Well finally after 4 tries I actually saw the Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Carlsbad yesterday. I decided to change my stragegy and rather go in the late...
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Jay Desgrosellier
dsgrsllr
Jan 1, 2012 8:41 pm
Saturday, Dec. 31st 2011 Enjoyed a spectacular day birding the Ramona area with Richard Fowler as part of the Escondido CBC. Best birds were a GRAY FLYCATCHER...
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ERIC
erickrunkkala
Jan 1, 2012 10:18 pm
I birded TRV late this morning and early afternoon. The best bird was a bright female-type American Redstart in the willows at the north end of the sculpture...
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Doug
aguillard2469
Jan 2, 2012 2:18 am
So, was it that bad with the fog, that there is no highlites report to the group? D Aguillard National City, CA doug@......
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ross c
caracara99
Jan 2, 2012 2:55 am
Since there are not many records of Verdin in the coastal area it may be of interest that I saw one on Fiesta Island today, Jan. 1, at about 4pm. It was in...
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Terence Brashear
birdnird
Jan 2, 2012 4:52 am
Is anyone willing to share a location of Burrowing Owl in the San Diego area? I scoured Fiesta Island a couple of days ago, and came up empty-handed. Any...
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orchidanica
Jan 2, 2012 6:05 am
I photographed a female Williamson's Sapsucker just east of the Stonewall mine at Cuyamaca Rancho St pk. Also in same area saw a flock of 25 or so Pinyon Jays...
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uwviper
Jan 2, 2012 7:14 am
Following the SDFO pelagic trip, I had the Rancho Santa Fe / Encinitas Eastern Pheobe and Vermilion Flycatcher at the location described in earlier posts at...
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Kenneth Weaver
rupicola2003
Jan 2, 2012 5:56 pm
Preliminary results for the Escondido CBC indicate that the total will be in the 150s for no. of species. "Write-up" birds include the following: Eurasian...
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rn8x42
Jan 2, 2012 11:40 pm
I checked out three parks in La Mesa this morning.La Mesita and Northmont were both pretty slow. Harry Griffin got very birdy as the morning warmed.I found a...
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bicyclebirder
Jan 2, 2012 11:59 pm
I was surrounded by two SDPD cars this afternoon. There is now a small sign saying that the road leading to the pump station is a bike lane and no motorized...
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Guy McCaskie
guymcc2
Jan 3, 2012 12:09 am
I spent the morning with four out of town birders. Birds of note included the GRACE'S Warbler at Greenwood Cemetery in southeast San Diego. The adult male...
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lehman.paul@...
lehman.paul1
Jan 3, 2012 2:01 am
The complete results of the January 1 annual SDFO pelagic trip will be posted to eBird, SoCalBirding.com, and to SDFO members. The best couple birds on the...
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ERIC
erickrunkkala
Jan 3, 2012 2:05 am
We all need to call the city tomorrow and complain about this. If we get enough calls we have a good chance to get this edict reversed. Call your city...
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KathyD
kathy_dickey
Jan 3, 2012 2:05 am
Mike and Patti and I got to Torrey Pines State Reserve at 7 today to beat the huge crowds (of people). Best birds of the day were a hermit thrush, a loggerhead...
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Walens, Stanley
stanwalens
Jan 3, 2012 2:57 am
I and several other birders saw the Rohr Park painted redstart on Dec 30 in the afternoon. But I didn't see the northern parula. Didn't bother reporting the...
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Maryanne Bache
m.bache
Jan 3, 2012 3:10 am
Credit where credit is due: Molly Evans sighted the painted redstart and Carol McKie Manning confirmed it, before I ever laid eyes upon it. Lovely bird. ...
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Terence Brashear
birdnird
Jan 3, 2012 3:20 am
Mark Lee and I were out in the TJRV area today. We saw both the Green-tailed Towhee & the Harris's Sparrow at the TJRV Nature Center. Mark got pics of the...
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Mark Lee
mleesrfr1
Jan 3, 2012 6:32 am
In addition to the birds Terry reported we had a few Hermit Thrushes, Lincoln's Sparrow, and plenty of raptors along dairy mart rd. I included a photo of the...
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Cory Gregory
arcticory
Jan 3, 2012 6:58 am
Birders, Yesterday we found the previously-mentioned DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER along Kingfisher Lane in Carlsbad. The bird was active and calling often from the...
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rtpatton02
Jan 3, 2012 3:01 pm
Sorry for my tardy posting.... Thanks to all who participated in yesterday's Rancho Santa Fe Christmas Bird Count & for making it so fun & successful. Not all...
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ERIC
erickrunkkala
Jan 3, 2012 5:44 pm
I talked to "Moe" at councilwoman Leightner's office ... 619-236-6611. She's going to look into this situation for us. She seemed sympathetic. Sorry my...
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Jimmy McMorran
jimmy_mcmorran
Jan 3, 2012 6:16 pm
Hi Birders, The Plumbeous Vireo found near the Del Dios area was located in the front yard and immediate vicinity of 20012 Lake Drive. Images of the vireo are...
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lehman.paul@...
lehman.paul1
Jan 3, 2012 6:37 pm
A productive 90 minutes of birding--particularly between 7:00-8:15 AM in Tierrasanta on Tuesday morning: mostly along and near Antigua Boulevard (off...
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Mark Stratton
zostropz
Jan 3, 2012 8:54 pm
Yesterday, on our way home from a nice Southeast Arizona trip, we stopped by and right off the 111, a couple miles south of the 78, there were Sandhill Cranes...
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Doug
aguillard2469
Jan 3, 2012 9:18 pm
Yesterday, after a photo session on Mt. Palomar, I decided to swing by Lake Henshaw in search of the Tundra Swan, no such luck. Then into Ramona, stopping at...
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BJ Stacey
bjinsd
Jan 3, 2012 9:49 pm
I started 2012 by running around the county with visiting birder Jon Mann from Scottsdale. Together we found 139 species. Jan 1 We started the year on the...
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Kenneth Weaver
rupicola2003
Jan 3, 2012 10:31 pm
I noted a continuous northbound movement of Black-vented Shearwaters off Oceanside beach this morning between 1000 and 1100. Estimates are difficult but...
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Bob Miller
swbirder
Jan 3, 2012 11:44 pm
Hi all, Had a great time on the boat! I even enjoyed the fog...secretly maybe.. and the trip back in to the bay with a massive "ghost" sailboat slipping in and...
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frank
panapancho
Jan 4, 2012 1:34 am
The wintering Dusky Flycatcher described by Sue Smith in mid-November and photographed by Eric Kallen continues at Dos Picos Park. When seen at noon,1/3/12,...
