The SDFO New Years Day Pelagic 5.5 hour trip is now open to all birders. The trip departs at 8 a.m. Jan.1, 2014, and will return at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $35. Call 619 223-1627. for

Just following up with a few details on San Diego CBC sightings from yesterday: Elizabeth Copper & I had 4 white pelicans continuing at the south end of the bay. A possible black scoter was too

San Diego Region Birders, The preliminary results from today's 2013 SD CBC totaled 210 species, including the following highlights: Blue-footed Booby - 4 Seacoast Drive Brown Booby - 1 Seacoast

Not sure when the Rancho Bernardo count is but I heard a Summer Tanager calling today at work but when I got in the area where I heard it, it didn't call again and I did not get a visual. Address is

Here's the pics of the birds I got today. http://www.sdbirder.com/Birds/CBC2013 I stopped by Greenwood after the compilation and photographed the Grace's Warbler this afternoon

While surfing at Beacons Beach in Leucadia with my wife today (12/14/13), two Northern Fulmars were floating just beyond the surf zone. One of them almost white, the other mottled. I can't say they

Following Paul Lehman's directions, Tom Rinks and I found the Varied Thrush at the edge of the of the Coronado golf course adjacent to 6th and Glorietta. Photos of the male bird can be seen at

Lea Squires and I did a quick stop at Rohr Park today and had the continuing Northern Parula foraging NE and NW of the old adobe building. Missed B&W Warbler but did not check all trees thoroughly. A

Steve: I have not heard of any recent investigations, but Northern Fulmars occasionally suffer significant mortality events. Common causes include emaciation in hatch-year birds and problems

The Hepatic tanager continues at the Marston House, in the flowering Euc at the N edge of the main lawn. It didn't appear until 7:55. The Oak titmouse continues in the oaks along the bridle trail and

annette snider (sic) sent me this A biologist reported that she found a sick Fulmar at Torry Pines State beach by flat rock. She also saw 5 other gulls that were sick or dead. She brought the

Ann We will miss you. Bon Voyage! Onward to Limpkin-land!! Terry Hunefeld Borrego Springs Terry ~ 😎 ... via iPhone with a spelchek minde of its own...

Thanks to wonderful group that enjoyed the evening and a special thanks to Jennifer Baldwin and her husband Mark for their help in setting up the food and the wonderful decorations. I have enjoyed

I stopped by El Toyon Park late this afternoon, and had 28 American Pipits at one point, but no Red-throated. Mysterious bummer. There was one, bright Nashville Warbler in the Rosewood (Tipuana tipu)

More stuff for us to check out. Should we split into two groups to cover the opportunity: one for the pier and one for the beach? Bill

Sorry for cross-posting, but I'd like to communicate to both groups at the same time... I'm in Los Angeles, and just checked Playa Del Rey for the presumed continuing 4-5 Blue-footed Boobies. They

Today, Thursday 12/12/13, Charity & Alan Hagen and I birded at Borrego Springs. At Ram's Hill (restricted access) the BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD and 2 FOX SPARROWS continue along Fonts Pt. Drive, and a

I did the top of the Seacoast Dr. berm at 7.a.m. this morning. Scoping one very distant BLUE- FOOTED BOOBY. I noticed most of the feeding flock there break-up and heading north. I

Yesterday (12/11), an ornithologist at a conference at the Bahia Resort Hotel told me that he thought he saw a Black-throated Green Warbler on the hotel grounds. Independently, I had heard a chip from

I clean forgot about the interesting bluebird I found in the southwest corner of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery yesterday morning 11 Dec 2013. Western Bluebirds have diminished considerably in