A bit of a follow-up to my earlier post today about trees, particularly lerpy eucalyptus. Tito Gonzalez reports that the line of eucs along the north fence at Buddy Todd Park in Oceanside are lerpy

The month of September in San Diego County and elsewhere in s. CA has shown us what trees are hot, and what's not, in 2020. Best has been lerp-infested eucalyptus, such as at Harry Griffen Park, Lake

Hello all, These two were quite the couple. I say that because I found them both hanging out together. Spotted at the Northeast side of the park just across the dog park where there is bushes along

A male Yellow-headed Blackbird landed on my deck rail at 8 a.m. this morning along with a flock of female RWBs. 3370 Vista de la Cresta. A flock of RWBs arrives in the morning to feed on seed and then

Present at Harry Griffen Park - Andrew drive off as it showed up! 10:15 Saturday Nancy Christensen Ramona A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. Chinese

Apologies if you are one of the many I already sent this to: While trying to locate the Eastern Kingbird reported a few days ago near Coronado bridge, I found a weird tanager that looked like a

I am dictating this message from the field so please excuse all the typos which I cannot possibly correct all of them. Friday morning there was a male northern parula at the corner of DuPont and Gage

I just heard from Becky Turley that she had a Black-and-white Warbler at Cottonwood Creek Park in Encinitas. It was along the creek not far from the playground. Ebird checklist will be submitted.

Our Barn Owls this year came back after successfully having and fledging three babies and had another two, who have now fledged and are flying about at night with the parents. In the four years

Had a MacGillivray's in my yard today in the La Costa area - Monarch Hills. While following it around a nice flock of Pintails flew over. Alison Hiers

This morning (9/25/20) after dipping on the Lucy's warbler and before seeing Alison's Blackburnian, I photographed a sparrow in the euc's just south of the Lucy's spot. My computer's "large" screen

Nothing big deal, but I think this PLUMBEOUS VIREO was a recently arrived migrant. Found in the row of the Tipu trees adjacent to the school and basketball area at the south edge of the grassy sports

Hello, I just sent Eitan this message and decided to share it with all. I believe that Blackburnian also works the Lucy's stakeout ditch, because I saw a bird that fits the description there last

Justyn sent me a photo taken by Alison Davies of the rear end of a warbler that looked like it had potential for a first fall BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. I was able to refind the bird around 9:45am at the

Hello all, This notice is for the upcoming Buena Vista Audubon Pelagic Trip, on Oct. 4, 2020. This is the last regular scheduled pelagic out of San Diego for 2020. The passenger load load on this trip

Dear friends, Earlier today I got a message from Brenda Neill of La Mesa, asking me to confirm the identification of a Zone-tailed Hawk that came to her backyard fountain along Eastridge Drive on

Dear friends, The issue with the subspecies of the Orange-crowned Warbler is that it’s critical to know the bird’s sex, which can’t be ascertained externally. If the bird has a gray head, an

My best guess is that it's an orestera. Reviewers may shoot that down, and that's ok, but it's at least a "Gray-Headed." Seen at the drainage culvert with the Lucy's Warbler and Willow Flycatcher.

First off, a minor corrigendum: the Black Oystercatcher on 19 Sep was at the Mission Bay jetties, not Zuniga Jetty. Also, a Cliff Swallow yesterday, the 23rd, at Dairy Mart was close to the usual

I was forwarded photos of an Eastern Kingbird photographed Tuesday morning from the bike path on Coronado island between the defunct toll booth and golf course here: