Posts Tagged ‘Birds’
2023 Oceanside Christmas Bird Count!
Friday is the Oceanside Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Tom will lead birders around the lagoon and beach. After our walk we will return to the Nature Center for lunch and…
Read MoreCOASTAL 101 BIRDING (Oceanside)
We start along the Buena Vista Lagoon, visit Maxton Brown Park, travel to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Hwy. Easy 1.5 miles. Location:…
Read MoreBIRDING WITH BARBARA
Saturday, Nov 18— 8:00 a.m. Note: December is canceled This month we will explore Guajome Regional Park in Vista. Total distance will be 1-2 miles. Location: Meet in the parking…
Read MoreEL CORAZON GARRISON CREEK
Wednesday, Dec 13— 7:30 a.m. Note: November is canceled Directions: From the intersection of El Camino Real and Oceanside Blvd., go east on Oceanside Blvd., turn left (north) into the…
Read MoreBIRDING WITH BARBARA
Saturday, May 20 — 7:30 a.m. This month we will explore La Orilla Trail at the east end of San Elijo Lagoon. Directions to La Orilla Trailhead: From I-5, head…
Read MoreOur Friend Flicker
Late one winter when we lived in Colorado, a female American Kestrel had roosted for several weeks on a ledge above our neighbors’ garage. Thinking perhaps she might consider breeding…
Read MoreA Wren for All Seasons
Walking past the sage-scrub open space in the pre-dawn winter twilight, I heard a number of birds singing loudly. Some sounded like Song Sparrows improvising a different intro and jazzier…
Read MoreWinter Spectacle — Cedar Waxwings
Christmas Bird Count 2018, Anstine Audubon Preserve in Vista. Our small group climbs a hill and checks for birds. Craning my neck, I mutter, “I hear Cedar Waxwings.” We all…
Read MoreEndangered Species Day
Buena Vista Audubon Society and Preserve Calavera are sponsoring the 9th annual Endangered Species Day and Open House at the Buena Vista Nature Center (2202 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside) on…
Read MoreTripping the Light Fantastic
When I set out to write about a species, I start with “What is interesting about this species?” With hummingbirds, though, what isn’t interesting about them? The smallest of all…
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