Date: 10/7/26 11:29 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hotspots for eBird bar charts October 8 - 14
Greetings,
In this first week of October, we finished bar charts for 5 hotspots!
At one of those, Delta Beach--south overlook, John Bruin captured a stunning photo of an American Barn Owl in dawn lighting!
Meanwhile, I decided to hike all the way to the top of Cuyamaca Peak. A first for me, having previously gotten close but turning back shortly before the actual peak - it's a difficult hike due to the ~1500ft elevation change. I'm glad I managed to finish the hike this time, as, right near the top, I encountered about ten Clark's Nutcrackers, and also a potential Plumbeous Vireo (left as a slash). A bit before that, I watched a Merlin tenaciously mobbing a Common Raven in flight for several minutes! Fox Sparrows continue to be reliable along Lookout Rd near the campgrounds, and I noted one near the peak as well. This also marks the first time I've encountered more than one Hammond's Flycatcher in the same place, and what is (for me, at least) a remarkably high number of Ruby-crowned Kinglets (26), with a cluster of ~10 in one place and several other smaller clusters. The region near the peak was particularly active in general and is where I recorded most of the warblers on my list.
In the next bar chart week, starting Thursday, we have an opportunity to finish two more (noted at the top of the list below).
Hotspots nearing bar chart completion (number = weeks missing):
*Grand Caribe Shoreline Park - 1Juniper Canyon - 1* Carmel Mission Park - 3 San Luis Rey Mission - 3 San Luis Rey River--Foussat to Douglas - 3 Cortez Place--coastal access - 4 Delta Beach--north overlook - 5 Paradise Canyon Open Space - 5 San Bernardo Valley--east of I-15 - 5 San Vicente Reservoir - 5 Sweetwater County Park--Quarry Trail - 6 Lake View Park - 9 San Luis Rey Picnic Area - 9 Alta Vista Botanical Gardens - 10 Santa Ysabel OSP--east - 10 Sunset Park (San Marcos) - 10
Hotspots with 3+ week bar chart gaps:
Oak Grove (SD Co.) Hot Springs Mountain Olivia Canyon Horsethief Canyon Trail Sycamore Canyon Road La Costa Golf Course--North Tijuana River Valley--Monument Rd. east of Hollister St. Carmel Knolls Park Sunrise Hwy--mile 14.5 pullout Borrego Springs--NW residential Agua Hedionda Creek--Carlsbad Oaks North Trail Hellhole Canyon Preserve Warner Springs--town Brengle Terrace Park
Cheers,
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