10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon.

San Diego 200

San Diego Sea Lions Lions Birds 200

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2024

Back when I was a kid growing up in California’s San Mateo County in the 60s and 70s, my family would occasionally drive 45 minutes west and south to Bean Hollow State Beach. He pointed out the differences in the day’s five gull species, all of which flew fairly close to the bluff from which we watched. because it sang).

California 186

California Sea Lions Marine Life Puffins 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Eighteen-hour trips are the rule and only about four or five hours are spent in the prime area to see the species most birders are hoping to see. So you can imagine my great pleasure when it worked out for me to stay in California for two extra days at the end of our family vacation out west. Brown Pelicans cared not for my taint.

Whales 110

Whales Whaling Albatross Dolphins 110