Paul LehmanToday at 10:53 AM
Running north-south along the western border in the community park is a wide paved path and a dirt path side by side, and the ani is currently between the paved path and the dirt path just south of two split rail "bridges" on the paved path. When first found, the bird was due east of the two Bridges in thick bunchgrass and a single short planted pine tree that is along the edge of a soccer field immediately east of the bridges.
Paul Lehman
http://www.sdbirder.com/Birds/CROSUL
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 19, 2017 13:44 by Edana Salisbury
- Encinitas Community Park, San Diego, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=33.0321309,-117.2807693&ll=33.0321309,-117.2807693
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40612729
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Medium-large black bird (though shorter in length than American Crow) with a cast of iridescent purple and green. Large black grooved bill, with curved upper mandible that did not rise above the crown, and a straight lower mandible. Head and throat feathers, not smooth, almost disheveled. Very long tail. Ani started to give a few quiet alarm squeaks (large crowd), so we left the area. Photos to follow. To find bird, park in baseball parking lot east side of park (off Mac Kinnon Ave). Walk west on dirt path between two baseball fields (starts at bathroom) to intersection of north-south paved path on west side of park. Bird found in the area of intersection, in bushes, near the bridge."
Lehman and McCaskie..!
Don't think I can go this time though.
Anyway you just can't beat SD!! Another setback for LA lol.
