Covered several areas on the valley floor including the date farm on Borrego Valley Drive. Notables included: Gray Flycatcher - 1 (in a residence along Borrego Springs Rd; back after several years of

Seen this morning at the 19th Street Slough in National City. We parked near corner of Wilson and W 22nd and walked the bike path about 50-75 yards to the area the bird is being seen. Very vocal about

Hello / It is impossible to give a highlight summary of the desert count, because with Covid-19 rules, the results will trickle in. Luckily some individuals are posting their "good" finds on this site

On today's (20 Dec) Borrego Springs CBC, we had an adult male Summer Tanager at "The Springs" golf course bordering Roadrunner Club. Specifically near the eastern-most pond. Also a male Scott's Oriole

Justyn just confirmed that one of the female orioles we had in the Zoo parking lot yesterday during the CBC in Balboa is in fact a Baltimore. She was interningled with a roving flock of 6 Bullock's Or

Chris Staurovsky and I split up to cover more ground in this phase of our count, so I was the only one to see this bird. Seen approximately a mile south of the actual landfill. The only photo I got -

When I arrived at 7:30 I heard the Dusky-capped Flycatcher west of the dog park but didn’t see it. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was still present just east of the dog park on the trail just south of t

Tuck Russell and I had at least 13 Long-eared owls at two different roost locations in the thick wind row tree lines at Bowen Ranch. Borrego CBC mesquite bosque area Cheers CK Staurovsky

This morning, December 20, 2020, the Swamp Sparrow found by Matt Sadowskl yesterday continued at the 19th St Slough in National City. The bird freqents an area of the slough about a block north of 22n

Unseen but giving its mournful call SE of El Prado and Balboa Dr. along west edge of dog run. Justyn Stahl North Park

The YBSA continues in North Clairemont Rec Center as of 8:45 this morning. Last seen in the big eucalyptus that’s closest to Genesee and Bannock. Barbara Wise San Diego

An Eastern Phoebe has been regular for some time by Hoover High School in City Heights (along Highland Ave). Today Saturday Dec. 19 I watched it on and off for some 20 minutes between 12:30 and 1 pm.

Hi everyone, The Mountain Bluebirds that were first reported by Jeremiah Stock are still at the same area reported yesterday. Far East end of the park in the weedy area. There is parking lot just west

And the Little Stint is 219. Tied for second all-time. Justyn

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

And with an overlooked Cassin’s Vireo from North Island we are now at 218. Multiple emails and texts to re-read before final count! Justyn Stahl On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 7:28 PM Justyn Stahl <justyn.st

Wow! Thanks so much to all ~110 locals who managed to safely pull-off a near-record total for the San Diego CBC despite the challenges of the COVID-19 protocol. If not for the closure of the San Diego

I spent some time at Palomar today (12/19/20) and missed the Pacific wren at noon and from 2 until 3:30 at the known site (marker #8 on Doane Nature Trail). Later in the afternoon there was a swallow

Rich and I found a Dusky-capped Flycatcher behind the lawn bowling area in Balboa Park. As of 1130 it was still being heard behind the dog park but was originally found behind the lawn bowling area. M

About 10:15 Saturday morning 12/19/2020, I saw 2 Mountain Bluebirds in the far eastern part of Town Center Community Park. Exact location is about 0.1 mile east of Park Center Drive and the parking lo