Date: 2/15/25 12:13 pm From: Alex Tolkachev via groups.io <atolkachev...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] GBBC events?
Where is everyone birding for GBBC today and tomorrow?
I am thinking about joining an event or asking to join a small group. My
preference would be Sunday morning. Hope all birds will not have been
counted by then :/
On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Wrote this yesterday and then forgot to send it...
>
> * California
> * Orange County
> * February 15, 2025
> * CAOC25.02.15
>
>
> 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
> White-winged Dove
> American Oystercatcher
> Pacific Golden-Plover
> Neotropic Cormorant
> Zone-tailed Hawk
> Neotropic Cormorant
> Hammond’s Flycatcher
> Dusky Flycatcher
> Tropical Kingbird
> Gray Catbird
> Clay-colored Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
> Vesper Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> Green-tailed Towhee
> Baltimore Oriole
> Black-and-white Warbler
> American Redstart
> Palm Warbler
> Grace’s Warbler
>
>
> A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was photographed at Blue Lake Park in Irvine on
> February 10.
>
> An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER continued along the coast through February 9.
>
> A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was reported from the Bolsa Chica Ecological
> Reserve in Huntington Beach on February 14.
>
> A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued on the Upper Santa Ana River through
> February 13.
>
> A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was photographed above El Modena High School in Orange
> on February 8.
>
> A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER continued at the Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial
> Park in Costa Mesa through February 14.
>
> A DUSKY FLYCATCHER continued at Veeh Ranch Park in Lake Forest on February
> 12.
>
> A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
> Beach through February 12.
>
> A GRAY CATBIRD continued at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point through
> February 8.
>
> A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Westminster Memorial Park in
> Westminster through February 11.
>
> A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued in the northwest section of Westminster
> Memorial Park in Westminster on February 8.
>
> VESPER SPARROWS were at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through February 10.
>
> A SWAMP SPARROW continued around the butterfly garden at the San Joaquin
> Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on February 14.
>
> A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Overlook Park in Huntington Beach on
> February 10.
>
> A pair of BALTIMORE ORIOLES continued at Emery Park in Fullerton through
> February 11.
>
> Up to two BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at Huntington Central Park in
> Huntington Beach through February 14.
>
> An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
> Beach through February 11.
>
> A PALM WARBLER was in residential Anaheim on February 13.
>
> A GRACE’S WARBLER continued at Knollcrest Park in Irvine on February 9.
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
>
>
> No upcoming classes.
>
>
> ****************************************************
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
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> Ryan Winkleman
> Rancho Santa Margarita
>
>
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