This morning, April 4, thirty birders met up at the San Pasqual Valley Agriculture Trail and enjoyed a great day for birding. We found 51 bird species.  Many Hooded Orioles, Cedar Waxwings, and a very cooperative Cactus Wren. Here’s our list:

California Quail
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Bell’s Vireo
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Cactus Wren
Bewick’s Wren
House Wren
Western Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch

JIM BECKMAN trip leader