Hotspots for eBird bar charts August 15 – 21

Greetings,

As of the past week, two more hotspots now have complete bar charts!

Next week we have the opportunity to complete three more. Unfortunately, these are all inland.

As the heat warnings continue into next week, I will continue to omit desert hotspots from the list. Please note that the inland hotspots retained on the list will also be extremely hot!

Special note on Agua Caliente – it also only needs this coming week for bar chart completion, but I am omitting it from the list as the park is closed Memorial Day through Labor Day, and the temperatures will be extremely high. I have never been there and do not know whether it is birdable while the park itself is closed – I am guessing it is NOT. But leaving a note here in case someone reading this can safely and legally access it.

If you’re just joining us, see this message for an explanation of these weekly hotspot lists: https://groups.io/g/SanDiegoRegionBirding/topic/hotspots_for_ebird_bar_charts/119585667

Map for Aug 15 – 21: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=11vrck8ebpq8TtmJwoCCKzX3VJu61ujs&usp=sharing

Hotspots nearing bar chart completion (number = weeks missing):

Dinwiddie Preserve, Fallbrook – 1
Palomar Mtn.–Thunder Spring/Upper Doane Valley Loop – 1
Pamo Valley – 1
Fleet Street Area (Carlsbad) – 2
La Bajada Field (restricted access) – 2
Lopez Ridge Park – 3
San Diego Bay–Ballast Point – 3
San Dieguito Dr. south end – 3
San Luis Rey River–Foussat to Douglas – 3
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve–Carson’s Crossing area – 4
Swamis Seaside Park – 4
Sweetwater Park – 4
Warwick Ave riparian – 4
Beacon’s Beach – 5
Carmel Valley Community Park – 5
San Vicente Reservoir  – 5
Valley Middle School Trail – 5
San Diego NWR–Proctor Valley – 7
San Luis Rey Mission – 7
San Marcos Creek – 7
Hosp Grove Park–west of Monroe St – 8
Laguna Mtns.–Morris Ranch Rd. – 9
Mt. Hope Cemetery – 10
Sunset Park (San Marcos) – 10

Hotspots with 3+ week bar chart gaps:

Vallecito County Park
Lawrence Welk Village
Crest Drive (Encinitas)
Wright’s Field Preserve
Cleveland NF–Park & Ride Lot 29 and pond
Poggi Creek greenbelt & residential
Twin Trails Neighborhood Park
Ramona Airport Road

Cheers,