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

Tera and just had a Neotropic Cormorant at Famosa Slough, on the central island thing that usually has a couple cormorants. There were two Double Crested Cormorants nearby that gave a good size compar

Once again we have lots of hawks in town eating grasshoppers. Today 899 hawks were counted migrating. We now have at least 600 hawks in town. 350 hawks are still actively feeding in the potato fields

I've had a brilliant adult male Costa's hummingbird hanging around the feeder on my third-floor balcony in Hillcrest all day Easter Sunday. I glimpsed himseveral times throughout the day and confirmet

I have updated the "San Diego County Avian Records 2002-2023" database through March 2023. As before, it can be found on the "Avian Resources" page of the Buena Vista Audubon Society website: https://

Yesterday at the Borrego Springs WSP we were listening to various bird calls/songs and decided for grins to see what Merlin would have to say. So we started the app and in a minute or so a thrasher st

Today we counted 328 migrant hawks. This evening (Friday April 7) we had hawks feeding on grasshoppers along DiGiorgio Rd (approximately 100 hawks) near Big Horn. Additionally we counted around 500 ha

Tera and I are looking at a Red-Necked Grebe, likely the one last seen at Shelter Island. It's in a group of Surf Scoters. Restricted access (Naval Base Point Loma) best seen from here: 32.6994571, -1

Two NECO together on the San Carlos Bay power lines now at 0856. Matt Sadowski

At 8:47am (April 6), Swainson's hawks in two fields began to kettle up. Twelve kettles formed with 200 hawks in a few of them. The final count was 1,244 Swainson's Hawks. The total number of Swainson'

Thursday morning there was an e-bird report with photo of an adult trumpeter swan at the east end of Lake Hodges near Escondido. I am there now, at 2:00 p.m.. to check the bird out and see if there's

My wife, Donna, and I observed fourteen Swainson's Hawks at Hellers Bend Preserve this morning. Time: 9:10. The kettle was moving due north. I believe the hawks spent the night in an old avocado grove

Thursday morning the 6th, the female Orchard Oriole that wintered at Crown Point along the fence line of Kendall Frost is still present. Three Gull billed Terns at Kendall Frost are at the northern li

16 SWHA kettled up over Murray and headed NW just W of Cowles Mtn a few min ago. Matt Sadowski

Today 644 Swainson's Hawks migrated NW from Borrego Springs. This evening (Wednesday April 5) we had a major event. After chasing very high hawks, they began to flow into the Date Farm on Borrego Vall

Hi, all, Rob and I just had a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens around 10:30 a.m in the eucalyptus trees near the Healing Herb Garden about here: N 33°12'36.2988" W 117°1

We've had hundreds of hawks in town all day (Monday April 3), feeding on grasshoppers. This evening we found additional hawks. The total number of hawks could well exceed 500. Hawks are roosting at th