Date: 10/25/24 6:15 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: October 25, 2024
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* California
* Orange County
* October 25, 2024
* CAOC24.10.25
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*
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Bola
Western Cattle-Egret
Broad-winged Hawk
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Grasshopper Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was on the Upper Santa Ana River on October 20.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach from October 14 through October 24. It is generally found
in the pocket pond area.
A TRICOLORED HEARING was at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington
Beach on October 19 and 20.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET was at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve in
Newport Beach below the Muth Interpretative Center on October 24 and 25.
Another BROAD-WINGED HAWK was photographed over Veeh Ranch Park in Lake
Forest on October 20.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was photographed at the Urban Forest in Huntington
Central Park in Huntington Beach on October 21.
WESTERN FLYCATCHERS were reported on the Oso Creek Trail in Mission Viejo
on October 24 and at Talbert Regional Park in Costa Mesa on October 21.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on
October 24 and 25, generally around the secret garden area.
PLUMBEOUS VIREOS were documented at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain
Valley on October 22 and Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on
October 23.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was at the Los Cerritos Wetlands Hellman Property in
Seal Beach on October 24.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Overlook Park in Huntington Beach
through October 23.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were at the Poop Park in Irvine on October 21 and
Marina High School in Huntington Beach on October 22.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was reported to have returned in the northwest area
of the Shipley Nature Center at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach
on October 25.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through October 25.
An adult male AMERICAN REDSTART was at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through October 25.
A BLACKPOLL WARBLER was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach at
least on October 20.
A PALM WARBLER was at Bartlett Park in Huntington Beach on October 25.
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
