It is VERY slow out there. Thought I’d entice some folks with a photo quiz. While doing the San Dieguito monthly bird survey, JoAnne Kellogg and I found the only interesting species, the continuing Ne

Hello Everyone, I will be visiting family in San Diego (from St. Louis) for the next two weeks and would love to hear from anyone with advice on the best places to see and photograph shorebirds and wa

Hello Birders, The next San Diego pelagic birding trip, Saturday July 16th., is currently fully booked and that trip has a waiting list. I say again this is a Saturday trip. We seem to have caused som

I saw a breeding adult in the San Elijo Lagoon yesterday. I thought it was an unusual sighting, but it didn’t show up on the Rare Bird Alert. https://ebird.org/checklist/S114654315

Forgot to mention that during our offshore trip today, Friday, we also saw 5 Craveri's Murrelets at the 30-Mile Bank and about a dozen Cassin's Auklets. As we motored back in to San Diego Bay, we had

A few folks went offshore this morning, Friday, and had three separate Cooks Petrels out at the 30-mile bank and the corner. Otherwise, 4 dark rumped leach's storm petrels and about 13 ashies. Paul Le

A group of us birded at the J Street wetlands this morning, and for anyone interested, the small flock (6-8 birds) of Common Terns was still present, albeit quite a distance from shore. A scope was ne

Spent from 6:15-8:45 at the Cove with Tammy Russell. Many birds feeding out about 1.5 miles offshore: 350 brown pelicans, 1500 black-vented shearwaters, thousands of terns and gulls. No alcids. 2 blac

On 6 July, a reasonable total of 20 one-year-old Common Terns were seen on South San Diego Bay--2 at Emory Cove and a flock of 18 at J Street (but which flew off to the north). July and early August i

On Monday the 4th, the infamous Greater/Lesser Scaup continues at Lake #4 at Santee Lakes, where also a male Northern Pintail which may well be the same summering bird present recently at Lake Murray.

Out for a bike ride today, my wife and I saw a flamingo calmly standing in the bay, just north of the Emory Cove and pond 11 hotspot. I assume very not countable, but also very fun to see. Please see

With Red-masked Parakeet now officially added to the California and San Diego County lists, Matt Sadowski’s 2021 San Diego County Big Year now totals an even 400! Incredible. Justyn Stahl North Park -

As many of you know, they have substantially lowered the level of Lake Hodges so that they can do some dam repair work. The entire upper (east) end near Bernardo Bay is dry. But there is good mudflat

Early Friday morning, July 1, two hours at La Jolla produced 5 separate southbound Common Murrres. July is often a very good month for them there. Also ca. 800 Black-vented Shearwaters. On June 30, th

Mucho apologies to all, my reply to Mel was meant for another group! But it might be helpful for people to know that the Neotropical Corm and the other corms come in to roost there in late afternoon a

For those who have not yet had enough of Neotropic Cormorants this year, there was a bird this evening (June 27) perched on the wires along the Jimmy Durante Boulevard bridge over the San Dieguito Riv

Sunday 26 June 2022 six of us made a trip offshore in search of seabirds. From Point Loma we motored about due west to The Corner where we stopped and ran out a fish oil and snacking slick. Not too mu

Dave Trissel, Hannah Zhao, Lauren (Orange Co) and I have refound the Yellow Throated Vireo originally found by Matt S and Jim P on Monument Rd Border Field State Park. (32.5433626, -117.1111454) At 10

Monday morning several birders have tried and failed to relocate the cape May warbler reported yesterday. However, it wasn’t found until mid-morning, so there may still be hope! Nancy Christensen Ramo

heard it singing, got views of its rufous auriculars, black streaks on yellow throat and chest, white wing patch. Recorded it singing and it responded to playback. (32.9976542, -117.2735185) Tipu tree