On September 5, 20926 our walk began at 7:30 AM under light cloud cover, a welcome break from the recent heat and excellent conditions for birding. The mudflats were lively with shorebirds, including large numbers of Black‑bellied Plovers still sporting … Continue reading →
Hello Bird Enthusiasts! Today, eight eager birders met at the Penny Pines parking area off the Sunrise Highway in the Laguna Mountains to bird a new PAS bird walk location, Big Laguna Lake and Meadows. We headed west along the … Continue reading →
Hello Bird Enthusiasts! It was a hot and steamy bird walk at Felicita County Park today. Twenty-one birders said, “Heat advisory? What heat advisory?”, and we persevered to find 34 species and two other taxa. Felicita Park is one of … Continue reading →
On Saturday, August 15th, a nice gathering of 22 bird enthusiasts met up at San Elijo Lagoon for a stroll both to the east and then the west, although part of our group decided to keep it a bit shorter … Continue reading →
It was a beautiful morning to walk the Whelan Lake property. We had 30+ participants in hot weather and had great views of numerous herons & egrets on the lake. Lots of young Bell’s Vireos, Song Sparrows & House Finches. … Continue reading →
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, Maine July 18–23, 2026 By Dianne Benham Ten members of the Palomar Audubon Society gathered in Maine for six unforgettable days exploring one of the Northeast’s premier birding destinations—the Schoodic Peninsula and Acadia National … Continue reading →
On August 1, 2026, Linda and I led a group of 33 hopeful birders through our Guajome County Park in Oceanside, CA. We had a fresh sunny morning, and we walked through a tree-shadowed ravine where we encountered a pair … Continue reading →
Saturday, July 25, 2026, found ten hardy members of the Palomar Audubon Society exploring the Stonewall Mine Trail in the beautiful Cuyamaca Mountains. Although temperatures climbed into the 90s before our morning walk was over, the summer heat did little … Continue reading →
On Saturday, July 18, twenty birders met up at Wm. Heise County Park near Julian. The weather was quite warm, but we still managed to find 28 different bird species. Here is Mac West’s List of the birds we found ebird.org/checklist/S376420144 … Continue reading →
On Saturday, July 11, twenty-two birders met up at the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach. The weather was really nice. We initially birded the area around the Estuary and the North McCoy Trail, where we found 23 different bird species, … Continue reading →