Tijuana River Valley

Memories of Dairy Mart Ponds

When I was very young, the dairies in San Diego were at the top of their game. Places like Mission Valley and the Tijuana River Valley were dominated by some…

Memories of the Bird and Butterfly Gardens

The Tijuana River Valley has its own special locations dear to bird lovers. The Bird and Butterfly Gardens is one such place. It’s easy to see why. The river-course on…

2019-09-06 – Friday at Border Field

Earlier I wrote about the first two stops I made on my tour through some of my favorite locations between the San Diego Bay and the Mexican border. This episode…

2019-09-06 – Bird and Butterfly Garden

I posted recently about the first of three stops I made last Friday at some of my favorite birding destinations in the southwestern corner of San Diego County. I started…

2013-06-13 Tijuana River Valley

I visited four places in the Tijuana River Valley on a Thursday mid-June morning. I started at the Bird and Butterfly Garden to be teased by Black-Throated Magpie-Jays. I followed…

2013-05-03 TJRV Dairy Mart Ponds

The Dairy Mart Ponds and the Bird and Butterfly Gardens are two well-known places along the Tijuana River for attracting unusual birds, especially during migration. In the 1950s, the dairy…

Blue Grosbeak (Bird Of The Day)

Introducing a new series It’s been on my mind recently that I could do a better job of bringing attention to some birds in my Bird Gallery. What I plan is…

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…

2015-01-27 Tijuana River Valley

I went on this day, seeking a reported Eastern Phoebe, a bird that does not belong on the west coast (guess we forgot to tell this bird). While I roamed…