Date: 7/17/25 6:01 am From: Ron Hirst via groups.io <ronhirst...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] White-winged Tern update for July 17-18
Hi, Any update on WWTE existence in San Diego? Will drive down, IF it has been seen yesterday/today.
Thanks, Ron Hirst, Santa Barbara
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Date: 7/15/25 3:52 pm From: Elizabeth Copper via groups.io <ecopper...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] WW Tern report from RPatton
Could you pls post lea refound wwte over pond 12 just before 130. Best viewed from s bay bio n 11 dike since actually at times over nw otay (matt & i seeing it too).
I last had stilt sand 1:18 fly from sw pond 22 to se 22 (so likely viewable from near 2nd bikepath bridge e of 13th).
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Date: 7/15/25 7:41 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Stilt Sandpiper 7/15
The continuing Stilt Sandpiper continues at 7:35 a.m. But the birds are periodically flushed by a hunting peregrine falcon, but they have now currently settled in in the West Central part of pond 22 along the shore of the island on the west-middle of the pond. A good scope is absolutely essential. The views are only so-so. The problem is if the bird is back in the Southeast corner of the pond that one can only see that by looking down the South shore to the southeast corner from off the end of 13th, and if you attempt to walk down the bike path to where you're adjacent to the southeast corner, then the saltworks berm road blocks your view unless the bird walks far enough North up the East shore. Also, be aware that when the bird was first reported late yesterday, it sounds like it was in the southwest corner of Pond 22. By and large the bird is with Willets and Wilson's Phalaropes.
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The alernate STSA reported by Russ Namitz is in the SE corner of 22, E of 13th St.32.5905439, -117.1029533 Sadowski
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Date: 7/15/25 6:46 am From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <sadowskimatt99...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Stilt Sand. 7/15
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The alernate STSA reported by Russ Namitz is in the SE corner of 22, E of 13th St. 32.5905439, -117.1029533
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Date: 7/15/25 6:34 am From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <sadowskimatt99...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Stilt Sand. 7/15
The alernate STSA reported by Russ Namitz is in the SE corner of 22, W of 13th St. 32.5905439, -117.1029533
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Date: 7/14/25 5:01 pm From: Kenneth Weaver via groups.io <gnatcatcher...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Murrelet Continues in Oceanside
Yep, the solitary Scripp's Murrelet is still hanging out at the boat channelin Oceanside. Viewed about 0900. Mostly foraging around the green buoysat the north tip of the south jetty (fairly far out). Been there since at leastJune 24.
Big influx of Willets and Whimbrels today at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River and the beach to the north. Generally, this spot hasn't been all that greatfor shorebirds in the 2020s. The river mouth is now blocked which oftenresults in an increase in waterbirds there. Typical for the season, hundreds of pelicans were north-bound along the coast.
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Date: 7/14/25 1:52 pm From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot Spots for eBird's 3rd week of July - Tuesday July 15 - Monday July 21
Greetings
Just finishing up a pretty good week 35 of the listed 43 Hot Spots were visited. Those that were missed were in the mountains and over in Borrego Springs. This upcoming week there are 4 Hot Spots (red along with the number 1 after their name) that only need a checklist this week to have at least one checklist for each week of the year. In addition there are 10 Hot Spots that are down to only having 2 weeks left. So a checklist this week and the next time they come up they can be completed. These has a number 2 after their name.
A little longer list this week and for the next few weeks as these weeks in the past have not been birded as heavily as other weeks of the year. It might be easier to look at the map to find Hot Spots in your area.
Agua Caliente County Park
Allied Gardens Community Park - 2
Anza-Borrego Desert SP--Clark Dry Lake
Bandy Cyn. Rd. at Ysabel Creek Rd.--Trailhead - 2
Belmont Park Road Open Space - 2
Birch Aquarium
Black Mountain Open Space Park (SD Co.) - 2
Borrego Springs--Mesquite Bosque
Borrego Springs--Old Springs Road OSP
Canyonside Community Park - 2
Cardiff SB - lagoon mouth - 2
Carlsbad--Southern Residential - 2
Carlsbad Premium Outlets
Carlsbad Research Center pond
Cuyamaca Rancho SP--Marty Minshall Trail - 1
Encinitas Ranch GC--Paseo de las Flores and pond
Encinitas Viewpoint Park
Escondido Creek at El Camino del Norte
Friendship Park
Iron Mountain (SD Co.)
Kimball Park
La Jolla Natural Park (not LJ Cove)
Laguna Mtns.--Los Huecos Rd.
Lake San Marcos
Las Verdes Park
Leo Mullen Sports Park and Trail
Little La Jolla Canyon
Manzano & El Arbol riparian
McCain Valley Rd
Mission Trails Regional Park--Cowles Mtn Trail
NASNI - O St. path, golf course (restricted access)
Nestor Park & Tesoro Grove Wy.
North Coast Health Center - 1
North El Portal Seawatch
Northmont Park
Oakcrest Park - 2
Pine Valley County Park - 1
Poinsettia Park - 1
Poway Pond
San Elijo SB & Campground
San Luis Rey River--Benet to Foussat
San Pasqual Battle field
Santa Ysabel Mission
Solana Highlands Park - 2
Stagecoach Park - 2
Stevens Creek Area
Tijuana River Valley--campground
West Hills Park
West Shepherd Canyon
Wilderness Gardens Preserve
John Bruin
Bay Park
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Date: 7/14/25 1:51 pm From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <sadowskimatt99...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] WWTE 7/14 (negative)
As of 13:45 the WWTE has not made an appearance in pond 12. I checked CVWR earlier, and did not see it there either. Earlier in the morning, Lea Squires and I had an immature COTE at Silver Strand SB foraging S along the surf with two FOTE.
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> Finally, just before 1:00 p.m. the White winged Tern reappeared on Pond 12
> with all the same problems of how far it is and now that there's heat
> distortion. But it is confirmed to be there.
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Finally, just before 1:00 p.m. the White winged Tern reappeared on Pond 12 with all the same problems of how far it is and now that there's heat distortion. But it is confirmed to be there.
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As is probably self-evident, the lack of any reports so far today, Sunday, as of noon of the White-winged Tern indeed means there have no sightings, despite lots of people looking at multiple sites. Also, no sign of its buddy the alternate Black Tern.
Researchers will continue to check sporadically inside the Salt Works in the days and weeks ahead, and birders will continue to fairly regularly check the J Street flats as well.
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Date: 7/12/25 4:35 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Black Tern = WHITE-WINGED TERN
Now 4:30 PM, and just before posting this message, Matt S. re-found the bird flying around Pond 12, still hopelessly far for viewing from public sites (see below), but now truly confirmed as a White-winged Tern. More photos will be posted later.
Back on Weds., July 9th, I found a bacic-plumaged (one-year-old) "Black Tern" on Chula Vista Wildlife Area property as viewed VERY distantly from the west end of the J Street/Marina Parkway parking lot. At the time, the bird was clearly a Black-type Tern in basic plumage, but even with good light (mid-morning, marine overcast), I struggled initially with the ID because the bird did not appear to show a dark shoulder spur down onto the upper sides of the breast. So, I waited for the bird to fly and saw a whitish rump in some lights. These two characters favor White-winged Tern, a Eurasian species with two previous California records from HUM and MTY in the late 1990s. But then I also saw a dusky upper surface of the tail and a darker leading edge to the folded wing at rest, characters I thought favored Black Tern. So, I ended up calling it a Black and chalked up some alternate cues as being partly due to the long distance involved. Basically, I was scoping from J Street across the entire cove of the Bay to the SW, to the peninsula edge to the right of where the Osprey nest pole is and the general area where the Gray-tailed Tattler was several years ago. The bird has been looked for again several times since then on a couple days by me and others from J Street but with no success.
Before I go any further, because what follows involves the Salt Works and National Wildlife Refuge property, know that the Salt Works and surrounding salt marsh are very much off-limits at this time of year to the public because of the nesting Snowy Plovers and mass of nesting terns (something over 35,000 nests of Elegant Terns this year!, not to mention plenty of Royals, Forster's, Leasts, and Skimmers). So there is NO WAY anyone should attempt to get inside on their own. And clearly do not go past any wildlife refuge "no entry" signs. Expect to be cited or arrested.
Fast forward to today, and Matt Sadowski and Robert Patton are doing their tern and plover work inside the Salt Works, and they find this basic-plumaged tern, along with a new breeding-plumaged Black Tern, frequenting the area of Pond 12 during the late morning and early afternoon--right after the marine layer retreated, the sun came out, and the glare increased. The two birds were mostly at the opposite (east) end of Pond 12 from where they were, partly smothered in Elegant Terns and very distant and harshly lit. Both observers were thinking probable Black Tern on the basic bird (e.g., didn't see an obvious pale rump). But at one point the two birds flew to their end of the pond, and Matt got a series of photos looking up at the bird in question. He then shared that photo with me. We, and others, were both struck by the total lack of the shoulder bar, clean white underparts, and a potentially paler crown than a Black Tern shows, but other characters were not visible, and the bill length perhaps fit Black Tern OK. I then shared the one photo with several out-of-state folks with good White-winged Tern experience....and voila, they think it is indeed a White-winged Tern. Based on the one photo.
Pond 12 is the pond north of Pond 23, the Little Stint pond. One can scope Pond 12 from the end of 11th, 10th, and 8th, and from the end of the peninsula that sticks out from the south end of the Biological Study Area parking lot on the Silver Strand. But even with a good scope and doing so in the morning with a marine layer so good light and with minimal distortion, it is still a very, very long ways away. One can ID Black Terns flying around that pond, as we did several years ago. But being able to tell a basic-plumaged White-winged Tern from a basic-plumaged Black Tern at that distance would be impossible. Unless, perhaps the bird comes to the WEST end of Pond 12, and then being at the end of 8th or off the study area parking lot peninsula MIGHT work. Or......hope that at some point it returns to where I first saw it on July 9th, southwest of J Street, or perhaps get extremely lucky and get it even on the J Street mudflats proper, but that hasn't yet worked out.
What would presumably be the best course of action is have people spread out at all three or four of these sites (J Street, 11th, 10th, 8th, off study area parking), and then if someone carefully assesses that the bird is truly visible, then immediately send out that news on the What's App group AND on this listserv, so that folks nearby can make a bee-line..... But, to be honest, this situation is fraught with the distinct possibilities of faulty claims, all the mass of somewhat similar-looking birds present, desperation-mode setting in to see the bird, etc. etc. So, PLEASE everyone be really, really, really, careful with one's reports. If you do find the easier-to-see breeding-plumaged Black Tern, then carefully study any nearby birds, and do report just the Black, as that is a possible good starting point.
Once there is an eBird or other link set up later today where Matt's photos can be viewed, we will post news of that site.
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 7/11/25 3:31 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Scripp's Murrelet Continues in Oceanside
Continuing same place, swimming right along the jetty fishing. Turned
around at the harbor and continued the other way. Currently about in the
middle between jetties.
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> It just took off heading west. I lost track of it. Not sure if it's still
> in the area, perhaps near the jetty, or gone for the night.
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> Sent ftom my pjone.
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>> Continuing under the oceanside sign now.
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>> Sent ftom my pjone.
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>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 3:41 PM Kenneth Weaver via groups.io <gnatcatcher=
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>>> I noted the continuing Scripp's Murrelet at 0924 just off the north end
>>> of the "T" (or "Y") section
>>> of the jetty that borders the boat channel leading out of the harbor in
>>> Oceanside. Free parking is
>>> available just east of the harbor from San Luis Rey Drive.
>>>
>>> Ken Weaver
>>> Fallbrook
>>> <gnatcatcher...>
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Date: 7/9/25 7:47 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Black Tern on South San Diego Bay
Wednesday morning between 7:20 and 7:35 there was a basic plumaged Black Tern west of J Street along the shore of the peninsula where the glGray tailed Tattler was several years ago. Something flushed a lot of the birds and I'm not sure where it went, but I think it stayed on that peninsula. The flats are disappearing as the tide comes in so the bird could be anywhere nearby, including inside the Salt Works. Needle in a haystack to refineld it, but best bets would be checking the Salt Works ponds visible from 13th and 8th streets or coming back here at the next low tide. There was also a 1-year-old Common Tern in the area.
Earlier in the morning, there was a rare Inland Willett at the the mud-flat east end of Lower Otay Reservoir.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 7/7/25 1:15 pm From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot Spots for eBird second week of July - Tuesday July 8 - Monday July 14
Greetings
Here’s the list of Hot spots for eBird second week of July. 2 Hot Spots (red and the number 1) only need a report this week to have a least one checklist for each week of the year.
Agua Caliente County Park
Anstine-Audubon Nature Preserve
Barnett Ranch Preserve
Borrego Springs--De Anza Country Club (private)
Borrego Springs--Old Springs Road OSP
Carlsbad Premium Outlets
Colina del Sol Park
Crestridge Ecological Reserve--Horsemill Rd. access
East Penasquitos Canyon
Encinitas Ranch GC--Paseo de las Flores and pond
Encinitas Viewpoint Park
Future Veteran's Memorial Park
Grand Caribe Shoreline Park
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hilltop Park (Chula Vista)
Julian--Santa Ysabel Preserve
Julian--town - 1
La Jolla Natural Park (not LJ Cove)
Laguna Mtns.--Pine Creek Rd. near S1
Lake Morena
Lakeside Linkage County Preserve - 1
Little La Jolla Canyon
Mira Sorrento Stream
Mission Trails Regional Park--Barker Way Trailhead
Mission Trails Regional Park--Cowles Mtn Trail
NASNI - O St. path, golf course (restricted access)
North El Portal Seawatch
Palomar Mtn.--Silvercrest Picnic Area and Trail
Pine Valley--hummingbird feeders (viewable from RD)
Ramona Community Park
San Carlos Community Park
San Diego Bay--Ballast Point
San Luis Rey River--I-5 to Benet
San Pasqual Battlefield
Santa Ysabel Mission
Santa Ysabel OSP--west
South Lake Park
Stevens Creek Area
UCSD--Central
Walker Preserve Trail--Riverford Rd to Channel Rd
West Hills Park
West Shepherd Canyon
Wilderness Gardens Preserve
John Bruin
Bay Park
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Date: 7/7/25 5:03 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] upcoming August San Diego pelagic trips
First off, the upcoming July 19th pelagic trip off San Diego has only three open spaces remaining, so it will likely sell out within the next couple days.
The three trips scheduled in August still have plenty of space. Similar to all the trips, they are aboard "Legacy" from Seaforth Sportfishing and are sponsored by Buena Vista Audubon Society. Information on expected and possible species, logistics, and how to make reservations can be found at sandiegopelagics.com; or, for reservations only, go directly to sdwhale.com
The two trips in early August are back to back on August 9 & 10 (optional to take both, of course!), the idea being to allow any out-of-town folks the chance to get offshore twice with just a single visit. The late August trip is on August 23. All these trips are during the peak period for Townsend's and Leach's Storm-Petrels. The late August trip is at the beginning of the usual period for Least Storm-Petrel. Early August has the possibility of Cook's Petrel. All have a high chance of getting Craveri's Murrelet, a variety of typical West Coast pelagic species, and some returning migrants from the north (e.g., Long-tailed Jaeger, Arctic Tern, Sabine's Gull). And all trips have possibilities for such rarities as albatrosses, South Polar Skua, Red-billed Tropicbird, and a variety of boobies.
Trips remaining later in the year are another back-to-back weekend on September 6 & 7, and September 27 and October 11.
--Paul Lehman & Bruce Rideout, San Diego
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Date: 7/6/25 2:48 pm From: Steve Perry via groups.io <s-perry...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Juvenile loggerhead shrike, Dust Devil Trails, 7/6/25
Saw this bird on the new hill formed from dredge taken from restoration work, just south of Dust Devil Trails. Wondering if this is an early dispersed bird from interior or possibly locally raised?
Steve Perry
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Date: 7/1/25 6:27 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Scripp's Murrelet Continues in Oceanside
It just took off heading west. I lost track of it. Not sure if it's still
in the area, perhaps near the jetty, or gone for the night.
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> Continuing under the oceanside sign now.
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> Sent ftom my pjone.
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> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 3:41 PM Kenneth Weaver via groups.io <gnatcatcher=
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>> I noted the continuing Scripp's Murrelet at 0924 just off the north end
>> of the "T" (or "Y") section
>> of the jetty that borders the boat channel leading out of the harbor in
>> Oceanside. Free parking is
>> available just east of the harbor from San Luis Rey Drive.
>>
>> Ken Weaver
>> Fallbrook
>> <gnatcatcher...>
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Date: 7/1/25 5:51 pm From: Ruslan Balagansky via groups.io <ruslan...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Scripp's Murrelet Continues in Oceanside
Continuing under the oceanside sign now.
Sent ftom my pjone.
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> I noted the continuing Scripp's Murrelet at 0924 just off the north end of
> the "T" (or "Y") section
> of the jetty that borders the boat channel leading out of the harbor in
> Oceanside. Free parking is
> available just east of the harbor from San Luis Rey Drive.
>
> Ken Weaver
> Fallbrook
> <gnatcatcher...>
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Date: 7/1/25 10:19 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Nazca Booby, Indigo Bunting situation
This morning, Tuesday, at 7:09AM, an adult or almost-adult Nazca Booby appeared at the La Jolla seawatch associated with a large feeding frenzy going on a bit offshore. It stayed only a minute and then disappeared, either landing on the water or escaping out the back. Not sure if this could be the same individual of approximately the same age seen by others a few days earlier.
Yesterday, Charlie Jackson and friend had at least one brownish Indigo Bunting just a little to the north of the long-staying territorial male Indigo at Lake Hodges. There remains some question as to whether there is one or two brownish birds. Photo of one shows a wash to blue to some of the brown, something actually possible in female Indigos. (A first-year male should have much more extensive, and brighter, blotchy blue overall.) This is sort of akin to some female Summer Tanagers having a fair bit of reddish wash to the plumage. Anyway, if someone is looking for a challenging project, it would certainly be worth exploring the bright male's territory and just to the north, and see exactly how many birds are involved and what might be going on in the private lives of Indigo Buntings. For photos of the various buntings there, see Charlie's eBird list:https://ebird.org/checklist/S255729525
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Date: 6/30/25 3:41 pm From: Kenneth Weaver via groups.io <gnatcatcher...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Scripp's Murrelet Continues in Oceanside
I noted the continuing Scripp's Murrelet at 0924 just off the north end of the "T" (or "Y") sectionof the jetty that borders the boat channel leading out of the harbor in Oceanside. Free parking isavailable just east of the harbor from San Luis Rey Drive.
Ken <WeaverFallbrookgnatcatcher...>
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Date: 6/30/25 10:51 am From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot Spots for eBird first week of July - July 1 - July 7
Agua Caliente County Park
Anza-Borrego Desert SP--Clark Dry Lake
Borrego Springs--De Anza Country Club (private)
Borrego Springs--Old Springs Road OSP
Camino Ruiz Park
Carlsbad--Southern Residential
Carlsbad Premium Outlets
Carlsbad Research Center pond
Chollas Creek--Euclid Ave to 54th St
Colina del Sol Park
Collier Park (Ramona)
Daley Ranch
Encinas Creek--Paseo del Lago
Encinitas Community Park
Encinitas Ranch GC--Paseo de las Flores and pond
Encinitas Viewpoint Park
Forester Creek at Mission Gorge Rd.
Forester Creek Trail
Grand Caribe Shoreline Park
Hanson Pond Trail
Hendrix Park Pond
Henshaw Scenic Vista
Iron Mountain (SD Co.)
Kimball Park
Laguna Mtns.--Upper Kitchen Creek Rd.
Las Verdes Park
Lower Nine Mile Bank (Sd Co.)
Lower Otay Reservoir--east arm pullouts (including North Pt.)
Manzanita Canyon
Mission Trails Regional Park--Cowles Mtn Trail
Mt. Helix Park
Old Poway Park
Pine Valley--hummingbird feeders (viewable from RD)
Questhaven Road Nature Trail
Rueda Canyon East (Tierrasanta)
San Carlos Community Park
San Diego Bay--Ballast Point
San Diego NWR--Bonita Meadows
San Elijo SB & Campground
San Pasqul Battlefield
Santa Ysabel OSP--west
Silver Strand SB--Crown Cove (bay side)
South Lake Park
Sunset Drive Area--eucs & riparian
West Hills Park
West Shepherd Canyon
Let me know if you have any questions.
John Bruin
Bay Park
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Date: 6/28/25 7:48 am From: Paul Mulholland via groups.io <pmulhol...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Nazca booby - La Jolla Seawatch
A black and white booby made a few passes by the fishermen and kayakers off seawatch at 7:35 today. It was adult plumaged and, once closer, showed a noticeably orangey base to the bill, which fits for a Nazca Booby. This was an older bird than the Masked booby seen here on June 18.
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Date: 6/24/25 1:39 pm From: Kenneth Weaver via groups.io <gnatcatcher...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Murrelet at Oceanside Harbor
I noticed a murrelet swimming in the boat channel leading to Oceanside harbor thismorning. I am reporting it since murrelets are not typically inshore species. The bird was generally far to the north of the accessible jetty, but at one point it swam parallel to and just off the jetty from the "T" east nearly to the actual harbor. Field marks (lack of black wedge on the breast, white chin, white mark in front of the eye) indicate a Scripp'sMurrelet. The bird never allowed a view of its wing linings. I will provide photos with an ebird report later today. Hopefully, some of our pelagic bird experts will weigh in onthe i.d. if they don't actually find the bird.
Ken <WeaverFallbrookgnatcatcher...>
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Date: 6/23/25 5:55 pm From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <sadowskimatt99...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] [OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Stint - Bolsa Chica
Time to start checking mudflats...
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Photos of a Red-necked Stint at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach were posted to the Birding Discord server a little while ago. This is a first county record. The bird was photographed at 2:50pm today at approximately 33.6985760, -118.0437676.
Good luck!
-- Ryan Winkleman Rancho Santa Margarita
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Date: 6/23/25 10:33 am From: Mark Stratton via groups.io <zostropz...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] wood stork quandary
I received a text almost immediately about that bird and went out and
tried to find it and could not. I think it was just a one-sighting wonder,
but does sound like he's making the rounds again.
Mark Stratton
Escondido
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> I photographed a Wood Stork about a half-hour ago in private ponds within
> the Prado Basin (RIV CO). So, either 'Woodrow' made a hasty short-term
> visit to the Safari Park a week ago, or there could be a love match should
> these two birds meet later in the fall (mostly kidding). I obtained good
> photos today and could likely determine if only one bird is involved if
> equally good photos were taken last week in San Diego. Of course, if the
> Safari Park bird is still there, no comparisons are necessary.
>
> Jim Pike
> HB
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Date: 6/23/25 9:45 am From: James Pike via groups.io <jimpike444...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] wood stork quandary
I photographed a Wood Stork about a half-hour ago in private ponds within the Prado Basin (RIV CO). So, either 'Woodrow' made a hasty short-term visit to the Safari Park a week ago, or there could be a love match should these two birds meet later in the fall (mostly kidding). I obtained good photos today and could likely determine if only one bird is involved if equally good photos were taken last week in San Diego. Of course, if the Safari Park bird is still there, no comparisons are necessary.
Jim Pike HB
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Date: 6/23/25 7:19 am From: Matt Sadowski via groups.io <sadowskimatt99...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Pigeon Guillemot, Sunset Cliffs, 6/23
At 0705 I had an alternate adult PIGU S-bound off Sunset Cliffs Natural Park. It plopped into the water along the outer edge of the kelp, then continued S after 2 minutes.
Matt Sadowski
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Date: 6/21/25 3:13 pm From: John Bruin via groups.io <johnrbruin...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Hot Spots for eBird's 4th week of June starting tomorrow Sunday June 22 and continuing until June 30
Greetings here is the list along with a link to the map. Remember as the 4th week of a month it is a longer week.
ABDNHA Botanical Garden
Black Canyon Road
Carmel Valley Community Park
Colina del Sol Park
Delta Beach - North Overlook
Encinitas Community Park
Forester Creek Trail
Hillside Community Park
Horse Ranch Creek Open Space
Kimball Park
Juniper Canyon
Laguna Mtns.--Pine Creek Rd. near S1
Los Penasquitos Ranch House
Otay Lake County Park
Paradise Canyon Open Space
Pine Valley--hummingbird feeders (viewable from RD)
San Dieguito Dr. south end
San Elijo SB & Campground
San Pasqual Battle field
San Vicente Reservoir
South Lake Park
Stevens Creek Area
Tijuana River Valley--campground
Upper Nine Mile Bank (SD Co.)
Vallecito County Park
John Bruin
Bay Park
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Date: 6/21/25 8:11 am From: Paul Mulholland via groups.io <pmulhol...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Pigeon Guillemot - La Jolla Seawatch
One just landed off of the seawatch spot at La Jolla at a moderate distance.
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Date: 6/18/25 8:44 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] La Jolla Masked Booby and Pigeon Guillemot
Wednesday morning the 18th, Paul Mulholland and I did seawatching at La Jolla, my arriving first at civil Twilight no later than 5:30 a.m. and in the first half hour saw 1200 Black vented shearwaters, plus a few Sooties. But the big excitement happened first between 7:15 and 7:20 when we had a breeding plumaged Pigeon Guillemot flying north, the first time there may well have ever been a guillemot, or murre for that matter, seen flying North, as typically all these rare alcids seen here are going south. And then between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. a sub-adult black and white booby appeared and proceeded to spend 15 minutes circling around the fishing boats, diving into the water and getting fish. Given that the bird appears to be at least 2 years old and showed an entirely greeny yellow bill, we believe that it was a Masked Booby. PM got some very distant shots that clearly show a sub-adult black and white booby but may or may not be able to see bill color. It disappeared a few minutes after 8:00 a.m. and we don't know where it went. The other bird worth mentioning is that numbers of of breeding plumage adult Heermann's Gulls are now returning, Right on time.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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Date: 6/17/25 9:25 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Spring and fall migrations overlap today
The male Scarlet Tanager yesterday at Point Loma and the Red-eyed Vireo at Carlsbad the past 2 days-- both late-spring vagrants--were both were missed this morning so may well be gone. Still this morning, the 18th, a late-lingering spring migrant Western Wood- Pewee at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery. But simultaneous with all this today are the first several alternate- plumaged "fall" arrival Willets and an increase in the number of Long billed Curlews from what over-summered, also right on time for returning southbound migrants.
The very late lingering Tricolored Heron continues today at the San Diego River mouth, and as of late when near low tide it seems to prefer being right up next to the Sunset Cliffs Boulevard bridge.
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