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    • BUSH LEAGUERS >
      • CHAT OVENBIRD REDSTART WARBLER YELLOWTHROAT
      • PARULA WARBLER 2
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      • SPARROW
      • JUNCO TOWHEE
      • WREN WRENTIT
      • BUSHTIT CHICKADEE TITMOUSE VERDIN
      • CATBIRD LARK MOCKINGBIRD THRASHER
      • PHAINOPEPLA PIPIT STARLING WAGTAIL WAXWING
      • CREEPER LONGSPUR NUTHATCH
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    • BLACK BIRDS AND ALLIES >
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      • GULL​ KITTIWAKE
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      • GREBE LOON
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      • BRANT GOOSE SWAN
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      • DOWITCHER DUNLIN KNOT RUFF SURFBIRD TURNSTONE
      • CURLEW GODWIT TATTLER WHIMBREL YELLOWLEGS
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      • PHALAROPE SANDPIPER SNIPE STINT
    • WETLAND WADERS >
      • BITTERN EGRET IBIS SPOONBILL
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      • COOT GALLINULE RAIL SORA
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    • BIRDS OF PREY >
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      • HARRIER HAWK KITE
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      • OWL
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      • MARTIN SWALLOW
      • HUMMINGBIRD SWIFT
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      • CHUKAR GUINEAFOWL PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY
      • CHICKEN EMU OSTRICH ROADRUNNER
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    • 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
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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
    • 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
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      • Kern County
      • Imperial County
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BIRDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
​BIRDS OF THE DAY 2018

November and December 2018

01-03-2019 Belted Kingfisher -- Lake Skinner Winchester
01-02-2019 Hermit Thrush -- Lake Skinner Winchester
01-01-2019 California Gull -- Perret Park Lake Elsinore. A first cycle Gull
12-31-2018 Rough-legged Hawk -- Wiki Commons, William H. Majoros
12-30-2018 Golden-crowned Kinglet -- Carolina Birds Dick Daniels, One seen at Lake Elsinore last week
12-29-2018 Horned Lark -- Perret Park Lake Elsinore
12-28-2018 Cedar Waxwing Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
12-27-2018 Bald Eagle -- 2 seen today at Lake Elsinore, this picture taken in January it took till now to make the front page.
12-26-2018 Ruddy Duck -- Murrieta Hot Springs area
12-25-2018 Cooper's Hawk -- Harvard Park Irvine
12-24-2018 Northern Pintail -- San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Perris
12-22-2018 Mountain Bluebird -- Lake Skinner Winchester
12-21-2018 Ring-billed Gull --Elm Grove Beach Lake Elsinore
12-20-2018 Northern Shoveler- and Candidate 6 for Bird of the Year, seen here in central Murrieta. They like to go around in circles to shovel up their food.
12-19-2018 Great Blue Heron-Lake Skinner, Winchester
12-18-2018 Black Turnstone-Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego
12-17-2018 House Sparrow-Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
12-16-2018 Scott's Oriole--Wiki Commons, Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
12-15-2018 Green-winged Teal-- Lake Elsinore Perret Park
Day 12-14-2018 Golden Eagle -- San Jacinto Wildlife Area
12-13-2018 California Thrasher -Bird of the Year 2017- Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
12-12-2018 Canvasback -- Back Basin Lake Elsinore
12-11-2018 Nuttall's Woodpecker -- Perret Park Lake Elsinore
12-10-2018 White-winged Dove -- Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
12-09-2018 Purple Finch --Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
12-08-2018 Red-breasted Merganser -- Lake Skinner Winchester
12-07-2018 Gadwall -- Elm Grove Beach Lake Elsinore
12-06-2018 Black-crowned Night-Heron -- Lake Skinner Winchester
12-05-2018 Bufflehead Lake Skinner Winchester
12-04-2018 Common Goldeneye -- Lake Skinner Winchester
12-03-2018 Marbled Godwit -- Perret Park Lake Elsinore
12-02-2018 Red-shouldered Hawk -- Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
12-01-2018 Varied Thrush -- Wiki Commons Gillfoto
11-30-2018 American Wigeon juvenile -- Pond Park Murrieta
11-29-2018 Bank Swallow -- Wiki Commons Manoj Karingamadathil
11-28-2018 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- Wiki Commons Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
11-27-2018 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -- Wiki Commons Russ
11-26-2018 Red-faced Warbler-- Wiki Commons Amado Demesa
11-25-2018 Ring-necked Pheasant-- Wiki Commons Russ
11-24-2018 Bronze Mannikin-- Wiki Commons Charles J Sharp
11-23-2018 Curlew Sandpiper -- Wiki Commons David Raju
11-22-2018 King Eider-- Wiki Commons: Olaf Oliviero Riemer-- A northern bird that stops by Southern California now and then
11-19-2018 Hooded Merganser-- Murrieta Hot Springs area picture taken on the 10th
11-18-2018 Mississippi Kite -- Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
11-17-2018 Blue-Headed Vireo -- Wiki Commons Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
11-16-2018 Peregrine Falcon --Sykes Ranch Park, Murrieta
11-15-2018 Mountain Bluebird -- Murrieta Creek Wildomar
11-14-2018 Northern Shoveler -- Perret Park Lake Elsinore
11-13-2018 Varied Bunting -- Wiki Commons Alan Schmierer
11-12-2018 Common Yellowthroat -- Pond Park Murrieta
11-11-2018 Scaly-breasted Munia, Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
11-10-2018 Osprey--- Lake Skinner Winchester
11-09-2018 Acorn Woodpecker-- Murrieta Creek and Kalmia, Murrieta
11-08-2018 Cape May Warbler-- Wiki Commons Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
11-07-2018 Pyrrhuloxia--Wiki Commons Andy Morffew
11-06-2018 Fox Sparrow--Sykes Ranch Park, Murrieta
11-05-2018 Oak Titmouse--Sykes Ranch Park, Murrieta
11-04-2018 American Robin--Sykes Ranch Park, Murrieta
11-03-2018 Brown Pelican--San Luis Rey River--mouth, San Diego County
11-02-2018 Cedar Waxwing, Murrieta Pond Park
11-01-2018 Yellow-billed Loon--Wiki Commons, USGS Ryan Askren
10-31-2018 California Gull-- Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-30-2018 Creasted Caracara-- Wiki Commons USFWS
10-29-2018 Spotted Sandpiper-- Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-28-2018 White-crowned Sparrow-- Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
10-27-2018 Bonaparte's Gull-- Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-26-2018 Northern Flicker-- Lake Skinner Winchester
10-25-2018 Mourning Dove Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
10-24-2018 Dark-eyed Junco (slate colored female) Sykes Ranch Park Murrieta
10-23-2018 Hermit Thrush Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-22-2018 Red-breasted Sapsucker Lake Skinner, Winchester
10-21-2018 Merlin Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
10-20-2018 White-breasted Nuthatch Murrieta Pond Park
10-19-2018 American Coot Murrieta Pond Park, Surfin on floating log, walking the board and hangin 4
10-18-2018 Willow Flycatcher Murrieta Pond Park
10-17-2018 Red-shouldered Hawk Murrieta Creek Wildomar
10-16-2018 American White Pelican Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-15-2018 American Pipit Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-14-2018 Greater Roadrunner Murrieta Creek and Kalmia -Beep Beep
10-13-2018 Gyrfalcon Carolina Birds Yaffa Phillips
10-12-2018 Dunlin Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-11-2018 Black-throated Gray Warbler Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-10-2018 Belted Kingfisher - Lake Skinner Winchester
10-09-2018 Black-and-white Warbler - Lake Skinner Winchester
August and September
10-08-2018 Long-billed Curlew - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Perris Ca
10-07-2018 Common Gallinule - Murrieta Pond Park
10-06-2018 Ring-necked Duck - Murrieta Pond Park
10-05-2018 California Gull - Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-04-2018 Sabine's Gull - Lake Elsinore Perret Park
10-03-2018 Northern Harrier - San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
10-02-2018 House Finch Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
10-01-2018 Common Raven Lake Elsinore Back Basin
09-30-2018 Brown Pelican and Double-crested Cormorant Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-29-2018 Pacific-slope Flycatcher Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-28-2018 Herring Gull Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-27-2018 Cooper's Hawk Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-26-2018 Clay-colored Sparrow Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-25-2018 Wilson's Snipe Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-24-2018 Northern Mockingbird Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-23-2018 Orange-crowned Warbler (Gray-headed) Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-22-2018 Blue Grosbeak - Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
09-21-2018 Loggerhead Shrike - Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-20-2018 Eared Grebe- Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-19-2018 Buff-breasted Sandpiper- San Jacinto Wildlife Area Riverside County
09-18-2018 Great Egret -- Murrieta Colony Golf Course
09-17-2018 American White Pelican - Lake Elsinore Perret Park > A Immature youngster on right
09-16-2018 California Towhee - Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
09-15-2018 Lazuli Bunting female - Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
09-14-2018 Lesser Goldfinch--Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-13-2018 Northern Saw-whet Owls--Wiki Commons Kathy & Sam
09-12-2018 Wilson's Warbler - Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-11-2018 Snowy Plover - Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-10-2018 Pacific-slope Flycatcher Murrieta Creek Wildomar
09-09-2018 Warbling Vireo Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-08-2018 Hermit Warbler Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-07-2018 Marbled Godwit Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-06-2018 Cassin's Kingbird Murrieta Pond Park
09-05-2018 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
09-04-2018 Canada Goose Lake Elsinore Perret Park
09-03-2018 Common Yellowthroat Lake Elsinore Gunnerson Marsh
09-02-2018 Williamson's Sapsucker Francesco Veronesi
09-01-2018 Common Gallinule Oceanside Guajome Regional Park
08-31-2018 Horned Lark Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-30-2018 Orange-crowned Warbler Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
08-29-2018 Western Bluebird Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
08-28-2018 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-27-2018 White-tailed Kite Murrieta Creek Wildomar
08-26-2018 White-faced Ibis Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-25-2018 Semipalmated Plover Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-24-2018 Caspian Tern Lake Elsinore Elm Grove Beach
08-23-2018 Rufous Hummingbird Wildomar Murrieta Creek
08-22-2018 Brewer's Sparrow Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-21-2018 American Coot Murrieta Pond Park
08-20-2018 Spotted Sandpiper Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-18-2018 McCown's Longspur Wiki Commons Andeansolitaire
08-18-2018 Greater Yellowlegs Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-17-2018 California Quail female Lake Skinner
08-17-2018 California Quail male Lake Skinner
08-16-2018 Baltimore Oriole Wiki Commons USFWS David Brezinski
08-15-2018 Canada Warbler Wiki Commons William H. Majoros
08-14-2018 Red-necked Phalarope Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-13-2018 Mourning Dove Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
08-12-2018 Red-tailed Hawk Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
08-12-2018 Hooded Oriole Murrieta Pond Park
08-10-2018 Semipalmated Sandpiper Wiki Commons Gerard W. Beyersbergen -
08-09-2018 White-breasted Nuthatch Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-08-2018 Pied-billed Grebe Murrieta Pond Park
08-07-2018 Black-necked Stilt Lake Elsinore Perret Park
08-06-2018 Inca Dove Wiki Commons Alan D Wilson
08-05-2018 European Starling Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
Birds of the Day June and July 2018
08-05-2018 European Starling Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
08-04-2018 Wilson's Phalarope Whelan Lake Oceanside
08-03-2018 Greater Roadrunner Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
08-02-2018 Northern Pygmy-Owl Wiki Commons Alan Schmierer
08-01-2018 Least Sandpiper Lake Elsinore Perret Park
07-31-2018 Semipalmated Plover Lake Elsinore Elm Grove Beach
07-30-2018 Black-throated Blue Warbler Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
07-29-2018 Red Knot Salton Sea picture from 04-29-2017
07-28-2018 Black-chinned Hummingbird Murrieta Creek and Kalmia
07-27-2018 Killdeer Murriet Creek Wildomar
07-26-2018 Red-winged Blackbird Murrieta Pond Park
07-23-2018 California Long-tailed Weasel Murrieta Creek Wildomar
07-25-2018 Western Greber Lake Skinner, Winchester
07-24-2018 Long-billed Dowitcher Lake Elsinore Perret Park
07-23-2018 American Kestrel Murrieta Creek Wildomar
07-22-2018 Acorn Woodpecker Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
07-21-2018 Black-crowned Night-Heron Lake Elsinore Southeast area
07-20-2018 White-tailed Kite Lake-Elsinore Southeast area
07-19-2018 Neotropic Cormorant Lake Elsinore
07-19-2018 Neotropic Cormorant Lake Elsinore
07-18-2018 Wood Stork Lake Elsinore
07-17-2018 Brown-headed Cowbird Murrieta Pond Park
07-16-2018 House Sparrow Murrieta Creek area
07-15-2018 Anna's Hummingbird Murrieta Creek area
07-14-2018 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Wiki Commons Tim Lenz
07-13-2018 Tundra Swan Wiki Commons Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
07-12-2018 Bushtit Lake Skinner Westchester
07-11-2018 Barn Swallow Wildomar Murrieta Creek
7-10-2018 American Avocet Lake Elsinore Perret Park
07-09-2018 American Dipper Carolina Birds Eugene Beckes
07-08-2018 Western Sandpiper Lake Elsinore south end
07-07-2018 Snowy Egret Irvine William Mason Park
07-06-2018 young Pied-billed Grebe Murrieta Pond Park
07-05-2018 Parasitic Jaeger Carolina Birds Charlie Westerinen
07-04-2018 Rough-legged Hawk Wiki Commons USFWS Tom Koerner
07-03-2018 Western Bluebird fledgling Murrieta westside
07-02-2018 Bell's Vireo Murrieta Pond Park
07-01-2018 Lilac-crowned Parrot Carolina Birds C Dest
06-30-2018 American White Pelican Lake Elsinore
06-29-2018 Common Murre Wiki Commons Andreas Trepte
06-28-2018 Marsh Wren Carolina Birds USFWS SteveArena
06-27-2018 Forster's Tern Winchester Lake Skinner
06-26-2018 Wood Duck Murrieta Pond Park
06-25-2018 Allen's Hummingbird youngster Murrieta Calle Estancia Park
06-24-2018 Costa's Hummingbirds Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
06-23-2018 Rock Pigeon Murrieta Sykes Ranch
06-22-2018 Phainopepla Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
06-21-2018 Nuttall's Woodpecker Murrieta Pond Park
06-20-2018 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Murrieta Pond Park
06-19-2018 Pacific Loon Wiki Commons USFWS
06-18-2018 California Scrub-Jay Murrieta Sykes Ranch Park
06-17-2018 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Wiki Commons Terry Foote
06-16-2018 Northern Fulmar Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
06-15-2018 Northern Flicker Murrieta Sykes Ranch
06-14-2018 Northern Mockingbird Lake Skinner
06-13-2018 Brown Pelican Lake Elsinore south end
06-12-2018 American Goldfinch Wildomar-Murrieta Creek
06-11-2018 White-faced Ibis Murrieta Pond Park
06-10-2018 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Wiki Commons Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
06-09-2018 Horned Puffin Carolina Birds Alan D Wilson
06-08-2018 WIN LS Barn Owl
WIL MC 06-07-2018 Common Yellowthroat
06-06-2018 Prothonotary Warbler Carolina Birds Dave Inman
WIN LS 06-05-2018 Cliff Swallow fledgling
MUR PP 06-04-2018 Red-shouldered Hawk
MUR SR 06-03-2018 European Starling
MUR KCE 06-02-2018 Hooded Oriole
WIL MC 06-01-2018 Green Heron
05-31-2018 Magnolia Warbler Carolina Birds William Majoros
05-30-2018 Short-eared Owl Carolina Birds Dario Sanches
Birds of the Day April and May 2018
WIL MC 06-01-2018 Green Heron
05-31-2018 Magnolia Warbler Carolina Birds William Majoros
05-30-2018 Short-eared Owl Carolina Birds Dario Sanches
MUR PP 05-29-2018 Great-tailed Grackle
MUR KCE 05-28-2018 Western Kingbird
05-27-2018 Nelson's Sparrow Wiki Commons-Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
05-26-2018 Marbled Murrelet Carolina Birds Andrew Reding
MUR SR 05-25-2018 Black Phoebe fledgling
MUR KCE 05-24-2018 Blue Grosbeak youngster
05-23-2018 Spotted Dove Wiki Commons Raman Kumar
05-22-2018 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Carolina Birds Danorton
05-21-2018 Evening Grosbeak Carolina Birds Alan D. Wilson
MUR KCE 05-20-2018 Say's Phoebe
MUR KCE 05-20-2018 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
MUR SR 05-19-2018 Spotted Towhee
MUR KCE 05-18-2018 Eurasian Collared-Dove
Wil MC 05-18-2018 White-tailed Kite
MUR KCE 05-17-2018 Cassin's Kingbird
WIN LS 05-16-2018 Willow Flycatcher
WIN LS 05-16-2018 Great Horned Owl fledgling
MUR PP 05-15-2018 Ruddy Duck
MUR SR 05-14-2018 Mallard
05-13-2018 Nanday Parakeet Wiki Commons Angel Luis Gonzalez-Bonilla
WIL MC 05-12-2018 Killdeer
MUR KCE 05-11-2018 Indian Peafowl
LKEL BB 05-10-2018 Horned Lark
MUR SR 05-11-2018 American Kestrel
WIN LS 05-08-2018 Pied-billed Grebe (pied: means two or more colors)
WIL MC 05-07-2018 Blue Grosbeak
MUR SR 05-06-2018 European Starling
OCNS WL 05-05-2018 Western Wood-Pewee
MUR SR 05-04-2018 Red-tailed Hawk
MUR CCP 05-03-2018 Cooper's Hawk
MUR CCP 05-02-2018 Olive-sided Flycatcher
MUR KCE 05-01-2018 California Scrub-Jay
MUR KCE 04-30-2018 Black-headed Grosbeak
YL YRP/SAR 04-30-2018 Long-billed Dowitcher
04-29-2018 YL YRP Mandarin Duck
YL YRP SAR 04-28-2018 Canada Goose
CNF ECC 04-27-2018 Acorn Woodpecker
MUR SR 04-26-2018 Lazuli Bunting
04-25-2018 MUR SRPR Ash-throated Flycatcher
WIL MC 04-24-2018 Scaly-breasted Munia
WIL MC 04-23-2018 American Goldfinch
MUR SR 04-22-2018 Western Tanager
04-21-2018 Zone-tailed Hawk Wiki Commons Alan Schmierer
WIN LS 04-20-2018 Wilson's Warbler
LKEL EGB 04-19-2018 Caspian Tern
Goleta Lake Los Carneros 04-18-2018 Fulvous Whistling-Duck picture by Dick Daniels Carolina Birds
MUR CCP 04-17-2018 Ash-throated Flycatcher
WIL MC 04-16-2018 Yellow-breasted Chat
04-15-2018 MUR SR Lazuli Bunting we have seen 2 o3 in last few days but this picture by Bill Bouton Carolina birds
WIN LS 04-14-2018 California Quail
MUR SR 04-13-2018 Hooded Oriole
WIN LS 04-12-2018 Lawrence's Goldfinch
04-11-2018 Orchard Oriole Carolina Birds Mitch Mcc
MUR SR 04-10-2018 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
TEM HL 04-09-2018 Brewer's Blackbird female
MUR PP 04-08-2018 Black-headed Grosbeak
OCNS WL 04-07-2018 Wood Duck
LKEL BB 04-06-2018 Bell's Vireo
MUR SR 04-05-2018 Costa's Hummingbird
WIN LS 04-04-2018 Tree Swallow
MUR SR 04-03-2018 Bullock's Oriole
MUR SR 04-01-2018 Eared Grebe
RIV FP 03-31-2018 Egyptain Goose
MUR PP 03-30-2018 Yellow-rumped Warbler
Birds of the Day February 2018 and March 2018
Salton Sea SRA 03-29-2018 Gambel's Quail
MUR SR 03-28-2018 Mourning Dove.
MUR SRPR 03-27-2018 Savannah Sparrow
WIN LS 03-26-2018 Swainson's Hawk first time bird for me, I've been looking for it for two years.
MUR KCE 03-25-2018 Western Kingbird
03-24-2018 Peregrine Falcon Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
MUR KCE 03-23-2018 Say's Phoebe
MUR KCE 03-22-2018 Cedar Waxwing
MUR SRPR 03-21-2018 White-breasted Nuthatch
WIN LS 03-20-2018 Cattle Egret
WIN LS 03-19-2018 female House Sparrow
WIN LS 03-19-2018 male House Sparrow
MUR SR 03-18-2018 Ruddy Duck
MUR Monroe Ave 03-17-2018 Muscovy Duck​
WIN LS 03-16-2018 Great Horned Owl and chicks
03-15-2018 MUR Elm&Douglass Helmeted Guineafowl
MUR Monroe Ave 03-14-2018 Cinnamon Teal
03-13-2018 MUR Monroe Ave. Pied-billed Grebe
MUR PP 03-12-2018 Osprey
03-11-2018 American Oystercatcher Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
03-10-2018 Chestnut-sided Warbler Carolina Birds Rich Harris
WIN LS 03-09-2018 Clark's Grebe
MUR Monroe Ave 03-08-2018 Red-winged Blackbird
LKEL EGB 03-07-2018 American Avocet
WIN LS 03-06-2018 Horned Grebe
MUR SR 03-05-2018 Spotted Towhee
MUR SR 03-04-2018 Merlin
MUR SR 03-03-2018 4 Cinnamon Teal and 2 Northern Shovelers
TEM HL 03-02-2018 Greater Scaup
03-01-2018 MUR PP Green Heron
WIN LS 02-28-2018 Lark Sparrow
MUR KCE 02-27-2018 California Scrub-Jay
WIN LS 02-26-2018 Black-crowned Night-Heron
MUR SR 02-25-2018 Canada Goose
MUR Southwest 02-24-2018 Domestic Barnyard Goose
WIN LS 02-23-2018 Townsend's Warbler
MUR PP 02-22-2018 Red-shouldered Hawk
LKEL BB 02-21-2018 American White Pelican
MUR PP 02-20-2018 Allen'a Hummingbird
MUR KCE 02-19-2018 California Towhee
MUR SR 02-18-2018 Vesper Sparrow
PER SJWA 02-17-2018 Northern Harrier
WIN LS 02-16-2018 American Pipit
MUR SR 02-15-2018 Anna's Hummingbird
MUR SR 02-14-2018 Ring-Bills and a California Gull
MUR PP 02-13-2018 Great-tailed Grackle
MUR SR 02-12-2018 Bufflehead
MUR SR 02-11-2018 Dark-eyed Junco
MUR PP 02-10-2018 American Coot
WIN LS 02-09-2018 Common Loon
MUR SR 02-08-2018 Brewer's Sparrow
WIN LS 02-07-2018 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
MUR SR 02-06-2018 Horned Lark
WIN LS 02-05-2018 Lark Bunting
MUR SR 02-04-2018 Mourning Dove
WIN LS 02-03-2018 American Robin
02-02-2018 MUR KCE Cassin's Kingbird
02-01-2018 MUR KCE Purple Finch
02-01-2018 MUR KCE Painopepla -This bird just flew in. LOL I move it here by mistake. oh well let it say.
BIRDS OF THE DAY January 2018 and December 2017
MUR KCE 01-31-2018 Indian Peafowl
WIN LS 01-30-2018 Canvasback
WIN LS 01-29-2018 Lesser Scaup
WIN LS 01-28-2018 Killdeer seen on the 26th
01-27-2018 Indigo Bunting Carolina Birds Kevin Bolton
WIN LS 01-26-2018 Sage Thrasher Wiki Commons USFWS David Menke
MUR KCE 01-25-2018 Phainopepla
PER DUN 01-24-2018 Burrowing Owl
WIN LS 01-23-2018 Black-and-white Warbler
LKEL BB 01-22-2018 Black-necked Stilt
WIN LS 01-21-2018 Common Goldeneye seen on 18th
01-20-2018 Garganey Wiki Commons Luciano 95
WIL SDS 01-19-2018 Bell's Sparrow
WIN LS 01-18-2018 Fox Sparrow
MC LH 01-17-2018 Steller's Jay
PER SJWA 01-16-2018 Bald Eagle maybe a 3rd year bird
01-15-2018 Pacific Golden-Plover Wiki Commons Patrick_K59
MUR SR 01-14-2018 Western Bluebird
CHI PRP 01-13-2018 Common Gallinule (Prado Regional Park)
01-12-2018 Snow Goose from Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren Wiki Commons
MUR SR 01-12-2018 Northern Flicker Extra Bird for the Day
01-11-2018 Ring-necked Pheasant Wiki Commons Lukasz Lukasik
WIN LS 01-10-2018 Red-naped Sapsucker hybrid picture taken on the 5th
01-09-2018 MUR SRPR Wrentit
MUR KCE 01-08-2018
MUR SRPR 01-07-2018 Fox Sparrow
LKEL PP 01-06-2018 Ring-billed Gull
WIN LS 01-05-2018 Osprey
LKEL EGB 01-04-2018 Northern Harrier
01-03-2018 Palm Warbler one seen today at LKEL but picture from Carolina Birds Kelly Azar
MUR PP 01-02-2018 Pine Siskin
WIN LS 01-01-2018 California Gnatcatcher
MUR SR 12-31-2017 Northern Shoveler
LKEL PP 12-30-2017 Great Blue Heron
LKEL BB 12-30-2017 Green Winged Teal
LKEL EGB 12-29-2017 Bonaparte's Gull
LKEL PP 12-28-2017 Long-billed Dowitcher
PER DUN 12-27-2017 Western Meadowlark
LKEL EGB 12-26-2017 Common Merganser
MUR SR 12-25-2017 Acorn Woodpecker
MUR SR 12-24-2017 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
WIN LS 12-23-2017 Cattle Egret
MUR SR 12-22-2017 Bewick's Wren
MUR KCE 12-21-2017 Brewer's Blackbird
12-20-2017 Gila Woodpecker Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
12-19-2017 Clark's Nutcracker Carolina Birds Dick Daniels
MUR SR 12-18-2017 California Thrasher
MUR KCE Day 12-17-2017 Northern Mockingbird
MUR SR 12-16-2017 Dark-eyed Junco
LKEL BB 12-15-2017 Black-necked Stilt
LKEL EGB 12-14-2017 Canada Goose
12-13-2017 from the Partridge family: the Chukar, Carolina Birds Jim Larson
LKEL PP 12-12-2017 Wilson's Snipe
MUR KCE 12-11-2017 Lawrence's Goldfinch
MUR KCE 12-10-2017 Cedar Waxwing and Bird of the Year Candidate
WIN LS 12-09-2017 Bufflehead
WIN LS 12-08-2017 Gray Flycatcher
LKEL BB 12-07-2017 Great Blue Heron
MUR SR 12-06-2017 Lincoln's Sparrow
MUR SR 12-05-2017 Oak Titmouse
RIV HST 12-04-2017 Painted Redstart
OCNS LL 12-03-2017 Snow Goose
OCNS WL 12-02-2017 Cinnamon Teal
LKEL BB 12-01-2017 Redhead
MUR HS 12-01-2017 Hooded Mergansers

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