What makes a good pelagic birding trip? It's a combination of seeing most of the expected avian species, often a good number of marine m...

The San Diego River mouth is certainly an excellent place for close views of herons and egrets. Recently I photographed several species at t...

A few days ago I posted a photo of a Pied-billed Grebe on shore. Today's photo is a more typical view. Pied-billed Grebe. Escondido,...

The endangered California form of Bell's Vireo (Least Bell's Vireo) is a rather dull and non-descript bird. Gray-brown above, paler ...

Scaly-breasted Munias continue to increase in San Diego County. I'm finding them more frequently in more places while birding. I recentl...