At about 0830 Thursday September 1, 2022, there was a juvenile Black-throated Sparrow along the eastern end of the Walker Preserve Trail that follows the San Diego River in Santee. Mostly gray sparrow

The recently remodeled eastern lake at Lindo is now open for our enjoyment so I walked the full length of it today (certainly not a great idea in 100 degree weather). As expected the mudflat habitat i

We had two juvenile Great-tailed Grackles in our yard this morning. These are the first grackles I have seen in our south of Pomerado Rd., Scripps Ranch neighborhood which is next to miles of MCAS Mir

Six of us went offshore yesterday 28 August 2022 in search of pelagic birds in San Diego County waters. We made the usual plan and headed due west from Point Loma to The Corner where we put out a chum

On Saturday the 27th, I had an adult Neotropic Cormorant in the Tijuana River Valley at what is known as the "waterfowl pond" which is a three-minute hike on a path to the south off of the final, dirt

Today, Aug 26, there was an adult male Summer Tanager on "outer" Point Loma, where otherwise just a small trickle of migrants. Yesterday, the 25th, five Harris's Hawks continued in Jacumba, where also

There was a Northern Waterthrush in the concrete ditch at the Westfield UTC Montrose Park at 7:45 this morning, August 25th. Bird is MIA currently but had been near (32.8679396, -117.2088157). Bridget

A Black Tern flew over the main pond at Dairy Mart all morning. Four, possibly five Solitary Sandpipers continued in the pond along Camino De La Plaza heading east from the main parking at Dairy Mart.

Although not quite yet to the level of the Decline in Western Civilization as we know it, a number of folks have inquired about why they have been recently bombarded with eBird "needs alerts" and seei

The Lucy’s Warbler reported yesterday by Alex Abela at La Jolla Farms tipu trees continued this morning. Poor documentation photos taken before a small flock of bushtits arrived. After the bushtits le

All, Two Solitary Sandpipers reported yesterday (and maybe the day before?) at the main Dairy Mart Pond cont. this morning 8/22 at 8:30am sitting in the same spot here: (32.5553714, -117.0633465) -- N

Several folks went offshore out of San Diego on Sunday, Aug 21st. Choppy seas on the way out, settled down somewhat thereafter. There were large numbers (thousands) of birds along the outer part of th

Mel and I birded on private property up in the Lagunas today. Numerous warblers visiting the water feature there. Best bird was a Virginia Warbler. Other species included Hermit, Wilson’s Nashville, B

8/20/22 TJRV River Mouth. 0815. Bridget had the PAC GOLDEN PLOVER, we missed it due to a dog. No black terns located but there were TWO AMERICAN FLAMINGOS side by side! One in flight was a cool sight!

At roughly 6:30am the REVI sang a couple short bouts in the riparian behind the ranger building. It's been quiet since but if you're still after it, it's still around. Andrew Newmark Chula Vista, CA

I don’t know if this is appropriate for this site. I have a Canon EF 100-4—mm 1:4.5-5.6 L IS lens for sale. I bought it brand new 20 years ago and it is still in great condition except a few minor cos

A Friday morning check of Sweetwater Reservoir and Lower Otay Lake. Sweetwater has plenty of shorebirds, although most are a long way's off. There were some, including a juv Lesser Yellowlegs, right n

A juv Baird’s sandpiper was initially seen along SSE then ESE pond 22 in the closed portion of the South San Diego Bay NWR saltworks at 12:22 pm today (18 Aug 2022) but was possibly viewable from the

On 13 August, a birder-photographer photo'd a group of 7 continuing Harris's Hawks at Shelter Valley (Coffee Pot X Windfall Trails). One bird appeared to be a sub-adult, but none younger than that. We

HI All, Rachel Smith and I had 2 possibly 3 BLACK TERN's in flight between the TJ River mouth and the Seacoast Dr. foraging just over the surf. I've added a link to our ebird checklist. https://ebird.