Date: 11/14/26 12:39 pm From: Julie Szabo via inlandcountybirds <jsszabo1...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Red-Necked Grebe, Lake Elsinore (back basin) 11/14/2026
Around 8:00 am this morning, Saturday 11/14/26, Luca Cinus found a Red-necked Grebe at the rectangular pond in the back basin at Lake Elsinore. I arrived around 8:35 am and easily found the bird from a path that overlooks the pond. Charity Hagen arrived a short time later and we both got good looks and photos. (Photos will be posted to eBird.) The location is 33.642225,-117.311664. The trail can be reached by parking at this location 33.642464,-117.309829 at Soraya and Gardenia. Note, this is a home community, so be quiet and discrete and walk the path that overlooks the pond. You can walk north along the path adjacent to the homes to view more of the pond. There were also a few Neotropic Cormorants at this pond. A scope is helpful.
Luca also reported seeing 12 of the continuing Brown Pelicans, they were at the north end of the lake at Launch Pointe (there is a fee to enter). You can also try to view them from Whiskers Fishing Beach (distant, but free) at 33.673253,-117.344144 on the east side of the lake, of Lakeshore. Look north west towards the Launch Pointe boat launch.
Good birding!
Julie SzaboWildomar, CA
