Hello all, Not a rare announcement to say the least but I just recently moved into a new apartment in Hillcrest and was happy to discover an Anna's Hummingbird had built a nest in a small tree in the

Just received word that the continuing Wood Stork that we and others viewed this morning at the Safari Park has soared up and out of view to the northwest. --Aedyn Loefke

At approximately 9:20AM, myself and 3 other birders observed the Wood Stork fly out of the Safari park, circle and gain elevation, then fly out to the northwest, eventually out of view. I have

Hi Birders, Four of us (Trysten and Aedyn L. and Derek H)observed the continuing Wood Stork this morning beginning around 6:45-6:53. It was not where it was photo’d last night by Gary Nunn. It was

The WOOD STORK continued this evening seen just a few minutes after the sun went down over the hills west of the park. I had waited a long time at the San Pasqual Battlefield Hill spot looking and

In case anyone was curious, I received a half dozen requests for the photos and received some good feedback. Thank you all, especially Stan, for pointing out details that I missed. I’ve concluded

Despite the continued low number of passerine migrants I've been seeing the past 5 or 6 days, today (14 May) there was a Tennessee Warbler and a Summer Tanager in residential Point Loma. The warbler

The wood stork continues at the wild animal Park on Thursday at 11:40 AM. Visible with great difficulty from the top of the San Pasqual Battlefield hill. I parked west of the battlefield at the

I received a iPhone image of an adult Sabines Gull in alternate plumage walking on the beach at La Jolla Shore. This was from a non-birder friend. This was sometime in the past week. So keep a

Californias can look bluish-gray in some light but generally are dull grayish—grayish brown in females and young. Best to go by multiple id characters when deciding species. Geoffrey

From the Sibley and Petersen guides, the body coloration of the California Gnatcatcher is described and shown as gray. Same as photos found on Google. I have id'ed a male California Gnatcatcher at the

Parking area was open at the spot where some of us have had flocks of LAGO, near intersection with Old Milky Way. I also noticed the Archaeological center lot was open when I went past the other day.

Great idea. But at the moment, the battlefield park is fundamentally closed except to local residents, and there is no nearby parking. For more details, see https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=655 Stan

Back in the days of the previous Wood Stork, we'd hike up to the hilltop from the San Pasqual Battlefield Monument and find it in our scopes. https://goo.gl/maps/6naFoHQqPAmuVThh7 33.088198,

PLEASE NOTE: SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK IS CLOSED TO VISITORS AT THIS TIME. We have a report in to eBird that yesterday, 13 May 2020, a WOOD STORK appeared at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near

Went to the Cove for the first time in about 3 weeks from 11:00-12:00 this morning. While Ellen Scripps Browning Park and the adjacent seawalk are still off-limits, the path from the Cave Shop to the

Had one American Bittern this morning at 8:45 flying briefly about 200 yards west of the Stonebridge Trail. It was on the north side of the lagoon. David Trissel San Diego, CA

Red Necked Phalarope continuing this morning, Wed May 13, I saw it feeding along the shoreline of the "gull bay" adjacent to the boat dock off the Kiowa Drive Entrance. The parking lot is still closed

The indigo bunting is still hanging out just east of the staging area, the irrigation has been repaired and 4 drips are now running, and approved distanced parking now available. Richard Cuthbertson

There are indeed 2 Am bitterns in that area. I heard both calling from different areas of the reed bed on Sunday between 6am and 7am: one near the trail crossing to Stonebridge, and one further west