Hi Everyone,

On Saturday September 23, ten birders met up at Lake Kumeyaay for a really fun morning of birding.

The weather was perfect. Overcast with a cool breeze.

We found 38 bird species. Highlights included up-close views of several Greater Roadrunners and California Quail.

Here’s our list:

Mallard
Northern Shoveler
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
White-throated Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
House Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Lesser Goldfinch
Scaly-breasted Munia

JIM BECKMAN, trip leader