Today (April 19) 364 Swainson's Hawks migrated from Borrego Springs. Several spent time aerial feeding on locusts and crane flies. Once again we had a grand show of over 400 hawks dropping into the da

Yesterday, 18 Apr, a wintering White-throated Sparrow continued near the intersection of Silvergate X Dupont in residential Point Loma, and nearby there was a new (?) female Summer Tanager at the sout

Hello! I hope this is okay to post. I recently created a group on Facebook to try to build more community amongst local field biologists. It can be a lonely profession, plus there is so much opportuni

Once again we had over 500 hawks descend into the Date Farm this evening (Tuesday April 18). It's becoming a nightly event. At 7:20pm hawks began to show up. By 7:40pm hundreds of hawks began to desce

Today, 592 Swainson's Hawks migrated from Borrego Springs. This evening around 200 hawks were observed coming into the Date Farm at 7:30pm. Tomorrow some hawks will go into fields on Di Giorgio Rd to

Monday morning in the drippy fog there were two inland Elegant terns flying around Sweetwater Reservoir, but which appear to have likely departed while I was there, and also a breeding plumaged Pacifi

Yesterday April 15, we counted 351 Swainson's Hawks and 13 Turkey Vultures migrating from Borrego Springs. Today Sunday April 16 we had a Swainson's Hawk surprise! Yesterday evening we counted only 3

On Sunday the 16th, a wintering Pacific Golden-Plover and Wilson's Phalarope continue at the Salt Works off the end of 13th Street, the plover near high tide with the good-sized flock of Black-bellied

A 9-hour pelagic trip on Saturday, 15 April, out to the 9-Mile Bank, SD Trough, 30-Mile Bank, and 'The Corner' aboard "Legacy" took place in light-to-moderate seas. Species seen during the day beyond

At about 0800 Saturday morning April 15, 2023, there was an adult male Northern Parula at Lindbergh Neighborhood Park in Kearney Mesa. Specific location was along the east fence line near the 805 Free

Dark blue head, eye arcs bright yellow undersides and olive uppers seen here on east side of large Eucs at 8:40 AM (32.9673367, -117.2382305) Geoff Veith Solana Beach

Today we only counted 268 migrant Swainson's Hawks. We believe that at least 350 or more hawks are still in town, drawn to the abundant buffet of grasshoppers. The town of Borrego Springs is overrun w

Friday morning there was a single inland Brant on Sweetwater Reservoir, presumably a bird heading to the coast from an overland route out of the Gulf of California via the Salton Sea/Borrego etc. Also

This evening at 7:30pm folks witnessed a massive flight of Swainson's Hawks into the Date Farm on Borrego Valley Rd. This evening all of the hawks that have been feeding on grasshoppers the past few d

Today at 1:15 I had a cooperative Black-throated Green Warber in the tipu trees that surround the Child Development Center behind the restrooms at Chollas Reservoir. The address of the center is 6205

With the arrival of American Goldfinches to my yard, I’ve completed the trifecta of Lesser Goldfinch, Lawrence’s Goldfinch, and American Goldfinch for 2023. Lesser are here all the time Lawrence’s cam

First, I apologize for the continuous ALERTS. Never in our 21 years of observation of the Swainson's Hawks (called Grasshopper Hawks) have we had so many ALERTS. This evening as we watched 100 hawks f

I’m guessing it’s the same bird from Famosa Slough. Did not find it there this morning so came to look here. It is currently (10:44am) sitting on the mud flats north of the skate park with 5 DCCO. (32

203 Swainson's Hawks migrated from Borrego Springs today. A few nice kettles formed just before 9am. This evening hawks were observed again in a field just to the east of Di Giorgio Rd. A nice kettle

Today, 815 Swainson's Hawks migrated from Borrego Springs. The season total of 12,414 cracked the record year, 2017 when 11,690 Swainson's Hawks were counted. With a few days left in the season, we ex