Very near my home is Poway Pond. Actually, there are two ponds. One is publicly owned, while the other is privately owned. The privately owned pond is now named “Taylor Pond”. But when I moved to Poway in 1961, we called both ponds “Gegax’s Ponds”, so named for the man who constructed them next to Beeler Creek, Frank L. Gegax (pronounced GeeJax).
Today, Ken Taylor and his family operate an AirBnb on their property, which guests seem to enjoy very much. From the public access, one can view waterfowl on Taylor Pond, but the views of the birds spending time on Poway Pond is less obstructed.
I enjoy participating each year in the “Christmas Bird Count”. Poway lies within the Rancho Santa Fe Circle, and my friend Kirsten and I tour nearby places where we’ve had luck finding species. Places such as Old Poway Park, Community Park, and the Poway Ponds are locations we’ve counted on to catch some of the hard-to-find birds.
Common Gallinule(Gallinula chloropus) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-10-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:10:02 16:32 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: jcd1758CommonMoorhen |
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Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-10-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:10:02 17:29 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: jcd1805CommonYellowThroat |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-10-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:10:02 17:47 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: jcd1835CommonYellowThroat |
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Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-10-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:10:02 17:52 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: jcd1837SongSparrow |
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Black-Crowned Night-Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-11-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:02 13:09 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: jcd1365BlackCrownedNightHeron |
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Ring-Necked Duck(Aythya collaris) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-11-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:02 13:22 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/40 |
File Name: jcd1379RingNeckedDuck |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis) |
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Description: The Ponds by Beeler Creek are near my Poway home. San Diego County Califoirnia USA 2008-11-02. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:02 13:28 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: jcd1391RuddyDuck |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Redhead(Aythya americana) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:09 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD4856.RedHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Redhead(Aythya americana) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:11 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD4869.RedHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Redhead(Aythya americana) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:15 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4880.RedHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Redhead(Aythya americana) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:20 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD4908.RedHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:21 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD4913.BuffleHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Common Gallinule(Gallinula chloropus) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:22 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4924.CommonMoorHen |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:23 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD4928.BuffleHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:27 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4943.BuffleHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Redhead(Aythya americana) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:27 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD4944.RedHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:37 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD4961.BuffleHead |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Gadwall(Mareca strepera) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:42 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/750 |
File Name: JCD4964.Gadwall |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
White-Tailed Kite(Elanus leucurus) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 11:51 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD4981.WhiteTailedKite |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Coot(Fulica americana) |
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Description: "The Ponds" adjacent to Beeler Creek. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:06 12:28 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD5024.AmericanCoot |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: Advanced Juvenile in Beeler Creek in Poway, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:17 9:02 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/25 |
File Name: JCD9799-Mallard-Juvenile |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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