Twenty-five birders joined us for this walk in the mountains on a warm clear day. We were able to find a Purple Martin again, but did not find the Black-chinned Sparrow for the 2nd year in a row. Trysten reported he was told by eBird that the bird that we saw was not a Hammond’s Flycatcher, but that it was in fact a Western Wood-Pewee that was showing a more pronounced eye ring than usual. We had 43 species at William Heise and added 9 new species at Santa Ysabel Mission for a total of 52. The Downy Woodpecker was flagged by ebird as rare for the location. Remember to send photos taken on the walk to palomaraudubon@gmail.com to be shared at our Facebook and website.

William Heise – 43 Species
California Quail
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Violet-green Swallow
Mountain Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Black-headed Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Santa Ysabel Mission – 14 Species
Turkey Vulture
Anna’s Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cliff Swallow
Western Bluebird
European Starling
Lark Sparrow
Brewer’s Blackbird
Hooded Oriole
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch

Trip Leader:  Jeff Ebright