Fort Rosecrans 9-3-18
I birded Ft. Rosecrans this morning, looking for the greater peewee. It was not seen. However a few good birds turned up including a bright Tropical Kingbird (found by Richard N. and myself) and a lost acorn woodpecker. Ebird report follows.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, US
Sep 3, 2018 6:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Many birders at the cemetery this morning, birding group varied from 1 to 12 at any time. Richard N. & I found the Tropical Kingbird on the west side between the dip and the admin building.
40 species (+2 other taxa)
Mourning Dove 10
Vaux's Swift 5
Anna's Hummingbird 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Acorn Woodpecker 1 one bird in the pines and cedars in the southwest portion of the cemetery, see photos
large parakeet sp. (former Aratinga sp.) 12
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Western Wood-Pewee 8
Willow Flycatcher 5 these birds are coming through in unusual numbers
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 8
Black Phoebe 12
Tropical Kingbird 1 Greenish back, lemony chest, large bill, notched tail. see pics. Bird found by Richard N. and myself.
Cassin's Kingbird 3
Western Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
California Scrub-Jay 2
swallow sp. X
Bushtit 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 continuing bird. white face with broad black stripe through crown. white chest with reddish underparts. medium length black bill
House Wren 1
Western Bluebird X
Swainson's Thrush 1
California Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird X very common
European Starling X
House Finch 6
Lesser Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Song Sparrow 10
California Towhee 5
Spotted Towhee 12
Bullock's Oriole 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Hermit Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 4
Western Tanager 2
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
Lazuli Bunting 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48271744
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
eric Kallen
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