Category Archives: Bird Walks

On Saturday, July 6, eighteen birders walked around Lake Murray in La Mesa. The weather was warm and hot, but not really uncomfortable. We checked out two locations at the Lake. We met up at the northwestern portion of the … Continue reading →

Hi Good Friends, On Saturday June 22, it was really hot in the mountains. The temperature  was 92-95 all morning. Unfortunately, only five birders showed up. We tried to bird in the shade as much as possible, and of course, … Continue reading →

Hello Friends. Today, 17 of us met at the Agua Dulce trailhead in the Laguna Mountains. It felt like it was going to be a warm day, clear and still. The birds were singing and the potential for a good walk … Continue reading →

Hi Birders, On Saturday June 8, twenty-nine birders walked around two different locations in the Fallbrook area. The perfect weather enabled us to find 32 different bird species at each location. The two locations were Live Oak County Park and … Continue reading →

On a glorious, breezy spring day, approximately 25 birders hiked the Azaelia Glen Trail and the campground.  The greenery and flowers were really amazing, as it has not begun to “brown-up” like lower elevations.  Nice birds included Black-chinned Sparrows, Olive-sided … Continue reading →

Hello Birding Friends, The Palomar Audubon Society had a lovely field trip through the Sweetwater River Gorge and San Diego National Wildlife Refuge on May 25, 2024.  The weather was overcast and squeezed out a bit of drizzle on the … Continue reading →

Hello Friends,  On Saturday, May 18th, 35 of us met at Kit Carson Park to do one of our entertaining and fun field trips. At first we experienced May gray and the usual calamity of park users that inhabit a … Continue reading →

Hi Birders, On Saturday May 11, twenty-seven birders walked around Lindo Lake in Lakeside. The weather was perfect for birding, and we found 47 different bird species. Lot’s of Rock Pigeons, Bushtits, and Mallards. (Only one American Coot was found!!). … Continue reading →

Hello bird enthusiasts, Today at Daley Ranch, there were fourteen participants willing to bird in damp, slightly foggy conditions. Parking was difficult with only about three spaces available at 7:00 AM! Our group persevered and picked up 45 species and … Continue reading →

Hi Birders, On Saturday April 27, twenty-seven birders walked around Wilderness Gardens Preserve near Pala. The weather was very pleasant, but as in the past, it warmed up, and was quite hot when we finished. We found 46 different bird … Continue reading →

Hello Friends, Linda and I just got home from Yucca Valley. We previewed Morongo preserve on the 19th and camped at Black Rock Canyon in Joshua Tree to allow us easy access to the preserve to do so. I did … Continue reading →

On a cool, overcast day, approximately 28 birders found a total of 62 species at Dairy Mart Pond, Tijuana River Valley Ranger Station and the SD Bird and Butterfly Garden.  Highlights were four species of swallows, three species of vireos, … Continue reading →

Hello friends. On Sunday, April 6th, somewhere around 30 of us met to walk the Slough Peninsula and the McCoy trail at the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park. The cooperative ranger had the gate open for us so ample parking … Continue reading →

Hi Good Friends, On Saturday March 30, four birders walked a small portion of the San Pasqual Agricultural Trail. The brave birders besides myself, were Steve Ellis, Pat Ellis, & Dottie Marron. I think the low turnout of birders was … Continue reading →

Today Palomar Audubon walked the Mission Trails Regional Park dam to grasslands trail. It was mostly cloudy with light breezes and temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. Rain was forecasted, but we managed to complete our walk before the … Continue reading →

Hello Birding Friends, The Palomar Audubon Society had a successful field trip to Batiquitos Lagoon today.  We had 27 birders in the group and a beautiful sunny and cool morning on the trail.  The walk started with a Hooded Oriole … Continue reading →

Hi, Birders, It was another great day at SJWA. The sun shone, around 50-69 degrees, snow covered the tops of San Gorgonio, San Jacinto and Mt. Baldy, no wind, and the mud wasn’t bad at all.  Many birds showed up, … Continue reading →