Yesterday afternoon I walked Junipero Serro Road in Mission Trails Regional Park from the visitor center. The first Townsend's Solitaire was in the riparian, west of the road at about the same area as

This one in Rancho Mission Canyon this afternoon at 4:45pm. This is a canyon trail system beginning on a small park along Margerum Ave., in the San Carlos area. The bird was in the canyon on the west

Update and retraction: it is NOT a Clark's Nutcracker but a Northern Flicker. Thanks to Justyn for picking out the black bib in one of the photos which I did not see. Alas! Christopher Adler Allied Ga

On Thursday, June 2, just after 11am, Lisa Ruby and I had brief and distant looks at a Clark's Nutcracker at Kitchen Creek, perched on a snag north of the gated end of Kitchen Creek Rd. The tree was a

A flyover Swainson's Hawk was an unexpected surprise this morning at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center. It has heading westwards and could be around the area or near the coast. Distant photos on eB

Birding the northern portion of Pamo Valley for the Escondido Christmas Bird Count, Supeena and I found a Varied Thrush, about a half mile up Lusardi Truck Trail (a.k.a. Forest Rte. 11S01) in Carney C

This morning I made a quick stop to Princess Del Cerro Park, a very small neighborhood park with the usual assortment of San Diego park trees: eucs, tipus, sycamores, pines, etc. A Blackburnian Warble

This morning I went in search of the Northern Parula at the Kearny Mesa Rec Center park, found by Paul L. yesterday. No luck. But there was a Nashville Warbler in some dense fruiting figs by the swimm

This morning in Allied Gardens, at least 7 birders were searching for the Blackpoll Warbler without success. I was there for 2 hours. While searching Max L. and I heard a Townsend's-like chip and stru

This morning at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center there was a Blackpoll Warbler, in the largest euc on the south side of the central grassy field. Also in this euc was a Solitary-type vireo I'm cal

I spent the morning in the Sweetwater River riparian area in the SDNWR, from Steele Canyon bridge heading west. The brand new parking lot is now open, and posted signs says it opens at 6:30am. The ent

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