It was a lovely day in the neighborhood as 21 PAC Birders set out to canvas Guajome Park. We were missing the usual early morning contribution by Sonia and Michael Beevé (where were they anyway!) but we still racked up … Continue reading →
After many hours of hard work throughout continental Spain, this amatuer nature photographer managed to create and edit this short film about the birds of Spain, the European country with the highest number and diversity of bird species. The result … Continue reading →
Hi Everyone, Yesterday, January 17, thirty birders walked around Dos Picos County Park and Rangeland Road in Ramona and found 61 different bird species. The weather was perfect. Birds of the day were 5 varied thrushes and a purple finch at … Continue reading →
Birding the Kern River Valley April 25 – 26, 2015 PAS is pleased to announce an exciting, fast paced weekend of birding the Kern River Valley area, on April 25th and 26th, during the spring migration. Our guide, Bob … Continue reading →
While most of the country is suffering an artic blast of cold air, 18 birders enjoyed a warm beautiful day in San Diego. For the fourth year in a roll we saw an Eurasian Wigeon. We also saw several Surf … Continue reading →
Hi Birders, Twelve birders walked around Dixon Lake this morning and we found 41 bird species. I expected a larger number of species and I think the recent really cold mornings had a lot to do with it. The best … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on December 24, 2014 White-cheeked barbet and rufous treepie battling. Both are distributed along the Western Ghats S from the Surat Dangs and along the associated … Continue reading →
17 birders encountered mostly cloudy skies but good birding. Highlights incl Cactus wren, Burrowing owl, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Surf scoter and Peregrine falcon. A total of 79 species were seen: Brant Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Tael Northern Shoveler … Continue reading →
A new study looks at how birds localize sounds. It seems that their slightly oval-shaped head transforms sound waves in a similar way to external ears. Unlike mammals, birds have no external ears. The outer ears of mammals help the … Continue reading →
Hi everyone, We had a nice day of birding at San Elijo Lagoon on Saturday. Despite a bit of rain at the start it turned out to be quite nice. I would like to thank Paul for ensuring the rain … Continue reading →