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San Diego Pelagic

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In August, we took a family trip to beautiful San Diego, seeing SeaWorld , LegoLand , and the San Diego Zoo. Or, because it is San Diego, getting away from the sun. That is, incidentally, my universal experience on pelagics, as everyone has been very good and very experienced on all my trips.)

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Meet The Gray Thrasher

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My first experience with this bird was near the fishing village of San Evaristo, on the Sea of Cortez, 50 miles north of La Paz, Mexico. As of a few months ago, there was a sighting of a meransi across the US/Mexico border and up into the San Diego area. This is over 100 miles from its northern most previous sighting.

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Lifer Ocean

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This month I was in San Diego, helping out with and participating in the American Birding Association’s San Diego rally. Where the skilled spotter finds needles in haystacks and picks out rarities from more plentiful species.

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Searching for the Elusive and Less-Colorful: The Sinaloa Martin

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They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. Spending days searching for an elusive bird you finally get to see, a bird that few others have seen, a bird about which very little is even known, and then seeing it is a tremendous and unforgettable experience.

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Close Encounters of the Cuckoo Kind

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They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. What an amazing experience! Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder. We were surrounded by cuckoos; close encounters of the cuckoo kind!

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For the Love of Ants

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They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. A bite from an army ant can really pack a punch; I speak from experience. Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder.

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The Horned Guan in Chiapas

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They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder. But at last we were in El Triunfo! Wine-throated Hummingbird.

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