Checklist S105487010

Observations

1. California Quail

   Number observed:  12

2. Mourning Dove

   Number observed:  1

3. White-faced Ibis

   Number observed:  3

4. Red-tailed Hawk

   Number observed:  1

5. Common Raven

   Number observed:  2

6. Cactus Wren (affinis Group)

   Number observed:  2

   Details

   I was specifically looking for the "coastal" cactus wren and these birds had the requisite characters - spotting not coalescing, flanks not nearly as rich in color. There seems to be some discrepancy in Birds of the World though - the text suggests ssp sandiegensis is part of the "continental" group (brunneicapillus group) but then farther down the page in the eBird groupings it has sandiegenesis within the "peninsular" group (affinis group). This confusion seems to match the confusion between genetics and morphology?

7. Northern Mockingbird

   Number observed:  2

8. House Finch

   Number observed:  2

9. White-crowned Sparrow

   Number observed:  2

10. Golden-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

11. Rufous-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

12. Brewer's Blackbird

    Number observed:  2

13. Great-tailed Grackle

    Number observed:  3