Date: 2/28/26 10:30 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hotspots for eBird bar charts March 1 - 7
Greetings,
This past week all non-restricted spots on the first list were visited
(including Azalea Glen, which is now free of snow and (mostly) free of
trees blocking the trail)! There are now two more hot spots with 100%
complete bar charts!
Additionally, one of the "gap" spots on Mt Laguna yielded only the second
report of Mountain Bluebirds on Mt Laguna this season, up on the rarely
birded Garnet Peak! I remember this species being one of the birds I was
especially excited about finding early on when I got into birding (and am
still always happy to see them).
By request to lengthen the first list, I'm modifying the inclusion criteria
to extend the list up to 10 entries (instead of only to 5) with hotspots
that need 11-15 weeks.
Going forward, the first list will be sorted by weeks remaining and that
number will trail the hotspot name in the list. In the linked map, I'll be
indicating the "stretch goal" hotspots (11-15 weeks) with a darker marker.
Laguna Mtns.--Pine Creek Rd. near S1 - 2
Palomar Mtn.--Observatory Campground - 2
Palomar Mtn.--Thunder Spring/Upper Doane Valley Loop - 4
San Onofre SB - 4
Legoland California - 6
Horse Ranch Creek Open Space - 10
Santa Ysabel OSP--east - 11
Sweetwater Park - 11
Oak Grove (SD Co.) - 12
Snapdragon Stadium - 12
Hotspots with 3+ week bar chart gaps:
Laguna Mtns.--Thing Valley/Desert View Rds.
Laguna Mtns.--Burnt Rancheria Campground
Horsethief Canyon Trail
Roadrunner Park
Hilltop Community Park (Rancho Peñasquitos)
Sunrise Hwy--mile 14.5 pullout
Agua Hedionda Lagoon--boat ramp
Camp Pendleton--Macs Road Ponds (restricted access)
Encinas Creek--Hidden Valley Rd.
San Diego NWR--McGinty Mountain Trail
Spooners Mesa
Black Mountain Ranch Park
Sage Canyon Park
Palomar Mtn.--East Grade Road
Chase Field
Camp Pendleton--Santa Margarita River mouth (restricted access)
Emerald Hills Park
Otay River Valley--east of 125
Encinas Creek--Laurel Tree Ln.
Grantville Neighborhood Park
Cheers,
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