Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
The summer doldrums are just about here, but we still managed to find 90 species this month, keeping the overall cumulative total at 260 with no new species. Interesting observations included Least Terns in several areas, including confirmed nests in Area 3. In addition, we had American Goldfinches feeding young in Area 2. Other interesting… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there! We had lots of baby birds on this May count to help us celebrate. We tallied 121 species, and two new species in Area 4, bringing our cumulative total to 260. New species included a Swinhoe’s White-eye seen by Sue Smith and a Calliope Hummingbird found… Read More »
Next weekend on Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st the San Dieguito River Park will once again be host to the 11th Annual Belgian Waffle Ride bike event! The River Parks Coast to Crest trail system from the Del Dios Gorge staging area to the San Pasqual Valley staging are will be temporarily closed… Read More »
SAN DIEGUITO RIVER PARK JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT RANGER I & RANGER AIDE APPLICATION PROCESS Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and three professional references in electronic format to David Hekel, Senior Supervising Ranger at david@sdrp.org by 5:00p.m. April 1, 2022. RANGER I Salary $21.00 Hourly DEFINITION The duties of this position… Read More »
Although the King Tide made it challenging for shorebirds, we had a great count this month with a number of rarities present, for a total of 119 species seen. We had 2 new species, Greater Scaup in Area 2 and Golden-crowned Kinglet in Area 5, bringing our cumulative total to 257 species. In addition, Area… Read More »
Well despite a few groups feeling as though this month’s count was a bit slow, we managed to see 106 species which is quite good for October. In addition, we had 4 new species! We had a Palm Warbler in the tomato fields of area 3, a Least Flycatcher in the dried up pond behind… Read More »
We had better coverage this time and we saw a total of 96 species, which is a good number for September, despite not seeing too many migrants. Our overall cumulative total stands steady at 251. We got to area 4 just as the sun was coming up and were rewarded with a Barn Owl over… Read More »
We had 88 species, although that is a bit low for this time of year. Our overall cumulative total remains at 251. Despite somewhat low numbers, we had several good birds, including a Turkey Vulture in area 5 flying over the lagoon by Crest Canyon, quite a few Ridgway’s Rails (in areas 1 and 2),… Read More »
Next weekend on Sunday July 18th the San Dieguito River Park will be hosting a one day event called the Belgian Waffle Ride! The River Parks Coast to Crest trail system from the Del Dios Gorge staging area to the San Pasqual Valley staging are will be temporarily closed for the day during this event… Read More »
We had a great count this month of 121 species, including 2 new ones. Vesper Sparrow was seen in Area 3, and Acorn Woodpecker was found in Area 5. This brings our cumulative total to 251 species! Click here for the PDF document with results for the April 2021 count. Click here for the PDF document… Read More »
