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The San Elijo Lagoon Sandpipers

76 total bird species

Team participating in San Diego Birdathon 2026

Takes place Apr 10 - May 10, 2026

Captained by The San Elijo Lagoon Sandpipers

Counting Birds for Conservation

We're excited to take part in the San Diego Birdathon, a birding challenge supporting San Diego Bird Alliance’s local conservation, education, and advocacy efforts that benefit birds, other wildlife, and all who enjoy them.

Here's what we're doing:

  • Similar to a walkathon where you count steps and raise money, the Birdathon is an opportunity to raise funds for San Diego Bird Alliance as teams count bird species. We are one of several teams participating, but clearly the best! You can learn more about the overall Birdathon fundraiser by clicking the logo at the top-left of this page.

  • Each team's bird count must take place within a 24 hour period between April 10 and May 10.

  • We're going birding at San Elijo Lagoon on Wednesday, April 29 from 4:00 - 6:30pm. This a great place for waterfowl, egrets, and lots of other birds in migration!

  • We are hoping to raise over $500 in donations and observe at least 40 bird species.

Birders of all skill levels are welcome to join us on our birding outing! If you're interested, please sign up for the Birdathon Outing: San Elijo Lagoon event on the San Diego Bird Alliance website.

Please consider supporting our efforts by giving to our page. You can leave a flat donation to our team or make a pledge per species when donating to the team (note: to make a per species pledge, choose "support an individual team member" during checkout). Both are tax-deductible. Every dollar helps our feathered friends!

We're so grateful for your support on behalf of the birds we love. You can find more information about the San Diego Bird Alliance, their mission, and current conservation initiatives here at their website.

San Elijo Lagoon photo above by Matthew Stevens.

About the Event

Apr 10 - May 10, 2026

Team Members 5

April Solomon Gallardo

3 wk. ago

A blackhead chickadee

April Solomon Gallardo

3 wk. ago

The black-headed chickadee looking bird decided to take residence inside of my succulent plant. It's a pretty big succulent plant pot. It was walking all around and jumping and eating seeds and enjoying the shade in my pot on my balcony and my apartment. It was so cute amazing bird. I don't know what it's called though

The San Elijo Lagoon Sandpipers

1 mo. ago

40

bird species

$0

Per bird species

$0

Earned

We had a great outing at San Elijo Lagoon yesterday (4/29) with good company (humans and birds alike) and great weather. We also hit our species goal of 40, just barely!

Here's our eBird list from the outing:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S330035365

Highlights included close encounters with an Osprey and a Forster's Tern, some very cute Ruddy Ducks, and continuously finding birds to look at every 5 feet. Not too many ducks or shorebirds left at the lagoon, as most have departed north for the summer.

We're almost at our fundraising goal too, only $50 left to go!

Donations 18