Field Trips
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