I decided to head back down to the Tijuana River Valley this ‘Superbowl Sunday” to look for rare birds. I sorta struck out on some, but found some semi-rare birds I hadn’t expected. The Common Goldeneye at the Dairy Mart ‘Stick Pond’ did not pose well, but I took some ID quality shots anyway. While looking for the reported Harris’ Sparrow (and failing), a birding friend showed me my first ‘for sure’ Myrtle Warbler, which is always a special experience.
Birds images collected this day were for Common Goldeneye, Common Yellow-Throat, Cooper’s Hawk, Eared Grebe, Mallard, Marsh Wren and Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler).
Images Below

Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 9:24 |
Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6077-CoopersHawk |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:13 |
Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6112-Mallard |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata coronata) |
Description: (Myrtle Warbler sub-species) Winter bird in Nestor area of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 12:07 |
Location:
Nestor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6255-MyrtleWarbler |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:12 |
Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X6099-CommonGoldenEye |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Marsh Wren(Cistothorus palustris) |
Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:46 |
Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6151-MarshWren |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Marsh Wren(Cistothorus palustris) |
Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:47 |
Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6183-MarshWren |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:54 |
Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6191-CommonYellowThroat |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata coronata) |
Description: (Myrtle Warbler sub-species) Winter bird in Nestor area of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 12:16 |
Location:
Nestor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6303-MyrtleWarbler |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata coronata) |
Description: (Myrtle Warbler sub-species) Winter bird in Nestor area of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 12:19 |
Location:
Nestor |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6318-MyrtleWarbler |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
Description: At the Tijuana River Estuary. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 13:51 |
Location:
Tijuana River Estuary |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6321-EaredGrebe |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |

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