Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 111 species in April. No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative total remains at 234. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through April 2017. According to bird count leader Jayne Lesley, some noteworthy birds were 2 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds, 2 Red-breasted… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 108 species in April, and 103 species in May. No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative total remains at 230. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through May 2016. The seasonal freshwater ponds below Dust Devil Nature Trail West Loop still… Read More »
(Post Updated 3/22/17) In March 2014, the Del Mar Fairgrounds removed the three tall light poles from their paved parking lot. Osprey had built nests on two of those poles. The Fairgrounds installed two osprey nesting platforms near the San Dieguito Lagoon Boardwalk and their south overflow lot wetlands restoration project and transferred the nesting… Read More »
The San Dieguito Lagoon Bird Surveys have been conducted once a month since January 2010. The following was written by Mona Baumgartel in December 2011 and updated in October 2012: During the first three years of the bird count at the San Dieguito Lagoon, an accumulated 214 different species have been reported. Although only about… Read More »
