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*
American Oystercatcher
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Zone-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Gray Catbird
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Lapland Longspur
Vesper Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
At least one AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen at Crescent Bay in Laguna
Beach on November 2.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS were reported from the Upper Santa Ana River and the
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine this week.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was reported to be continuing in the pocket pond at
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach through November 8.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was photographed fending off crows over residential
Mission Viejo on November 7.
SWAINSON'S HAWKS were reported throughout the week from Arbor Park in Los
Alamitos.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was photographed around the island in Huntington
Central Park in Huntington Beach on November 6.
GRAY FLYCATCHERS were at Riverdale Park in Anaheim from November 2 through
November 5 and at San Paulo Park in Irvine on November 3 and 4.
WESTERN FLYCATCHERS were reported at Canyon Park in Costa Mesa on November
3, Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on November 7 and 8, the Fullerton
Arboretum in Fullerton on November 2, and two birds were reported from Mile
Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley on November 2.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through November 5.
PLUMBEOUS VIREOS were at Pepperword Park in Irvine on November 7 and 8 and
at San Paulo Park in Irvine on November 4 and 5.
A GRAY CATBIRD was at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on November 7 and 8,
generally hanging around the creek between the parking lots and around the
grassy area.
LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES were photographed in Black Star Canyon on November 4.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found foraging in the grass with American Pipits at
Linda Vista Park in Mission Viejo on November 2.
VESPER SPARROWS were at Irvine Lake on November 3 and at Lemongrass Park in
Irvine on November 4.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on November 7
and 8.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE continued in residential Fountain Valley through November
5.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Pepperwood Park in Irvine on November 3.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through November 5.
An adult male AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through November 5.
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
