Category Archives: Bird Walks

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

On Saturday, August 26, approximately 30 PAS birders visited Dairy Mart Ponds, Tijuana Valley Regional Ranger Station, the Bird and Butterfly Garden, and the nearby Community Gardens finding a grand total of 49 species!  Highlights of the day were White-tailed Kites, … Continue reading →

Hello Friends. On Saturday morning, 8/19/2023; thirty two of us gathered in the parking lot to participate in our bi-annual field trip to Kit Carson Park. We had a calm morning, some of the usual competition for park use was … Continue reading →

On Saturday, August 12, sixteen birders walked around Santee Lakes on a very nice and relatively cool (for Santee) summer day. We found 44 different bird species. This time of the year (late Summer), a lot of the migrating ducks … Continue reading →

Hi Good Friends,On Saturday morning August 5, thirty birders walked around the StonewallMine area and Lake Cuyamaca.  The weather was hot in the mountains, butwe managed to walk in the shade most of the time. I think everybodyenjoyed the field … Continue reading →

Friends, About 42 birders join the walk on a pleasant day.  About 15 birders continued the walk at Famosa Slough.  We saw a good verity of shore birds, some still in breeding plumage. Highlights included a Reddish Egret, an Osprey catching a … Continue reading →