Author Archives: Palomar
Dixon Lake Field Trip Results
Hi Everyone, On Saturday morning January 6, twenty-seven birders walked around Dixon Lake in Escondido. The weather was perfect for birding and we found 61 different bird species. Lots of American Coots, California Quail, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Scaly-breasted Munia. At … Continue reading
Santee Lakes Trip Report
Hi Good Friends, On Saturday morning December 23, fourteen birders met up at Santee Lakes. The weather was slightly on the cool side, but at least, there was no rain. We all enjoyed the morning walk, and we found 58 bird … Continue reading
San Elijo Lagoon Trip Report
Today, about 40 enthusiastic birders enjoyed beautiful weather and lots of nice birds. We went west on the trail from Rios Ave., crossed under the highway and got nice looks at shorebirds and ducks before turning back west, onto the … Continue reading
Palomar Audubon Society is sponsoring a field trip during the 2024 San Diego Bird Festival
As part of our Palomar Audubon Society fund raising efforts, several of our PAS members will be leading a day-long field trip during the San Diego Bird Festival. The PAS leaders are Steve Ellis, Richard Cuthbertson, & Denise Riddle. The … Continue reading
San Diego Bird Festival – February 21-25, 2024
The 2024 San Diego Bird Festival will be presented February 21-25, 2024. This year’s event will include several guest speakers from the world of birding, field trips covering San Diego County, (one of which will be sponsored by PAS), pelagic … Continue reading
Fallbrook Trip Report
Yesterday, Saturday, December 10, twenty-three birders struck out to the Fallbrook Area. It was a perfect sunny day for birding. We had two-strikes against us to begin with (1) it was December not May, so the migrants were long-gone, and … Continue reading
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
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
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
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