Good morning everyone, I swung by Lindo Lake on my way into work this morning. As of 7am today, the Solitary Sandpiper continues in the Eastern Lake. It was originally on the west side of the lake and

For those who want to go on a difficult bird search for a relatively rare bird, there is a adult Swainson's Hawk in between Pine Valley and the exit for Lake Morena. I spotted it sitting on a dying

Perhaps of local interest, I observed a new arrival adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron this morning at Batiquitos Lagoon on far side from main trail that starts at Gabiano. This is the 3rd out of the

The Solitary Sandpiper continues to forage in the Eastern lake, I had the best view from the south shore. There was also a small group of Phalaropes present but I couldn't determine outright if they

Monday morning there is an adult Solitary Sandpiper at the east end of Lindo Lake. Yesterday, two of the three Gull-billed terns first found by Dan King a few days ago at San Dieguito lagoon in Del

7:43 am, Sunday, July 27, 2020 Just found a juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper looking due east from the observation deck at Kendall-Frost Marsh in north Mission Bay. It"s a little distant so good

Hello birders! Yesterday/Friday morning at the Doane Valley Nature Valley trailhead on Palomar Mountain I had what is believed (by greater minds than mine!) to be a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. Paul Lehman

The most out-of-place species I've seen the past few days was the adult and juvenile Elegant Terns well inland, where casual, at Santee Lakes on 22 July. And no surprise, the flightless Greater Scaup

Between 6:45 and 6:50 a.m. this morning an immature Masked or Nazca Booby flew South past La Jolla. In case anyone reads this while standing in imperial Beach... The bird was especially good-sized and

Monday morning the 20th, there was a Baird's Sandpiper along the east side of the salt works impoundment at the end of 13th Street, but it then flew farther north with some Westerns to a lowered pond

A closer look at the birds revealed that perhaps one was a Common Tern today, unlike last week’s true Common Terns. A look at the juvenile confirms that most, if not all, of the seven similarly

On July 17,2020, just about 8:30, a first-year or female type Yellow-headed Blackbird was frequenting the tallest grasses on the sandbar/island just north of the Robb Field tennis courts. For some

On 14-15 July, a juvenile Willet on south San Di8ego Bay was perhaps a few days early for that age class, although Willet is almost always the first juvenile species of shorebird I see every year.

Today, the 13th, a full alternate Ruddy Turnstone at the J Street/Marina Parkway mudflats was a "fall" arrival, either on-time or perhaps slightly early. Glaucous-winged Gull and Reddish Egret

Has anyone in San Diego County done a backyard big year? If so, would you mind sharing how many birds you got and where in the county do you live? I'm just trying to get a general idea of what

The first of three fall BVAS Pelagic Birding Trips departs Sunday Aug. 16th. aboard the Legacy out of Mission Bay. This is a 12hr.trip. We will target the Nine Mile Bank, San Diego Trough and the

Mid-day Saturday July 11 there was a Virginia Rail in the reeds at the south end of Water of the Woods in the Laguna Mountains. Small rail with rich reddish-brown plumage, gray face, and long

After about an hour or so of searching, 41 birders were finally successful in finding the continuing Glossy Ibis in this mornings group at the Konyn Dairy. Today's views were not as flattering as on

After looking at distant photos I had taken of the Lindo Lake dowitcher, and receiving an additional, better photo taken by Terry Hurst, I started getting nervous. So I returned to Lindo Lake....and

Hi everyone, I swung by Lindo Lake on my lunch break and I check out the Dowitcher when a Yellowlegs flew in and foraged with it. I don't have my equipment unfortunately but what caught my attention