Kay, her sister Mary, and I went to Santiago Oaks Canyon for a hike today. Birding was a secondary purpose. We did the hike well, but re birding some notes to self: -Get there earlier. By about 9 AM when we started it was already hot and the birds were quiet. -Do the Santiago Creek Read More…
Category: Orange County CA
Mile Square Park and Huntington Beach
Today Kay and I birded Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. It seemed like a fairly birdy area on the way to Huntington Beach and had easy access from our place in Fullerton without fighting Highway traffic in the morning. It was pretty much as expected. The uncommon SoCal birds that have been seen there Read More…
Bolsa Chica
Kay and I had a free hour this morning on our family SoCal trip and visited the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Orange County. This is always a treat, with close up views of birds we don’t get to see often in WA. Probably my favorite part of the walk was seeing the fish-eaters crowd into Read More…