Up we went into the San Bernardino Mountains. On Old Waterman Canyon Road, I found a MacGillivray's Warbler in the streamside brush. We drove along the appropriately-named "Rim-of-the-World Highway" with its fantastic views.
Among the tall pines at Green Valley Lake Campground were Western Wood-Pewee, Red-breasted Sapsucker, MacGillivray's Warbler, and a pair of Hermit Warblers. At Grout Bay Campground, located on the shore of Big Bear Lake, Violet-green Swallows fed over the marshy cove. The Baldwin Lake area had Western Sandpipers, Black-necked Stilts, a Mountain Bluebird, and a Say's Phoebe. Nearby, a noisy group of Clark's Nutcrackers scolded a Common Raven beside Route 38. Two Townsend's Solitaires were atop the stunted firs at Onyx Summit. I couldn't find any Black Swifts at Big Falls, probably because they had headed south just before the time of the trip.
After leaving the San Bernardinos, we passed through the town of Redlands, where Spotted Doves were on the power wires.
We then drove back to the coast and stayed overnight near Disneyland.
September 11, 1985
Early Wednesday morning was spent at Averill Park near Point Fermin. A Western Tanager was in the group of oaks near the shore.
The rest of the day was spent at Disneyland. We spent the night at a nearby motel.
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