Date: 11/16/24 11:50 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: November 16, 2024
* California
* Orange County
* November 16, 2024
* CAOC24.11.16
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
Masked Booby
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Brown Creeper
Gray Catbird
Varied Thrush
White-throated Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
American Redstart
Black-throated Blue Warbler
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was at Dana Point Harbor on November 16.
An apparent MASKED BOOBY was photographed offshore around the oil platforms
on November 11.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued on the Upper Santa Ana River this week.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through November 16.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach on November 11.
A GRAY FLYCATCHER continued at Riverdale Park in Anaheim through November
13.
A WESTERN FLYCATCHER continued Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
November 13.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through November 13.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO continued at Pepperword Park in Irvine on November 9.
A BROWN CREEPER was at Huntington Central Park around Loren's Ditch from
November 13 through November 16.
A GRAY CATBIRD continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
November 16, where it's generally found in the vicinity of the creek and
the western parking lots.
A VARIED THRUSH was by Lot K at Irvine Regional Park in Orange from
November 11 through November 16. One or two have been at this general
location the last several years.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea on
November 13.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
November 16.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE continued in residential Fountain Valley through November
9.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Pepperwood Park in Irvine through November
16.
A SCOTT'S ORIOLE was continuing at Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary (not open
for general public visits) through November 11.
Up to two BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through November 16.
A LUCY'S WARBLER was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach at the
crescent pond on November 14.
An adult male AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through November 13.
A female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was at the Oak Canyon Nature Center in
Anaheim on November 12.
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
