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