Date: 11/20/24 9:05 pm From: W Terry Hunefeld via groups.io <thunefeld...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Anza Borrego CBC Potluck December 16
*Seasons Greetings!*
*Are you participating in this year's Borrego Springs / Anza Borrego Desert State Park Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 15?* (To join the count, email <shannon.mcneil...>)
If your answer is YES, (and we CERTAINLY hope it is) you (and a significant other or birding companion) are cordially invited to join other CBC participants Saturday evening, December 14, for the *ANZA BORREGO CBC POTLUCK FIESTA* at the home of Terry Hunefeld & Ann Dunham in Borrego Springs from 5:30 - 8:00 pm.
*Please pass this invitation along to anyone else you feel may be participating in the Borrego Christmas Bird Count. All counters welcome!!!*
Borrego Springs residents are asked to bring a hot dish or salad. If you're coming from "the other side of the mountains" bring something tasty that will travel... cheese & crackers, hummus, tortilla chips & salsa, quiche, Julian pie, wine, cookies. You name it, this bunch of birders will eat or drink it -- the theme is *CBC FIESTA!* All extra food will be transported to UCI Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center on Tilting T for the next day's lunch and compilation meeting where the teams report their findings.
*Important:* Be sure to RSVP for the Potluck Fiesta no later than December 6. If you RSVP, I will confirm within 24 hours and email you the address, driving directions and parking tips prior to the event. We live in Rams Hill Country Club.
We'll supply China and cutlery along with Ann's Famous Seafood Chowder and her secret-recipe holiday "feel-good" champagne punch, sparkling & filtered water, tea and coffee. Feel free to bring your own "other" beverages and keep them cold in the big fridge in the garage.
*Come when you can*. Some of you are driving from the coast after the San Diego CBC and may arrive after 5:30... don't worry, we'll leave the lights on for you.
Sincerely,
--
*Terry*
Terry Hunefeld
760-908-3453
*TCNA Track & Sign Professional & Specialist Certifications*
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Date: 11/19/24 2:28 pm From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Gray Flycatcher continues in upper El Camino Cemetery, Sorrento Valley, Nov 19
Hi SD birders, The Gray Flycatcher found by Paul Mulholland Nov 17 continues in the upper section of El Camino Memorial Park at
http://maps.google.com/maps?<q...>,-117.18483775 My checklist, only for the upper park is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203026779 Thank you Paul for finding this bird, which I needed for my 5MR, for which only the upper part of El Camino Cemetery qualifies! Sue
Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting
Del Mar, CA
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Date: 11/18/24 11:37 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] yet another Gray Flycatcher (Del Mar)
There seems to be a Gray Flycatcher worm hole exit centered in the greater Del Mar area. In addition to the returning bird in the Fairbanks Ranch area and a new bird at El Camino Cemetery (Sorrento Valley), another new bird turned up this morning (Monday) behind the Del Mar Public Works. The weedy, dry "pond" area was lightly bulldozed a few moths ago, making it very easy to walk around on the floor of the "pond," checking all the edges and weeds.
Yesterday, there was a total of 6 Bullock's Orioles in Otay Mesa: 3 at Sunnyslope Park and 3 at Montgomery Waller Park. The continuing, returning Tropical Kingbird was on the utility wires along Dairy Mary Road, with Cassin's. A "new"-but-returning female Vermilion Flycatcher was off Saturn Blvd. in the TRV. On the 16th, there was a male "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco along the west edge of Balboa Park, just south of the magnolia grove.
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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The two Nelson's Sparrows continued this morning at Kendall Frost, appearing at 10:13am. Two were seen together, and were seen flying off into the marsh as the tide fell.
A note about looking for Nelson's Sparrows - I have found that they tend to pop up roughly an hour AFTER the tide has peaked. Tides of 7 foot or higher are best, but sometimes they can be seen even on the 6 and a half foot tides. When you look up the time for the tides, make sure you are looking at times in the bay. My app set for Mission Bay showed the high today to be at 9:03, and the birds showed at 10:13. If you looked up the ocean tides, the high was closer to 8am, which means you had a loooong wait until the tide started to fall enough for the birds to get active.
The next really high tides at Mission Bay are: Friday Dec 13 6:50am 6.9 Sat Dec 14 7:30 am 7.1 Sun Dec 15 8:11am 7.1 Mon Dec 16 8:51 am 6.9 Remember, birds most likely an hour after these times!
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Date: 11/16/24 4:09 pm From: Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] American Woodcock in Coronado, a first for San Diego County
I would add that the previous "specimen" at the Los Angeles County Museum consists only of a few feathers that dropped to the ground and were collected by the observers after a Prairie Falcon predated it.
Tom Benson
Redlands, CA
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Date: 11/16/24 3:29 pm From: Philip Unitt via groups.io <unitt...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] American Woodcock in Coronado, a first for San Diego County
Dear friends,
Concerning the woodcock, I should also mention that I've already forwarded the photos Maria Gonzalez sent me to Tom Benson, secretary of the California Bird Records Committee.
Good birding,
Philip UnittSan Diego
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Dear friends,
Maria Gonzalez alerted me today that an American Woodcock was picked up at Coronado High School this morning and delivered to Project Wildlife. The bird could fly only a few feet, and Maria (who as a veterinary technician examined it on intake at Project Wildlife) suspects a broken coracoid (the bone that braces the sternum against the shoulder). The bird has now been transferred to Sea World bird rescue, and I wrote to Jeni Smith there that California's birding community will be eager to here how the story ends. Of course I emphasized that if the bird dies or needs to be euthanized it's essential that the specimen be preserved at the San Diego Natural History Museum. There are only two previous records of the woodcock in California, in 1998 and 2006, and one previous specimen (the one found at Desert Center, Riverside County, in 2006 is preserved at the Los Angeles County Museum).
Good birding,
Philip UnittSan Diego
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Date: 11/16/24 3:28 pm From: Philip Unitt via groups.io <unitt...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] American Woodcock in Coronado, a first for San Diego County
Dear friends,
Maria Gonzalez alerted me today that an American Woodcock was picked up at Coronado High School this morning and delivered to Project Wildlife. The bird could fly only a few feet, and Maria (who as a veterinary technician examined it on intake at Project Wildlife) suspects a broken coracoid (the bone that braces the sternum against the shoulder). The bird has now been transferred to Sea World bird rescue, and I wrote to Jeni Smith there that California's birding community will be eager to here how the story ends. Of course I emphasized that if the bird dies or needs to be euthanized it's essential that the specimen be preserved at the San Diego Natural History Museum. There are only two previous records of the woodcock in California, in 1998 and 2006, and one previous specimen (the one found at Desert Center, Riverside County, in 2006 is preserved at the Los Angeles County Museum).
Good birding,
Philip UnittSan Diego
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Date: 11/16/24 2:40 pm From: carib_boo via groups.io <betsyyvonne...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Western Tanager in Encinitas
I just had a vocal Western tanager in our yard near Little Oaks Equestrian Park in Encinitas.
The mountain chickadees who frequent the area near Western Springs Road and Country Rose Circle have also been over this way recently, calling and foraging along Via di Felicita.
Betsy Miller Vixie
Olivenhain
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Date: 11/16/24 10:25 am From: Aedyn Loefke via groups.io <streptopeliamaster...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Ovenbird continues 11/16 and a caution
The Ovenbird found earlier in the week by Paul L. continues late this morning (11/16) in the dense shrubs lining the maintenance yard at the golf course off of Glorietta Boulevard on Coronado.
As a reminder, please DO NOT enter the golf course grounds themselves. This is strictly forbidden. I have already observed several birders breaking this rule this morning, and by doing so we risk losing all access, however limited, to this location. Please be mindful of the rules and follow birding best practices.
--Trysten Loefke Valley Center
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Date: 11/15/24 12:35 pm From: Ken Hartman via groups.io <kenhartman28...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] La Jolla seawatch: Franklin's Gull, 31 Common Murres, 5+ Fulmars
I had much lower numbers from the overlook at Carlsbad, but similar species. Mostly Surf Scoters with at least one possible Black (no white on belly or head). One puzzling bird that I would have called a jaeger but for the white patch halfway out on the wing.
“Single bird flying north. Continuous flapping similar to jaeger or gull. Pale underparts. Dark cap. Dark upperparts with pale outer primaries and distinct white patch on upperwing about halfway out near "wrist" or bend.”
Will people be seawatching tomorrow?
Ken Hartman
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Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] La Jolla seawatch: Franklin's Gull, 31 Common Murres, 5+ Fulmars
Today's (Friday) AM seawatch at La Jolla in the west winds was attended by about a dozen observers. The highlight was a basic adult Franklin's Gull which flew by southbound at very close range fairly early in the morning. Also surprising was the high total of 31 Common Murres southbound, as of 11 AM when I departed. The final tally should be higher. Northern Fulmars were seen off and on all morning, but were difficult to count due to likely repeat fly-bys, but probably at least 5 different birds. A Blue-winged Teal in a flock of scoters was unusual. Two "Thayer's" Iceland and about a dozen Herring Gulls southbound. Loon and scoter numbers are picking up, as expected, with, for example, 1400+ Pacifics and ca. 700 scoters. A total of 8 Black Oystercatchers and 1 hybrid.
Also a highlight was watching a fellow propose marriage to his girlfriend in front of us--a great entry for our seawatch bingo card.
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/15/24 12:00 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] La Jolla seawatch: Franklin's Gull, 31 Common Murres, 5+ Fulmars
Today's (Friday) AM seawatch at La Jolla in the west winds was attended by about a dozen observers. The highlight was a basic adult Franklin's Gull which flew by southbound at very close range fairly early in the morning. Also surprising was the high total of 31 Common Murres southbound, as of 11 AM when I departed. The final tally should be higher. Northern Fulmars were seen off and on all morning, but were difficult to count due to likely repeat fly-bys, but probably at least 5 different birds. A Blue-winged Teal in a flock of scoters was unusual. Two "Thayer's" Iceland and about a dozen Herring Gulls southbound. Loon and scoter numbers are picking up, as expected, with, for example, 1400+ Pacifics and ca. 700 scoters. A total of 8 Black Oystercatchers and 1 hybrid.
Also a highlight was watching a fellow propose marriage to his girlfriend in front of us--a great entry for our seawatch bingo card.
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/15/24 9:54 am From: Geoff Veith via groups.io <veithlaw...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain bluebirds at fiesta Island dog park
Mountain bluebirds at fiesta Island dog park just west of the main north gate along the fence by the parking lot but inside the dog park and sometimes on the fence itself. There are two: one is a bright male and the other either an immature or female type, also fairly blue.
Geoff Veith
Solana Beach
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Date: 11/14/24 3:29 pm From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot Spots for the week of Friday November 15- Thursday November 21
Greetings
Great week, 19 of 20 Hot Spots identified received reports. This week we have 3 Hot Spots (highlighted in red) than can be completed with a report. Several I assume would take a boat. Just a note that many of these Hot Spots I have not visited, so do your due diligence if it is also new to you. Make sure it’s open, some may require payment for parking, etc. Though the vast majority of hot spots in the county are easily accessible.
Nov 15-21
E 2nd St. & D Ave
Agua Hedionda Creek
Batiquitos Lagoon - Aviara Parking
Black's Beach
Canyonside Community Park
Cibbets Flat Campground
Crestridge Ecological Reserve - Horsemill Rd. access
Daley Ranch
Indian Head Canyon
Kitchen Creek Rd.--upper
Laguna Mtns.--Desert View Picnic Grounds
Lake Morena
Legoland California
Lower Nine Mile Bank (Sd Co.)
Mission Trails Regional Park - Father Junipero
Off Point Loma (offshore species only)
Otay Valley Regional Park - Fenton Pond and Ranger Sta
Palomar Mtn.--Silvercrest Picnic Area and Trail
Rancho Guajome Adobe County Park
San Onofre SB
Scott Valley Park and Encinitas Creek area, Encinitas
Shelter Valley--general area
Sweetwater Channel - tidal & riparian
Tijuana River Valley - Smuggler's Gulch
Please direct any questions directly to me.
John Bruin
Bay Park
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Date: 11/14/24 2:01 pm From: Roee Astor via groups.io <roeeastor...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Ovenbird in Coronado, Sweetwater stuff
Ovenbird continuing today until just before 1pm at same location
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 12:43 PM Max Leibowitz via groups.io <leibowitzmax=
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> Hi all,
> The Ovenbird in Coronado continued late this morning to just past noon in
> the line of thick vegetation by the golf course maintenance yard closest to
> Glorietta Blvd and 6th St. It was mostly on the ground by itself and
> sometimes with a Hermit Thrush, but patience is needed.
> Good birding,
> Max Leibowitz
> San Diego
>
> On Nov 11, 2024, at 7:37 AM, <lehman.paul...> via groups.io
> <lehman.paul...> wrote:
>
> Monday morning at 7:20 a.m. I just had an Ovenbird in Coronado in the
> line of thick vegetation that forms the border of the golf course
> maintenance yard near the corner of 6th and Glorietta. Specifically, it's
> the vegetation on the golf course side of the maintenance buildings.
> However, under no circumstances can one walk even 15 ft. Onto the golf
> course. So you have to stay right up next to the vegetation, and then you
> have a good chance of flushing the bird. So this will take delicate
> searching to see it but not flush it. Earlier in the morning, there was a
> getting-late Western Flycatcher in Spreckles Park.
>
>
> Yesterday at Sweetwater Reservoir, just after dawn at the upper end, there
> was a high count of 19 Wilson's Snipe, as well as five Common Goldeneyes
> and the continuing Gr. White-fronted Goose in the Canada Goose flock.
>
>
> Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/14/24 9:24 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] male Baltimore Oriole returns to Rohr Park
An adult male Baltimore Oriole has returned for another year to Rohr Park in Bonita, making now two adult males in town with the other bird being the well-watched male at Harry Griffen. The Rohr bird was called a returning female for much of last winter until when late in the season it started putting on a whole lot of adult male plumage! This morning It had exactly the same M.O. it had last year, which is appearing at dawn in the blooming Blue Gum eucalyptus trees on the immediate east side of "Provence House." Also, present in the same trees were two female Bullocks Orioles and two Western Tanagers, all of which like the Baltimore can be quite sneaky and stay buried in the leaves and blossoms for long periods of time. The best time for seeing all those birds this morning was between 6:20 and 6:50 a.m. Elsewhere in the park there is the usual adult male Vermilion Flycatcher.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/14/24 8:55 am From: Mel Senac via groups.io <melsenac...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Catbird TRV
The gray catbird continues just west of Hollister in its same location as described yesterday. (32.5498821, -117.0847746)
Mel Senac
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Date: 11/14/24 8:49 am From: Paul Mulholland via groups.io <pmulhol...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Nelson’s Sparrow - Kendell Frost Marsh
One was seen in the same area as previous years - just E of the viewing
platform on the slope leading down to the marsh, so approximately here:
(32.7928564, -117.2312360).
There should be good viewing opportunities over the next two days with a
7’+ high tide in the morning.
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Date: 11/13/24 7:10 pm From: Laurel Scott via groups.io <laurel_scott...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hollister Road Long-billed Curlews
On my way to the Bird and Butterfly Garden, I noticed some good-sized shorebirds in the empty plowed field near the public gardens. I stopped on my way back, and was surprised to see that they were Long-billed Curlews, at least 30 birds, probably closer to 50.
- Laurel Scott, Mission Valley
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Date: 11/13/24 8:27 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] New Painted Redstart and Tropical Kingbird
Wednesday morning the 13th, there's a new Painted Redstart in town, this one along the east flank of Point Loma along San Fernando Road, specifically on both sides of the road around #511 San Fernando. Not long after dawn, there was a Tropical Kingbird loosely associated with a bunch of Cassin's in Liberty Station, where a TK has wintered many years in a row and so is likely a returning bird.
Speaking of returning, yesterday there was a returning adult male Vermilion Flycatcher behind the Mendoza elementary School in Nestor, were also a getting late Western Flycatcher.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/11/24 8:39 am From: Andrew N via groups.io <floodshark...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Plumbeous Vireo - Bird and Butterfly
Presumably a returning bird, there's a Plumbeous Vireo haunting the central garden with a couple Robins and some Phainopepla.
Andrew Newmark
Chula Vista CA
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Date: 11/11/24 7:43 am From: Tom Baxter via groups.io <Bomtaxter...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Yellow-shafted/integrade Northern Flicker
Fort Rosecrans - (32.6870121, -117.2433157)
Also a slate-colored/cismontanus Dark-eyed Junco in the south east corner.
Tom Baxter
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Date: 11/11/24 7:37 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Ovenbird in Coronado, Sweetwater stuff
Monday morning at 7:20 a.m. I just had an Ovenbird in Coronado in the line of thick vegetation that forms the border of the golf course maintenance yard near the corner of 6th and Glorietta. Specifically, it's the vegetation on the golf course side of the maintenance buildings. However, under no circumstances can one walk even 15 ft. Onto the golf course. So you have to stay right up next to the vegetation, and then you have a good chance of flushing the bird. So this will take delicate searching to see it but not flush it. Earlier in the morning, there was a getting-late Western Flycatcher in Spreckles Park.
Yesterday at Sweetwater Reservoir, just after dawn at the upper end, there was a high count of 19 Wilson's Snipe, as well as five Common Goldeneyes and the continuing Gr. White-fronted Goose in the Canada Goose flock.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Active in the bushes here:
32.5638028, -117.1255472
Sunil Bhavsar
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Date: 11/10/24 12:57 pm From: terry hurst via groups.io <thurstycat61...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Summer Tanager, Tierrasanta Substation, 11/10/2024
Hi all,
Along with the returning Painted Redstart. The Summer Tanager was vocalizing but difficult to find. Finally spotted near the fence that separates the substation property from a resident property. Terrible documentation photos on this eBird report.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S202068299
Terry Hurst
Santee
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Date: 11/10/24 12:48 pm From: George Miller via groups.io <Gmiller1751...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] CCLO
Hi everyone,
There’s a Chestnut-collared Longspur foraging with American Pipits on the
SE most ball field at Sunset little league park, TRV.
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Date: 11/9/24 2:15 pm From: George Miller via groups.io <Gmiller1751...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Daily comms
I haven’t been around for a while — are you guys now using an app such as
what’s app or discord?
Seems like the email traffic has decreased.
Regards,
George
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Date: 11/9/24 10:49 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Grace's Warbler returns in National City
The Grace's Warbler has returned for its second winter to Las Palmas Park in National City. Was in the same pine trees this morning where it frequented last winter, on the north and west sides of the northwesternmost ball field.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/9/24 9:58 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] TRV Mountain Bluebirds and Laplad Longspur
Continuing the recent occurrence of Mountain Bluebirds along the coast, at least five birds were present Saturday morning at the sod farm in the TRV, visible a long ways off with a scope sitting on various sprinkler heads in the active sod section. Also present in a flock of 40 or 50 Horned Larks was a Lapland Longspur. Unfortunately, the lark flock is often too far away from that western edge perimeter road where one can stand. So the chances that that flock is close enough to scrutiny well is only so-so at best. Not too far away from this area was an Indigo Bunting.
Earlier in the morning there was a new, female Vermilion Flycatcher at Montgomery Waller Park. Yesterday I had four Vermilions, which is typical, at the Admiral Baker Golf Course. But in general, Vermilions just continue to increase year after year almost everywhere in the county. Along the San Diego River in Mission Valley yesterday, there were three Yellow warblers and three Black-throated gray warblers, which are found in small numbers in that area every year in late fall and early winter.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/8/24 1:40 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Chestnut-collared Longspur, Robb, 11/8
Additionally a tropical kingbird was seen at back of tennis courts and
vermilion flycatchers at 32.7522474, -117.2427983
Sent ftom my pjone.
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> While dipping on Matt’s CC Longspur, decided to search the SD River
> channel, currently there is one Tri-colored Heron, 2 Reddish Egrets & a
> Littke Blue Heron in front of the Robb Field tennis courts.
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> Thomas Myers
> Oceanside, Ca
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Date: 11/8/24 12:21 pm From: Thomas Myers via groups.io <bajahobo...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Chestnut-collared Longspur, Robb, 11/8
While dipping on Matt’s CC Longspur, decided to search the SD River channel, currently there is one Tri-colored Heron, 2 Reddish Egrets & a Littke Blue Heron in front of the Robb Field tennis courts.
Thomas Myers
Oceanside, Ca
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Date: 11/8/24 12:19 pm From: Barbara Wise via groups.io <barbaraswise...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Gray Flycatcher southeast Balboa Park
The (presumably returning) Gray Flycatcher is here (32.7192847, -117.1351046) today in the trees on the lawn with the small trees in the very southeast corner along 28th. Street.
Barbara Wise
San Diego
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Date: 11/8/24 8:51 am From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <mattsadowski78...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Chestnut-collared Longspur, Robb, 11/8
Chestnut-collared with pipits and a few larks: 32.7534120, -117.2422310
Also a fem-type Summer Tanager along the SW edge of that field.
M. Sadowski
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Date: 11/8/24 7:41 am From: Dean Budd via groups.io <1dabudd...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover - Fiesta Island (not dog park)
Mountain Plover continues at OTL ball fields 7:30am 8 November 2024
On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 2:46 PM Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan=
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> Still present at 32.7782029, -117.2208045
>
> On Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 1:54 PM Chris Taylor via groups.io <coachchristaylor=
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>> Still here being very cooperative
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>> (32.7760264, -117.2204274)
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>> Chris Taylor
>> (407) 234-6664
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>> > On Nov 6, 2024, at 11:28 AM, David Trissel via groups.io <dtrissel=
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>> > Middle of open sandy area across the road from the north entrance to
>> dog park.
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>> > Here now: (32.7769485, -117.2216297)
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>> > David Trissel
>> > San Diego, CA
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I observed a female-type Mountain Bluebird this afternoon, in the fenced-in private pasture, from the eastern part of Batiquitos Lagoon trail. The location is (33.094523, -117.278066). This is the same location where a couple of birds of this species wintered four years ago. Perhaps more individuals will join as the season progresses.
Tito Gonzalez
Carlsbad, CA
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Date: 11/7/24 2:12 pm From: George Miller via groups.io <Gmiller1751...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Sorry guess no pictures allowed
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Date: 11/7/24 2:09 pm From: George Miller via groups.io <Gmiller1751...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Black-throated Sparrow?
Fiesta island a couple of hours ago.
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Date: 11/7/24 1:45 pm From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot Spots for the week of Friday Nov. 8 - Thursday Nov. 14
Greetings
Finishing a great week today, so far 20 of the 25 identified hot spots have received a report. Also received a few questions this week. So just a reminder that each week an average of over 400 Hot spots across San Diego County have never had a report in that week (obviously this list changes weekly). The ones I’m highlighting are a subset of this larger number and only those Hot Spots that have 10 or fewer weeks remaining make the list. Thus a report during the week moves that hot spot one week closer to being complete.
Nov 8-14
E 2nd St. & D Ave
East Shepherd Canyon
Eastlake (Chula Vista)
Hendrix Park Pond
Hollenbeck Canyon
Laguna Mtns.--Desert View Picnic Grounds
Lake Hodges - footbridge (east end)
Lake Morena
Lakeside Linkage County Preserve
Legoland California
Los Cielos Preserve
Mission San Diego de Alcala
Navajo Canyon Open Space
North Coast Health Center
Pepper Park & Sweetwater River Mouth
Ramona Community Park
San Dieguito Reservoir
San Dieguito River Park - Highland Valley Trail
San Onofre SB
Scissors Crossing area
Please direct any questions to me and not the whole list.
John Bruin
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Date: 11/7/24 11:09 am From: Nathan French via groups.io <nathanfrenchphotography...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Lapland Longspur, Fiesta Island dog park 11/7
In Horned Lark flock here:
(32.7759742, -117.2228189)
Nathan French
Hillcrest
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Date: 11/7/24 10:46 am From: Chris McCreedy via groups.io <cmccreedy...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Save the date - Salton Sea South Christmas Bird Count - Tuesday, December 17
Hi everyone,
Our Salton Sea South CBC will be held on December 17 this year. Please contact me if you are interested in joining us for the count this year.
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Date: 11/7/24 10:09 am From: Nick Thorpe via groups.io <nick.thorpe49...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Bluebird - Fiesta Island
Fiesta Island is becoming a mountain it seems. Female Mountain Bluebird at the dog park currently here: (32.7709983, -117.2222043)
we found it originally on the fenceline at Stony Point, where it was chased by a kestrel. So it’s likely to get around throughout the day.
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University Heights
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Date: 11/7/24 8:15 am From: Nancy Christensen via groups.io <nancy.r.christensen...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mtn plover
The Mtn plover on fiesta Island continues Thursday morning in the bare filed across from the dog park. It is lame, but was seen walking and using both legs.
Nancy Christensen
Ramona
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Date: 11/6/24 2:46 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover - Fiesta Island (not dog park)
Still present at 32.7782029, -117.2208045
On Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 1:54 PM Chris Taylor via groups.io <coachchristaylor=
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> Still here being very cooperative
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> (32.7760264, -117.2204274)
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>
> Chris Taylor
> (407) 234-6664
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> > On Nov 6, 2024, at 11:28 AM, David Trissel via groups.io <dtrissel=
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> > Middle of open sandy area across the road from the north entrance to
> dog park.
> >
> > Here now: (32.7769485, -117.2216297)
> >
> > David Trissel
> > San Diego, CA
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Date: 11/6/24 1:54 pm From: Chris Taylor via groups.io <coachchristaylor...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover - Fiesta Island (not dog park)
Still here being very cooperative
(32.7760264, -117.2204274)
Chris Taylor
(407) 234-6664
> On Nov 6, 2024, at 11:28 AM, David Trissel via groups.io <dtrissel...> wrote:
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> Middle of open sandy area across the road from the north entrance to dog park.
>
> Here now: (32.7769485, -117.2216297)
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> David Trissel
> San Diego, CA
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Date: 11/6/24 12:54 pm From: Steve Lima via groups.io <napbogu...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover still present (12:52)
The bird reported by Dave T. is still present at 32.775836, -117.220439, actively feeding with a few killdeers and SEPLs.
Steve Lima Rancho Bernardo.
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Date: 11/6/24 11:28 am From: David Trissel via groups.io <dtrissel...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover - Fiesta Island (not dog park)
Middle of open sandy area across the road from the north entrance to dog park.
Here now: (32.7769485, -117.2216297)
David Trissel
San Diego, CA
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Date: 11/5/24 5:04 pm From: Geoffrey L. Rogers via groups.io <rogersgl1952...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] New Solar Bird Bath Drip at the Torrey Pines Park Visitor Center
Hi Sue,
How about a link to the exact location for us down-southers?
Geoff Rogers
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> Just wanted to pass along the info that a new solar drip birdbath has
> been recently installed by TPSP docent Marci Rimlinger (God bless you,
> Marci). It is in front of the Torrey Pines S.P. Visitor's Center,
> surrounded by Torrey pines and other natural vegetation, and is now
> operational. This afternoon I went to check it out. It seems highly
> effective, even in mid afternoon, in the shade, without the drip working,
> as birds are constantly coming here to drink and bathe, many more than with
> the old concrete water pan they had before. I know it is not exactly a new
> Cabrillo Drip (not on a south-facing peninsula for one, and anyway, what
> could ever replace the Cabrillo Drip). But this one has great potential
> for attracting birds, and might be great during migration, so near the
> coast, maybe drawing lost birds from over the ocean. The drip is designed
> to work best in the morning hours, when the drip is active, which is
> perfect. The solar panel faces I think, the southeast. A modest eBird
> list during my 18 minute stay is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201525941 > .
>
> Best birding to everyone, Sue
>
> Susan Smith
> Seiurus Biological Consulting
> Del Mar, CA
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Date: 11/5/24 4:08 pm From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] New Solar Bird Bath Drip at the Torrey Pines Park Visitor Center
Hi fellow SD Birders, Just wanted to pass along the info that a new solar drip birdbath has been recently installed by TPSP docent Marci Rimlinger (God bless you, Marci). It is in front of the Torrey Pines S.P. Visitor's Center, surrounded by Torrey pines and other natural vegetation, and is now operational. This afternoon I went to check it out. It seems highly effective, even in mid afternoon, in the shade, without the drip working, as birds are constantly coming here to drink and bathe, many more than with the old concrete water pan they had before. I know it is not exactly a new Cabrillo Drip (not on a south-facing peninsula for one, and anyway, what could ever replace the Cabrillo Drip). But this one has great potential for attracting birds, and might be great during migration, so near the coast, maybe drawing lost birds from over the ocean. The drip is designed to work best in the morning hours, when the drip is active, which is perfect. The solar panel faces I think, the southeast. A modest eBird list during my 18 minute stay is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201525941 .
Best birding to everyone, Sue
Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting
Del Mar, CA
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Date: 11/5/24 11:35 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Jacumba: 5 Harris's Hawks and miscellanea
On Tuesday the 5th, five Harris's Hawks (all together) continued at Jacumba, which lately has comprised 3 adults and 2 immatures (which now look quite a bit like the adults). As has been the case recently, some or all of these birds like to sit on a power pole near the Jacumba Library building right at dawn; after that they become somewhat hit or miss elsewhere in town (e.g., northeast corner). Five has been the high count there since 2022, although the composition of the five has changed, as there were formerly five adults, dropping to three, and then two young birds were added this summer with the successful nesting. The "recent" high-high was ten birds in Nov 2021. In contrast, it is currently unknown whether or not any birds remain in Shelter Valley.
Other birds of some minor note at Jacumba this morning included single Red-naped & Red-breasted Sapsuckers, Vermilion Flycatcher, White-breasted Nuthatch, 5 Lawrence's Goldfinches, 2 Golden-crowned Sparrows, 2 Scott's Orioles, and 2 Tricolored Blackbirds.
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 11/5/24 10:23 am From: Michelle Reilly via groups.io <reilhag...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hepatic in Wing St Canyon
Active now, same place, eucs and surrounding trees in central area.
Michelle Haglund
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Date: 11/5/24 7:35 am From: Roger Uzun via groups.io <rogeruzun...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Orchard Oriole Zoo parking
Orchard oriole was present around 650am near the meerkat 1 sign this morning. It flew into the nearly bare coral tree briefly then went to the blooming bottle brush towards the zoo fence for 1-2 mins. It did not come out of the brush in the bottlebrush so photos there weren't really possible. I think getting here b4 630am and trying to get it in the coral tree is the best bet for photos It may have been in the coral tree longer than I realized. I just saw it fly out of there and into the bottlebrush. I didn't see it land there.
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Date: 11/4/24 1:32 pm From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
I answered Ken Hartman, without cc-ing the listserve. Although most people know about this location by now, info about the neighborhood area where the Crest Drive GRWA is found is as follows:
" It usually inhabits the spot at 1262 Crest Drive. The address numbers at the roadside at this spot are kind of faded now, but if you set your GPS to that address, you will find it. Pull off the road where you can find a spot, and make sure it is not blocking any driveway. The Grace's likes the tall pines in the yard at this place, and nearby pines and other trees too. Just park along the roadside, and watch those pines for movement and listen for the sharp chip that is different from the many yellow-rumped warblers and orange-crowned warblers. Do not go inside on their property, but stay along the road and be polite to neighbors. And if neighbors on foot or in a car stop, just tell them your are looking for the rare warbler that has returned here to this spot in fall for 7 years. (about 3 groups of people stopped and asked today, tho many other locals already know about the returning Grace's Warbler). They are almost always happy to learn about it. If you have Sibley's Guide on your phone, it might be worth while to listen to the call note before you go. "
Always a good idea to be on your best birding behavior when birding neighborhoods. Sue
Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting
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On Monday, November 4, 2024 at 01:10:05 PM PST, <kenhartman28...> <kenhartman28...> wrote:
Thanks for posting about the Grace’s. Are there any “rules of the road” for birding along that residential street besides the usual “don’t look in anybody’s windows”? Is there a portion of the road that it is normally found on?
Cheers,
Ken Hartman
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At 8am this morning, the male Grace's Warbler, appeared in front of its old haunts near 1262 Crest Drive, Encinitas. It has returned for its 7th winter, and was first sighted in Dec 2018.
Sue Smith, Del Mar
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Date: 11/4/24 1:10 pm From: Ken Hartman via groups.io <kenhartman28...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
Thanks for posting about the Grace’s. Are there any “rules of the road” for birding along that residential street besides the usual “don’t look in anybody’s windows”? Is there a portion of the road that it is normally found on?
Cheers,
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At 8am this morning, the male Grace's Warbler, appeared in front of its old haunts near 1262 Crest Drive, Encinitas. It has returned for its 7th winter, and was first sighted in Dec 2018.
Sue Smith, Del Mar
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Date: 11/4/24 12:10 pm From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
Thank you so much, Curtis, I think the person (perhaps Guy?) who told me mentioned the LA area or thereabouts, but I could have misheard him. And I was going to look it up when I got home. I so appreciate the link to the info on the 1980s Montecito bird! Sue
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On Monday, November 4, 2024 at 10:58:19 AM PST, <alineandcurtis...> <alineandcurtis...> wrote:
The long-staying bird was in Santa Barbara, Montecito to be specific, not Los Angeles County. Go to the link below and then click on the "Table" tab at the top left to see the details...
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I heard there was one Grace's found in LA that returned for nine years, but I do not have the documentation. Am thinking this bird must be at least eight considering it was an adult male when found. Hope it sticks around for the Christmas count again. Sue Smith
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Incredible. There is no longevity record listed for Grace's Warbler on the Bird Banding Lab's list here, but that it is up there with many other related species based on band recaptures.
Justyn StahlNorth Park
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At 8am this morning, the male Grace's Warbler, appeared in front of its old haunts near 1262 Crest Drive, Encinitas. It has returned for its 7th winter, and was first sighted in Dec 2018.
Sue Smith, Del Mar
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Date: 11/4/24 11:35 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] 2 male Orchard Orioles and other Balboa Park stuff; Grace's Warbler longevity
Monday morning, 2 adult male Orchard Orioles were together immediately OUTSIDE the San Diego Zoo along the usual "oriole edge" of the zoo parking lot. Specifically, they were present in the early-morning sun between 6:45-7:00 AM in the beginning-to-bloom coral tree and the heavily blooming bottlebrush up against the zoo fence at the end of the macaw and meerkat car parking rows. These are undoubtedly the same birds seen on 29 October by Trent Stanley inside the Zoo, but now one has a "free" option for seeing them. The blooms and early-morning light make for good photography.
Elsewhere in Balboa Park today, the extreme southeast corner had a getting-late Warbling Vireo and Hermit Warbler, as well as a male "cismontanus" type "Slate-colored" Junco. A total of 6 Western Tanagers were at two of their favored late-season sites: Zoro Garden and the mini-canyon and magnolia grove on the west side of the park just south of El Prado. Lastly, a female Summer Tanager was in the mini-canyon at the east end of Fir Street, just east of Fern, in nearby South Park.
Given the return of the ancient Grace's Warbler along Crest Drive in Encinitas for its SEVENTH year, the topic of Grace's Warbler longevity has been raised. The current California record-holder, I believe, is the bird that wintered for at least EIGHT years in a row between early 1980 to late 1987 in Montecito in Santa Barbara County. When it was discovered initially, it was actually the first time anyone had birded the site, and the bird appeared then to be an adult male, so it seems fairly likely that it had already been present for at least one year prior--but who really knows.
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Date: 11/4/24 10:58 am From: AlineandCurtis via groups.io <AlineandCurtis...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
The long-staying bird was in Santa Barbara, Montecito to be specific, not Los Angeles County. Go to the link below and then click on the "Table" tab at the top left to see the details...
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I heard there was one Grace's found in LA that returned for nine years, but I do not have the documentation. Am thinking this bird must be at least eight considering it was an adult male when found. Hope it sticks around for the Christmas count again. Sue Smith
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Incredible. There is no longevity record listed for Grace's Warbler on the Bird Banding Lab's list here, but that it is up there with many other related species based on band recaptures.
Justyn StahlNorth Park
On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 8:27 AM Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> wrote:
At 8am this morning, the male Grace's Warbler, appeared in front of its old haunts near 1262 Crest Drive, Encinitas. It has returned for its 7th winter, and was first sighted in Dec 2018.
Sue Smith, Del Mar
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In the same area, eucs in the central open patch on NW side of the trail.
Also a SUTA here.
Michelle Haglund
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Date: 11/4/24 8:59 am From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
I heard there was one Grace's found in LA that returned for nine years, but I do not have the documentation. Am thinking this bird must be at least eight considering it was an adult male when found. Hope it sticks around for the Christmas count again. Sue SmithSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Justyn Stahl <justyn.stahl...> Date: 11/4/24 8:41 AM (GMT-08:00) To: <seiurus...> Cc: Sandiegoregionlistserve <sandiegoregionbirding...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again Incredible. There is no longevity record listed for Grace's Warbler on the Bird Banding Lab's list here, but that it is up there with many other related species based on band recaptures.Justyn StahlNorth ParkOn Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 8:27 AM Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> wrote:At 8am this morning, the male Grace's Warbler, appeared in front of its old haunts near 1262 Crest Drive, Encinitas. It has returned for its 7th winter, and was first sighted in Dec 2018.Sue Smith, Del MarSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone-- Susan SmithSeiurus Biological ConsultingDel Mar, CA
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Date: 11/4/24 8:41 am From: Justyn Stahl via groups.io <justyn.stahl...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
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Date: 11/4/24 8:27 am From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Crest Drive Encinitas Grace's Warbler Back again
At 8am this morning, the male Grace's Warbler, appeared in front of its old haunts near 1262 Crest Drive, Encinitas. It has returned for its 7th winter, and was first sighted in Dec 2018.Sue Smith, Del MarSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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Today, Sunday, in residential Coronado, what is presumably a returning Tropical Kingbird back for something like six or seven years is along Coronado Avenue--along the Coronado/NASNI border, frequenting the area around the high netting to keep errant golf balls away, and as usual appears here about 15-30 minutes after dawn when the direct sun starts shining on the trees and netting. The poor bird is currently missing its entire tail. Also present there as well is a late Western Kingbird, plus the usual several Cassin's. Later in the morning at the very same area there was a female Orchard Oriole that is likely a returning bird now for at least three and possibly four years, plus a male Hooded Oriole (late) and a female Bullock's--all traveling together for part of the time in the trees beneath the netting and coming out at one point to feed in the blooming meloleuca trees along Coronado Avenue. Elsewhere in Coronado, there is a continuing, returning adult male American Redstart.
Yesterday at Sweetwater Reservoir, there was a continuing Gr. White-fronted Goose with the Canadas, two continuing Bald Eagles, and still plenty of Tree and Barn Swallows with 3 Violet-greens and a continuing, late Northern Rough-winged. In the TRV, there's a bright female Yellow Warbler around the intersection of Hollister X Sunset, which is no big deal but this is likely a returning wintering bird that would now be coming back for something like six or seven years.
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Date: 11/3/24 9:34 am From: Catherine Zinsky via groups.io <Catherine.Zinsky...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover
Seen this morning--and actually closer to road.
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Date: 11/1/24 2:06 pm From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <mattsadowski78...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Lesser Black-backed, 11/1
An adult in the gull flock at J St. Flats.
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Date: 11/1/24 10:53 am From: Isabelle Davignon via groups.io <idav1121...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Grasshopper Sparrow San Elijo
The Grasshopper Sparrow is still here today. Seen about 30 minutes ago and got lots of photos. This is a lifer so adding photos taken from my camera screen with my phone to be sure I am not misidentifying (I hate making mistakes :) ). Will download originals and add to eBird list later today.
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Date: 10/31/24 6:44 pm From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot spots for the week of Nov 1-7
Greetings
So finishing up a pretty good week, we had reports for 8 of 11 identified hot spots. This week there are a few more hot spots hopefully you will look thru the list and maybe visit one of the hot spots.
Nov 1-7
Bandy Cyn. Rd. at Ysabel Creek Rd. - Trailhead
Big Rock Park and Trail
Borrego Springs--Mesquite Bosque
Dinwiddie Preserve, Fallbrook
Fletcher Cove Beach Park
Forester Creek at Mission Gorge Rd
Gonzales Canyon
Indian Head Canyon
Kitchen Creek Rd.--creek crossing
Kitchen Creek Rd.--near I-8
Lake Jennings
Lake Morena
Lake San Marcos
Lake Sutherland
Lower Otay Reservoir - north arm
Mission Trails Regional Park - Kwaay Paay Peak Tr
Navajo Canyon Open Space
Palomar Mtn.--Weir Trail
Palomar Observatory
San Dieguito River Park - Highland Valley Trail
San Onofre SB
Upper Otay Reservoir
Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve
John Bruin
Bay Park
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Date: 10/31/24 12:06 pm From: Ken Hartman via groups.io <kenhartman28...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Grasshopper Sparrow San Elijo
Just got photos of a Grasshopper Sparrow on the peninsula with benches accessible from south side of lagoon. In brush 30’ before benches then flew directly over benches and dropped.
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Date: 10/31/24 11:33 am From: David Trissel via groups.io <dtrissel...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Palm Warbler, Summer Tanager, NO Ani
This morning, early, while looking for the Ani, there was an adult male Summer Tanager being quite vocal in the same area. Negative report of the Ani despite 6 birders looking for hours.
At the Premium Outlet mall in Carlsbad, there is currently a Palm Warbler. In tipus and other trees directly in front of Armstrong nursery, chased incessantly by YRWAs. Here: (33.1228240, -117.3187868).
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Date: 10/30/24 4:17 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] the darn Ani, Tropical Kingbird, Golden-cr. Kinglet
First, some relatively minor new news from today (Weds): A Tropical Kingbird present this morning along Dairy Mart Road adjacent to Dairy Mart and the sod farm, with a couple Cassin's Kingbirds, could well be the same bird that has wintered in this area for some 5 or so years now; and a Golden-crowned Kinglet in Coronado was very rare for the (coastal) lowlands.
As for the MIA Groove-billed Ani in Carlsbad, the general thought is if it has left the one long row of trees, brush, and weeds along which it was initially seen, then it is unlikely to be re-found. Just too much habitat in the area. Also, even if missed today until sunset, it would at least be worth a check tomorrow morning during the first couple hours of daylight when cool, and the bird is hungry, as it would likely perch up a bit in spots to sun itself and warm up.
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Date: 10/30/24 1:51 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Ani: negative so far
No further signs of the Groove billed Ani at the Aviara Resort in Carlsbad Since the original sighting by Jane and her original one or two quick photos. At least 20 people looking. She saw it fly down a short distance on the same line of trees and brush to the southwest and it was hoped that it's still in that line, but it cannot be found as of 1:45 p.m.. If it goes farther afield from that one line then it's just habitat everywhere else in all directions and would probably be hopeless. If not seen this afternoon, it would definitely be worth trying here in the morning when it's cool and concentrate on sunny spots.
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Date: 10/30/24 12:10 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Ani addendum
Well, obviously I should have known I can't include an addendum photo or map in a post to the listserv, but I've done one to the WhatsApp group. Basically, the bird was seen in trees next to the pond that's at the Northeast corner of Kingfisher and batiquitos drives on the aviara Resort, and probably the best place to park would be a block farther west, on aviara Drive and then walk East to the Kingfisher batiquitos intersection. If the bird proves difficult to refind, we would attempt to play a little bit of tape recording, but obviously people should hold off doing that until everyone is assembled as it would only possibly work so many times. Please don't do it beforehand.
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Date: 10/30/24 12:02 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Groove-billed Ani at Aviara Resort
See attachment for location of Groove Billed Ani photographed by Jane Mygatt at around 11:30 to 11:45 a.m.. at Aviara Resort in Carlsbad. Best place to park is a block west of Kingfisher on Aviara Drive.
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Date: 10/30/24 9:22 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover PS
At 9:20 a.m. The Mountain Plover has moved even farther into the middle of the property and is feeding along the edge of an actual active sod area, and is a very distant view in a good scope. If resting, It's probably going to sit down on its belly in dirt and be literally impossible to find unless it's extremely close to the edge.
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Date: 10/30/24 9:07 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plover in TRV
At 9:00 a.m. Weds. there is a single Mountain Plover on the sod farm in the Tijuana River Valley. Actually found this one bird before I saw the post from Matt about two birds up in Chula Vista. The bird is frequenting the entire west portion of the property where there is no sod, but it's a mix of dirt and patches of short weedy grass. Lots of Killdeer here as well. Access is limited. Under no circumstances should one walkem or drive out into the main part of the sod farm. Please stay only along the west side along the little paved road that forms the West boundary of the property. You absolutely need a scope. Photo opportunities are poor .The bird is currently at about the midpoint north to south but also toward the east edge of this dirt so almost up against the beginning of the actual planted, irrigated sod. If people start going all over the property which is forbidden, this could cause serious permanent ramifications, so please refrain from doing so and just stay on this paved road along the west edge and scope there.
Indicative of the continuing increase in Vermilion Flycatcher numbers, this morning I have had four different new individuals at four different spots: Community Gardens, Montgomery Waller Park, Larsen Field, and here along the edge of the sod.
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Date: 10/30/24 8:39 am From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <mattsadowski78...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mountain Plovers, South Bay, 10/30
Time to start checking the 5th & Iris helicopter field, sod farm, and Fiesta Island. Maryanne Bache, Robert Patton, and I just had two calling Mountain Plovers over Chula Vista Wildlife Reserve. Last seen/heard moving S or SE.
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Date: 10/29/24 3:54 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] new Lucy's Warbler, La Jolla Seawatch
Yet another Lucy's Warbler today, Tuesday, in a tipu-filled corporate parking lot in University City. This brings the season total (since August) to 10 birds county-wide, which is probably the second-highest fall total (last year there were at least 11). Today's first onshore wind event of the season brought five observers to La Jolla Cove for some seawatching, which turned out to be somewhat ho-hum, with a long-staying Northern Fulmar, small to medium numbers of southbound loons (three species), Surf Scoters, and Brant, and a couple Pomarine Jaegers.
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Date: 10/29/24 1:37 pm From: Alison Hiers via groups.io <lahiers...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Black-and-white and American Redshirt at San Elijo
In the lower corner of the loop- SE. Redstart was low in the thick shrubs (female) and Black-and-White was in the Cottonwoods.
Alison Hiers
Carlsbad
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Date: 10/29/24 12:16 pm From: Alison Hiers via groups.io <lahiers...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Eurasian Wigeon at San Elijo
Nature center - go to first bridge across lagoon but turn left down trail to the first wood bridge. It is across the water sleeping on the bank.
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Carlsbad
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Date: 10/29/24 11:26 am From: Alison Hiers via groups.io <lahiers...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Two Tricolored San Elijo
Out the path to the bridge to the ocean. One heron on each side.
Alison Hiers
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Date: 10/29/24 9:21 am From: Trent R. Stanley via groups.io <trent.stanley...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Nice Oriole Flock @ Zoo: 2 Male Orchard Orioles, 1 Male Scott's Oriole, 1 Female Baltimore
While walking by the Southern Ground Hornbill observation area at the top
of Africa Rocks (32.738839, -117.150006), I spotted a mixed flock of
orioles inside the hornbill habitat: two vibrant male Orchard Orioles
together, one male Scott’s Oriole, and a female-type Baltimore Oriole. The
mesh in the habitat is large enough for birds to come and go. When I
returned with my camera, the flock had moved to an acacia tree just across
from the hornbills.
I grabbed a couple of quick ID shots and uploaded them to iNaturalist. I'll
process the rest of my photos when I get home. This appears to be the same
flock we had during the CBC last year. Hopefully, they'll stick
around—especially the Scott’s!
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Date: 10/28/24 9:11 pm From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <mattsadowski78...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Weedy/open field birds arriving
Yesterday (10/27), after finishing a monthly shorebird survey, I found a
a Lapland Longspur with a Horned Lark flock along the edge of the
Saltworks pond restoration construction staging area. Today (10/28) at D
Street Fill, while trying to get another shorebird survey done, I
noticed a skulky bird with white outer tail feathers flushing from the
car. Thinking it was maybe an American Pipit (but hoping Siberian) I got
out to look at it. The way it dove and disappeared into the veg I then
thought maybe it was just an uncommon coastal Vesper Sparrow. When I
finally got my binos on it, as it swiftly walked away through the veg, I
noticed strong pale double braces on the back. At that moment it turned
its head to pause and look at me revealing the plain face and giant
black eye of a Sprague's Pipit! I was eventually able to get some OK
photos of it.
Both of these birds are unfortunately not chaseable, but you have to
wonder what else is waiting to be found at Fiesta Island (or other less
checked coastal/weedy/open-type places). The recently split Siberian
Pipit comes to mind, or Baird's Sparrow, or Smith's Longspur...
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Date: 10/28/24 1:53 pm From: Lee Wagner via groups.io <rleewagner...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Green-tailed towhee, black-throated sparrow seen together now Famosa Slough. Gravel path just S of junction Famosa and Rialto
Only 3’ apart pecking at gravel together. Sparrow originally seen 10 yd further N on dirt path near lemonade berry.
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Date: 10/28/24 8:43 am From: Nancy Christensen via groups.io <nancy.r.christensen...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Scarlet tanager at FRNC
The tanager found by Paul Lehman yesterday continues Monday morning at the NE corner of the cemetery. It vocalized occasionally- on Sibley that call is called the sweet call. It moved around quite a bit!
Nancy Christensen
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Date: 10/27/24 4:32 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Returning Painted Redstart for 6th year, Palm Warbler
The Painted Redstart at the Tierrasanta substation on Tierrasanta Boulevard was finally refound today by Robert Patton, following several failed attempts by yours truly, making it now 6 years that the bird has been returning to that site for the winter. Please refrain from blasting recordings at it.
The Tierrasanta Hepatic Tanager continues on private property, but so far I've been unable to find where it is roosting at night. Probably best for people who want to see a male to try for the bird in Wing Street Canyon.
This morning, I had a new Palm Warbler in the extreme northeast corner of Fort Rosecrans Cemetery, generally associating with a few Yellow rumpeds and a couple kinglets.
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Date: 10/27/24 8:15 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Scarlet Tanager at FRNC
Sunday morning, there's a female type Scarlet Tanager (gray-brown wings with no black) going all over Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Around 7:15 or soon Thereafter it was in the single eucalyptus tree along the main road near the south end of the cemetery and then flew out heading north, and then what is presumably the same bird I re-encountered near 8:00 a.m. at the extreme northeast corner of the Cemetery! Where feeding in the large dense ficus trees on the berries.
Yesterday, there was a "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco in the TRV Community Gardens and an adult dark-lored White crowned Sparrow at Camp Surf. A male Costa's,l hummingbird in Tierrasanta.
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Date: 10/26/24 9:54 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] TRV Zone-tailed Hawk and miscellanea
At 9:35 a.m. on Saturday morning there was an immature Zone-tailed hawk circling around over the TRV Community Gardens, which after a while started drifting South toward the border. A getting late Warbling Vireo. At Sweetwater Reservoir, there's a continuing Greater White-friended goose and a couple Bald Eagles and four Wilson's snipe. Yesterday at Jacumba, the entire family group of four Harris's Hawks is alive and well and there's a continuing Golden crowned Sparrow which is slightly east of normal. At Lake Morena there was a Common Loon. And also yesterday, in Tierrasanta there was a White-winged Dove.
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Date: 10/25/24 12:21 pm From: Audrey E via groups.io <audfriends...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Swainson's Hawk at Santee Lakes
Mid-morning yesterday, a Swainson's Hawk was soaring over approximately lake 5. By a little after noon, there may have been a second individual (based on wing shape and coloring) kettling in the same area over the houses on Fanita Parkway. Photo attached to list below:
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Date: 10/23/24 10:45 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] New Magnolia and Tennessee Warblers
Wednesday morning, there's a new Tennessee Warbler in a flock of Yellow rumps along a creek which we've never been able to figure out its name, but we refer to it as the Panera Bread Creek in southern Solana Beach. It's immediately northeast of the corner of Stevens and Academy, where the bird also frequented a tipu parking lot. And the creek goes upstream from there to the edge of a shopping center which has a Panera Bread.
I also had a new Magnolia Warbler this morning in a tipu-filled parking lot in a large office complex in UTC, but I'd rather not open this up to the whole public given it is patrolled periodically. Hopefully everybody's happy with the bird in Wing Street Canyon the last few days, but if anybody is desperate for this bird because of 5mr or similar reasons, contact me privately. It is not far from Judicial Drive.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 10/22/24 3:39 pm From: Robert Theriault via groups.io <rtheriault13...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Access to RoadRunner Club in Borrego Springs
Unfortunate news from Borrego Springs:
The manager of the RoadRunner Club/The Springs told a birder today that birders are no longer welcome at this hotspot.
At the time, the birder didn't know he was speaking to the manager, and when the birder called the general operations number to ask if he could leave his name and number for the manager, he was rudely told that the manager has no time to call him back.
I heard also that a birding couple was kicked out of The Springs this past weekend.
This is a tough one. It is private property. They don't make any money off us.The grass has been re-seeded, but should be good to go in a week. A large construction project to put in new natural gas lines has begun, and apparently this will continue into May.
Up until now, RoadRunner has always been the most welcoming of all the "country clubs" in Borrego.
I don't know how much of a catalyst it may have been for the change, but the Virginia's Warbler has been an attraction for birders as well, and it's right at the club entrance.
Bob Theriault, Borrego Springs
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Date: 10/22/24 8:01 am From: Paul Mulholland via groups.io <pmulhol...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Blackpoll - LDS
There’s a blackpoll warbler at the LDS building (La Jolla Farms tipus
hotspot). It’s current in the tipu closest to the walkway.
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