Category Archives: Birds

Mission Beach

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Roger

Plans for breakfast on Wednesday fell apart. Most of my friends decided to sleep in. That left me with three hours and a rental van. I drove the five miles to Mission Beach and parked as close to the ocean … Continue reading →

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Imperial Beach

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Roger

On Tuesday morning before the booth opened, seven of us drove to Imperial Beach, the southernmost town on the Pacific coast of the United States. We ate breakfast at The Wave Cafe. As we drove through town, I noticed this … Continue reading →

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Bird #464 — Scripps’s Murrelet

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

synthliboramphus (from synthlibo, to press, and ramphos, beak, referring to its laterally compressed bill) scrippsi (perhaps named for Ellen Browning Scripps, journalist and philanthropist, who funded Scripps Research Institute in San Diego) Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San … Continue reading →

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Bird #463 — Rhinoceros Auklet

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

cerorhinca (from keras, horn, and rhynchos, beak) monocerata (from monos, one, and keras, horn) Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California I traveled to San Diego to work at a conference. We arrived late in the morning … Continue reading →

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Whale Seeking Cruise

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

In mid-February, I flew to San Diego to work at a conference. Five of us took an early flight so we could get to the coast in time for a three-hour whale watching cruise. After a quick lunch at a … Continue reading →

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