August 2, 2008: Birding around San Ysidro, California

I spent an enjoyable afternoon and evening birding with local birder BJ Stacey. He was very knowledgable about local birding locations, and we had some good sightings...

Dairy Mart Ponds (link) Northern Harrier
Tijuana, Mexico was very close!

Tijuana River Valley Park (link)
Allen's Hummingbird (above and below)
Thanks BJ for lending me his lens for the shot below Black Throated Magpie Jay Red-Shouldered Hawk (on a nearby road)

TODAY'S LOCATIONS (INTERACTIVE)

August 2, 2008: Flights (Buffalo-Minneapolis-San Diego)

Two flights on Northwest today, from Buffalo to Minneapolis, and then Minneapolis to San Diego. Lots of clear skies, so I got quite a few photos today....

Bronte / Mississauga, Ontario
Door County, Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin
Kearney, Nebraska
Fowler, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado (above and below)

Dulce, New Mexico

Navajo Lake, New Mexico

Above and Below: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona

Anderson Mesa, Arizona

Sedona, Arizona

Cottonwood, Arizona

Prescott, Arizona

Alamo Lake, Arizona

Salton Sea, California

Downtown San Diego

FLIGHT AWARE FLIGHT MAPS