I’ve heard that Point Loma is THE place to see migrating birds in San Diego in the fall, so I thought that I should check it out. October is supposed to be the best time of year, so I thought it would be good to check it out and find the best places to see birds before the huge rush happens. That way when I go back, I won’t waste my time looking in the wrong places.
Point Loma is a navy base in Southern San Diego that is open to the public and contains both the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and the Cabrillo National Monument (operated by the National Park Service). We checked out both and we saw quite a few birds. Here are the highlights:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Black Phoebe
Black Phoebe
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black Phoebe
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Paler Western Wood-Pewee
Black Phoebe
Paler Western Wood-Pewee
Cabrillo National Momument Tidepools
Cormorant
Whimbrel
Western Gulls
Western Gull
Black oystercatcher
Tidepools at High Tide
California Towhee
Brown Pelican
Brown Pelicans
Gulls
Birding Ninja 