Fifteen stalwart birders hiked Tecolote Canyon on a warm day last Saturday. Our bird tally was surprisingly robust for this time of year.

eBird Report – Tecolote Canyon Natural Park, Jul 22, 2017

Tecolote Canyon Natural Park, San Diego, California, US Jul 22, 2017 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Palomar Audubon Society walk

40 species (+3 other taxa)

Green Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Amazona sp.
large parakeet sp. (former Aratinga sp.) X
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
swallow sp.
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
California Gnatcatcher
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Black-headed Grosbeak
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Scaly-breasted Munia

Leader:  Jack Friery

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38296826