Date: 12/20/24 5:48 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: December 20, 2024
* California
* Orange County
* December 20, 2024
* CAOC24.12.20
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
Little Blue Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Short-eared Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Brown Creeper
Gray Catbird
Vesper Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Scott’s Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
Black-and-white Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
A LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach reportedly through December 20.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET was at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on
December 15.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was reported from private property on December 15.
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were reported from Solana Park in Mission Viejo
on December 15 and Hiltscher Park in Fullerton on December 19.
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was apparently at Veeh Ranch Park in Lake Forest on
December 14 and 15.
WESTERN FLYCATCHERS were at Hiltscher Park in Fullerton and Crown Royale
Park in Laguna Niguel, both on December 19.
An EASTERN PHOEBE was at the YMCA in Anaheim from December 15 through
December 17.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through December 18.
PLUMBEOUS VIREOS continued at Pepperwood Park in Irvine on December 16 and
Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley on December 19.
A BROWN CREEPER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach
through December 19.
A GRAY CATBIRD continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
December 20.
A VESPER SPARROW was near Irvine Lake on December 15, and another continued
at Quail Hill in Irvine through December 18.
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES were at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa on December 16 and
at Orchard Hills in Irvine on December 15.
A SCOTT’S ORIOLE presumably returned to residential Live Oak Canyon on
December 17.
A TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD was reported from Carr Park in Huntington Beach from
December 16 through December 20.
Two BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through December 19. Another was at San Joaquin Wildlife
Sanctuary in Irvine from December 14 through December 20.
A MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER was at Edison Park in Seal Beach on December 14.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in residential Lake Forest on December 15.
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
