Date: 10/31/26 4:04 pm From: Max Varley via SanDiegoRegionBirding <vaxmarley...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] ZTHA Stonewall Mine - high count?
Roughly 10 min ago, I saw 4 Zone-tailed Hawks simultaneously circling the Stonewall Mine parking lot.
I arrived about 30 min ago, saw one bird just south of the parking lot. Started walking down the paved fork of the trail and saw another individual which had several missing or damaged primaries on its left wing. I turned back towards the parking lot to track it and saw 3 more all simultaneously. I was not able to get a single photo containing all four but I did confirm each with binoculars while all were in view.
Also counted 5 Clark’s Nutcrackers from the parking lot, haven’t seen any Red Crossbills yet. Pretty chilly and quiet up here right now.
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Max Varley, La Jolla
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