Two days, 21 hours birding total, mostly coastal migration hot-spots. Today at Fort Rosecrans Nat Cmty, a Dusky Flycatcher (and nothing else) was along the west fence-line (looked as if it just got do

A Tennessee Warbler was near the south walk-in gate to the PLN college, end of Garden St. A typical bird, except more extensive white below than usual, for fall. Seen today at noon but not seen at 3:0

...when I left at 10:30 AM. Euc trees right at Monument Rd, at TRV RP Ranger Station /parking lot.

At noon, there was/is a much-singing but very-briefly-seen White-eyed Vireo, at El Camino Memorial Gardens, south Mira Mesa vicinity. The bird was where "Garden of Love" appears on the curb, on your r

Sorry, folks, old news I guess... Thanks to Terry Hurst's photo emailed to me. Yes, this past-years bird at Cuyamaca looks like the one I saw, I had never seen it before. ----- Forwarded Message -----

...may rather be a Canada /Greater White-fronted...? ----- Forwarded Message -----

An apparent Canada/Snow goose was with a lone Canada Goose at the Lake today. Body like 'lesser' Canada, mostly white neck with black speckling and black back of neck, red bill (not much grin patch),

San Diego area birders, if not interested in ‘day listing', you may not be interested in this: But for any who may be interested: in Jan last year, I went and did a local sort-of Big Day – from 7:00 t

This afternoon, at my apartment complex, I saw two birds fly by overhead. Prior to seeing them, I first heard the flight calls, and thought they sounded a bit familiar, likely to be 'winter finch' cal

A nice drake Eurasion Wigeon (returning from last winter?) was in the Rose Creek channel, off the Bike Path bridge near De Anza Cove resort. The continuing Snow and Ross' Geese were a short ways east,

…nobody has yet web-posted on this…? Well, here is one: I joined Stan Walens and Gary Nunn and others this AM at La Jolla Cove. Good-to-great bird species found included Fulmar, Parasitic and Pomarine

The Mountain Plover continues, seen about 9:00 today, near SW corner of 'triangle' of the Dog Park area of Fiesta Island, Mission Bay. Lone bird just standing out in the open/bare area. Nothing else o

Most of the AM spent at the north Mission Bay marshes, including at extreme high tide. The Nelson's Sparrow was back at same spot as last winter: tiny patch of taller vegetation, at marsh side of fenc

A lone Ross's Goose was seen off the Chula Vista 'end of J Street' Marina late this morning. Saw nothing that indicated hybrid: small size, petite triangular bill, round head with 'forehead', triangul

In recently talking about 5MRs and sapsuckers, Jim Roberts suggested a visit to Western Hills Park (Arnott St south to Kane St). A brief visit there about lunchtime today did indeed include a sapsucke

A Virginia's Warbler was feeding in a ‘Tipu' tree at 10:00 this morning, at my senior apartment complex, Gullstrand south of Governor Dr. It may be ‘chaseable’, just in case somebody is interested: th

Came up empty today Sun, at the reported Hooded spot, in south 'shadow' of Quince St walking bridge, 12:20 to 2:20, just FYI, Paul Chad, University City

At about 4:00 this afternoon, a (sub-adult) Mississippi Kite flew fairly low right over my head, at my apartment complex off Governor Dr. VERY nice apt, 5MR, and County lifer list bird! :-) Paul Chad

A Dusky Flycatcher was seen and heard at the peak, past the 'saddle' (still holding on as a perennial breeder at this spot...?). Also Green-tailed Towhees. Rock and Canyon Wrens were just off west sid

So for the past year or so, looks like all those (non-Western) tanager reports from Villa La Jolla Park, by Alex Abela and others, may NOT be a conspiracy after all, heh heh! A Summer Tanager failed t