I was at reported location for Red-eyed Vireo from 8:55 to 10:30 and not seen or heard. Upon arrival Jay was just leaving and Eric joined me shortly after I...
Follow-up for those interested in common birds in uncommon places: the two Brown Pelicans reported on June 20 at Lake Murray are still there. On the boat...
All - a note about the below: I originally reported to the text message list the bird as a Red-eyed "type" Vireo because at that point I was still attempting...
*Birded in the Laguna Mts. , starting at Agua Dulce. No Pinyon Jays. Flushed a flock of Band-tailed Pigeons. Have never seen so many together. (I counted 8,...
Despite it being just about dead-low tide, the basic-plumaged CURLEW SANDPIPER continued off the north end of 7th/Delaware in Imperial Beach on Monday morning...
Okay, my Laguna finch has been confirmed as a "Purple", not a Cassin's, despite it's little crest. Thanks, Guy! -- Waggin' tails, Catherine Competitive...
I wanted to send a quick post reminding folks out there that playing tapes to attract a federally listed bird species is, in simple terms, a no-no. Federally...
This morning from one vantage just north of town I could see six Harris' Hawks ... two adults, a juvenile (fledged last year) and three newly fledged birds. ...
A number of people out there wanted more details on "taping" in listed birds. OK, yes, I'm showing my age (and Luddite tendencies) when I say "tape" -- any...
Question John I have been told and have repeated this with many people, who think I'm an idiot when stating/repeating the below statement. "Simply being near...
Doug, Gjon, et al, Legal definitions and court findings are widely available on the internet, but here is a fairly good but 'legaleez' reading (entirely off...
in the field north side of Oceanside airport and and south of san luis rey river trail there were several singing Grasshopper Sparrows this am Wednesday...
On Weds, 27 June, we (Povey, Ginsburg, Blackman, Lehman) made a pelagic trip from Mission Bay out to the WSW to the 30-Mile Bank (to about 24nm offshore) just...
To follow up on PEL's message on today's pelagic links to images of the Brown Booby and Red-billed Tropicbird. The Booby appears to be the same dark imm...
OK, this will be my last post on the subject, at least on the listserv. And don't say I didn't warn you about opening a can o' worms. As I mentioned in the...
While I agree that the playing of tapes can be detrimental to birds there are many schools of thought on the subject whether or not it is truly harmful. I am...
I was told, some time back (possibly by a fish and game official), that harassing an animal is when you purposely cause an animal to change its behavior and do...
Hello fellow birders, This is a reminder about the July 2012 San Dieguito Lagoon monthly bird count. For July, the count is on the second Sunday, July 8th. ...
Sorry for the late report. Dick Wood of Tucson found the curlew sandpiper in the salt pond north of the bike path just west of 7th in Imperial Beach around...
Spent 6:00-8:30AM Friday morning seawatching at La Jolla. Pretty slow overall, without very many birds (just small numbers of Black-vented and Sooty...
The Curlew Sandpiper continues as of this morning (6/29) from the bike path in between 7th and Delaware in Imperial Beach. Two of us observed it from about...
I was surfing the yahoo groups website for SLO County. Respected birder Tom Edell posted a link on the SLOBirds site to the "Birder's Dashboard". Pick a...
Nice tool, but having chased a number of confirmed eBird posts......I'd prefer sightings certified by the hotline admins, or the ones approved by a state...
I spent yesterday afternoon (Jun 28) and today (Jun 29) birding from the Colorado River (Imperial County) to Jacumba and back to the Salton Sea. I started...
Spent some early hours this morning seawatching at La Jolla Cove. About 6:15 am a COMMON MURRE in breeding plumage was flying south just past the kelp line. ...
There were two Magpie Jays at the Bird & Butterfly today, one stayed close to the green cabin. Dairy Mart Ponds "blind" had a Nuttall's Woodpecker and Green...
This morning, Camille and I did a little birding in the Tijuana River Valley. We started off of Hollister and Main St., where Jay had the Red-eyed Vireo last...
Saw a female Red Breasted Grosbeak at San Elijo Lagoon around 10:00am near the end of the small loop trail near the Visitor Center. Been there many times...
