Olive-sided Flycatcher
at a city park on the way to Point Loma, CA
After renting a car, we drove toward Point Loma.

This Bewick's Wren had caught itself a snack.
At the city park or Point Loma (we saw several).

Wildflowers

Wildflowers at Point Loma

The shoreline at Point Loma

Mary adjusting her walking stick

This sedum looked like a crab with claws up.

And this one looked like some kind of Hindu goddess.

Brown Pelican flying along the Pacific coast

Immature California Gulls, one with a crab or other morsel

California Gulls along the shore

California Towhee

Another Bewick's Wren
in the mulch in a flower bed at Cabrillo National Monument, Point Loma, CA

Cabrillo National Monument

Steve is photographing a Scrub-jay on a signpost at Cabrillo National Monument.

The view of San Diego below Cabrillo National Monument

California Towhee

Banded

Western Scrub-Jay

A young Scrub-Jay is begging for its supper.

A couple of Common Ravens near the entrance to Cabrillo National Monument

After leaving Point Loma, we drove north along the coast until we reached Torrey Pines State Park and the Las Penasquitos Lagoon.

Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Las Penasquitas Lagoon, CA

A pair of Northern Rough-winged Swallows on a Wildlife Area sign

Snowy Egret with what looked to be a large catfish; he did manage to swallow it.

When we went back to the car, this Osprey patroling the water near the parking lot.

The next morning, Friday, we went to San Elijo Lagoon, a place we visited last year.
We saw several adult California coast Song Sparrows like this one.