Hi Good Friends,

This morning Saturday November 2, eleven friendly birders walked around Daley Ranch in Escondido. Excellent weather. Cool when we started and quite warm when we finished.  We found 37 bird species. Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers and Bushtits. Best bird of the day was most likely the Osprey that flew very low right over us near the end of the walk.

Here’s our species list:

Mallard
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sora
American Coot
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Hutton’s Vireo
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
Thrasher sp.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
California Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch


JIM BECKMAN  trip leader