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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: thouc on February 05, 2018, 11:18:49 PM

Title: San Diego
Post by: thouc on February 05, 2018, 11:18:49 PM

Some pictures from a recent (mostly non-birding) trip to San Diego. I saw in total 82 species, of which 25 were lifers.

Pictures were taken in the Mission Bay area unless otherwise noted.

Say's Phoebe. Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84720291/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.3.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Eurasian Collared-Dove
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84720141/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.3.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Willet
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84720031/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.3.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Snowy Egret
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84720051/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.3.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

American Crow
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721471/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.5.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Eared Grebe
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721251/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.5.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Painted Redstart. Lifer. Rare.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721641/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

American Pipit
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721761/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Common Raven on picnic table
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721701/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Black Phoebe. Lifer. Likes perching on garbage bins.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84722261/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Western Sandpiper. Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721901/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Dunlin
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84721951/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Marbled Godwit
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84722081/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Black-bellied Plover
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84722171/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

American Coot. Most common waterfowl. On lawns and very unafraid of humans.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724441/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Brant
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84722211/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.6.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Cassin's Kingbird, Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84722851/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.8.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Anna's Hummingbird. Lifer. Very common.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84722761/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.8.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Western Gull. Lifer. Most common gull.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724321/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.12.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Western Grebe
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724151/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.12.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

California Gull. Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84725101/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.15.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Long-billed Curlew. Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84725161/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.15.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Heermann's Gull. Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724681/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.16.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Great Blue Heron
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724611/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.16.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Brandt's Cormorant. Lifer.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724661/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.16.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Brown Pelican. Taken offshore on whale watching trip. Saw spouts and tail of Gray Whale, fins of Pacific White-sided Dolphin and great action from a large group of Common Dolphins.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724851/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.17.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Black-vented Shearwater. Offshore.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84724921/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.17.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Acorn Woodpecker. Taken in the mountains east of San Diego.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84746891/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.21.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Surf Scoter
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84761681/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.25.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Brewer's Blackbird. Lifer. Taken at San Diego Zoo parking lot.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84762271/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.26.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Allen's Hummingbird. Lifer. San Diego Zoo.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84762181/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.26.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Great Egret. San Diego Zoo.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84762221/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.26.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Greater Yellowlegs. Taken at Silver Strands State Beach.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84763081/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.29.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Little Blue Heron. Silver Strands State Beach.
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84763251/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517853430790.1517888776131.277&__hssc=60209138.29.1517888776131&__hsfp=3618093011)

Osprey, Silver Strands State Beach
(https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/84863611/large?__hstc=60209138.57dda896a95950c96154960eecb0a26e.1501939350309.1517888776131.1517897928259.278&__hssc=60209138.3.1517897928259&__hsfp=3618093011)

Lifers I didn't get a picture of: Red-masked Parakeet, Steller's Jay, Western Meadowlark, Barn Owl, Verdin, Costa's Hummingbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Townsend's Warbler, California Towhee, Lesser Goldfinch

Title: Re: San Diego
Post by: Dinusaur on February 06, 2018, 07:03:30 AM

Wow, what a series and 25 lifers only 5 hours away! I covered 20,000 KMs each way in Dec to find only 17 lifers. Whale watching must have been a thrill.

Title: Re: San Diego
Post by: Ally on February 06, 2018, 08:58:07 AM

Thanks for sharing!Wonderful pics! How hard it could be to find a Black Phoebe is it's habitat is garbage bins! :D  :D