Hey everyone, Took advantage of having the day off and hiked out to Big Laguna Lake. Conditions were cold and snow-covered on the way in, and warm and slushy/muddy on the way out. It was business as u

Yes Tim, it is. Andrew Newmark Hillcrest, San Diego CA

Hello everyone, This week is Audubon's Birdability Week! The goal is raising awareness to help make birding more accessible and inclusive for birders who experience accessibility challenges. Part of t

Good morning everyone, I gave Allen Rd a walkthrough this morning and encountered a Red-naped Sapsucker near the tire swing moving from tree to tree. It was loosely associating with a pair of Nuttall'

Hey all, Rodney Gast and I just got eyes on, and photos of, the Lucy's Warbler at Harry Griffen Park that Eitan found earlier today. We had to wait a bit but it eventually popped down into the ditch b

Good evening friends, I left shortly before Rodney arrived and did not have his luck with the Waterthrush, however, I did find a Gray Flycatcher moving along the fence posts of the south pond trail. I

Hey all, I went after the WEVI at 7:30am this morning, planting myself at the "GDN of Love A" spot as others have mentioned. The WEVI started intermittently singing just before 8am from deep in the bu

Hi everyone, I stopped by Lindo LakeoLake my way out of work today and did not see the Solitary Sandpiper. There is, however, a non-breeding Spotted Sandpiper there now (no spots!) so use caution. I c

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

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 w

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 i

The hooded warbler continues as of 9:30 a.m. today. Short bursts of song and very difficult views as it flits through dark underbrush and vanishes entirely for long periods. Andrew Newmark Hillcrest,

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

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 Californi

Kittiwake flew in and is now sitting on the beach at 12pm. It's being cautious of the surrounding humans but mostly is tolerating their presence. I definitely agree with the assessment that it's sick,

Correction, there are two singing male Indigo Buntings here, just got sight on both. Andrew Newmark Hillcrest, CA

Hello all! I know there were a couple ebird reports of a possible Indigo Bunting at the Bird and Butterfly Garden but I can now confirm. Followed its song and just got photos of it. It was in the main

Following up on Jeremiah's report, I braved the rain and visited Sweetwater Reservoir today. Among a large group of 100+ blackbirds that flew in from the south I found three Yellow-headed Blackbirds i

Hello again, I just refound the Greater Pewee once more at 1pm in a Magnolia tree at 32.731600,-117.156244, near the bridge. It was silent both times I found it. Andrew Newmark El Cajon

I found the Balboa Park Greater Pewee this morning at 11:45am in its usual spot in the dead snags in the back of the bridle trail. However, after a few minutes I watched it fly across the freeway and