More San Diego by the sea...

Barbara Seith
Jan 8
2 min read

We had another early start at LaJolla Cover – great Brandt’s Cormorant “Rookery” right next to the sidewalk, lots of Sea Lion action too!

The bird of the day Brandt’s Cormorant. There is a rookery (assuming that’s what it is called) right next to the walkway. The birds do not seemed bothered by people. Some of these are iPhone photos! Beautiful interesting birds - amazing experience hosted by Martha Wild, my San Diego bird concierge extraordinaire!

Before I get started -- this was the photo at the bottom of Catherine's street when they evacuated. Yikes!

La Jolla Cove

Black Turnstone

Western Gull

Brandt Cormorant

Western Gull

Snowy Egret

Sea Lions

Black Turnstone

Sea Lion

Black Turnstone

Sea Lion

Spotted Sandpiper

Brown Pelican

Whimbrel

The Cove

Sea Lion

Black Turnstone

Sea Lion

Morning Commute

Black Turnstone

Sea Lion

Royal Tern

Black Turnstone

Spotted Sandpiper

Brown Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant (with a crest!)

Whimbrel

Then we headed for Lindo Lake but we stopped at a Substation to try to bird but its marked Private/No Trespassing – so we skipped it. A short walk at a very windy Lindo Lake yielded our quarry – Tricolored Blackbird. Since she had to work, I dropped off Martha after two lovely mornings of birding.

Lindo Lake

Common Gallinule