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
On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 4:08 PM Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus=
<aol.com...> wrote:
> 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
> <seiurus...>
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> Susan Smith
> Seiurus Biological Consulting
> Del Mar, CA
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