Susan Smith reminded me that not everyone can access the Birds of the World web site. I think this link should be OK. And some of the bills appear very

The bill can appear very long: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/calthr/cur/introduction Sally M. Gall La Jolla

The booby was just picked up to go to rehab. Justyn Stahl

I just received cell phone photos of a juvenile MASKED/NAZCA BOOBY sitting on the beach "in a high traffic area" at "Dog Beach", Del Mar. It is at the south side of the beach close to where the river

Not really a stop the presses bird, but a White-breasted Nuthatch at Morley Field was a nice surprise for my local patch (I don’t see anything in eBird for 2020 west of the San Diego Mission). For

John Walters Bonita, CA johnfwalters5552@...

Good afternoon, This morning, in Kate Sessions park, I had a California Thrasher with (at least in my experience) an exceptionally long and decurved bill. Since I can't find much information

On August 30th, there was a Yellow-headed Blackbird and a molting male Indigo Bunting along Hollister Avenue in the TRV. The bunting wasn't too far from the B&B Garden so could well been one of the

At the moment there is a continuing Yellow-headed Blackbird at Sweetwater Reservoir. It is ALWAYS with the Red-winged Blackbirds who every 10 minutes fly up and land in a new location of the south

A photo-birder on Facebook posted shots of a Black-and-white Warbler today, taken at the UCSD Ecological Park, which looks to be northeast of the Geisel Library and East of Hopkins Drive. Just the

As of 28 Aug, the White-eyed Vireo continues, and continues singing, at El Camino Cemetery. No surprise. The usual area. Overall, the migration of western landbirds along the coast has been quite

This morning (8/27/20) at 8:30AM a young male SUMMER TANAGER was present in the habitat just west of the western terminus of Governor Drive in University City. Jim

Hi all - this morning Kathryn Wendel and I had a dull (presumably first fall) LUCY'S WARBLER at Harry Griffen Park in La Mesa. We actually both saw this bird separately earlier in the morning, I saw

Dear San Diego Birders, This morning I completed our August bird count at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. Though I found no rarities, I was surprised to see an adult female Hooded

https://ebird.org/media/catalog?userId=USER1427958&mediaType=p I saw a white-winged Dove with nine Mourning doves this afternoon on the grass in my yard. I thought they were at the edge of their range

At the settling ponds this morning there were four of us. No Bendire's, one Crissal seen and one maybe two LeConte's calling. The Crissal was east of the ponds past the berm and popped up at

The Bendire's Thrasher was NOT seen this morning (that I know of). There were around 7 birders at the WTP setting ponds in Borrego Springs this morning and as far as I know the BETH was not seen or

Today, the 23rd, there was a juv Baird's Sandpiper at the salt works on S San Diego Bay, perhaps a continuing bird. (The 3 Baird's also continue today at San Dieguito Lagoon--fide B. L. Carlson.) A

I primarily photograph at San Elijo Lagoon, Torrey Pines Beach, La Jolla Cove, and Penasquitos Lagoon. I'm interested in photographing more shorebirds during fall migration, but I'm not yet familiar

Hello Yesterday, Aug 21 a Pectoral Sandpiper was seen in the middle of the grass area of the westernmost ball fields At Robb Field, in the company of Killdeer. Thanks for the location tip from the