Felicita Park Field Trip (New Location)
Felicita Park 2740 Cita Ave, Escondido, CA, United StatesGPS: 33°04'59.7"N 117°05'05.9"W Rating: Easy to Moderate (Flat paved walkways and grass) A new location for our Field Trips Directions: From northbound I-15 in Escondido, exit Via Rancho Parkway and drive a short distance west to Felicita Rd. (stoplight) and turn … Continue reading
Guajome Regional Park Field Trip
Guajome Regional Park 3003 Guajome Lake Rd, Oceanside, CA, United StatesGPS: 33.246225,-117.270774 Rating: Moderate (Grass and dirt trails, some moderate incline) A great birding spot! Always lots of birds. Directions: From Highway 78 in Oceanside, exit north on College Boulevard curving left and drive 4.4 miles to Highway 76. Make … Continue reading
Robb Field/San Diego River Tidal Mud Flats Bird Walk
Robb Field Recreation Center 2525 Bacon St,, San Diego, CA, United StatesGPS: 32.755448,-117.241741 Rating: Easy Please Note: Summer birding can be very warm. So be sure to bring sunscreen and sufficient water on walks. We will visit two locations along the San Diego River Floodway to look for early migrant and … Continue reading
Stonewall Mine & Cuyamaca Lake
Julian (GPS: 32.959848, -116.579073) Rating: Moderate (dirt trails) Please Note: Summer birding can be very warm. So be sure to bring sunscreen and sufficient water on walks. We should see mountain birds as well as waterfowl at the lake. Directions: From … Continue reading
Dairy Mart Pond and Bird & Butterfly Garden
Dairy Mart Pond 2564 Dairy Mart Rd, San Diego, CA, United States(GPS: 32.554229,-117.062579) Rating: Easy to Moderate (Mostly flat dirt trails and some paved walkways) Directions: From North County, take the I-15 south and merge with the I-5 south to the Dairy Mart Road Exit. Turn right on Dairy Mart Rd. … Continue reading
Whelan Lake Bird Sanctuary Field Trip
Whelan Lake Bird Sanctuary 3650 North River Road, Oceanside, CAGPS:33.244789,-117.331083 Rating: Moderate (Uneven dirt paths) Directions: From Hwy 78 west, exit north on El Camino Real and continue to Douglas Drive. From I-5 north exit east on Hwy 76 and continue to the Douglas Drive exit. Take Douglas Drive … Continue reading
Tijuana Estuary
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA, United StatesGPS: 32.575333,-117.125695 Rating: Moderate (Paved, boardwalk, and dirt trails) Good location for Yellow-crowned Night-heron and Ridgway's Rail. Bring scope if you have one. Directions: Travel south on I-5 from San Diego and exit west on Coronado Avenue, which becomes Imperial … Continue reading
Rancho Penasquitos Ranch House
Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Canyonside Park Driveway, San Diego, CA, United StatesGPS: 32.939917,-117.139108 Rating: Easy to Moderate (Level dirt trails) Please Note: Summer birding can be very warm. So be sure to bring sunscreen and sufficient water on walks. Restrooms are located at the start of the walk at the Adobe … Continue reading