Returned to the Cove for a few hours this afternoon. No other birders present.
Nothing unusual or noteworthy.
Number of scoters/hour was way down, but loon numbers had increased significantly, to about 5000/hour. Gull migration had slackened as well except for a continuing influx of Bonaparte’s gulls.
Stan Walens, San Diego
Nov 30, 2018; 8:20 pm
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The adult Lesser Black-backed Gull continues late Friday morning (11-11:30AM) on the beach near the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, per B. Carlson. The bird was missed by multiple observers over a few hours during the early afternoon on Weds (before being seen around 4PM), but then it was missed altogether yesterday from at least between 2:45-4:45 PM–so clearly its occurrence at this site is rather unpredictable.
This morning's La Jolla seawatch in the wind was well attended by 10+ birders. A good flight of ca. 4000 southbound Surf Scoters was espied, accompanied by a single Long-tailed Duck and White-winged Scoter. The most unusual bird of the morning was a white-rumped storm-petrel seen briefly only by Gary N. Also observed were about 7 southbound Common Murres, only 1 or 2 Cassin's Auklets, over 20 Red Phalaropes, and a number of Parasitic Jaegers. A whopping 3 Black-vented Shearwaters were the only shearwaters…
–Paul Lehman, San Diego
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I poked around the San Carlos Rec Center this morning. No purple finch.
Pin-tailed wydah 2, female and apparent immature. Could have been as many as 4 birds.
American Pipit 20
Lark Sparrow
Townsend's Warbler
Western Bluebird 4
Earlier, I visited Villa La Jolla Park… did not see or hear the Hepatic Tanager reported by Alex.
Eric Kallen
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This morning (11/29/18) there was a large flock of American Robins (50+) feeding on the figs from several large Ficus trees (Ficus benjamina) in South Scripps Ranch. Also had a slightly smaller flock of Cedar Waxwings foraging on Brazilian Pepper Tree berries.
Gary Grantham
South Scripps Ranch
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Source: SanDiegoRegionBirding Latest Reports
Source: SanDiegoRegionBirding Latest Reports
An adult Reddish Egret was hunting fish from 8:30 onwards this morning at the river mouth. The Pacific Golden-Plover is still there among the Black-bellied Plovers (sleeker, smaller and brighter coloration). Did not see the Black Scoter female, but it should still be there or nearby.
Since I don't own a scope, I was wondering if there are some spots where shorebirds can reliably be viewed from a close distance (where only binoculars are necessary)? I've heard J & G street marshes are good for that.
Reed Ebbinghaus
La Jolla, CA
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Source: SanDiegoRegionBirding Latest Reports
Birded El Monte County Park late morning Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The best bird was an adult White-throated Sparrow in the far eastern corner of the park. Bird was initially seen under a scraggly elm tree, but was also seen under an oak at the edge of a steep slope.
Jeremiah Stock
Santee, CA
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Source: SanDiegoRegionBirding Latest Reports