento Valley this morning (7-5-09). On the small pond just to the south of the PS...
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Doug Aguillard
aguillard2469
Jul 5, 2009 8:11 pm
Had a Black Turnstone do a flyby heading south in La Jolla along Coast Blvd. this morning. Doug Aguillard San Diego, CA Black Water Photography ...
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Jay K
azure.jay2006
Jul 6, 2009 5:55 am
A Common Ground-Dove was at the drip in the central area of the TRV Bird & Butterfly Garden. The/an adult Reddish Egret overflew 7th Street this evening c....
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countylines2003
Jul 6, 2009 3:46 pm
Luke Cole 400 Species $40,000 Memorial Challenge A benefit for Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment (CRPE) September 26th and 27th, 2009 The birding...
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Jan Nordenberg
jnordenberg
Jul 6, 2009 7:40 pm
This morning, Marcie Mason and I observed at least three if not more Least Bittern's at the Sorrento Valley Rd. pond north of the pump station. The first one...
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Jan Nordenberg
jnordenberg
Jul 6, 2009 8:13 pm
I forgot to mention that we arrived at the Sorrento Valley Rd. pond at 7:30 a.m. this morning. Jan Nordenberg San Diego...
