I spent Wednesday 10 May 2023 (5:45 AM to 5:00 PM) with Chris Dean looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. We started the day at Fig Lagoon, then drove north into Brawley. In Brawley we only looked at Riverview Cemetery. We then continued north to Ramer Lake. After looking at Ramer Lake, we drove northwestward to the east end of Morton Bay by way of Highway 111 and McDonald Road. We then drove southwestward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ, stopping briefly at the north end of Garst Road. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ we looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill , the distant shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and around the entrance parking area. We then drove southwestward to Obsidian Butte and along the seawall to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road we drove southwestward into Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. From Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge we drove southeastward through Calipatria and Brawley to the southeast corner of El Centro, stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road and Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro on the way. After spending time near the southeast corner of El Centro, we drove west towards San Diego, ending the day looking at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon. Mostly clear with wind in the early morning, and with temperatures ranging from 55 to 80 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (8 eight cripples together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Brant (1 one at the north end of Lack Road was first seen/photographed here by Chris Dean on 5 May), Blue-winged Teal (1 one male at the east end of Morton Bay), Cinnamon Teal (15), Northern Shoveler (75), Gadwall (15), American Wigeon (8), Mallard (25), Northern Pintail (3), Green-winged Teal (5), Redhead (6), Greater Scaup (2 a male and female together at the east end of Morton Bay), Lesser Scaup (2 two males together at the east end of Morton Bay), Bufflehead (1 one female near the west end of Young Road), Ruddy Duck (450), Gambels Quail (6), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Eared Grebe (250), Western Grebe (3), Clarks Grebe (1), Rock Pigeon (30), Eurasian Collared-Dove (200), Inca Dove (15), Common Ground-Dove (10), White-winged Dove (30), Mourning Dove (50), Greater Roadrunner (3), Lesser Nighthawk (2), Black-chinned Hummingbird (6), Annas Hummingbird (3), Costas Hummingbird (1), Common Gallinule (1), American Coot (30), Black-necked Stilt (75), American Avocet (35), Black-bellied Plover (5), Killdeer (10), Semipalmated Plover (1), Snowy Plover (3), Whimbrel (10), Red Knot (30 at least thirty at the north end of Lack Road), Stilt Sandpiper (55 about fifty at the east end of Morton Bay and three near the west end of Young Road), Western Sandpiper (100), Long-billed Dowitcher (100 most at the east end of Morton Bay), Spotted Sandpiper (5), Willet (6), Wilsons Phalarope (50), Red-necked Phalarope (150), Bonapartes Gull (2), Ring-billed Gull (40), California Gull (10), Gull-billed Tern (85 including about ten on nests at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill and about sixty-five on nests at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Caspian Tern (25), Black Tern (150), Black Skimmer (10 ten together at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill), Foresters Tern (5), Double-crested Cormorant (10), Neotropic Cormorant (10), Great Blue Heron (5), Great Egret (6), Snowy Egret (10), Cattle Egret (300), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (1), White-faced Ibis (15), Turkey Vulture (6), Northern Harrier (1), Coopers Hawk (2 one near the western edge of Brawley and one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Great Horned Owl (2 two recently fledged young at the Rio Band Golf Course), Burrowing Owl (6), Gila Woodpecker (3), American Kestrel (10), Western Kingbird (20), Ash-throated Flycatcher (1), Western Wood-Pewee (3), Western Flycatcher (2), Black Phoebe (10), Says Phoebe (3 three together at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Cassins Vireo (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Warbling Vireo (15), Common Raven (2), Verdin (10), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (10), Barn Swallow (35 including twenty-six together on utility lines near Obsidian Butte), Cliff Swallow (150), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (15), Northern Mockingbird (6), European Starling (50), Swainsons Thrush (20), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (40), Lesser Goldfinch (2), Song Sparrow (6), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (6 - one male at Fig Lagoon and five adult males at flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Bullocks Oriole (1), Red-winged Blackbird (150), Brown-headed Cowbird (5), Brewers Blackbird (20), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Common Yellowthroat (6), Yellow Warbler (30), Townsends Warbler (2), Wilsons Warbler (5), Western Tanager (30), Black-headed Grosbeak (8) and Lazuli Bunting (2) 110 species. Guy McCaskie