Date: 11/22/24 5:57 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: November 22, 2024
* California
* Orange County
* November 22, 2024
* CAOC24.11.22
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
Ancient Murrelet
Red-necked Grebe
Little Blue Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Gray Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Gray Catbird
Sage Thrasher
Mountain Bluebird
Grasshopper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Presumably the same AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was moving between Dana Point
Harbor and Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach this week.
An ANCIENT MURRELET was photographed in Dana Point Harbor on November 22.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was at the Huntington Beach Pier on November 22.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through at least November 20.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET was photographed at Mile Square Regional Park in
Fountain Valley on November 22.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at Olinda Ranch Park in Brea on November 17.
A GRAY FLYCATCHER continued at Riverdale Park in Anaheim through November
20.
A WESTERN FLYCATCHER continued at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain
Valley through November 22.
An EASTERN PHOEBE continued at the Quail Hill Preserve in Irvine through
November 22.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through November 19.
PLUMBEOUS VIREOS continued at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley
on November 18 and at Pepperword Park in Irvine through November 21.
A GRAY CATBIRD continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
November 20, where it's generally found in the vicinity of the creek and
the western parking lots.
A SAGE THRASHER was at Bartlett Park in Seal Beach from November 18 through
November 22.
An adult male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD delighted birders at the Quail Hill
Preserve in Irvine from November 19 through November 21.
Apparently several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS have been hanging on at the Quail
Hill Preserve in Irvine.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was near the entrance to Craig Regional Park in
Fullerton on November 18.
VESPER SPARROWS were at Irvine Regional Park in Orange near the two ponds
on November 17, and at the Quail Hill Preserve in Irvine on November 20.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
November 18, and another was in residential Aliso Viejo on November 20.
An adult male BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Pepperwood Park in Irvine
through November 22. There is a female bird at this location that has been
widely reported by eBirders as a female Baltimore Oriole, but this is still
under discussion.
Up to two BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through November 19.
An adult male AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through November 17.
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 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
