Common Yellow-Throat

Memories of Palomar Mountain

2013-05-29 Palomar Mountain Birds Palomar Mountain rises near the northern boundary of San Diego County and divides the watersheds of the San Luis Rey and the Santa Margarita River systems.…

Memories of Coming In To Alaska (2005)

After finishing my tour of Canada’s Dempster Highway, I settled in Dawson City, Yukon Territory to rest my road-weary bones. I found the road from Dempster Junction to Dawson City…

2012-08-29 Exploring Lake Hodges

It was a Wednesday near the end of August, and I took a mid-morning trip to Lake Hodges, not knowing what birds I might meet. I rode my bike out…

2013-10-29 Waterthrush At Dairy Mart Ponds

I’d heard reports of a Northern Waterthrush at the ‘stick pond’ near Dairy Mart Road for at least a month. Having looked and failed to find this bird when on…

2013-05-29 Palomar Mountain Birds

The locations I visited were the San Luis Rey Picnic Grounds off California State Route 76, East Grade Road on Palomar Mountain, Nate Harrison Road. Palomar Mountain resides near the…

2013-05-08 Lake Hodges Passerines

There are trails around Lake Hodges well suited to hiking and biking. I drove to the community sports park off West Bernardo Drive this Wednesday morning to look for Blue…

2013-05-01 Santa Margarita River Trail

The Santa Margarita River flows out of Riverside County, draining a basin 30 miles long, and crosses south into San Diego County, then west across Camp Pendleton and out to…

2014-10-21 Poe Road And The Salton Sea

When I drive to the Salton Sea from my home in San Diego County, I usually make Poe Road my first stop. Not only is it the first access road…

2017-08-14 Bicknell Bottoms

I’ve not been able to keep up with my reports from this trip because of the hectic pace I’ve had to keep this past week. I plan to get caught…

2015-05-27 Bitterroot Valley, Days 4 and 5

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge near Stevensville Montana, in the Bitterroot Valley sits along the Bitterroot River about 25 miles from where it empties into the Clark Fork River in…

2015-02-01 Tijuana River Valley

I decided to head back down to the Tijuana River Valley this “Super-bowl Sunday” to look for rare birds. I sorta struck out on some, but found some semi-rare birds…