Star Jasmine's Sweet Perfume, exuded from clusters of small, white flowers, will continue to scent San Diego's spring breezes until sometime in June. Not a true jasmine, or Jasminum, star jasmine belongs to the genus …
April 20, 2026
The crescent Moon is always low in the sky and around dawn or dusk, never in darkness.
Posted October 21, 2022
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Star Jasmine scents the air, Warblers and Flycatchers frequent riparian areas
Bat populations increase in coastal San Diego, Floss silk tree blooms
Bat populations Increase In Coastal Areas of San Diego County during the fall and winter due to migration. Not only are there bats that are migrating to and through the county coastal areas on north-south …
October 13, 2025
California's coastal chaparral is special, Orioles prefer palm trees
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, …
July 2, 2025
Sun is setting 9 minutes earlier per week, moths are great daytime pollinators
The Time of Sunset Changes Most Rapidly this time of the year. This is mainly because the sun is swinging rapidly south along the ecliptic (its apparent path through the background stars). From the latitude …
September 2, 2024
Mustard turns hillsides yellow, Star Jasmine’s sweet perfume
Mustard, a Non-Native Plant More Like a Weed than a wildflower, will soon be blooming profusely on grassy slopes all along the coastline of San Diego County. An old story, probably apocryphal, tells of the …
April 11, 2024
Thunderheads in the East County, June Bugs signal Summer
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 …
July 17, 2023
Signs of Fall in woodland habitats, Cheshire Moon on the horizon
Leaves Are Beginning to Turn in coastal San Diego County’s riparian woodland and oak woodland habitats. The summer-green crowns of willows and sycamores are already fading to yellow and brown. Beneath the oaks, the deciduous …
October 24, 2022