My Big Birding Day. Part 2: Anza-Borrego, Mount Laguna, Acorn Woodpeckers, and more!

This is part 2 of my big birding day. I already posted part 1, so go watch that before you watch this. Part 3 is on its way!
In this video I traveled from the imperial valley agricultural fields to the Anza Borrego Desert, where I saw the Black-throated Sparrow and a few other desert species. Then I went into the mountains where I stopped in Julian, California. I drove through Mount Laguna, where I stopped to see some upland forest species like Acorn Woodpecker, Black-headed Grosbeak, and California Scrub Jay.
This channel is for people of all ages who are passionate about exploring nature, viewing wildlife, and learning about the environment. My name is Eddie and I'm a 31-year-old law student living in San Diego, CA. I am a former professional wildlife biologist who previously worked as an environmental consultant. I have an MSc in Ecology and have been to four continents to seek and study wildlife. I hope to inspire naturalists by providing content that everyday people can use to enhance their experience observing nature in the field. Nature activities I cover are birding, herping, wildlife photography, ecotourism-travel, and much more. This includes app and gear reviews, tips for spotting and identifying wildlife, travel guides for wildlife tourism, and fun lessons about natural history, ecology, and conservation. Whether you travel across the world or step into your own backyard, exploring nature is always an adventure, so subscribe to immerse yourself in Adventure Education!

[@sobianaseem6903]

Tremendous job,👌👌👌👌

[@howardarends8309]

Your videos are brilliant, I’m a UK birder. 👍🏼

[@nancyjg1424]

Awesome post. Very Beatiful landscape habitats

[@inspire-mewealth5966]

I kind of am doing this backwards! I will watch part 1...it's just that you honestly caught my attention with this video and I love the kinds of birds you spoke about and brought to the forefront! I was wondering what kind of binoculars are you using here...the cameo ones? Happy birding everyone! New to this world of birdwatching. Just bought a pre-owned vintage binocular 10x42 made by Swift. I am big on recycling and becoming more aware of minimalism. I figured what I always felt throughout my life, someone else's "give-a-way" instead of calling it "garbage" is someone else's new found treasure!

[@FollowThomas]

It's cool to see the west coast Big Day birding. I've done over the years many Big Day birding here in Florida. It's interesting to see how different it is. Florida is green, wet, and flat compared with dry desert and mountains in California. 🙂

[@inspire-mewealth5966]

I truly love the difference in all the places we live…what is your favorite bird to watch?

[@FollowThomas]

@@inspire-mewealth5966 can't call any specific ones but it's always enjoyable to get out birding. 👍

[@comeraczy2483]

Sounds like a hectic and very successful day birding. Thanks a lot for sharing. On your way you could have added a few species with a stop in Agua Caliente, both in the campground and in Squaw canyon. With a detour, an excellent place for quails (California and mountain) in AB is Big Spring and Middle spring (near Culp Valley) with lots of opportunities to see chicks in season. Out of curiosity, are drones allowed in AB and Cuyamaca Rancho state parks?

[@ashwanthvinod5190]

The birds are so beautiful 😍 Love your videos 👍🏻🙂 I would like to see videos more regularly 🙂

[@naturewithgabe]

I know the difficulty of trying to balance filming and birding. You did a great job. Awesome video man!

[@LisaSaffell]

awesome video! Thanks for sharing and also for sharing all of the geography info. I have never birded in California but it's on my list of places to go birding.

[@inspire-mewealth5966]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[@tomosaw4587]

Hey Ed, I love your videos and photos. Could you share the name of the artist of the music in your videos?

[@sobianaseem6903]

Can you tell me about point count method....plzz make one videos on point count methods

[@creedolala6918]

Just checking out the channel for the first time. Seems like there's a lot of good stuff here that I can learn from. One thing is bugging me though, and maybe it's just me, it seems like the volume levels fluctuate a lot. Like I'll hear your voice and a normal conversation volume and suddenly there's a couple seconds of booming loud bassy music, and then back to normal. Be easier to listen to if the volume got evened out a bit.

[@inspire-mewealth5966]

Me too! I got stuck on this video. He says there’s another one to check out prior to this one and one on the way. I look forward to it!

[@traderjoe477]

Is this channel still be active? I miss part 3 :(

[@-stanlee-1046]

Halo sir,

[@sobianaseem6903]

Which method is best for bird counting.....Point count or transcet

[@sobianaseem6903]

Can you tell me here about point count

[@scentedsingh]

Hello brother. I need your help. Bro i am a pigeon fancier and i fly my high flyer pigeon in my village. As i said high flyer they fly together but on very high point. Even sometimes i cant even see them or sometime they showed up like little mustard seed size from my roof. My pigeons almost fly above 2-3 km on height. Could you please suggest me the strong binoculars Which help me to saw my birds and with super sharp image. I will be thankfull to you. Waiting for your reply brother.