Today was our first full day in San Diego. For breakfast, Robert ate French toast and strawberries, scrambled eggs with salsa and sausage. Berry had scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast. We used today to orient ourselves to the general area. Robert needed meds so we found a drug store. Berry wanted to go to the beach, so Robert drove her first to Fiesta Beach Park and then to South Mission Beach Park.
At Fiesta Beach Park we spotted Double Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax Auritus) diving and fishing in the bay. We saw plenty of Western Gulls (Larus Occidentalis) perched on buoys and standing in the sand on the beach. There were Laughing Gulls (Leucophaeus Atricilla) and Herring Gulls (Larus Argentatus) in abundance. Berry wondered why there were no peeps picking at the sand on the beach until she found a Willett (Tringa Semipalmata) foraging along the shoreline.
We drove to South Mission Beach Park where we saw the Pacific Ocean. There were Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus Occidentalis) dive-bombing for fish in the open water. We were delighted to identify some Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) running on the beach. According to the literature, Dickcissells are only a rare visitor to the San Diego area.
We stopped in a parking lot to watch some sailboats. We saw a Dolphin playing in the water. For lunch we stopped at the Arizona Cafe in Ocean Beach. Robert had the fish tacos and Berry had a hotdog, while watching the Cardinals play the Cubbies on Robert’s phone. While Robert was parking the car, Berry pointed out four Black Chinned hummingbirds (Archilochus Alexandri) hovering near a tree. This was our first life bird of this trip. You should see the web version of this page to view our Life List. It is not seen on the Iphone version of this page.
For dinner we found an Italian restaurant called the Red Door. They are proud of their hand-made pastas. Berry had the lasagna. Robert tried the Shaved Brussel Sprout and Feta Salad and then had the Short Rib Tortelloni. Delicious. We capped the evening off with Blueberry Creme Brûlée and Vanilla Bread Pudding.
Robert and Berry
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