Author Archives: Palomar
Scholarships for Young Birders to Camp Surfbird in February 2024
Lake Wohlford Trip Report
Hello Bird Enthusiasts, Today, about twenty-six birders met at Lake Wohlford and walked Egret Trail to the service road on the south side of the lake. This was a new bird walk location for PAS this year. We began with … Continue reading
San Jacinto Wildlife Area Trip Report
Hi, Birders, Yesterday proved to be another great day at SJWA. This was a first time visit for some of our participants and they racked up a number of life birds including Rock Wren, American Bittern, Sora, Virginia Rail, Wilson’s … Continue reading
Lindo Lake Trip Report
Hello Friends, On Saturday, November 18th, 2023; twenty four of us met to participate in our scheduled field trip. This lake has undergone a great deal of excavation, construction and improvement and what awaited us was a very pleasant encounter with trails … Continue reading
Lake Hodges Bernardo Bay Trip Report for November 11th Walk
Friends, About 24 birders joined the walk on a beautiful sunny day. The lake has been drained for dam repairs, which impacted our birding. Our only view of water was a distained view of a sliver of water. The only … Continue reading
Tijuana Slough Trip Report
Hello Friends, Today, November 4th, 2023; 23 of us participated in our scheduled birding field trip at Tijuana Estuary, McCoy Trail. The morning started out cool and breezy but improved rapidly as the sun rose. The ball fields were in use, … Continue reading
Olympic BirdFest 2024, Washington, April 11-14, 2024
Grab your binoculars and join the Olympic Peninsula BirdFest, at the newly expanded Dungeness River Nature Center (formerly the Dungeness River Audubon Center), Thurs.-Sun., April 11-14, 2024. Online registration opens January 1, 2024, at www.olympicbirdfest.org Discover the spectacular landscapes of … Continue reading
San Diego River Estuary / Formosa Slough Trip Report for October 28th Walk
Friends, About 28 birders join the walk on a beautiful sunny day. We enjoyed close viewing of Little Blue Herons. We saw 44 species and 281 individuals at San Diego River Estuary. At Formosa Slough we saw 18 species and 120 individuals. A … Continue reading
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Manu Biolodge Bird Volunteer Program Peru
We are a not-for-profit biological station and biolodge in southeast Peru, located where the Amazon meets the Andes, and we’d like to invite your members to help us with our mission to understand and protect the birds of one of … Continue reading
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Daley Ranch Field Trip Report October 21, 2023
Hi Everyone, On Saturday October 21, twenty nine birders walked around Daley Ranch on a beautiful sunny day in Escondido. We found 41 different bird species. Lots of Bushtits, California Quail, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. I think the best bird we … Continue reading
Orange County Field Trip Report, Oct..14 – Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve & Huntington Central Park
Hi Good Friends, On Saturday, October14, sixteen birders walked around Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve & Huntington Central Park. Both locations are found in Huntington Beach. We all had a great time with our picnic lunch at the very large and … Continue reading
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La Jolla Birding Trip Report
Good Morning Friends. We had the opportunity to bird at La Jolla last Saturday, Steve counted 27 of us, I guessed 30 but anyhow there was a lot of interest. We also had the added benefit of the presence of … Continue reading
Whelan Lake Bird Walk
We had a great walk this morning Birding the lake and surrounding habitat. 24 birders enjoyed a little rain, wind and then sunshine. We were treated to several views of 2 White-tailed Kites and a Merlin in the bare tree … Continue reading
Kumeyaay Lake Campground Field Trip Results
Hi Birding Friends, On Saturday September 23, seventeen birders walked around Kumeyaay Lake Campground near Santee CA. We had almost perfect weather. We found 42 different bird species. Lots of House Finches, California Towhees, and California Scrub-Jays. The best bird … Continue reading
Sign Up Now for PAS Trip to Morro Bay
PAS is travelling to Morro Bay January 18 to 21 to see a vast array of birds that are generally not all present on any single PAS outing. But to heck with birding, this quaint little seaside village can entertain … Continue reading
Volunteers Needed for Community Science Project
Project Phoenix – a new community science project to study how wildfire smoke impacts birds in California. Project Phoenix is a joint partnership between the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles … Continue reading
Oak Hill Memorial Park Trip Report
Hello friends, Thank you for allowing me to lead at this special birding site. A fairly large group of us met, including some rarely encountered members whose presence was noted. We had a couple new faces as well. We were too … Continue reading
Batiquitos Lagoon Walk 9/9/23 Trip Report
We had 34 people joining us on a rather warm morning to enjoy Batiquitos lagoon on Saturday. As we walked the trail some people opted to return to their cars early. Despite the heat we ended up recording 55 species. Steve … Continue reading