Hi Everyone,

This morning, Saturday November 4, ten birders hiked around Daley Ranch in the hills above Escondido.

We had a very enjoyable walk with excellent weather and a really fun group of birders. We found 40 bird species.

Besides the birds we found, we were happy to see that all of the ponds are full of water! Pretty impressive,
and the result of last year’s heavy rainfall.

Several surprises today: a flyover flock of American White Pelicans, the Black-crowned Night-Heron, the
Sharp-shinned Hawk, and the real close-up looks at a Golden-crowned Sparrow.

Here’s our species list:

California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wrentit
California Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
California Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

JIM BECKMAN trip leader