This walk’s route was changed to chase two recently seen San Diego rarities. We did not see the Lark Bunting, but did find the Gray Catbird. I believe we had about 28 birders on the walk, but at each of the 4 areas we drove to there were dwindling numbers. We were down to 7 when we complied the list, so some birds seen may have been left off the list. In total we saw 77 species. I did my best to split the list by location, but I’m sure there will be a few discrepancies.

San Diego River Estuary (Seaworld Drive):
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Ridgway’s Rail
Sora
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Black-bellied Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
peep sp.
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs
Western Gull
Forster’s Tern
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Burrowing Owl
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
American Kestrel
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
American Crow
Horned Lark
Bushtit
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Western Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Western Meadowlark
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Famosa Slough:
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Killdeer
Western Gull
Forster’s Tern
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
American Kestrel
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Bushtit
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Townsend’s Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Leader: Jeff Ebright