Category Archives: Bird Walks
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
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
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
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
Kumeyaay Lake Campground Field Trip Results
Hi Birding Friends, On Saturday September 23, seventeen birders walked around Kumeyaay Lake Campground near Santee CA. We had almost perfect weather. We found 42 different bird species. Lots of House Finches, California Towhees, and California Scrub-Jays. The best bird … Continue reading
Oak Hill Memorial Park Trip Report
Hello friends, Thank you for allowing me to lead at this special birding site. A fairly large group of us met, including some rarely encountered members whose presence was noted. We had a couple new faces as well. We were too … Continue reading
Batiquitos Lagoon Walk 9/9/23 Trip Report
We had 34 people joining us on a rather warm morning to enjoy Batiquitos lagoon on Saturday. As we walked the trail some people opted to return to their cars early. Despite the heat we ended up recording 55 species. Steve … Continue reading
Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trip Report for September 2nd Walk
Friends, About 37 birders join the walk on an overcast day. About half way through the walk, it started to rain. It was light and warm, so not a problem to walk in, but we did not see many birds … Continue reading