Stopped at the Cove on the way to work for 15 minutes at 10:30. Ocean absolutely flat. A scattering of black-vented shearwaters. Dozens and dozens of common...
The Memorial Service for Michelle will be held on Saturday, March 10. The service is scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM. The service will take place at St. Andrew's...
Tim and all, Anywhere from one to five Pacific Golden-Plovers have been present north of the Tijuana River mouth every winter since at least 1998/1999 (SDBIRDS...
The last walk at Robb Field yesterday afternoon saw the immature reddish egret that Bob Miller pointed out from his enclosure. We then saw a mature reddish...
County Recorders/Contributors: The Winter Season (December 2011 through February 2012) is ended, and we solicit reports for inclusion in the Southern...
WIth the post from last week in mind and Steve Brad's recent discovery of the large flock of Lawrnece's Goldfinches at the Porche dealer, I was hoping to see...
Oops. In my previous post I forgot to mention one of the best birds of all on the three pelagic trips: COMMON TERN well seen and photo'd on Saturday boat...
Three straight days--Fri, Sat, Sun--of pelagic trips off San Diego to La Jolla Canyon and 9-Mile Bank as part of the San Diego Bird Festival. Friday AM was...
SD-Birders, Twenty participants enjoyed the first "County Transect" trip today which I led with Jim Pea, where several of the participants notched life birds....
Trent Stanley & I birded several places this morning. We started at the Lawrence's Goldfinch spot in Carlsbad just before 8 this morning. The birds were easy...
Hi San Diego birders, If you know this, can you refer me to a map that shows the mitigation area for the Least Bell's Vireo under the MSCP, specifically for...
9:00 am Sunday March 4 - There was a golden plover this morning feeding in the area between the shore and the dunes on the north side of the outlet of the...
This year I wanted to watch and record nesting of the Brandt's Cormorants at the Cove. I was pleased to find a nest that two weeks ago was incubating eggs, was...
Recently someone posted a note expressing disappointment at not finding the pelicans at Lindo Lake. A dozen of them are now hanging out there. Other usual...
Dear friends, For the bird festival Jim Wilson and I led a field trip in Balboa Park. Since we were on foot only, we just walked the area between the Natural ...
This morning (March 3) at the Imperial Beach Pier, three Pelagic Cormorants were perched at the end of the pier offering great photo opportunities. A few...
On Friday, 23 festival participants birded Julian, Paso Picacho Campground in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, and Morris Ranch and Wooded Hill roads in the Laguna...
Thanks to Kenn Kaufman, Elizabeth Copper, and a fun & diverse group of participants who excelled at spotting birds, the San Diego Bird Festival's Friday...
During the Bird Festival's Estuary Walk this evening, there were three Elegant Terns on the north end of the western mudflat at Robb Field, mixed in with a few...
I have this named as "Brandt's Cormorant", but closer examination may not support this choice. Note white on the sides red on the face. La Jolla is so far out...
Dear friends, In two of Steve's pictures you can see the Lawrence's Goldfinches feeding on the fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia. This fiddleneck is a native...
300 or so goldfinch were seen by a number of people this am. I took a picture of their favorite perching tree. Tree is in nw corner of Hoehn Porche....
Stan Walens and I had a very bleached first-cycle Thayer's Gull with a very pale bill base at the south end of La Jolla's rocky shoreline during the Pacific...
In addition to the birds that Paul just noted that were seen today, I can add 3 more. Our group had 2 Vermillion Flycatchers at the Sunset St. ballfields,...
A few highlights from Thursday field trips for the SD Bird Festival included some continuing winter birds: Eurasian Wigeon and Reddish Egret in SD River...
Hello, The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a coastal cactus wren dispersal and genetics study in San Diego County. We color banded many cactus wrens...
Very sorry. I meant White-throated Sparrow. -- Sara The White-crowned Sparrow was still at Kate Sessions Park on Feb. 29 roughly 8AM (at first just north of...
Our backyard bird bath has been a busy place this winter. I assume the dry weather has narrowed the range of water sources for the local bird community. At any...
The White-crowned Sparrow was still at Kate Sessions Park on Feb. 29 roughly 8AM (at first just north of the children's playgound, then with a dozen...
