14 birders braved a rather warm day to tally 41 species. List as follows; Eared Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Green Heron Osprey Cooper’s Hawk Ridgway Rail Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Willet Whimbrel Long-billed … Continue reading →
The weather was clear, bright and warmer than is comfortable. It was quiet, but 18 birders did manage to see 30 species of birds. A Lark Sparrow, a first for this area and a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a rare bird for … Continue reading →
Hi Friends, This morning, Saturday, August 30, twenty-four birders walked around Kit Carson Park. The weather was cool for most of the morning and warmed-up later. The surprise bird of the day was a nice ZONE-TAILED HAWK which made brief … Continue reading →
Good afternoon, 22 birders enjoyed a mostly clear and warm morning encountering the following 64 species; Mallard Pied-billed grebe Great blue heron Great egret Snowy egret Green heron Black-crowned night-heron White-faced ibis Turkey vulture Cooper’s hawk Red-shouldered hawk Ridgway’s rail … Continue reading →
14 birder’s enjoyed a hot day and totaled 40 species. wood duck mallard pied billed grebe double crested cormorant least bittern great blue heron great egret snowy egret black crowned night heron osprey red tailed hawk American coot long … Continue reading →
Good afternoon, 23 birders’s enjoyed a mostly cloudy day and totaled 45 species. Thanks, Michael Mallard Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey American Kestrel Ridgway’s Rail (Clapper) Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs … Continue reading →
Twenty-seven birders enjoyed an overcast day along the San Diego Flood Channel and Famosa Slough. Several of the returning shore birds were in their breeding plumage. Large numbers of Little-Blue Herons. In addition to the 43 species listed, a flock … Continue reading →
What a difference six months makes. The migrating ducks and geese were gone. But the Heron’s and Egret’s came on in full force, as did the Terns as they swooped down on the lake to sweep fish from the lake’s … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on July 21, 2014 White storks are long-distance migrants that breed in Europe, NW Africa, SW Asia and S Africa, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa all the way to S Africa and the Indian … Continue reading →