Splendid sparrows! Our Saturday walk at Mission Trails, 17 souls in attendance, resulted in 45 species. (The Great Blue Heron accommodated by flying over my car as I exited the parking lot.)

Below is the full tally.

Mission Trails Regional Park–northeast region, San Diego, California, US Apr 8, 2017 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling

45 species

Mallard
California Quail
Great Blue Heron
White-tailed Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
Bell’s Vireo
Hutton’s Vireo
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Rock Wren
House Wren
Wrentit
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Leader:  Jack Friery