http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/ San Diego & Imperial County Birding Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:25:50 GMT John Morgan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15922 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15922 while watching various 4th of July fireworks from the roof of my house in Point Loma, a pair of nighthawks flew past, silhouettes in front of the fireworks. I Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:44:01 GMT Travis Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15921 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15921 I had a brief look at a Mountain Chickadee this a.m. about 8:00 in a tall pine on the southeast corner of Torrey Pines Christian Church on scenic drive. The Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:14:57 GMT David Irons http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15920 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15920 Greetings All, We just posted a new piece about an odd undersized Magnificent Frigatebird (photographed in Baja last March) to the BirdFellow.com online Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:38:59 GMT Joseph Morlan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15919 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15919 ... This is an important point. However, the terminology involving molt and plumage may need some clarification. These summering shorebirds are in a plumage Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:39 GMT Jay K http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15918 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15918 Guy and All, Guy makes a great point regarding reporting the plumages of shorebirds during migration, and my accidental suggestion that my list of birds were Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:20:09 GMT zostropz@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15917 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15917 Nothing real special except the sight itself but tonight down at San Diego bay, I saw two Skimmers working the water side by side, repeatedly, and I have to Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:28:15 GMT Guy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15916 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15916 When reporting shorebirds at this time of the year it is informative to include the plumage - worn alternate-plumage vs. basic-plumage (breeding plumage vs. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:13:30 GMT Jim Pea http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15915 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15915 57 willet on the river, a new clutch of mallard and gadwall, 7 least tern, and the normals. Slough had the (probably) yellow-crowned night heron flying over Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:18:38 GMT phil http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15914 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15914 Here's a third report for this morning (July 3rd) from the TJ Estuary Visitor Ctr, and 7th St.: The trail into the marsh from the TJ Est. Vis. Ctr. produced a Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:37:29 GMT Eric http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15913 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15913 Dairy Mart Pond was active with many common species this morning. Brand new cootlets, moorhen chicks, and ruddy ducklings were seen. Green heron yellow Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:24 GMT TA Blackman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15912 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15912 This AM (10:30) with Diane Johnson, Leroy Dorman we witnessed that TheDrip is a true bird magnet as evidenced by the appearance of a Northern Red Bishop. The Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:51:14 GMT Jay K http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15911 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15911 SD-Birders, I visited several spots with an emphasis on shorebirds this morning, including (in order) J Street Marina, 7th Street, Tijuana River mouth, Dairy Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:13:13 GMT Doug Aguillard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15910 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15910 Breendan Mulrooney expressed an idea the other day of Monthly listing as a change of pace for birding in San Diego County, and I remembered a few people use to Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:21:19 GMT Philip Unitt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15909 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15909 Dear Justyn, The breeding range of the Tree Swallow has spread south conspicuously over the last 30+ years. From the species' current abundance around Old Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:36:58 GMT Terry Hunefeld http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15908 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS/message/15908 Greetings In mid-June, I posted a report and photo of what I thought was an Ashy Strom-Petrel in the San Diego harbor mouth. At the time, we thought it to be