Date: 1/26/25 11:52 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: January 26, 2025
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* California
* Orange County
* January 26, 2025
* CAOC25.01.26
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
Red-necked Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Zone-tailed Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin’s Vireo
Brown Creeper
Gray Catbird
Sage Thrasher
Lawrence’s Goldfinch
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Grace’s Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER continued along the coast through January 25.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was reported again off of the Huntington Beach Pier on
January 19.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued at Anaheim Lake and on the Upper Santa Ana
River this week.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued in the Santa Ana River at LeBard
Park through January 26.
At least one ZONE-TAILED HAWK was photographed in Lake Forest and
unincorporated Orange County this week.
A PRAIRIE FALCON was photographed over Irvine Lake on January 25.
A GRAY FLYCATCHER continued at Riverdale Park in Anaheim through January 23
and another continued at Irvine Lake through January 25.
A DUSKY FLYCATCHER continued at Veeh Ranch Park in Laguna Hills through
January 25.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through January 25.
A CASSIN’S VIREO continued at Riverdale Park in Anaheim through January 21.
A BROWN CREEPER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach
through January 25.
A GRAY CATBIRD continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
January 26.
SAGE THRASHERS were suddenly all over the county this week.
LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCHES at Irvine Lake on January 25 were a good catch.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster on
January 20.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was in the northwest section of Westminster
Memorial Park in Westminster on January 26.
A SWAMP SPARROW continued at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine
by the butterfly garden through January 25.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Overlook Park in Huntington Beach on
January 26, while another continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on
January 21.
An adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE continued in residential Fountain Valley on
January 25.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES continued at Emery Park in Fullerton and Pepperwood Park
in Irvine through January 25.
A TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD continued at Carr Park in Huntington Beach through
January 20.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through January 25, while another was at Arroyo Park in
San Juan Capistrano on January 23 and 24.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through January 25.
A GRACE’S WARBLER continued at Knollcrest Park in Irvine through January 25.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at Gabrielino Park in Irvine
through January 20.
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
