Swainson’s Hawks in Borego Springs 3/27/23
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By {authorlink} – 12:07 pm
Mount Soledad morning-flights; miscellanea
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Re: Neotropic cormorants
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Nancy Christensen
Ramona
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Chinese Proverb
Re: Common redpoll
By {authorlink} – 8:08 am
Grasshopper Sparrow
By {authorlink} – 5:58 pm
Common redpoll
By {authorlink} – 6:43 am
Hi,
I’m reporting that I saw a common redpoll in my front yard (of native plant species and weeds) two days ago. I was perplexed about what it was because I never expect to see anything unusual. The red spot on its forehead was distinctive and I know now that is the species I saw. I didn’t get a picture because, at the time, I didn’t know what it was and I didn’t think it could have been a rare sighting. I’ve included a picture with this message of a common redpoll seen in San Diego in 2012 that was even reported in the Union-Tribune, so they do occur here occasionally.
Most of you don’t know me as a birder, but you might know me as an active member of the California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter (CNPS-SD). Since you probably don’t know me, I would probably have to have the sighting verified, but I haven’t seen the bird since that day.
It was sitting on a low branch of a wisteria and it was eating seeds from a tall grass species. It had the very distinctive red spot on its forehead, but no other red or pink on it, and it was streaked on its sides. There were 4 birds, but I only got a good look at one of them. They were each smaller than a housefinch but not as small as a bushtit.
This sighting was near the intersection of Sutter and Eagle Streets in south Mission Hills. All I want to say is, please keep your eyes open for this bird – it is out there!
Bobbie Stephenson
CNPS-SD Vice President and Newsletter Editor
Birding Is Fun!: Amazing Weekend in San Diego
By {authorlink} – 8:46 pm
Location for Bell’s Vireo-Oceanside
By {authorlink} – 2:50 pm
Denise Riddle
Oceanside
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Denise Riddle
Oceanside
Bells Vireo location
By {authorlink} – 1:10 pm
Denise Riddle
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Denise Riddle
Oceanside
FOS Least Bell’s Vireo
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Sincerely,
Denise Riddle
Oceanside
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Denise Riddle
Oceanside