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My experiences enjoying my childhood hobby of bird watching, identifying birds everywhere I go. See more on the birds page.

  1. Searching for Birds

    This is a beautiful webpage with lots of fun interactive visualizations. I love the mix of birds-in-culture plus biology facts. Thanks to jamesg.blog for sharing.

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  2. Thanks to everyone who came out to my birding birthday walk yesterday. I had a great time hosting and sharing my love of birds with you all. And the group spotted quite a few birds themselves and had great questions. The full list of species is posted on ebird if...

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  3. Thanks to my family for coming out this morning. It was fun sharing the birds with both the kids and adults. The indigo buntings and orioles were a big hit and it was really cool having the bald eagles to fly over for us. Even with the big group we...

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  4. Okay, I’ve set the times for my open birthday bird walk. If you are in the San Diego area and want to come birding with me, you’re welcome to join! Date: Monday May 25 (Memorial Day) Time: 5:00 PM Location: Batiquitos Lagoon (7380 Gabbiano Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011) Kids are...

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  5. Okay, I’m calling it there. After wandering around town in the dark for an hour, I did eventually find a Great Horned Owl hooting. After reviewing my photos I realized…I’m not cut out for reviewing photos. Well, at least I’m only adding one more species. There’s a pretty clear a...

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  6. Species goal met! I was a little worried when I arrived at the Tijuana River Estuary because there wasn’t much activity going on. I heard and saw the Savana Sparrows. I heard and eventually saw the Ridgeway Rail. But there wasn’t much else for a while. I finally caught a...

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  7. Wrapping up at the San Diego River Mudflats. Got to see the Black Skimmers skimming which was really cool as well as see several other tern including Caspian and Elegant Terns. I took some photos and will check back to see if any Royal Terns were in the mix. There...

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  8. Spent two hours at Santee Lakes and saw 29 species including 5 new ones. This tile I brought the DSLR camera with me and got some great shots I’ll add to the list later. Saw several wood ducks including an all-white (albino/leucistic) mother duck. While waiting for my lunch at...

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  9. Just finished a hot hike in the sun at Lake Hodges and added 8 more species with a list of 24. The cutest had to be the covey of California Quail which included a bunch of babies. I also heard a few Bell’s Vireos. There was also a gnatcatcher though...

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  10. Starting off strong. I spent about 2 hours at Guajome Park and saw 45 species! That does not include the domestic peacocks in the neighborhood. My favorite birds I saw were the Lawrence’s Goldfinches who were feeding on the side of the trail. They are beautiful birds I don’t get...

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  11. Before I left New York, I went birding with my sister and brother-in-law at Jamaica Bay. I’d heard the birding is great there but was really impressed at how much was going on. I even ID’d 3 lifers! I couldn’t believe how many tree swallows were nesting though. It seemed...

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  12. In Colombia, Anderson Cooper discovers the surprising thrills of birding - CBS News

    Watching Anderson Cooper reluctantly get into birding is quite comical. He didn’t expect to enjoy it. I also love that the vultures were what impressed him because even with beautiful hummingbirds and colorful tropical birds all around, sometimes an all black bird is what brings the drama. Also, shout-out to...

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  13. Join me birding for my birthday!

    While I’ve been birdwatching for a long time, this year I’ve also enjoyed sharing birding with others. So for my birthday, I’m inviting my friends and family to join me outside throughout the month. In May I’ll be hosting several birding walks people can join, and doing a Birdathon fundraiser!...

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  14. San Diego Bird Festival 2026

    This February, I attended my first San Diego Bird Festival. This was only the second bird festival I’ve attended after Wings Over Water 2025. Partially to reduce the cost, but also to contribute, I decided to be a festival volunteer. I started Wednesday evening with the opening keynote from Jason...

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  15. This might be my favorite picture from the bird festival. It was from the pelagic bird watching trip. When we were back in the marina, this guy jumped onboard hoping we’d brought back some fish. I love the contrast of the Snowy Egrets feathers and yellow against the blue sky....

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  16. I’ve had so much fun at the San Diego Bird Festival this weekend both as a volunteer and participant. It’s been great getting outside, meeting new and experienced birders, learning about birds and conservation, and finding “bird joy”. Also I’ll never grow old of seeing American Kestrels like this guy!...

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  17. Birds might help us get through this

    I love hearing studies like this because it both validates my own experience and shows how to make birding more positive. I record bird counts for science but I definitely want to incorporate paying more attention to what birds I enjoy most. It elevates the mindfulness of birding. Each bird...

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  18. Birding in 2023

    Yes, this is a year-in-review post about 2023 posted in 2026. I considered skipping straight to 2025, but the completionist in me wants to capture the years I’ve missed. Plus I already had written some interesting tidbits during the year with little updates during the year. So this update is...

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  19. I think of a “lifer” as a bird I’m just seeing for the first time. But it’s so confusing that I never use it with non-birders. Would love a good alternative.

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  20. It’s so true though. I tell people all the time that birding is just real life Pokémon go.

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  21. Wings Over Water Birding Weekend 2025

    This month I attended the Wings Over Water Birding Festival in Blaine, Washington. This was the first birding festival I’ve attended but I had been wanting to do more social birding events. We got the idea when a family member recently moved there and my wife and I stayed at...

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  22. Mindful Birding

    As someone who easily gets swept up in the challenge of IDing a bird, I really like the intentionality of mindful birding. When I notice a bird but can’t seem to get a good enough look at it I can focus on it so much that I don’t enjoy everything...

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  23. Birding in 2022

    Following my 2021 birding summary, I’m excited to share my 2022 birding review! My travels brought me to 7 different states, Italy, and a bonus layover sighting. Between the varied locations and some active days, my total number of species identified was up slightly over the previous year. But my...

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  24. The San Diego robin irruption is real. Our backyard has recently been filled with American Robins. I’ve counted at least 50 in our immediate yard and probably over 100 in the neighborhood. It’s a phenomenon that’s been seen all across San Diego County. The birds which are rarely seen this...

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  25. Birding in 2021

    Typically I do a year-in-review of my birding, but I fell behind posting 2021. Before I share about my birding in 2022, I wanted to give a quick update to fill in the gap. Despite the continuing pandemic and being busy with a new house and foster care, I still...

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  26. Saw quite a few of these handsome California Quail out hiking this weekend.

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  27. Birding in 2020

    2020 Trends After a year of international travel that triggered my re-entry into bird watching, 2020 was a much more restrained year. While life events and global lockdowns kept me in the US, I enjoyed refining my birding skills and focusing on more birding from home. As the stress of...

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  28. A new bird for every day of the year

    Birding in 2019

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  29. The last day of #BlackBirdersWeek is for #BlackWomenWhoBird so I’d like to share some of the black women I’ve been able to learn from this week. @juitamartinez @wilderness_goddess @kassthefish @hood__naturalist @ldpharr Thanks to all these voices for sharing their experiences and especially those who helped organize this @blackafinstem event. ...

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  30. Orange-crowned Warbler hiding in bushes on the San Diego coastline. Birding should be a place where all feel welcome. As part of #BlackBirdersWeek there is a live stream today at 7 PM ET hosted by @blackafinstem and @audubonsociety discussing #BirdingWhileBlack. It’s a great chance to allow black birders to be...

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  31. Today kicks off #BlackBirdersWeek and day 1 is celebrating people who are #BlackinNature. This event was organized in response to the threats made against Christian Cooper while he was birding in NY. All people should feel safe to enjoy nature. There are lots of great naturalists, birders, photographers, and scientists...

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  32. This weekend Bekah and I saw a family of Peregrine Falcons on the San Diego shoreline. I’ve been wanting to see these birds for a long time and we happened to find a whole fam while out on a hike. The adults can reach speeds of 320 km/h (200 mph)...

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  33. Finally went through my #GlobalBigDay picture. Love this one of the neighborhood Mallards.

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  34. Today, I participated in the #GlobalBigDay birding event. The past year, I’ve gotten back into bird watching and even gone on guided tours into jungle forests. Even though I stayed in town today, I still managed to find 27 species including this Greater Roadrunner in our neighborhood park. I even...

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  35. Outside the window of my home office there is a fence that a neighborhood Black Phoebe likes to perch on while it looks for insects. I love watching it perform aerobatic maneuvers, jumping up in the air before landing back down with it’s catch. #workingfromhome

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  36. We went camping in February!?! We stayed at Lake Skinner last weekend with some friends from church. Had lots of sun on Saturday, but we had our coldest day of the month when the weather shifted to cloudy, windy, and 50°F (10°C) on Sunday 😁 Even though we stayed in...

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  37. Saw one of these Yellow-rumped Warblers today (yes the do really have yellow backsides). I love the variations in coloring they have. They look different depending on where in North America they are.

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  38. Happy #NationalBirdDay which highlights the threats that the illegal caged-bird trade and habitat destruction pose to wild birds. Try checking out what birds you can see in your own neighborhood. These are some I saw today. Clockwise from the top left red-shouldered hawk, northern cardinal, northern flicker, American crow. ...

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  39. Beautiful morning for Christmas time #birding in Connecticut

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  40. @bekahbugs and I really enjoyed walking down the beach and getting Shake Shack shakes at Crystal Cove state park near Laguna Beach. Saw quite a few new birds like this Black-bellied Plover down by the seashore. Totally worth getting sunburned 😎😬

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  41. While we were in Peru, I had a lot of fun discovering different kinds of birds. By the end of our trip I had seen 75 different species. @bekahbugs found it quite comical that we saw “hundreds of Peruvian Boobies” on the Ballestas Islands in Paracas. Who said birding was...

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  42. Birding in Peru

    When my wife and I arrived in Peru, I didn’t know that I would eventually identify 75 different species in the country. At the time, I was just getting back into bird watching and had less than 100 species on my lifetime list. Peru is not known as an eco-tourism...

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