Hotspots for eBird bar charts June 22 – 30

Greetings,

I’m happy to report that nearly all of the main list hotspots from the past week were completed. Now 7 more hotspots have 100% complete bar charts!

A highlight for us was the Santa Ysabel Mission, which featured one of the highest concentrations of breeding activity we’ve seen this year! Most notably, we saw a Hooded Oriole adding material to a nest – apparently the first confirmation within a 10km radius! 6 Confirmed codes in all for the mission, more than doubling the confirmations for that atlas block, plus one more at a brief stop along the 79.

Next week we have two hotspots that can be 100% completed (marked in bold + red), but otherwise we’re back to a normal-ish sized main list.

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

Here’s the hotspot map for the rest of June: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1SId7y1cmMLdgJdKba33s4uX09sTWJY4&usp=sharing

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

Colina Del Sol Park – 1
Kimball Park – 1
Tijuana River Valley–campground – 3
La Bajada Field (restricted access) – 7
Otay Lakes County Park – 7
Paradise Canyon Open Space – 7
San Vicente Reservoir  – 8
Agua Hedionda Lagoon–Harbor Dr. – 9
Delta Beach–north overlook – 9
Beacon’s Beach – 10
Horse Ranch Creek Open Space – 10
Valley Middle School Trail – 10

Hotspots with 3+ week bar chart gaps:

Encinitas–Arden Dr.
Poggi Creek greenbelt & residential
Crest Drive (Encinitas)
Lemon Grove Park
Anza-Borrego Desert SP–Blair Valley
Torrey Meadows Park
Borrego Springs–The Palms at Indian Head Hotel
Anza-Borrego Desert SP–Hellhole Canyon
Montclair Park
Leon Avenue & Berry Park
Horsethief Canyon Trail
Palomar Community College
El Camino Country Club Pond — Vista Way
Butterfield Ranch
Camp Pendleton–Macs Road Ponds (restricted access)
Cuyamaca Rancho SP–Cold Stream Trail
San Diego NWR–Hidden Valley
Anza-Borrego Desert SP–Mountain Palm Springs

Cheers,