We have been at Campland on the Bay for the last three weeks. Here's a look at it from across the biological reserve to the west on the north end of Mission Bay in San Diego.
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| Manta Ray that came into the Bay and got caught by the tide. |
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
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| Eurasian Wigeon with his American cousin |
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| Lesser Scaup |
One day birding trip to the southern border by Imperial Beach. Got there to see the beautiful sunrise over the Tijuana River. Our target bird arrived at first light - the Black-throated Magpie-Jay from Mexico.
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| California Gnatcatcher |
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| Common Ground Dove |
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| Phainopepla |
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| Yellow-crowned Night-heron in Imperial Beach |
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| American Kestrel |
We had over 100 species of birds just in the Mission Bay area. We walked some of the same areas each day and yet found something new every day.
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| Cedar Waxwings |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| Red-crowned Parrots |
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| Red-crowned Parrot eating Blossoms |
Another day trip took us to the San Diego River, the ocean beach and Tecolote Canyon Nature Center. This little Burrowing Owl has his photo taken many times every day.
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| Red-breasted Mergansers |
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| California Scrub-jay |
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| White-crowned Sparrow |
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| Green Heron at boat dock |
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| Osprey has a fish dinner |
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| Anna's Hummingbird |
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| Blue-winged Teal coming in for a landing |
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| Orange-crowned Warbler |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk in the RV Park |
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| Northern Pintail on Rose Creek |
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| Sunrise after the storm |
Although California has had plenty of rain now, we did not have the worst of the storms. We had a sand storm before the rain arrived, but most of our days here have been nice. Tomorrow we head east to the Salton Sea for a couple weeks of birding, (Of course).
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
