Hi Friends,

On Saturday June 17, twelve birders walked the Azalea Springs Trail at Rancho Cuyamaca State Park.
The weather was very warm, but a cool breeze and an energetic fun group gave us a productive field trip.
We found 42 bird species. Highlights included several Luzuli Buntings, lots of Black-chinned Sparrows, and a Hairy Woodpecker.
Here’s our list:

California Quail
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna’s Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Mountain Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Black-chinned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock’s Oriole
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch

JIM BECKMAN trip leader