For those looking for the Miramar Lake Tufted Duck found by J. Pawlicki this AM, the bird--and the 6-8 scaup--spend a bunch of time sleeping, and this AM they were staying in the area immediately west

Via Jim Pawlicki There is currently 0835 4/12/22 a (tuftless) female Tufted Duck loosely with 7 LESC at Lake Miramar in Scripps Ranch (32.9139764, -117.1004250). Close to shore just west of docks. Loo

Last Sunday (4/3) I had an unidentified flycatcher at the lower part of Cottonwood Creek Park in Encinitas. It was gray without any hints of green or brown, gray under the throat, a white eye ring, tw

Today (4-10-22) our SDAS Birdathon team had a Hepatic Tanager along the north side of the Bird and Butterfly Garden. No other sightings of a noteworthy nature. Phil Pryde San Carlos

Sunday morning about 0730, April 10, 2022, there was a Palm Warbler at Lindbergh Neighborhood Park in Clairemont Mesa. Rather bright plumage with yellow on throat and upper breast and distinct rufous

This evening (Friday April 8) at least 100 Swainson's Hawks dropped into the date farm (Evans Farm) on Borrego Valley Rd. Tomorrow a light wind could possibly get them up by 6:30 or 7am. However they

For those still trying for the Little Stint this month before it departs, be aware that it continues as of today, Saturday, on "Stint Island" off the end of 10th Street and that it has attained a litt

Magnolia Warbler at San Dieguito Park upper Jan Nordenberg -- Jan Nordenberg Sent from Gmail Mobile

To add to Paul’s list, the Magnolia Warbler continues this morning moving between trees directly south of the swings in the first tot lot. Jan Nordenberg San Diego -- Jan Nordenberg Sent from Gmail Mo

On Saturday morning the wintering Pine Warbler at Friendship Park in Chula Vista is amazingly still present and is doing a fair bit of singing. Seems to be spending a fair amount of time high up in th

First, some recent miscellanea include continuing Black-and-white Warbler in Serra Mesa through 4 April, continuing Hepatic Tanager in Tierrasanta through 5 April, confirmed nesting pair of Vermilion

San Diego pelagics have three Buena Vista Audubon sponsored pelagic trips this spring. All are aboard the 80ft. "Legacy" out of Seaforth Landing in Mission Bay. Passenger loads are limited to 55, with

Today we were surprised as 271 hawks kettled up across the road from the official count site on DiGiorgio Rd and migrated north. This evening over 100 Swainson's Hawks dropped into the date farm (form

Today 476 Swainson's Hawks migrated from Borrego Springs. At least 12 kettles formed with 12-75 hawks. Only 10 hawks came in this evening. We will continue to monitor the migration at least until Apri

Today 514 Swainson's Hawks migrated. This evening at least 200 hawks spent over an hour hovering above the date farm. Another 100 hawks glided in low from the east. At 6:30 an additional kettle of 100

Sunday morning 4/3/2022 about 0730, there was a singing Green-tailed Towhee at the eastern end of Forester Creek. Google Earth coordinates are 32.831890N 116.986633W. This is about 50 yards west of th

This morning, 47 Swainson's Hawks migrated. This evening (Friday) we counted around 60-75 Swainson's hawks at 7pm. but there probably are around 100 in two locations. Around 50 are located at West Coa

This afternoon, April 1st, 2022, around 2:30 there were at least 55 Surfbirds on the jetty in front of the Hotel Del despite the hordes of children climbing all over the rocks. Some of the Surfbirds a

This morning there was an adult male Hooded Warbler in the same area of mesquite scrub as the continuing Bendire's Thrasher out at Clark Dry Lake in Borrrego. The warbler was fairly confiding, though

The Palm Warbler Keith and I found at the Nazerene campus a week ago was there today, just behind the parking structure near its south end. A lot of small birds flitted and hid in trees in that area,