Hi Good Friends,

On Saturday June 18, eight birders met up at Agua Dulce Creek in the Laguna Mountains. It was a beautiful sunny morning with a nice cool breeze. We found 29 bird species. Lots of Acorn Woodpeckers, California Scrub-Jays, and Violet-green Swallows. The best bird of the day was a Purple Finch which we all observed at a short distance, posing in the sunlight.

See Mary Jo Hayes eBird report for some nice photos and our species count: https://ebird.org/checklist/S113232786

Here is our bird species list:

Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Mountain Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
House Wren
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Phainopepla
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch

Jim Beckman, trip leader