Birded around Laguna Lake this morning. Hiked up a trail across from the off leash dog area and had several singing Rufous-crowned Sparrows. On the upper...
Greetings, I drove TV Tower Road early this morning (west Cuesta Ridge), hoping to steal a Black-chinned Sparrow without having to hike up the steep trails out...
A pair of ash throated flycatchers were in my yard yesterday. It's kind of a love/hate relationship. They snack on the butterflies in my butterfly garden. I...
Mike Tyner Brother, son, uncle, cousin, biologist, friend, student, teacher, mentor. Mike Tyner dedicated his life to the understanding and protection of...
On my bus ride to work this morning, I was surprised to see an AMERICAN BITTERN standing in the small wetland area on the west side of Foothill Blvd, just...
An Audubon friend of mine has been spending the last couple months at Bayside, a nursing care facility at Highway One and South Bay Boulevard in Morro Bay....
I made a quick run through the Carrizo this afternoon, from the north end at Highway 58, south on Soda Lake Road to Highway 166. I didn't have too much time to...
Early this morning before 7am, 3 Black Swifts were flying over the parking area at Oso Flaco Lake. Two Red-necked Grebes and an American Bittern were also...
As most of you have probably already surmised., I saw 2 Red-necked PHALAROPES, not grebes. Maggie Smith Arroyo Grande http://www.flickr.com/photos/slomaggie ...
Hi all, On a cameraless kayaking trip in Morro Bay Saturday, May 19, the following fine birds were seen: OSPREY, swooping to the ocean, but aborting its dives...
This morning 10-12:15 had 48 mostly typical creekside riparian species along the one mile embankment path that goes from Creek Rd. to the dunes. Most...
Evening of 5/20/2012 The count at the off-Main Street egret roost was ZERO on the morning of 4/28 and the evening of 4/30, whereas earlier that month, on the...
As thrilling as it is when the Black-headed Grosbeaks show up, which has been a couple of weeks now, to look out the window and see a beautiful male ...
Tonight, May 21, there were at least 3 Western Screech-Owls flying back and forth between power lines at the end of my street in Atascadero. It was about 8:30...
Today at noon, Chris and I saw 2 Black Skimmers in Morro Bay. We were walking on the edge of the salt marsh south of the Bayside Marina, adjacent to the State...
I birded around Cuesta-by-the-Sea this morning with *Black-necked Stilt* (on the edge of the bay near the west end of Mitchell) being the highlight. Birds...
don't. The "Cambria" egrets are gone, as far as I can see. After the "eventful" finding of a second egret roost off Hwy 1 just south of Cambria on 5/20/12,...
Coon Creek was full of bird song this morning. The most notable were a Canyon Wren heard on the large southern rock face and 7 singing Pacific Wrens which...
Not so early this morning I had a Willow Flycatcher on the trail above the main campground. That's the only new addition I saw, but activity of residents and...
Two Least Terns were on the bridge railing at Oso Flaco early this morning. One of the terns was sporting the same color coded band as a bird I photographed...
Three AMERICAN WIGEON (2 males, one?), a female NORTHERN SHOVELER, and 40 CANADA GEESE (three sets of goslings totaling 12 birds) were spotted from a Parkview...
While I was tempted not to post regarding such obvious birds, I hadn't seen any such posts for Peregrines at the Rock in several months. I also found myself...
Greetings, It was a good morning for Passerina species along Turri Road, with at least 4 singing Lazuli Buntings and an always stunning Blue Grosbeak male....
Sorry for the gap in reports. We were out of state for 26 days doing other birding across the US and then back to work :( A brief overview of what appears to...
This morning (5/28) I checked for Black Swift at the Ragged Point Inn waterfall at dawn by hiking down to the beach and then up the canyon. No birds seen....
First I went to the Nipomo Native Gardens. I saw Western Bluebirds, Scrub Jays, a Eurasian Collared Dove, American Crows, Bushtits, a Spotted Towhee, and an...
