I'm planning a San Diego trip in May 2024 (from London, England), to visit zoos (& my aunt) and do some birding. It's a long time away but I was wondering if there was anyone who might be willing to h

As of noon 2/13, there’s a golden plover in with a large flock of Black-bellied Plovers visible way out in the middle of the saltworks pond containing stint island. The one at the end of 10th street.

The bird reported by Paul Lehman yesterday is currently in the pines adjacent to the parking lot and and community center building at this park Mike Wittmer Escondido

All, I received some superb photos of today's American-type oystercatcher from Olivia Arizmendi and Peter Thomas. When we saw the bird flying in the field, the tail looked half black and extensively w

The SDAS Cove walk today found an American[-type] Oystercatcher at Children’s Pool [10:20-10:40am]. Later [10:50] seen flying with 2 Black Oystercatchers towards the Goldfish Point area. Final identif

The Eastern Phoebe back for its third winter, which Jonny Sperling keeps track of, continued first thing Sunday morning at the (southwest) corner of Jonel X Speyers in San Miguel Ranch. It had the ama

Of perhaps local interest, at least 6 Wilson's Snipe are in the far field, just beyond the telephone poles, at Sorrento Valley Ponds as of 10 am Sunday (2/12). Best viewed from the old gravel road tha

So many of us are glorying in this winter's robin extravaganza, sometimes with the added fillip of cedar waxwings in amongst flocks of at least 100 robins at a time gorging on berries and sipping wate

Hi everyone, Today I found 5 Red Crossbills at Fletcher island, which is part of Lake Cuyamaca. Recently there were also found at the Stonewall Mine area by someone else. So they are either covering a

Hi, All, I refound this bird late this morning in its favorite spot. It's visible from the end of a city trail, but as Nick Thorpe mentioned, you do walk through a private neighborhood to get to it. P

Saturday morning, the returning Tierrasanta Hepatic Tanager continues, and was joined on the same branch by a Plumbeous Vireo and Bullock's Oriole. Unfortunately, continues to be at private property a

At 9 am Saturday (2/11) the continuing female Orchard Oriole was present along the fence bordering the preserve at the corner of Crown Point Dr and Corona Oriente Rd. Good Birding! Jay Desgrosellier S

Today (Fri) at 1:00, the Y-B Loon continues near Quivera Point in Mission Bay, San Diego - about 200 yds SW of W Mission Bay Dr overpass. Also, a Common Loon was seen in the bay/marina spot at end of

Friday morning between about 7:45 and 8:15, a continuing Tropical Kingbird was present around the westernmost ball field at Robb Field, and along the main road in the park in that same area. Spent a b

Hello Birders, In case you missed the excellent program last month by our Program Chair Rick Grove on The "Sage" Sparrow Conundrum in San Diego or just want to hear it again, the link to the recording

Early Thursday morning I counted departing American Robins from the large San Diego Zoo roost from the zoo parking lot and tallied 2600 birds between 6:19-6:45 AM. The young male Orchard Oriole contin

Was pleasantly surprised to see a Brown Creeper (new 5MR bird for me) just after noon in a pine approximately here: (32.7417308, -117.1583030) Also an interesting looking (ssp. TBD) Junco on lawn in s

Weds. morning, a check of some nicer neighborhoods in La Jolla that rarely receive attention produced a new Townsend's Solitaire in the Muirlands neighborhood and a new Summer Tanager in the pink-flow

Tuesday morning, four of us putt-putted around San Diego Bay from just north of the Coronado Bridge to the south end of the Bay. Highlights included 3 Common Mergansers together along the shore in nor

It is the strong impression of a number of us that the preceived status and distribution--and thus the eBird database--of Red-crowned versus Lilac-crowned Parrots in San Diego County (and perhaps else