Hi Friends,

On Saturday July 14, thirteen birders walked around Guajome County Park in Oceanside.  The weather was cool and comfortable early on, but as expected, became very warm and humid at the end of our hike.  We found 40 bird species. Lot’s of Western Bluebirds and Cassin’s Kingbirds.

Here’s our species list:

Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Western Gull
Least Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Bell’s Vireo
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

JIM BECKMAN trip leader