Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
Despite the sauna-like conditions, we still managed to tally 101 species, including one new species, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Area 3, bringing our cumulative total to 263. Great job, everyone! The featured bird this month is the Semipalmated Plover taken by Ranger Dave near the Grand Avenue Bridge area. Click here for the PDF document with results… Read More »
Species of note included a new one, Lesser Nighthawk in area 1. This brings the overall cumulative total to 261. In addition, we observed a Black-chinned Hummingbird in Area 1; as well as at least 1 Tricolored Blackbird, and two American Robins in Area 2, species we don’t see that often. The Neotropic Cormorant seen… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The SDRP JPA recently launched the Osuna Trail Project, a one-mile long segment of the Coast to Crest Trail, a regional multi-use trail for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians. Approximately 49 miles of the planned 71-mile CTC Trail is complete. The Osuna trail project is located east of Del Mar and Interstate 5, between Via de… Read More »
In December we had a total of 118 species, no change in the cumulative total. We are still at 249 species overall. This month also marks the 11th year of bird counts within the San Dieguito Lagoon. Big thanks to everyone that donated their time over the years to document all the great birds that… Read More »
