I had a male Rufous Hummingbird at my feeders this morning here in Dulzura Summit. Arrival timing here is about as expected, although a female or immature Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird has been present h

The previously reported female type Common Goldeneye was seen about noon on the north side of the San Diego River Flood Control near the west end. The bird was solitary. No other ducks in the immediat

An adult female Brown Booby seems to have taken up residence on buoy # 34 ( same buoy as used by the Nazca Boobies last winter), in south San Diego Bay, National City. That buoy is visible from the Si

Four of us did a pre- San Diego Audubon Bird Festival scouting trip offshore on Friday Feb. 8, 2018. Very nice conditions with a small swell and east breeze. Birds of note; A clean looking Sooty Shear

Subject: San Diego Audubon Bird Festival pelagics trips. Hello all, The San Diego Audubon 2019 Bird Festival is approaching quickly. The Festival dates are Feb. 27, to Mar. 3, 2019. Among the many fie

There was an adult Bald Eagle at the north end of Lower Otay Lake about 1 p.m. today. Not many gulls on the lake, maybe 60-70 or so. None close to the launch ramp docks area. Saw pair of Western Grebe

There has been a pale immature Ferruginous Hawk in the cow pasture west of Hwy 94 and north of Otay Lakes rd. since mid Nov. My apologies for not getting this out, as I transit this area to and from t

Four of us ventured out of Mission Bay this morning. Overall bird numbers were low. One or two well seen and photographed Sooty Shearwaters were out of season. I believe there were two. Photos should

I had two or possible three female type Hooded Mergansers in the San Diego River Flood Control Channel about 11:30 this morning. The birds were east of West Mission Bay Dr. Bridge, in a narrow portion

Four of us did a boat tour out of Mission Bay, and out to the west then down across the Nine Mile Bank. Still masses of birds, dolphin and small tuna on anchovies on the Nine Mile Bank. Incredible sho

I found an immature Red-footed Booby on the water among a feeding flock of Black-vented Shearwaters Western Gulls on The Nine Mile Bank about 8.8 nautical mile (just under 10 statute miles) southwest

The Buena Vista Audubon and Grande pelagic, Sunday Oct. 21, 2019 had few highlights, but overall fair numbers of birds. We experience exceptionally nice ocean conditions, some dense fog early, but cle

Hello Birders, I hope your fall migration is going well. We certainly have had some interesting sightings lately. Pelagic trips have been no exception. Two Red-footed Boobies on our August pelagic as

The Buena Vista Audubon and Grande Pelagic Sunday was a great success. Bird species of note included Least Storm-Petrel, Masked/Nazca Booby, Red Billed Tropicbird, Long-tailed Jaegers, Craveri's Murre

I made a few stops around the valley this morning. Overall rather quiet. A couple of birds of note; American Bittern at the s.e. corner of the main Dairy Mart Ponds. A vocal Northern Waterthrush at th

Hello all, Just a reminder that the Buena Vista Audubon and Grande Pelagic trip is coming up on Sunday Sept. 23, 2018. A few spaces are available. This is a 12 hour trip out of H&M Landing in San Dieg

No, these were not seen from a boat. A immature Red-footed Booby was seen from the end of Sea Coast in Imperial beach this morning. The bird was tan ( coffee with cream )color much as the bird seen on

Four of us weathered the bumpy ride to the 30 Mile Bank Friday. The n.w. winds the previous two days stirred up the ocean surface and although winds were mostly light today there was a lot of left ove

Hello all, I just received word that Scott St. (the road in front of H & M Landing) will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning. If you are booked for the Aug. 19th. pelagic Plan on bei

These are pelagic bird sighting off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. The trip was a fishing trip so all sights were incidental to that. Cook's Petrel 6 - morning of Aug. 10, 2018 about 30 nautica