Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
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 »
We had a good count of 114 species in March, which is our second highest total for that month! Our cumulative total remaining steady at 249. Click here for the PDF document with results for the March 2021 count. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through March 2021. The featured image… Read More »
We had a good count of 117 species in February, our cumulative total remaining steady at 249. Click here for the PDF document with results for the February 2021 count. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through February 2021. Click here for more information about the San Dieguito Lagoon Bird Surveys.
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 »
No new birds this month. We had a total of 114 species, cumulative total staying at 249. One more month will finish 11 years of bird counts. WOW!! Click here for the PDF document with results for the November 2020 count. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through November 2020.… Read More »
We had another new species in October! A Green-tailed Towhee! Note we had 115 species which is quite a record for October. Normally we see around 90-100 species. This brings our cumulative total species, over 10+ years of the count, to 249 species! Click here for the PDF document with results for the October 2020 count. Click here for the… Read More »
SDG&E’s Pipeline replacement project through the San Dieguito River Park is about to begin. Portions of the Mule Hill Trail are subject to closure on weekdays from approximately October 12th to December 4th. Please look for and follow detour signs for your safety. If you have any questions regarding the project please contact SDG&E at… Read More »
We had two new species in September. Three Baird’s sandpipers in area#3 and a Tricolored Heron flying by the lagoon outlet. This brings our cumulative total species, over 10+ years of the count, to 248 species! Click here for the PDF document with results for the September 2020 count. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through September… Read More »
We had one new species in the August count. Two juvenile Gull-billed terns were seen on Sunday August 2nd. This brings our cumulative total species, over 10+ years of the count, to 246 species. All of the Least Tern fledglings have now departed the nesting sites, that brings the total to 10 chicks. We wish… Read More »
We had a pretty good month with 91 species. Usually we are in the 70’s or 80’s for July. No new species, so we are steady at 245 cumulative species. This month is also very special, for the first time since the Least Tern nesting sites were established at the San Dieguito Lagoon we have… Read More »
