hello scott,

when i was in san diego for a *very* brief time a year ago, i was
able to find costa's hummingbirds quite easily, or perhaps i should
say that *they* found *me* whenever i stood next to a large bush
with red flowers. to enhance the "bird finds human" effect, you
should wear a red hat and stand next to one of their flowering
bushes (these bushes are extraordinarily large hibiscus bushes
and are found everywhere, although i found them to be prevalent
in residential areas near the hotel where i was staying).

one thing to keep in mind is that i was in san diego in early
october, a little more than a year ago, so it is possible that
the costa's hummers are not quite as easy to see at this later
time of year.

regards,

Deborah Wisti-Peterson, PhD Candidate nyneve at u.washington.edu
Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Scott wrote:

> I am getting ready to take a trip to San Diego, and have three target
> species that I am hoping to find.
>
> Costa's Hummingbird
> Nuttall's Woodpecker
> California Thrasher
>
> If anyone has any suggestions or knows of someone I can contact, please
> e-mail me.
>
> Scott Hall
> Bremerton, WA
> whall at silverlink.net
>
>
>