Below is our report for the Palomar Audubon Tijuana Slough Walk on July 8. Despite this being the slowest time of year in our parts for birding, there were a surprising number of shorebirds seen. Highlights of our walk were the adult and juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Herons and the Reddish Egret.

Thanks to all for attending.

Tijuana Slough NWR, San Diego, California, US Jul 8, 2017 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Palomar Audubon Society walk

47 species

Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Reddish Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ridgway’s Rail
Killdeer
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Willet
Western Gull
California Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster’s Tern
Elegant Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
American Crow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
California Towhee
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38050725

Trip Leader: Jack Friery