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

for those that may be interested on Saturday Patty Koger and her husband Patrick got the bird down to the sdnhm to be with phil unit (the bird collection curator) thank Patty and Patirck steve

Tuck Russell and I walked Desert View Road in the Lagunas this morning (Tuesday 5/12). We were able to locate at least two, possibly three Dusky Flycatchers in this area, a known breeding location.

Went out to Scissors Crossing this morning and although I managed to miss the Brown-crested Flycatchers entirely, I did find a Willow Flycatcher as a consolation prize. This morning had high

as a follow up to Sue Smiths note about the terns at Penesquitos i was down at the mouth of the San Elijo Lagoon this morning at 7 and wildly guessed 1751 Elegant Terns, likely lots more. Lots of

The American Bittern was preening in the grass on the north side of the water at 7:43 this morning. If you seek it out via the Stonebridge Trail, be sure to wear your rubber boots. Photo link below.

I went back to San Elijo Lagoon Sunday evening (5/10) between 6 and 7pm, and again heard the American Bittern calling in the same place I reported it on April 6 (in the marsh just north of the La

Thanks to everyone that responded! I’ve received suggestions of both Mourning and MacGillivray’s. The images I’ve researched look more like Mourning, but location and rarity definitely lean

From about 2:30-3:00 pm on the subject date, I noted a very large aggregation of terns, herons, egrets, pelicans, gulls, cormorants feeding inside Penasquitos Lagoon, in Del Mar. I could not make a

Russ and I made a trip to a few birding spots on the desert this morning. We found a pair of Brown-crested Flycatchers north of Scissor Crossing in the first big clump of cottonwood trees. We had

the recently reported american bittern was in full throat this Morning Sunday. Seen and heard west of the mesa and also on the south side of the mesa and about 100 yards west of the Stonebridge