By Ranger Dave Hekel The Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) has a white eye stripe just behind each eye extending to just before its upper back. It’s throat and breast are heavily spotted dark brown and black, and its wings and tail are barred with black, white and brown feathers. Its overall appearance is a creamy… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 95 species in August. No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative species total remains at 238. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through August 2018. Bird count leader Jayne Lesley reported, “Though it is very dry and quiet, and bird numbers… Read More »
The red-tailed hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, agricultural fields, and urban areas. This is the most widespread and familiar large hawk in North America, bulky and broad-winged, designed for effortless soaring. An inhabitant of open country, it is commonly seen perched on roadside poles… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 78 species in July. No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative species total remains at 238. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through July 2018. Bird count leader Jayne Lesley reports, “Though local birds are rather quiet, many summer breeding birds… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 93 species in June, which is tied with last year for the most species seen in June. No new bird species were seen this month, so the cumulative species total remains at 238. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through June 2018. According… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 118 species in May- a record number for the month. This includes 2 new bird species, Swainson’s Thrush and American Bittern, which brings the cumulative species total up to 238. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through May 2018. According to bird count… Read More »
Palomar Audubon Society Trip Leaders guide birders around different areas of Lake Hodges, like Del Dios Community Park, the Boat Dock, and Bernardo Bay, every year in spring and fall. The list of bird species seen is then posted on the PAS website. SDRP has compiled the lists since October 2013 into a PDF document.… Read More »
Palomar Audubon Society Trip Leader Jim Beckman guides birders through San Pasqual Valley in early spring, and the list of bird species seen is posted on the PAS website. SDRP has compiled the lists from 2014-2018 into a PDF document. 56 bird species were seen this year, and 7 of them were new: Rock Wren,… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 119 species in April. No new bird species were seen this month, so the cumulative species total remains at 236. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through April 2018. According to bird count leader Jayne Lesley, many migrating Western Kingbirds were seen throughout… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 112 species in March, which is the second highest March count out of 9. A Grace’s Warbler was seen for the first time near Crest Canyon, so the cumulative species total increases to 236. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through March 2018.… Read More »
