While covering the northern half of Pamo Valley for the Escondido CBC, Supeena and I found a Gray Flycatcher in the oaks on the south side of Lusardi Road, 100 meters or so from the intersection with

Highlights from the west side of Balboa Park on Christmas Bird Count day, courtesy the CBC team (myself, Chris Smith, Michelle Haglund, Supeena Adler, Rich Norgaard and Mark Stratton): Dusky-capped Fl

This morning in the northwestern portion of Lake Murray, there were at least eighteen Northern Rough-winged Swallows, perched on the high-tension power lines and foraging over Del Cerro Bay, which is

This morning there was a female Common Goldeneye in Alvarado Bay at Lake Murray. I saw the Canvasback, and the Vermilion Flycatcher in the process of being well-photographed. Did not see Horned Grebe

I spent the morning scouting Balboa Park around the Marston House and Marston Canyon. Again little of interest appeared, but I did photograph two non-Oregon Juncos in the park, south of the Marston Ho

This morning in the southwest area of the park, there was a Pacific-slope Flycatcher helpfully calling. The location was the eucs on the rise between Balboa Dr. and 8th Ave, more-or-less in line with

Correction! I see in e-Bird the Hammond's was previously reported by Nathan French way back in mid-October. So there it still is! Christopher Adler Allied Gardens

Hi all, I took a short late-morning walk around the Marston House at Balboa Park, and saw none of the previously reported birds of note. But I did have a flycatcher which I think was a Hammond's; no g

Hi all, I visited Harry Griffen Park yesterday and took some photos of a Red-breasted Sapsucker. Nancy Christensen pointed out that it looked like the northern subspecies individual that was seen at t

Not so exciting, but a small neighborhood park in my patch, Princess Del Cerro Park, turned up a Myrtle Warbler that permitted some close photos. Here's the eBird report with a pin and photos. https:/

At the Allied Gardens Recreation Center late this morning, the Dickcissel made a brief appearance on the fence between the west side of the main park, and the western athletic field. Overall the sparr

I’m at the Allied Gardens recreation Center and there is a Dickcissel with the sparrow flock in the athletic fields. Christopher Adler Allied Gardens

The subejct bird has been refound at about 11:15am by me and Nancy C. We’ve got some photos. Bird was reported to eBird by Jim Pawlicki earlier this morning. Location per Jim: Comments: "Adult in lerp

Hi everyone, Just a followup; Paul Lehman and Barbara Carlson spotted this bird on Sept. 27 and reported it to the list. I would have mentioned it in my initial post had I remembered. Credit where cre

Hi everyone, This morning at the Dairy Mart south pond, I heard the whinny call of a Downy Woodpecker and followed it to what appeared to be a Nuttall's. But on a closer look, both the back pattern an

A minor curiosity at the MIssion Trails Dam early this morning was an unusually large group of 55 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, mostly perched in a single tree and foraging over the dam. There were

This afternoon I had a Swainson's Hawk fly very high over my neighborhood of Allied Gardens, just south of Mission Trails Regional Park. Distant photos in this ebird report: https://ebird.org/checklis

I found an Eastern Phoebe late this morning at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge near Singer Ln. in Spring Valley. It was by the Waste water treatment plant about 0.5 miles walk along the Jeep Tr

For anyone seeking HOOR for CBC today, Paul Chad just found one in Balboa Park, west of lawn bowling. Christopher Adler Allied Gardens

A surprise find in Balboa park west is proving reliable: we have the whole CBC team photographing a grasshopper sparrow in the mowed grassy area SE of the intersection of Balboa Dr. and The Quince St.