Author Archives: Palomar
Want to bring more birds to your home?
By growing native plants, you provide the food and shelter birds need. To make your space bird-friendly and beautiful, check out Audubon’s native plant resources to find the best plants for your area. Search by the birds you most want … Continue reading
Batiquitos Lagoon Trip Report
Hi Everyone, This morning, twenty-eight birders checked out Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad. We found 50 bird species. Great looks at a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Belted Kingfisher, and a lone flyover American White Pelican. Perfect weather and here is our species list: … Continue reading
OAK HILL MEMORIAL PARK RESULTS
HI Friends, Twenty-eight birders met up this morning at Oak Hill Memorial Park. This location is a regular winter (February) field trip. Today’s summer field trip was not very productive for finding the birds, but the weather was perfect for … Continue reading
Alert: Migratory Bird Funding and ESA Exemptions at Stake
As Congress Resumes, Migratory Bird Funding and ESA Exemptions at Stake Right now, the U.S. Congress is working to put together a bill to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2017. Congress has an opportunity to boost much-needed funding levels … Continue reading
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Kit Carson Park Trip Report
We had 26 birders and gray skies for most of the walk. Highlights included good views of a Bell’s Vireo and Scaly-breasted Munia building a nest. We saw the following 45 species: Gadwall Mallard Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Egret … Continue reading
Dairy Mart & Bird & Butterfly Gardens Trip Report
22 birders enjoyed a overcast cooler day while finding 54 bird species. A smaller subset of birders than went to find three more for a total of 57. Highlights were a female Bulloch’s oriole, an early Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a … Continue reading
Pictures of Beautiful Birds
No matter if you are a bird lover or not, you cannot deny their colorfulness, their beauty, or the mystery they present as they fly high above us in the skies. Enjoy this wonderful photo series more than 30 of the … Continue reading
The story of how a dying tree provides shelter and sustenance to a variety of birds and other animals
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Idyllwild Adventure Tour Trip Report
An army of twenty binocular clad soldiers scoured the higher elevations of Riverside country for alien, no avian, species. They were rewarded when come the end of the day 72 species had been tallied, including three White-headed woodpeckers. This is … Continue reading
San Elijo Lagoon Field Trip Report
On a warm August morning approximately 30 birders worked the San Elijo Lagoon and the Visitors’ Center. Max L. birded the Center earlier. His birds are marked by *. Visitor Center birds that were added later are marked by **. … Continue reading
The top 5 threats facing birds and what Audubon going to do about them
You love birds. And so do we. How such beautiful creatures can be so resilient, facing the everyday challenges of the natural world and the feats of long migrations, is truly remarkable. But over the next five years birds will … Continue reading
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Santee Lakes Trip Report
20 Birders attended the walk on Saturday, August 6 at Santee Lakes. We saw 41 species. Wood Duck Mallard Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Brandt’s Comorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Green Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Red-shouldered … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – August 2016
Letter Asks President for Progress on Conserving Migratory Birds Leaders from national environmental and wildlife conservation organizations have sent a letter to President Obama asking for the administration to take steps in its remaining months to help better conserve migratory … Continue reading
Robb Field / Famosa Slough Trip Report
18 birders attend the walk with pleasant weather. Many of the shorebirds were in breeding plumage, especially the Black-bellied Plovers. Pacific Golden-Plover was the highlight of the walk. Between the two locations, we saw 47 species. Robb Field – 38 … Continue reading
Guajome County Park — Trip Report
Hi Friends, This morning, fifteen birders braved the heat and humidity at Guajome County Park in Oceanside. The birds were not very plentiful, and after 2 hours on the trail, we decided to call it a day. We managed to … Continue reading
The Beautiful Hummingbird
Perhaps one of the most sophisticated fliers on the Earth, these beautiful birds weave in and out of branches without rustling a leaf. The hummingbird is both strong and beautiful, possessing a unique sort of delicate beauty and mastery that few … Continue reading
Trip Report–Tecolote Canyon, July 16, 2016
Below is the eBird report of our excursion to Tecolote Canyon last Saturday. We had an unexpectedly high species count for a hot, muggy day in late July close to the coast. eBird Report – Tecolote Canyon Natural Park, Jul … Continue reading
Help Save San Diego’s Countryside
2016 Alert #6 Write to Board of Supervisors and Help Save San Diego’s Countryside Background Almost exactly one year ago, EHL asked you to write to the Planning Commission to oppose a project that would “blow up” the … Continue reading