San Diego County Wildlife Galleries

SD Zoo's Non-collection Birds :

SD Zoo's Non-collection Birds

Updated: May 20, 2008 3:36pm PST

SHOREBIRDS - San Diego Bay @ Imperial Beach :

SHOREBIRDS - San Diego Bay @ Imperial Beach

Updated: May 18, 2008 12:19pm PST

San Diego Bay @ Chula Vista, CA : This gallery includes birds at the J Street Marina and Bayside Park areas.

San Diego Bay @ Chula Vista, CA

This gallery includes birds at the J Street Marina and Bayside Park ar ...

Updated: May 18, 2008 12:15pm PST

Tijuana River Valley :

Tijuana River Valley

Updated: May 13, 2008 4:56pm PST

2008 OSPREY NEST - Chula Vista Marina Area : This is the fourth year in a row that I've observed this pair of ospreys building and successfully raising young. This year only one chick hatched. Approximate hatch date is around March 1. The nest is located on an old light standard in the old Rohr Aircraft plant at the foot of H Street in Chula Vista and easily viewable from Marina Parkway north of Sandpiper Way.
NOTE: Recent images are at the end of the album.

2008 OSPREY NEST - Chula Vista Marina Area

This is the fourth year in a row that I've observed this pair of ospre ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2008 6:53pm PST

MY YARD BIRDS - Chula Vista, CA :

MY YARD BIRDS - Chula Vista, CA

Updated: Apr 16, 2008 6:50pm PST

San Diego Bay @ Imperial Beach, CA :

San Diego Bay @ Imperial Beach, CA

Updated: Apr 15, 2008 2:46pm PST

SAN DIEGO RIVER FLOODWAY :

SAN DIEGO RIVER FLOODWAY

Updated: Apr 12, 2008 4:53pm PST

Various Other Locations - San Diego County :

Various Other Locations - San Diego County

Updated: Apr 08, 2008 1:36pm PST

SAN ELIJO LAGOON :

SAN ELIJO LAGOON

Updated: Mar 30, 2008 12:06pm PST

TRICOLORED HERON :

TRICOLORED HERON

Updated: Mar 24, 2008 5:18pm PST

SD Wild Animal Park's Non-collection Birds :

SD Wild Animal Park's Non-collection Birds

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 4:55pm PST

LAKE HODGES :

LAKE HODGES

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 3:34pm PST

WATERFOWL - San Diego Bay @ Imperial Beach :

WATERFOWL - San Diego Bay @ Imperial Beach

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 3:52pm PST

LA JOLLA WILDLIFE :

LA JOLLA WILDLIFE

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 1:06pm PST

IMPERIAL BEACH COAST : Wildlife found along the coastline from the Naval Radio Station south to the Tijuana River mouth.

IMPERIAL BEACH COAST

Wildlife found along the coastline from the Naval Radio Station south ...

Updated: Jan 24, 2008 2:18pm PST

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron @ Imperial Beach : This pair of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were first observed at the Tijuana Estuary during the summer of 2005 as sub-adults. 
In 2006, they successfully nested and raised three youngsters in the eucalyptus tree located in the apartment complex just east of the estuary.
Again in 2007, this pair has successfully raised three youngsters in a nest located in a eucalyptus tree at the Imperial Beach Sports Park near the corner of 4th St and Caspian Wy.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron @ Imperial Beach

This pair of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were first observed at the Ti ...

Updated: Dec 25, 2007 7:20pm PST

SANTEE LAKES :

SANTEE LAKES

Updated: Dec 24, 2007 5:12pm PST

LINDO LAKE - Lakeside, CA :

LINDO LAKE - Lakeside, CA

Updated: Dec 24, 2007 4:35pm PST

Mission Bay :

Mission Bay

Updated: Dec 13, 2007 4:25pm PST

FORT ROSECRANS NATIONAL CEMETARY :

FORT ROSECRANS NATIONAL CEMETARY

Updated: Nov 18, 2007 4:10pm PST

JULIAN AREA :

JULIAN AREA

Updated: Nov 12, 2007 7:35pm PST

LAPLAND LONGSPUR : Within the Tijuana Estuary near the mouth of the Tijuana River.

LAPLAND LONGSPUR

Within the Tijuana Estuary near the mouth of the Tijuana River.

Updated: Oct 28, 2007 1:10pm PST

GOLDEN EAGLE - Tijuana River Valley :

GOLDEN EAGLE - Tijuana River Valley

Updated: Oct 27, 2007 2:49pm PST

WORM-EATING WARBLER : Found on 10/18/2007 by Ranger Bob Theriault at the Tamarisk Grove Campground on SR-3, Anza-Borrego Desert.

WORM-EATING WARBLER

Found on 10/18/2007 by Ranger Bob Theriault at the Tamarisk Grove Camp ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2007 7:47pm PST

Reddish Egret at San Diego River Floodway : 10/10/2007, between 3:00PM and 6:30PM  - from opposite Robb Field at low tide.

Reddish Egret at San Diego River Floodway

10/10/2007, between 3:00PM and 6:30PM - from opposite Robb Field at l ...

Updated: Oct 11, 2007 7:08pm PST

BAR-TAILED GODWIT - Famosa Slough :

BAR-TAILED GODWIT - Famosa Slough

Updated: Oct 06, 2007 3:44pm PST

Yellow-green Vireo : October 2, 2007
Memorial Park, Chula Vista, CA

Yellow-green Vireo

October 2, 2007 Memorial Park, Chula Vista, CA

Updated: Oct 02, 2007 4:42pm PST

Blackburnian Warbler :

Blackburnian Warbler

Updated: Sep 13, 2007 4:02pm PST

Torrey Pines State Reserve - Sorrento Valley Rd :

Torrey Pines State Reserve - Sorrento Valley Rd

Updated: Sep 09, 2007 3:18pm PST

Buff-breasted Sandpiper @ Imperial Beach : This bird was photographed along the beach just north of the rock jetty at Camp Surf.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper @ Imperial Beach

This bird was photographed along the beach just north of the rock jett ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2007 4:22pm PST

Tijuana Estuary - Imperial Beach :

Tijuana Estuary - Imperial Beach

Updated: Jun 26, 2007 1:46pm PST

San Diego Bay's Delta Beach - Coronado :

San Diego Bay's Delta Beach - Coronado

Updated: Jun 14, 2007 6:40pm PST

Cabrillo National Monument :

Cabrillo National Monument

Updated: May 04, 2007 6:40pm PST

2007 Osprey Nest - Chula Vista Marina Area : This is the third year in a row that I've observed this pair of ospreys building and successfully raising young. The nest is located on an old light standard in the old Rohr Aircraft plant at the foot of H Street in Chula Vista.

2007 Osprey Nest - Chula Vista Marina Area

This is the third year in a row that I've observed this pair of osprey ...

Updated: Apr 13, 2007 8:49pm PST

Pine Warbler :

Pine Warbler

Updated: Apr 08, 2007 12:02pm PST

Cuyamaca State Park :

Cuyamaca State Park

Updated: Mar 19, 2007 8:50pm PST

American Oystercatcher : This American Oystercatcher was photographed at the Cabrillo National Monument, coastal area, Pt. Loma, CA on 8/28/2006. According to the SD County Bird Atlas, there have only been two records of pure American Oystercatchers in the county, one in 1868 and the other in 1978.

Jan 2007 - The AMOY is still being seen at the Cabrillo tidepool area and in La Jolla near the Children's pool.

American Oystercatcher

This American Oystercatcher was photographed at the Cabrillo National ...

Updated: Mar 08, 2007 6:40pm PST

Point Loma Area :

Point Loma Area

Updated: Mar 04, 2007 12:33pm PST

Famosa Slough - Point Loma :

Famosa Slough - Point Loma

Updated: Feb 26, 2007 2:15pm PST

Ramona Area :

Ramona Area

Updated: Jan 27, 2007 5:36pm PST

Kit Carson Park - Escondido, CA :

Kit Carson Park - Escondido, CA

Updated: Dec 06, 2006 1:31pm PST

Roseate Spoonbill : AN IMMATURE ROSEATE SPOONBILL MADE A BRIEF APPEARANCE IN IMPERIAL BEACH, CA AT THE SOUTH END OF THE SAN DIEGO BAY ON OCTOBER 14, 2005. IT WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL BIRDERS AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY A FEW PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Roseate Spoonbill

AN IMMATURE ROSEATE SPOONBILL MADE A BRIEF APPEARANCE IN IMPERIAL BEAC ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2006 3:46pm PST

Crested Caracara : This bird was located and photographed on 9-10-06 in the South San Diego community of San Ysidro along Camino De La Plaza between Willow Rd and Virginia Ave within the International Gateway of America shopping mall and adjacent to the US-Mexico border. It goes to the Dairy Mart Pond to roost at night.

Crested Caracara

This bird was located and photographed on 9-10-06 in the South San Die ...

Updated: Sep 11, 2006 7:22pm PST

Mississippi Kite : A juvenile Mississippi Kite appeared in Imperial Beach on 9-6-06 and was viewed by several birders on Carolina St between Dahlia and Donax Avenues between 1600 and 1800 hours.

Mississippi Kite

A juvenile Mississippi Kite appeared in Imperial Beach on 9-6-06 and w ...

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 5:16pm PST

Cabrillo National Monument - Coastal Areas :

Cabrillo National Monument - Coastal Areas

Updated: Aug 28, 2006 3:30pm PST

Anza Borrego Desert Areas :

Anza Borrego Desert Areas

Updated: Aug 05, 2006 4:29pm PST