South California, Aug 15-16 1999
Del Mar and San Elijo Lagoon
I have indicated the birds seen
at the lagoon, all the others are seen in Delmar in the area (beach,
canyon, residential area) just south of the racetrack. In total 48 species, of which 15 were new to me.
Literature
San Diego Checklist
San Diego County Bird Atlas
A guide to the identification of the birds of
North America. C.S. Robbins, B. Bruun, H.S. Zim and
A. Singer. Golden Press. 1966.
Field guide to the birds of North America Second edition, National Geographic Society. 1987.
- Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
- Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
- Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
- Fulica americana American Coot
- Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
- Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
- Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
- Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
- Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
- Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
- Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
- Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
- Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
- Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover
- Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
- Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull
- Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
- Larus occidentalis Western Gull
- Larus argentatus Herring Gull
- Sterna maxima Royal Tern
- Sterna caspia Caspian Tern
- Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
- Sterna antillarum Least Tern
- Pandion haliaetus Osprey
- Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
- Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
- Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe
- Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
- Egretta thula Snowy Egret
- Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
- Butorides virescens Green Heron (and not Butorides striatus Striated Heron)
- Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
- Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
- Aphelocoma californica Scrub Jay
- Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
- Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
- Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
- Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
- Passer domesticus House Sparrow
- Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
- Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
- Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
- Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow
- Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole
- Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird
- Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
Last modified: Aug 20, 1999