Gayle, Mark and I spotted 3 juvenile Red-tailed Hawks fighting over a prey item in a field next to Happy Canyon Rd. this morning (Fri). Initially there were 4 juveniles but one flew off leaving the

*** Species Summary: - White-winged Dove (1 report) - Harris's Hawk (1 report) - Tropical Kingbird (2 reports) - Orchard Oriole (1 report) - Palm Warbler (1 report) - Summer Tanager (1

*** Species Summary: - Wilson's Phalarope (1 report) - Vermilion Flycatcher (1 report) - Tropical Kingbird (3 reports) - Yellow-headed Blackbird (1 report) - Baltimore Oriole (1 report) - Scott's

*** Species Summary: - Vaux's Swift (1 report) - American Crow (1 report) - Tennessee Warbler (1 report) - Palm Warbler (1 report) - Summer Tanager (1 report) - Black-headed Grosbeak (1

U had an hour to spare this morning so spent it at the Botanic Garden trying to run down the White-throated SParrow and various Fox Sparrows that have been reported there. I found the White-throated

Maybe a real birder has reported on them Tuesday. I get the daily digest, so I don't know yet. The pink-red immat. M vermilion flyc at Jack O park was reported a few times at first, then a

Hi All! Reporting from a brief scan from the blufftops along the trail to Coal Oil Point that starts at the end of Del Playa in I.V. Loads of shorebirds in the beach wrack (seaweed) below, many of

*** Species Summary: - Short-billed Dowitcher (1 report) - Harris's Hawk (1 report) - Short-eared Owl (2 reports) - Yellow Warbler (Northern) (1 report) - Summer Tanager (5

I looked this morning for the Warbling Vireo in Bohnett Park, hoping it might be back for its ninth winter. Alas, I could not pull it out, but I haven't yet given up hope. There was a dull Western

I've seen Phainopepla at the location Rebecca mentions in recent years. Peter Schneekloth Buellton

I used to find Phainopeplas in the general area in previous years, but not recently. A place I have had them in the past is flying over Fog. Mountain road at the point where Tunnel Road branches

Just to add briefly to this observation: I spent a few hours at Figueroa Mountain yesterday, mostly at one pullout just east of the Davy Brown Trailhead. I was surprised to find at least two

I had a very dull day when I went to East Pinery Road about two weeks ago, so I didn't bother to post, but the one finding that brightened the day was a Slaty Fox Sparrow foraging with a Sooty at the

Dear Scott, I can't tell enough from you photo to make a definitive call. However, the long wings and tail do suggest Northern Harrier. A couple of weeks ago I found an obvious male near Alisos and

Yesterday around 1PM as I was walking out of the San Marcos Foothill Preserve toward the Antone Road egress (right at the turn in the trail where the large map is posted), I spotted a raptor up near

On a late morning to early afternoon walk at the East Pinery off of Figueroa Mountain Road yesterday there were four or five Sooty Fox Sparrows on the road. One unfortunate individual had a large

Pretty cool. Thanks, Don. If we have three Pine Warblers, there's certainly no reason we can't have three Vermilion Flycatchers. Your report prompted me to go back to eBird and look at all the reports

*** Species Summary: - Great Crested Flycatcher (3 reports) - Orchard Oriole (2 reports) - MacGillivray's Warbler (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing

Sent from my iPhone 3 vermilion fly jack o park Both immat M hanging out together on wtp fence Ad M in its usual area

Hi all, After the GCFL was "redound" today, I took some time to look at today's photos and those from the 9th. Something that struck me in the field (and more clearly in the photos) were the