Our paparazzi star Yellow-billed Loon has had its share of misidentified photos submitted since it was first discovered over a month ago. The culprit, of course, is misidentified Common Loons, often s

It's been a bit of a while since it's been reported, but the female type Northern Parula continues Saturday morning in UTC at the end of Executive Drive in the last tipu tree next to the entrance to t

A male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was present Friday morning in the Middletown/Banker's Hill neighborhood of San Diego. It was immediately behind #3312 Front Street, which is bordering a canyon. This ca

On Weds AM the 25th, a few folks went on a half-day pelagic trip out to the outer edge of the 9-Mile Bank. Pleasant sea conditions. Pretty much reasonably expected species were seen, with no real surp

An Ancient Murrelet was photographed yesterday morning off Quivira Nasin somewhere near the mouth of Mission Bay. But the news was not shared until now this morning, Tuesday, via eBird. Not a birder I

The Clay-colored Sparrow found in late Dec at Rohr Park in Bonita by Miko Olsen, but not reported at all this month, continued this morning (Monday) near the west end of the park, as before. Today it

The largest numbers of American Robins are often recorded at dawn, as flock after flock flies overhead at that time of the morning in some areas. Today, the 22nd, large flocks at low to fairly high he

Yet another new, coastal Townsend's Solitaire is in town this morning, Saturday, at El Camino Cemetery in the Sorrento Valley area. Along the road in cedars/junipers and pines adjacent to the couple r

On Wednesday, there was a new Summer Tanager and two White-throated Sparrows together at Point Loma Nazarene University. Today, Thursday, another new Summer Tanager is at Sunnyslope Park in Otay Mesa

The basic plumaged Pigeon Guillemot seen a couple hours ago flying by La Jolla, first spotted by Bridget Spencer, is now swimming in La Jolla Cove at the north end of the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Clu

Monday at La Jolla, numbers offshore were decidedly mediocre early on but then picked way up with the passage of the final moderate-rain-band and subsequent substantial increase in a west wind after 1

Saturday morning, there is a (continuing) female Black Scoter on South San Diego Bay in the usual area off Coronado Cays. A returning Black and white Warbler continues at Kimball Park in National City

Not reported since 26 December, the Red-necked Grebe, back for its SIXTH winter, continues in San Diego Bay off Shelter Island. At dawn this morning it was off the south end of the "island"--the oppos

Thought it was time to check on the coral trees bordering the San Diego Zoo parking lot in Balboa Park at dawn this morning (Thurs), and sure enough they are just starting to bloom. Ended up with four

On a beautiful Monday morning, visiting birder Richard Crossley had a female Orchard Oriole along the scrub and fenceline at Kendall Frost Marsh a Crown Point, between the observation deck and the apa

Given that the area around the southern part of Balboa Park receives less coverage than the rest of the park in winter, I thought I'd I'd give it a check on Sunday AM. At San Diego City College, a roo

Saturday morning, 6 Red Phalaropes continue at the salt works, from the 41 reported there, post-storms, on the 5th. Today they were in the northwesternmost pond. The Townsend's Solitaire in Nestor/Pal

On Weds the 4th, the Yellow-billed Loon continued on Mission Bay, fairly early in the morning near the mouth of Quivira Basin, the Long-tailed Duck continued along the northwest side of Vacation Isle,

It appears that enough birders have been chasing the Borrego Springs Inca Dove that the "disturbance" is wearing thin on one or two of the homeowners at the site. On the day I initially found it, I as

On 3 January, in the light rain, the returning male Hepatic Tanager continues in Tierrasanta. Unfortunately, ever since the end of November the bird seems to have vacated its known overnight roost sit