November Guided Bird Walk (FREE)
November 15, 2025 - 2:45 PM to 4:45 PM
Pacific Beach
Join us for a collaboration between the San Diego Bird Alliance and the Friends of Rose Creek as we explore the birds of the Rose Creek Salt Marsh and upstream habitat.
The Snow Birds are returning. These bird summer in Alaska and Canada, but prefer to hang out in San Diego for the winter. In October a few American Wigeons and Blue-winged teals have already been spotted. I wonder what other species will be at Rose Creek by November 15th?
Stay for as long or as short as you wish. We usually have the best bird sightings around sunset!
Kyle will be our guide this month.
Low tide will be at 12:38 PM PT and is a 1.07 ft tide. Sunset is at 4:47 PM. Bring a jacket as it may be cool as the sun drops or earlier depending on the weather.
LOCATION CHANGE: We are heading back to Mission Bay High. Find us in the parking lot on the east side of the school adjacent to Grand Avenue and overlooking the creek. Additional parking is available on eastbound Grand Avenue on the weekends.
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.
Meet at the east end of the Mike Gotch Bridge. Parking is legal on either side of approximately 2600-2622 N Mission Bay Drive in the northeast corner of Mission Bay. Address not exact. Drive as far west as you can on North Mission Bay Drive and park.
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 and we will have extra pairs of binoculars to share thanks to the San Diego Bird Alliance. Heavy rain cancels, but drizzle means we walk. After all the birds don’t mind the rain.
If you can can, download Kyle’s bird list ahead of time and see how many birds on the list you spot.
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.