Date: 10/20/24 12:59 am From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: October 20, 2024
* California
* Orange County
* October 20, 2024
* CAOC24.10.20
This is the Orange County, CA weekly Rare Bird Alert (RBA) and local events
summary. California Bird Records Committee (CBRC) review species are
capitalized and marked with asterisks below. All documentation of review
species should be forwarded to the CBRC secretary, Tom Benson, at
<secretary...>
*BIRDS MENTIONED*
Sabine's Gull
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Zone-tailed Hawk
Western Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
Palm Warbler
A SABINE'S GULL was offshore on October 19.
A FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER offshore on October 19 was one of only a
handful of records for Orange County.
THREE MANX SHEARWATERS offshore on October 19 were the first in a few years
for this species, which only had its first OC record a decade or so ago.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was on the Upper Santa Ana River on October 15.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington
Beach from October 14 through October 19.
A TRICOLORED HERON was at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington
Beach on October 19.
ZONE-TAILED HAWK reports continued over the west end of Baker Ranch in Lake
Forest adjacent to the open space through October 13.
WESTERN FLYCATCHERS were reported throughout the county this week.
At least one WESTERN KINGBIRD was in the county this week, a bird
photographed at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on October 19.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course in San
Clemente on October 13 and at Linda Vista Park in Mission Viejo on October
19.
A BREWER'S SPARROW was at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course in San
Clemente on October 13.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at Overlook Park in Huntington Beach just north
of Garfield Avenue on October 19.
A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach on October 12.
A BOBOLINK was at Tri-City Park in Placentia from October 16 through
October 18.
An OVENBIRD was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach around the
island on October 18.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through October 19.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was in residential Tustin from October 13 through
October 17.
An adult male AMERICAN REDSTART was at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach from October 13 through October 19.
A PALM WARBLER was near Loren's Bench at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach on October 18.
LOCAL EVENTS
Note: We will no longer be listing individual trips on this weekly email.
For a complete up-to-date list of current field trips, please visit the
webpage on Sea and Sage’s website:
https://seaandsageaudubon.org/home-sas/field-trip-2/#FallFT.
The Orange County RBA and events summary is produced weekly by Ryan
Winkleman. Sightings of rare birds can be posted to the OrangeCountyBirding
listserv, emailed directly to Jeff Bray (<jbray3928...>) and/or Ryan
Winkleman (<rswinkleman...>), and/or submitted to eBird (
http://ebird.org/content/ebird). Any supporting details (descriptions,
photos, audio recordings, etc.) of rare sightings that are not already
disclosed on the listserv or on eBird should also be emailed to Ryan
Winkleman separately for consideration to be mentioned in the current
quarterly report for North American Birds.
Those sightings that are included in this summary generally include those
that are considered rare (regionally or seasonally) for Orange County based
on "The Birds of Orange County: Status and Distribution" (Hamilton and
Willick), "Birds of Southern California" (Garrett and Dunn), and/or more
contemporary changes in local or regional status and distribution. Rarities
that regularly or seasonally occur at a particular location, such as
annually wintering rarities on Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, may or
may not be included in this digest, but reports of these same species
occurring at other, atypical locations throughout the county may be
included. We don't include hybrids, subspecies, introduced or exotic birds,
or in most cases and for no real reason, geese. All bird reports are vetted
to the extent possible prior to each publication, but in the interest of
sharing information, the accuracy of any given report cannot always be
guaranteed, nor can the presence of any given bird for those who choose to
chase after them.
Information on upcoming local events can be viewed on the Sea and Sage
Audubon website (http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/). Sea and Sage Audubon
is based out of the Audubon House at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine. They sponsor a number of public field trips, special birding
events, conservation lectures, and social gatherings throughout the year.
Information regarding upcoming local events should be considered accurate
at the time of this posting. However, for the most current information
please refer to the field trip list on the Sea and Sage Audubon website at
https://seaandsageaudubon.org/home-sas/field-trip-2/#FTSchedule. It is also
recommended that you refer to that website immediately prior to engaging in
any field trip to confirm that trips are still occurring. If you know of
additional upcoming events that are not sponsored directly by Sea and Sage
Audubon, please email Ryan Winkleman for inclusion. #RBA
