Bird Walk around DeAnza Cove (FREE)
March 15, 2025 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
San Diego
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 a walk from the lower Rose Creek Salt Marsh, around DeAnza Cove. 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!
This walk will be wheelchair accessible!
The American Wigeons are still hanging out in force, but who knows when they will head back to Alaska.
Sunset is at 7 PM (Daylight Savings Time), and the tide will be low at 4:43 PM so the shore birds should be out in force. The tide will be rising during our walk.
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.
Come join us as we seek out our year-round residents of Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Osprey and the ever present American Coots. Who knows what else we will see. Lately, there have been Canadian Geese, Kingfishers, and all the winter visitors.
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 see 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. Rain cancels.
Green Heron
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.