We saw why the SJWA was closed to through traffic on Davis Road. A big muddy mess. We were able to bird along the road where there were some shallow ponds and then make a short hop over to the Upland Game area, just west of Davis Road, where there was also a lot of water, a reservoir, lots of tall grasses and plants. It was hot and humid by the end of the walk. Highlights included good views of soaring golden eagle, bald eagle on the ground, many Bonaparte’s hawking insects over the slopes, perhaps chasing flying ants?
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Mar 11, 2017 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling 1.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: This was a Palomar Audubon sponsored bird walk. Access to SJWildlife Area was closed due to bad road conditions so we birded along Davis Road.
26 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) 12
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 60
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 4
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 4
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) 24
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 1
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 3
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) 30
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 30
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 3
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) X Gulls were flying over Upland Game Preserve half a mile from Davis Road.
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 2
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 12
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 100
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 12
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 24
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 6
San Jacinto Wildlife Area–Upland Game Area, Riverside, California, US
Mar 11, 2017 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s)
Comments: This was a continuation of a Palomar Audubon bird walk started at Davis Road.
30 species (+1 other taxa)
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 30
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 12
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) (Buteo jamaicensis calurus/alascensis) 2
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 50
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 20
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) 3
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus) 20
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 50
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 1
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 12
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 50
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 12
