Date: 11/10/26 11:24 am From: <lehman.paul...> via SanDiegoRegionBirding <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Guy McCaskie memorial get-together news (weather) ; miscellanea
First off, some minor miscellaneous news. The past month has seen more W. Cattle-Egrets near the coast than probably any other year in over a decade. This morning I had my largest most recent flock, with 7 birds feeding in the large fallow field at the northeast corner of Hollister X Sunset in the TRV. A female-type Summer Tanager continues (since 6 Nov) at the B&B. In the past couple days, continuing returning wintering Black-and-white Warblers were at both Stevens Creek in Solana Beach and at Kimball Park in National City, where also a returning wintering Nashville Warbler. Coastal reports of Red Crossbills, and even Cassin's Finches, are rapidly getting totally out of hand!
This coming Saturday, the 14th, we are having our informal get-together celebrating the life of Guy McCaskie--at the Bird & Butterfly Garden in the Tijuana River Valley at 10AM. See previous post for additional info. But I would like to address a few issues here:
WEATHER: the forecasts for Saturday keep changing every 12 hours. A series of storms may affect the region off-and-on between Thursday night and early next week. It is too early to say if Saturday AM will be dry or not. A few light sprinkles would be fine, but heavier rain would not, as we are totally out in the elements. IF we need to delay the memorial, it would very likely be rescheduled for a week later on the 21st (same time). But it is still definitely premature to make alternate plans, and I'll post an update probably Thursday PM, once the updated weather forecasts that afternoon are out.
PARKING: limited parking in the B&B lot, but lots of available space a short distance to the north along the OUTSIDE of the Community Gardens.
BATHROOMS: There are NO bathrooms, and not even a porta-potty at the B&B. Closest are porta-potties at the Community Gardens at both the south end and especially the north end (several; near Hollister X Sunset)--which are a fairly substantial walk. Strongly suggest everyone empties their bladders right before arriving at the B&B. There is no set time length for our gathering, but it could go as long as two hours. So plan your coffee intake accordingly.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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