Over the extended weekend (and into today) there was a notable push of quasi-rare migrant Purple Martins through southern California, from San Luis Obispo to San Diego Counties, offshore on San

On September 6 and 7 I went and checked for the Cactus Wrens at Twin Hills Little League. The first day I counted 3 and possibly heard a 4th. The next day I saw a breeding pair with a nest in some

Sorry to come in late to this thread, but the topic of excessive beak growth is an interesting one. In the Pacific Northwest, several studies have identified excessive beak growth (or Avian Keratin

Jayne Lesley and I also had two male Yellow-headed Blackbirds at the west Polo fields in Del Mar this morning at around 10:00. They were in with a mixed flock that included one Tricolored Blackbird

Monday morning about 9 AM, there were 2 Yellow-headed Blackbirds in a flock of mostly Tricolored Blackbirds on the gravel beach just east of the parking lot and north of the boat launch at Lower Otay

This morning, 6 Sep, there was a flock of 6 Purple Martins (incl. 1 adult male) feeding over the main Dairy Mart Pond in the TRV, where I also finally heard my first Least Bittern there in over 8

Paula Theobald, Nicole Koeltzow, and I found a young Chestnut-sided Warbler at 8:45 this morning in the sycamore tree at the NE corner of Garden Lane and Savoy St. in Pt. Loma (near the south entrance

This morning (9/5/20) Kathy Estey and I participated in the Torrey Pines State Reserve bird survey. Something we have been doing together every month for the past 22 years. No rarities but of

A somewhat early Tropical Kingbird is working up and down the power lines bordering the north side of the community gardens on Hollister Avenue in the TRV. Paul Lehman, San Diego

It has certainly been a good early fall so far for Bairds Sandpipers and White-winged Doves. Add another seven Bairds Sandpipers this morning at the salt works, on a lowered pond. Back on the 3rd

Yesterday at around 2:30 there was a large mixed flock of Terns maybe a 1000 birds on the mud flats, before I could scan through them a Peregrine Falcon came through and they all took to the air.

Yellowish green bird seen briefly in the eucs along the path from the wooden pavilion approximately here: (32.7583209, -117.1927198) at 10:30am Photos and more details here:

This morning, while surveying the river mouth and ocean for the monthly San Dieguito Bird Count (early because dog beach is too crowded on weekend), I was surprised by a beautiful juvenile TRICOLORED

A few birds flew from behind me onto the mess of vegetation between the first two houses on Pio Pico (just west of Silvergate) at about 8:30 this morning.  One was a Hooded Warbler. It stopped very

Here is one I photographed with an exceptionally long bill in Pacifica during a Christmas Bird Count. https://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/CaliforniaThrasherP1140933.htm My understanding is that the bill

This morning around 8 am there was a LUCY’s WARBLER high in the row of Torrey pines that runs alongside the playground at Solana Highlands Park. Otherwise not too many migrants around. Alex

Extending a thanks to John Bruin for reporting the Common Poorwill in Tecolote Canyon earlier this week. I went this morning and heard 1 individual begin calling at 5:48 a.m., soon followed by 2

Dear friends, From one photo of the bird’s head, Peter Pyle tentatively identifies the booby as a Masked, but I requested additional photos from Kim Peterson at Sea World. Peter’s study of the

Dear friends, Linda King told me the booby was in “very poor” condition when it was received at Project Wildlife. Presumably it is being to Sea World (which handles rehabilitation of

Oops my link to Pt LOma eBird list corrupted ..here is a better link. https://ebird.org/checklist/print?subID=S73105040 sue Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting Del Mar, CA seiurus@...