May Migration Madness (Free guided bird walk)

Join us for a collaboration between the San Diego Bird Alliance and the Friends of Rose Creek this month as we shake it up a bit with an May Migration Madness bird walk. The amazing Kyle and Kelcy will be our guides.

Stay for as long or as short as you wish. We usually have the best bird sightings around sunset!

The songbird migration will be in force.

Sunset is at 7:43 PM, and the tide will be low at 5:22 PM so the tide will be rising during our walk. There should be some shorebirds around the Mike Gotch Bridge to start us off.

ROSE CREEK is a birding hot spot in the north east corner of Mission Bay. Check out the latest sightings on eBird. A treasure in Pacific Beach, the creek and salt marsh is popular with Bikers on the East side, a quiet, shaded walking path on the West side.

We will spend time in the fresh water riparian area upstream of Garnet so we can experience the songbird migration.

Meet at the east end of the Mike Gotch Bridge. Parking is legal on either side of approximately 2620 N Mission Bay Drive in the northeast corner of Mission Bay.

If you can can, download Kyle’s bird list ahead of time and see how many birds on the list you spot.

Bring binoculars if you have them, good walking shoes and check the weather before you come. Our guide will have a scope to help us see the birds closeup and personal. We will have a few extra pairs of binoculars for attendees, but supplies are limited.

*** Rain cancels.***

Calling Citizen Scientists! If you have a smart phone and want to contribute to data collection, join iNaturalist and start documenting nature along Rose Creek during the guided walk. Learn more here.

Or take photos and upload to Instagram and tag us @RoseCreekSD or @sandiegobirdalliance.