San Diego bird-watchers, When tropical storm Ignacio was brewing about a week ago, I hoped that it might sweep right up the gulf, pushing a multitude of...
John, If the bird you saw was indeed an Ashy Storm-Petrel, then the sighting is remarkable. Leach's, Black and Least Storm-Petrels have all been found on the...
In light of your cautionary message, and taking into account the distance at which we saw the bird, and my lack of prior experience with the species, I can't...
I've added alot of new pictures to my website. Mostly of butterflies, but some Odes. I've sent this to SDBirds also, because alot of birders are turning into...
This morning at 9:15 a.m. I saw a WHITE-WINGED DOVE in flight, then close looks after it landed on a wire near "Shira Field" baseball diamond at Lake Murray....
Today, while checking out the shorebirds at San Elijo Lagoon, thought I'd check the spot where John Spain said last week he has seen Soras. The spot is along...
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Sep 6, 2003 10:46 pm
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Surprise!Surprise! Virginia is harboring a Northern Waterthrush at the Cabrillo Monument Myoporum Drip. Today, Sept. 6, the waterthrush stayed at the Drip...
A very handsome imm Northern Harrier sat on a wire twenty feet above my back yard for more than ten minutes about 10:30 this morning. The owl-like facial mask...
Elizabeth
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Sep 7, 2003 6:18 pm
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On Saturday, September 6th, I saw a Northern Waterthrush at the west end of Dairy Mart Pond (probably the same bird reported here a week ago). On Sunday,...
Hi Everyone, I have 2 photos of a small, gray bird taken on July 26, 2003 at the Tijuana Estuary Butterfly Garden. My best guess is that it's a Least Bell's...
My 4 house finches fledged last month. I would like to know if I should clean out the nest, or keep it in hopes that they may come back and use it or rebuild...
While investigating a new SDGE fire trail at our park today, I saw a couple of birds I've never seen in the lemonade berry bushes. At first glimpse I thought...
A Green-tailed Towhee put in a brief appearence at the Cabrillo drip this afternoon. A California Towhee then promptly chased it away. The cemetery was quiet,...
Sorry for the delayed report. I met Virginia and a couple of other gents at the drip on Sunday morning. There were 3 or 4 female Western Tanagers, 1 Orange...
I'm hoping someone can assist with IDing a psitticine that was in my back yard this morning. It was a small, chunky bird of the general size and shape of a...
Phil Pryde
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Sep 10, 2003 1:08 am
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Hi, Phil! Except for the yellow underparts, it sure sounds like a Peach-faced Lovebird; maybe some of the domestic varieties have more yellow. For the record,...
From 10:30am till noon at the drip on Pt. Loma: Willow Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Swainson's Thrush Orange crowned Warbler Green-tailed Towhee Hooded Orioles ...
Phil, Your description matches a "lutino" mutation of the Peach-faced Lovebird. The green areas in the wild-type Peach-faced Lovebird are replaced with yellow,...
For all going to the Sea Marjorie Hastings Spring Valley,CA. mhast27@... Flowers fill the potholes of Life! ... From: "Bob Miller"...
marjorie hastings
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Sep 11, 2003 3:05 am
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For all you Lari-philes out there Just received my copy of Klaus Olsen and Hans Larsson. 2003. Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia. Princeton Univ Press ...
This morning at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary at 10 AM Matt Sadowski and I heard a Graces Warbler, and I was lucky enough to get a good look at it. It is...
Michael Lubin
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Sep 11, 2003 7:53 pm
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There was a first-fall Prairie Warbler across the walkway from the drip at Cabrillo. The Green-tailed Towhee continued at the drip. The Grace's Warbler which...
A number of interesting birds were seen at the drip at Cabrillo National Monument Thursday morning. A first year Prairie Warbler was first seen in the cypress...
Last night we were treated to an extended duet between two Great Horned Owls. There was so much vocalization going on that at first I thought there were more...
Does anyone know if the Vaux' swifts have returned to their roost at the chimney downtown (8th & Broadway, I believe). I'll be out there next week and hope to...
Royce is correct, "Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia" is a monumental effort. Unfortunately, it also appears to contain a monumental number of errors. ...
Hi, all! Headed out to the desert early this morning to see what I could kick up, starting at the Borrego Sewer Ponds. As I stepped out of the car I couldn't ...
Is there any one out there that might be going to see this bird...That want to car pool Marjorie Hastings Spring Valley,CA. mhast27@... Flowers fill the...
marjorie hastings
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Sep 13, 2003 12:43 am
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Birded with Nick Basinski, Shauna Wolf, Robert Patton, Brian Foster, and Elizabeth Copper today. Birds of note seen at Cabrillo included Green-tailed Towhee...
