Outdoors
The Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla) is one of San Diego’s most popular trees, and it has been blooming all around town for the past few weeks. The yellow flowers bloom in clusters at the …
Shore Birds Migrating Southward are beginning to arrive in San Diego County. Through fall and winter, various ducks, sandpipers, and plovers will be spotted in increased numbers in the county’s coastal wetlands. Best bird-watching spots …
San Diego’s Warmest Weather, on average, should occur in August through early September, according to statistics compiled from several decades of measurements taken near the San Diego International Airport. In an average year, coastal residents …
Three Hummingbird Species Are San Diego Residents and can be spotted regularly: Anna’s, Black-chinned, and Costa’s hummingbird. Costa’s Hummingbirds arrive at the Anza–Borrego Desert in December and are abundant in spring. Feeding on nectar from …
Cumulonimbus Clouds, Or Thunderheads, Are Most Likely To Form over San Diego County’s deserts and mountains during the latter part of the summer season, beginning around late July. The clouds appear by mid-afternoon — often …
Birdwatchers Need Not Despair just because the winter migrants are gone: plenty of shore birds can still be found on summer evenings in the natural coastal wetland areas of San Diego County. From south to …
As Our Weather Warms Up And Our Outdoor Activities Increase, so will our number of mosquito bites. What's to be done? The old standbys of wearing loose-fitting long-sleeved shirts and pants and applying insect repellants …
You Can Still Catch Jones' Bushmallow <em>(Malacothamnus jonesii)</em> showing off its pale pink flowers in some local coastal communities. Endemic to California, Jones' Bushmallow is common in coastal chaparral and woodland from Monterey to Santa Barbara, …
Magnolia, The Southern U.S. Native commonly planted as a decorative street tree in many of San Diego’s older neighborhoods, continues to bloom this month. Called the “queen of the flowering broadleaf evergreens,” its branches support …
Malva Rosa (Malva Assurgentiflora) Is An Evergreen Mallow endemic to Southern California. Often called "Island Mallow," since it is native only to the Channel Islands, but it can be found in coastal mainland California as …
The Blooming Of Desert Annuals Is Over, but not that of the region's stolid desert willows and smoke trees. Rooted in the beds of dry washes throughout Anza-Borrego’s lower valleys, both plants gather enough energy …