I am regularly noting Black Skimmers and north-bound fish-carrying Forster's Terns offshore of the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside. Where are the...
Skimmers and Forster's terns are nesting at Camp Pendleton. The color band combination is not complete and so the bird can't be identified as an individual but...
Today (7/1/06), I found two Painted Redstarts near the "usual" location in the Laguna Mountains. Both birds were in the same tree simultaneously and carrying...
I saw what I think was a hepatic tanager on the Agua Dulce trail about 200 yds below the second stream crossing. Heavy bill, dark cheek-patch, dark wings,...
Terry Hunefeld called to say he had seen the Hepatic Tanager at Agua Dulce between the two creeks below the first pump house..M&D Marjorie Hastings Spring...
Hi- I'm headed to SE Arizona next week with my sisters. I haven't been since 1998, and I remember hearing something about some safety issues, especially at...
This morning July 2, at 0530 hrs., Herb Stone and I returned to upper San Felipe Creek in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (adjacent to County S-2, 1.5 miles...
This morning Mark Billings and I found a male Hepatic Tanager on Agua Dulce trail in the Laguna Mountains below Wooded Hills at 7AM. It was frequenting with...
The bird was at the mouth of Penasquitos Lagoon this morning 7/2/06 about 7:15am, though we were unable to relocate it later in the morning (a Little Blue...
There was a Reddish Egret at the mouth of the Santa Margarita River on Camp Pendleton yesterday, 1 July at 0900 hrs. The area is off limits to the public as...
Hi, all! Birded the Guatay area and Pine Creek Road today, and the most unusual thing was a Mockingbird singing away at the very top of Pine Creek Road on...
Paso Picacho Campground to Cuyamaca Peak via the paved road Monday morning 6AM to 11AM American Kestrel (m/f) 300 feet above azalea flat fireroad Hairy...
While cooling down after a run under the pines along North Santa Fe Drive on the western side of Guajome Park today, my wife and I saw four Moutnain...
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo continues along San Felipe Creek at the marsh overlook. Finally got a good look at it at around 6:30-6:45 am today, thanks to Paul...
At 830 this morning I had three Little Blue Herons in view at one time in the Los Penasquitos estuary. There were two adult plumaged birds and one splotchy...
The elder of the (two?) Laughing Gulls was still present today in the SD River FCC near Robb Field as of 2:15PM, roosting in the usual spot amongst the many...
Several times this summer I have heard at least one chickadee calling in my neighborhood in eastern Encinitas. I assume it to be one of the two birds that...
On the morning of 4 July 2006, I tried for the cuckoo along San Felipe Creek in the Anza-Borrego desert (see previous posts from Paul Jorgensen and others for...
For the past three days, a selasphorus hummingbird has been in my backyard in Point Loma. So far, it's been flitting away so fast that I haven't gotten a good...
Just a reminder - please spread the word - San Elijo Lagoon monthly bird count Monday July 10th (& 2nd Monday of each month, rain or shine) Meet at the north...
This morning, at about 8:30 AM, an adult male Brown Booby was "plunge-diving" off the Tijuana River mouth for a period of at least ten minutes. The bird was...
Today I checked the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nest on Caspian Way in Imperial Beach. Two juveniles were still standing on and beside the nest, and the third...
Was out at lake jennings to day, and it was a casual observation for birds. I was doing photography of insects, BUT wanted to share bird observations. I hiked...
Mark Billings, Tom Myers and I accompanied Dave Povey 46 miles out to sea (in California waters all the way) to the NOAA San Clemente Basin Buoy, south of the...
Early on Saturday, I ventured down to the Agua Dulce creek area (see previous posts for directions) in the Laguna Mtns. Did not happen on the Hepatic Tanager,...
Hi, all! Got a survey question for you: when visiting birders come to San Diego (or southern California in general), what are the "most wanted" birds you ...
Results of the monthly bird count at San Elijo Lagoon will be posted later but wanted to get the word out on some rarities: From 10:30-10:45, I observed an...
Great questions, Mary Beth. I've added a few extra to each list. ... 1. Lawrence's Goldfinch 2. Le Conte's Thrasher 3. Mountain Quail 4. Spotted Dove 5....
Waterbird populations seem to always be in a state of flux. This past week at the beach in Oceanside is a good example with Willets, Marbled Godwits,...
I'm a birder from upstate NY who subscribes to this list so I'll have some idea what is going on out there on my occasional visit to relatives in Temecula. I...
