Hi Birders,

This morning, February 13, thirty-two birders met up at Oak Hill Memorial Park in Escondido. We enjoyed the warm weather and found 47 bird species.

We encountered a good assortment of winter birds as well as the usual resident birds. Lots of Juncos, Lawrence’s Goldfinches, and Western Bluebirds. The highlight of the field trip was seeing 2 owl species and 5 different woodpeckers.

Here’s our list:

Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Acorn Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
American Crow
Common Raven
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch
American Goldfinch

JIM BECKMAN trip leader