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    • Local-birds of area >
      • IRVINE
      • Santa Rosa Plateau 3-9-2019
      • RIVERSIDE
      • SAN DIEGO
      • San Diego 3-27-2019
      • OCEANSIDE
      • DANA POINT
      • LAKE ELSINORE
      • LAKE ELSINORE 2019
      • LAKE ELSINORE 11-23-2019
      • PERRIS
      • WINCHESTER/LAKE SKINNER
      • Whelan Lake
      • Wild Bird Center, Indio
      • TEMECULA
    • RED WHITE AND BLUE
    • Murrieta Mountain Blue
    • I AM THE BIRD
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    • BABIES PLUS
    • FAVORITES I
    • FAVORITES II
    • DUCK HYBRIDS
  • BIRDS
    • TREE TOPPERS >
      • ANI CUCKOO DOVE PIGEON
      • WOODPECKER
      • FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • KINGFISHER SHRIKE TANAGER
      • BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • BUSH LEAGUERS >
      • CHAT OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
      • PARULA WARBLER 2
      • WARBLER 3 WHITE-EYE WATERTHRUSH
      • SPARROW
      • JUNCO TOWHEE
      • WREN WRENTIT
      • BUSHTIT CHICKADEE TITMOUSE VERDIN
      • CATBIRD LARK MOCKINGBIRD THRASHER
      • PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
      • CREEPER LONGSPUR NUTHATCH
      • CROSSBILL FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
      • BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
    • BLACK BIRDS AND ALLIES >
      • CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
      • BLACKBIRD
      • BOBOLINK COWBIRD
      • JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE
    • SEAFARERS >
      • GULL​ KITTIWAKE
      • BOOBY CORMORANT FRIGATEBIRD​ PELICAN
      • SKIMMER TERN
      • ALBATROSS FULMAR JAEGER SHEARWATER SKUA
      • AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
    • AQUATIC CRUISERS >
      • GREBE LOON
      • BUFFLEHEAD DUCK MALLARD SCOTER
      • CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
      • EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • BRANT GOOSE SWAN
    • SHORE PATROL >
      • DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
      • CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
      • KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET
      • PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
    • WETLAND WADERS >
      • BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
      • CRANE HERON STORK
      • COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
      • AVOCET OYSTERCATCHER STILT
    • BIRDS OF PREY >
      • CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
      • HARRIER HAWK KITE
      • CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • OWL
    • AVIAN AERIALISTS >
      • MARTIN SWALLOW
      • HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • BLUEBIRD DIPPER ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
    • GROUND HUGGERS >
      • PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • CHUKAR GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH ROADRUNNER
    • PEST CONTROL >
      • FLYCATCHER PEWEE
      • KINGBIRD PHOEBE
      • BULBUL KINGLET
      • GNATCATCHER ​VIREO
      • NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
  • IN ORDER
    • Group1 Ducks Doves + + >
      • ANSERIFORMES: -BRANT GOOSE SWAN
      • DUCKS ===> >
        • -BUFFLEHEAD DUCK​​ MALLARD SCOTER
        • -CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
        • -EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • GALLIFORMES: -CHUKAR ​GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • -PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • PODICIPEDIFORMES: -GREBE
      • DOVE AND KIN >
        • Columbiformes: ​-DOVE PIGEON
      • CUCKOO >
        • Cuculiformes: -ANI CUCKOO
        • -ROADRUNNER
      • Nighthawks >
        • Caprimulgiformes: -NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
      • Hummingbird and kin >
        • Apodiformes: -HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • RAIL and kin >
        • GRUIFORMES: -COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
        • -CRANE
    • GROUP2 Sea&Shore birds >
      • Charadriiformes: -SHOREBIRDS ===> >
        • -AVOCETS OYSTERCATCHER STILT
        • -DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
        • -CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
        • -KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET​
        • -PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
      • JAEGER SKUA ===> >
        • -JAEGER SKUA
      • ALCIDA ===> >
        • -AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
      • GULL TERNS SKIMMERS ===> >
        • -GULL KITTIWAKE
        • -TERN SKIMMER
      • LOON >
        • GAVIIFORMES: -LOONS
      • STORK >
        • Ciconiiformes: -STORK
      • BOOBY and kin >
        • SULIFORMES: -BOOBY FRIGATEBIRD
      • PELICAN OR HERON LIKE >
        • PELECANIFORMES: -CORMORANT PELICAN
        • -HERON
        • -BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
    • Group3 HAWKS + >
      • HAWK like >
        • ACCIPITRIFORMES: -CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
        • -HARRIER HAWK ​KITE
      • OWL >
        • STRIGIFORMES: -OWL
      • Kingfisher >
        • Coraciiformes: -KINGFISHER
      • Woodpecker LIKE >
        • Piciformes: -WOODPECKER
        • -FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • Falcon and kin >
        • Falconiformes: -CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • Parrot and kin >
        • Psittaciformes: -BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • Group4 SONGBIRDS + >
      • Passeriformes: -FLYCATCHER + ===> >
        • -FLYCATCHER PEWEE
        • -KINGBIRD PHOEBE
        • -SHRIKE
        • -VIREO
        • -JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER
        • -CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
        • -LARK
        • -MARTIN SWALLOW
        • -CHICKADEE TITMOUSE
        • -BUSHTIT VERDIN
        • -CREEPER NUTHATCH
        • -WREN ​WRENTIT
        • -GNATCATCHER
        • -BULBUL KINGLET
      • THRUSH FINCH SPARROW + ===> >
        • -BULEBIRD​ DIPPER ​ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
        • -CATBIRD MOCKINGBIRD​ THRASHER
        • -PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
        • -CROSSBILL ​FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
        • -BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
        • -LONGSPUR
        • -SPARROW
        • -JUNCO TOWHEE
        • -BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL ​GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BLACKBIRD WARBLER + ===> >
        • -BLACKBIRDS
        • -GRACKLE
        • -BOBOLINK COWBIRD
        • -MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE​
        • -CHAT​ OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
        • -PARULA WARBLER 2 WATERTHRUSH
        • -WARBLER 3 WATERTHRUSH
        • -TANAGER
    • DOMESTICS >
      • -CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH
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    • HICs PARADE >
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  • HOME
    • Birds of Southern California
    • HOME TOO
  • SHOWS
    • 2022 Bird of the Year
    • Bird Video Clips
    • BIRDS OF THE WEEK
    • Yardbirds-Murrieta
    • Safari Park
    • Birds of the Past >
      • 2021 Bird of the Year
      • 2020 Bird of the Year
      • 2019 Bird of the Year
      • 2018 Bird of the Year
      • 2017 Bird of the Year
      • Older BOTW 04-2018 to 09-2019
      • Older BOTW 09-2017 to 04-2018
      • Older BOTW 06-2016 to 08-2017
      • Birds ofthe Day 2021
      • Birds ofthe Day 2020
      • Birds ofthe Day 2019
      • BIRDS ofthe DAY 2018
      • BIRDS OFTHE DAY 2017
      • BIRDS OFTHE DAY 2016
    • Local-birds of area >
      • IRVINE
      • Santa Rosa Plateau 3-9-2019
      • RIVERSIDE
      • SAN DIEGO
      • San Diego 3-27-2019
      • OCEANSIDE
      • DANA POINT
      • LAKE ELSINORE
      • LAKE ELSINORE 2019
      • LAKE ELSINORE 11-23-2019
      • PERRIS
      • WINCHESTER/LAKE SKINNER
      • Whelan Lake
      • Wild Bird Center, Indio
      • TEMECULA
    • RED WHITE AND BLUE
    • Murrieta Mountain Blue
    • I AM THE BIRD
    • Thanks Firefighters
    • BABIES PLUS
    • FAVORITES I
    • FAVORITES II
    • DUCK HYBRIDS
  • BIRDS
    • TREE TOPPERS >
      • ANI CUCKOO DOVE PIGEON
      • WOODPECKER
      • FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • KINGFISHER SHRIKE TANAGER
      • BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • BUSH LEAGUERS >
      • CHAT OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
      • PARULA WARBLER 2
      • WARBLER 3 WHITE-EYE WATERTHRUSH
      • SPARROW
      • JUNCO TOWHEE
      • WREN WRENTIT
      • BUSHTIT CHICKADEE TITMOUSE VERDIN
      • CATBIRD LARK MOCKINGBIRD THRASHER
      • PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
      • CREEPER LONGSPUR NUTHATCH
      • CROSSBILL FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
      • BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
    • BLACK BIRDS AND ALLIES >
      • CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
      • BLACKBIRD
      • BOBOLINK COWBIRD
      • JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE
    • SEAFARERS >
      • GULL​ KITTIWAKE
      • BOOBY CORMORANT FRIGATEBIRD​ PELICAN
      • SKIMMER TERN
      • ALBATROSS FULMAR JAEGER SHEARWATER SKUA
      • AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
    • AQUATIC CRUISERS >
      • GREBE LOON
      • BUFFLEHEAD DUCK MALLARD SCOTER
      • CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
      • EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • BRANT GOOSE SWAN
    • SHORE PATROL >
      • DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
      • CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
      • KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET
      • PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
    • WETLAND WADERS >
      • BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
      • CRANE HERON STORK
      • COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
      • AVOCET OYSTERCATCHER STILT
    • BIRDS OF PREY >
      • CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
      • HARRIER HAWK KITE
      • CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • OWL
    • AVIAN AERIALISTS >
      • MARTIN SWALLOW
      • HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • BLUEBIRD DIPPER ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
    • GROUND HUGGERS >
      • PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • CHUKAR GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH ROADRUNNER
    • PEST CONTROL >
      • FLYCATCHER PEWEE
      • KINGBIRD PHOEBE
      • BULBUL KINGLET
      • GNATCATCHER ​VIREO
      • NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
  • IN ORDER
    • Group1 Ducks Doves + + >
      • ANSERIFORMES: -BRANT GOOSE SWAN
      • DUCKS ===> >
        • -BUFFLEHEAD DUCK​​ MALLARD SCOTER
        • -CANVASBACK GADWALL GARGANEY GOLDENEYE MERGANSER SCAUP
        • -EIDER PINTAIL REDHEAD SHOVELER TEAL WIGEON
      • GALLIFORMES: -CHUKAR ​GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • -PEAFOWL PEACOCK
      • PODICIPEDIFORMES: -GREBE
      • DOVE AND KIN >
        • Columbiformes: ​-DOVE PIGEON
      • CUCKOO >
        • Cuculiformes: -ANI CUCKOO
        • -ROADRUNNER
      • Nighthawks >
        • Caprimulgiformes: -NIGHTHAWK POORWILL
      • Hummingbird and kin >
        • Apodiformes: -HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
      • RAIL and kin >
        • GRUIFORMES: -COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
        • -CRANE
    • GROUP2 Sea&Shore birds >
      • Charadriiformes: -SHOREBIRDS ===> >
        • -AVOCETS OYSTERCATCHER STILT
        • -DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
        • -CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
        • -KILLDEER PLOVER SANDERLING WILLET​
        • -PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
      • JAEGER SKUA ===> >
        • -JAEGER SKUA
      • ALCIDA ===> >
        • -AUKLET GUILLEMOTE MURRE MURRELET PUFFIN STORM-PETREL TROPICBIRD
      • GULL TERNS SKIMMERS ===> >
        • -GULL KITTIWAKE
        • -TERN SKIMMER
      • LOON >
        • GAVIIFORMES: -LOONS
      • STORK >
        • Ciconiiformes: -STORK
      • BOOBY and kin >
        • SULIFORMES: -BOOBY FRIGATEBIRD
      • PELICAN OR HERON LIKE >
        • PELECANIFORMES: -CORMORANT PELICAN
        • -HERON
        • -BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
    • Group3 HAWKS + >
      • HAWK like >
        • ACCIPITRIFORMES: -CONDOR EAGLE OSPREY VULTURE
        • -HARRIER HAWK ​KITE
      • OWL >
        • STRIGIFORMES: -OWL
      • Kingfisher >
        • Coraciiformes: -KINGFISHER
      • Woodpecker LIKE >
        • Piciformes: -WOODPECKER
        • -FLICKER SAPSUCKER
      • Falcon and kin >
        • Falconiformes: -CARACARA FALCON GYRFALCON KESTREL MERLIN
      • Parrot and kin >
        • Psittaciformes: -BUDGERIGAR COCKATIEL PARAKEET PARROT
    • Group4 SONGBIRDS + >
      • Passeriformes: -FLYCATCHER + ===> >
        • -FLYCATCHER PEWEE
        • -KINGBIRD PHOEBE
        • -SHRIKE
        • -VIREO
        • -JAY MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER
        • -CROW GRACKLE RAVEN
        • -LARK
        • -MARTIN SWALLOW
        • -CHICKADEE TITMOUSE
        • -BUSHTIT VERDIN
        • -CREEPER NUTHATCH
        • -WREN ​WRENTIT
        • -GNATCATCHER
        • -BULBUL KINGLET
      • THRUSH FINCH SPARROW + ===> >
        • -BULEBIRD​ DIPPER ​ROBIN SOLITAIRE THRUSH
        • -CATBIRD MOCKINGBIRD​ THRASHER
        • -PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
        • -CROSSBILL ​FINCH GOLDFINCH SISKIN
        • -BISHOP MUNIA WAXBILL WHYDAH
        • -LONGSPUR
        • -SPARROW
        • -JUNCO TOWHEE
        • -BUNTING CARDINAL DICKCISSEL ​GROSBEAK PYRRHULOXIA
      • BLACKBIRD WARBLER + ===> >
        • -BLACKBIRDS
        • -GRACKLE
        • -BOBOLINK COWBIRD
        • -MAGPIE MEADOWLARK NUTCRACKER ORIOLE​
        • -CHAT​ OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
        • -PARULA WARBLER 2 WATERTHRUSH
        • -WARBLER 3 WATERTHRUSH
        • -TANAGER
    • DOMESTICS >
      • -CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH
  • SimplEfect
    • SOCAL CHECKLIST New order
    • ALPHABETIC FAMILY NAMES
    • SCIENTIFIC ORDER>FAMILY INDEX
    • 4-LETTER CODE
  • BIRDS OF
    • HICs PARADE >
      • Los Angeles County
      • San Diego County
      • ORANGE COUNTY
      • Riverside County
      • Santa Barbara County
      • Ventura County
      • San Bernardino County
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • Kern County
      • Imperial County
  • BIRDERS
    • MORE PoP
    • GULL IDENTIFICATION
  • ABOUT US
    • THE TEAM
    • OUR AREA
    • COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
    • CONTACT US
    • SAY WHAT
​BIRDS  OF  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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SEE THEIR BEAUTY 
AND ENJOY OUR DYNAMIC ADVENTURE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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Bird of the Day 01-21-2023 Chestnut-sided Warbler - Lake Perris, Riverside County
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Bird of the Day 12-28-2022 Snowy Owl -Cypress, Orange County
Birds of the Year 2022 Page
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Bird of the Day 11-05-2022 Pyrrhuloxia - Lake Cahuilla Regional Park, Riverside County
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Bird of the Day 12-30-2022 Yellow-billed Loon - Mission Bay, San Diego County
Birds of the Year 2022
Pyrrhuloxia, Snowy Owl, and Wood Sandpiper and Yellow-billed Loon 
It's 01-21-2023: another free super best day for wild birds-found fresh daily from Southern California 550+ species​
We moving away from the every day bird but we will keep them coming. We will be more weekly than daily .
So we offer for your perusal a pictorial and informational ​compilation of birds
found 
in and around Southern California. 
Take virtual trip via HIC..Hotspot Illustrated Checklist> prudently packed with PoP >​​here are two most popular;
 
Los Angeles County: LAC-HIC and San Diego County -- SDC-HIC ...  and for more HICs see "Birds of>HICs Parade"
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Bird of the Day 01-01-2023 Mexican Duck - Huntington Beach, Orange County
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Bird of the Day 12-20-2022 Wood Sandpiper, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
Mallard chick video and ​other videos seen on  "Bird Video Clips" > SHOWS menu
California Thrasher named Chuck Berry is hiding in the tree. 
 see if you hear "Chuck Berry Chuck Berry".
BIRD of the Year
2021 -----2020 ---- ​2019 ----  2018  ---- 2017
Bird of the Year 2021 Bald Eagle
Bird of the Year 2020 California Scrub-Jay
Bird of the Year 2019 Peregrine Falcon -- picture from 10-01-2019 San Jacinto Wildlife Area Riverside County----The Big Boss
Bird of the Year 2018 Northern Flicker
Bird of the Year 2017 California Thrasher
California Audubon Bird of the Year 2009-2016
eBird Rare Bird 
Alerts by county
:  SDC-RBA, 
IC-RBA, OC-RBA,
 RC-RBA, LAC-RBA, SBC-RBA,
 VC-ARB,  SBarC-RBA, SLOC-RBA, KC-RBA     and 

  Inland county Bird-alerts  ICB-RBA

Orange County Bird-alerts  OCB-RBA
San Diego County Bird-alerts  SCB-RBA
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Here are the WICs(Weather Info-Cast):
 CAR-WIC Carlsbad, FUL-WIC Fullerton, MUR-WIC  
​Murrieta, RIV-WIC Riverside, 
BAK-WIC Bakersfield,
 
LA-WIC Los Angeles, LAX-WIC LAX,  SLO-WIC San Luis Obispo, VEN-WIC Ventura, VIC-WIC Victorville
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This is our local Bird Picture Book Plus, therefore enjoy the Pictures, Profiles and Portals of perpetual plumage.
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Most pictures in this site are taken in Southern California. Birds captioned Carolina Birds or Wiki Commons are seen in SOCAL but picture maybe taken some were else. 
We are not sure how long these A+ pictures will be online; so click "Dave" for the show: in memory of Dave Furseth

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 We promise to provide the PoP (Plethora of Plumage​) 
postscript: our purpose
 is pictorial plumage proliferation
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If you find injured or baby bird; who are you going to call?
 bird help lines WRF or WH  or OCBPC
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Camera recommendation for Nikon Coolpix P900 or P1000
PictureZoo Safari Park.. Secretarybird
Spots of the Day -No longer a regular feature. See the old ones >> ​SpotoftheDay
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A day at the "Zoo Safari Park"  to see some birds and their friends.

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new yardbirds as of 03-15-2021 Purple Finch are here as of 3-7-2021 -- To see the show, just click button on right
Yard Bird Show
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"You got to love the great outdoors" 
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or 'signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Fowl Ballroom'
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To learn what this site is about, click on our Simplefect page. 
"we enjoy the endeavor to be informative and entertaining" ​here and now
​'we share with you our plumage found'
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Sorry for this disclaimer about our portals to other sites:
We use a large amount of links to other web sites; they could be broken and we would not know about it. Broken links will happen and we will fix them as soon as possible=thanks for your tolerance/understanding
Disclaimer 2: sometimes it's very hard to identify birds; we still have some miss identified birds on site we are correcting​- this also seems to be a continuing need
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editors note: We can dive head first into a plethora of plumage and we may get tickled but we won't get hurt.
__Definitions:__ Aves, Avian, Bird, Penniferous, 
Pennigerous  ____
pleasure in the improved prodigious, profound and profuse plumage. ​
​backup lists for administration only
==Recent Birds of the Day below==
08-17-2022 Semipalmated Plover - Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
08-12-2022 Snowy Plover - Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
08-06-2022 White-winged Dove - Backyard Murrieta, Riverside County
07-24-2022 Royal Tern - San Diego Mudflats, San Diego County
07-19-2022 Black-bellied Plover - San Diego Mudflats, San Diego County
07-15-2022 Osprey > Flagstaff, Arizona
07-09-2022 American Kestrel - Cole Canyon Trail, Murrieta, Riverside County
07-05-2022 Black Phoebe > Calle Estancia Park, Murrieta
07-02-2022 Brewer's Blackbird - Elm Grove Beach, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
06-27-2022 Wood Duck -Pond Park, Murrieta
06-25-2022 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Galveston Island Texas- road trip
06-23-2022 Summer Tanager - South Llano River Texas- road trip
06-22-2022 Purple Martin - South Llano River Texas- road trip
06-20-2022 Painted Bunting. Juvenile male > South Llano River Texas- road trip
06-11-2022 Northern Cardinal - South Llano River Texas- road trip, Dad feeding chick.
06-04-2022 House Finch - Murrieta, Riverside County
06-01-2022 Ruddy Duck and chicks - Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
05-26-2022 Common Loon - Lake Perris, Riverside County
05-22-2022 Red-tailed Hawk - Lake Hemet, Riverside County
05-20-2022 Scaly-breasted Munia - Murrieta Pond Park, Riverside County
05-17-2022 American Robin - Colorado Springs, Is same as we see here in Southern California
05-13-2022 Bell's Vireo - Murrieta, Riverside County
05-11-2022 Red-necked Phalarope - San Diego river mouth, San Diego County
05-05-2022 Gyrfalcon - Has been seen in Southern California, This one was in Colorado Springs
05-02-2022 Mute Swan - Colorado Springs
04-28-2022 Western Tanager - Lake Perris, Riverside County
04-24-2022 Verdin - Salton Sea, Riverside County
04-23-2022 Blue Grosbeak - Lake Perris, Riverside County
04-21-2022 Yellow Warbler - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
04-19-2022 American Avocet - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
04-15-2022 Hammond's Flycatcher - Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
04-12-2022 Double-crested Cormorant - Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
04-10-2022 Western Bluebird - Lake Skinner, Riverside County
04-08-2022 Black-throated Gray Warbler - Pond Park Murrieta, Riverside County
04-06-2022 Band-tailed Pigeon - Cole Canyon Nature Park, Riverside County
04-03-2022 Western Meadowlark - Lake Skinner, Riverside County
04-01-2022 Western Kingbird - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
03-29-2022 White-winged Dove >> like this one in Hemet 12-19-2021, was seen today at Lake Skinner, Riverside County
03-26-2022 Horned Lark - Perris Stork pond, Riverside County
03-24-2022 Bullock's Oriole - Lake Skinner, Riverside County
03-22-2022 Reddish Egret - Bolsa Chica, Orange County
03-19-2022 Bald Eagle >> pair of chicks -- Riverside County
03-17-2022 Snow Goose -- San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County
03-15-2022 Swainson's Hawk - Ski Land Lake, Riverside County
03-12-2022 Phainopepla - Murrieta, Riverside County
03-11-2022 Vesper Sparrow -- San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
03-08-2022 Whimbrel - Dana Point Harbor area, Orange County
03-06-2022 Lewis's Woodpecker > the green backed Woodpecker -- Cole Canyon Nature Park, Riverside County
03-05-2022 Belted Kingfisher - Rancho Jurupa Park, Riverside County
03-03-2022 Bewick's Wren -- Lake Skinner
03-01-2022 Brandt's Cormorant - La Jolla Sea-watch, San Diego County
02-26-2022 Abert's Towhee - Cattle Call Park, Imperial County
02-25-2022 Verdin - Salton Sea, Imperial County
02-21-2022 Eurasian Wigeon - La Cresta, Riverside County
02-19-2022 Cinnamon Teal - Ranch Jurupa Park, Riverside County
02-16-2022 Ruddy Duck - Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
02-14-2022 Lilac-crowned Parrot - Irvine Regional Park, Orange County
02-12-2022 Canvasback - Yorba Regional Park, Orange County
02-11-2022 Cedar Waxwing - Calle Estancia Park, Riverside County
02-10-2022 Gadwall - Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
02-09-2022 Common Gallinule - Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
02-07-2022 Common Raven - Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
02-05-2022 Brown Pelican - San Diego River Mouth, San Diego County
02-04-2022 Common Merganser - Lake Perris, Riverside County
02-02-2022 Bird of the Day: White-tailed Kite - Lake Perris, Riverside County
01-31-2022 Bird of the Day: American Robin - Lake Perris, Riverside County
01-30-2022 Bird of the Day: Royal Tern - Hotel del Coronado, San Diego County
01-29-2022 Bird of the Day: Black Turnstone - Hotel del Coronado, San Diego County
01-28-2022 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -- Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
01-27-2022 Ring-necked Duck - Kit Carson Park, San Diego County
01-26-2022 Little Blue Heron -- San Diego River mudflats, San Diego County
01-25-2022 Snowy Egret - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
01-21-2022 Mountain Bluebird - Lake Perris, Riverside County
01-20-2022 Western Gull - Bolsa Chica Reserve, Orange County
01-18-2022 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Lake Cahuilla, Riverside County
01-16-2022 Northern Flicker, Murrieta Creek, Riverside County
01-14-2022 American White Pelican -- In the air or on the ground a great bird, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
01-13-2022 European Starling -- The oddity, this bird's bill is twice the normal length for Starlings. Perris off I215, Riverside County
01-12-2022 Sharp-shinned Hawk -- Murrieta Creek, Riverside County
01-10-2022 Cactus Wren -- Salton Sea, Riverside County
01-07-2022 Prairie Falcon -- Lake Skinner, Riverside County
01-04-2022 Snowy Plover -- Being very cute - Dana Point, Orange County
12-31-2021 Bird of the Day And 2021 Bird of the Year "Bald Eagle"
12-28-2021 Greater White-fronted Goose, 2021 Bird of the Year candidate at San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
12-26-2021 Caspian Tern, 2021 Bird of the Year candidate at Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine taking care of the little ones in June, Orange County
12-25-2021 Bald Eagle, 2021 Bird of the Year candidate at Menifee nest taking care of it's little one in March, Riverside County
12-23-2021 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 2021 Bird of the Year candidate at Dana Point Harbor, Orange County
12-22-2021 Common Goldeneye, 2021 Bird of the Year candidate at Lake Skinner, Riverside County
12-20-2021 Common Loon at top - lower is from 03-24-2021 in breeding plumage - Bird of the Year Candidate 2021, at Perris Lake, Riverside County
12-13-2021 Greater Roadrunner - Bird of the Year Candidate 2021, at Zoo Safari Park, San Diego County
12-11-2021 Osprey - Canyon Lake, Riverside County
12-07-2021 Black Oystercatcher - Dana Point, Orange County
12-03-2021 Brant - San Diego River Mouth, San Diego County
11-30-2021 Ross's Goose - San Diego River Mouth, San Diego County
11-27-2021 Little Blue Heron - San Diego River Mouth, San Diego County
11-23-2021 Barn Owl, Irvine Regional Park, Orange County
11-22-2021 Harris's Hawk - Perris, Riverside County
11-21-2021 Harris's Hawk - Perris, Riverside County
11-15-2021 Hooded Merganser - Bolsa Chica Reserve, Orange County
11-09-2021 Herring Gull - Lake Skinner, Riverside County
11-06-2021 Lewis's Woodpecker - Murrieta, Riverside County
11-05-2021 Rock Wren - Lake Perris, Riverside County
10-31-2021 Great Egret - doing a little fishing at Lake Skinner, Riverside County
10-24-2021 Peregrine Falcon . Fastest animal in world - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
Older Birds of the Day moved to "SHOWS" pages per year. 
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Laughing Kookaburra Living Desert Zoo 12-22-2021
Laughing Kookaburra at San Diego Zoo
Tricolored Heron  ===>
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Editors note: We are not only besieged, but also inundated, engulfed, swamped, saturated, and overwhelmed by birds; and today we got more birds.
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