Date: 3/14/25 11:47 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: March 14, 2025
* California
* Orange County
* March 14, 2025
* CAOC25.03.14
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
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Gray Flycatcher
Brown Creeper
Townsend’s Solitaire
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
Lucy’s Warbler
American Redstart
Grace’s Warbler
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER presumably continued at Dana Point Harbor on
March 13.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was on the Santa Ana River near Riverdale Park in
Anaheim on March 8.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued along the lower Santa Ana River in
the willows at Victoria Pond in Costa Mesa on March 11.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued in the trees around the baseball
fields at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley through March 13.
A GRAY FLYCATCHER was in the northwest corner of Westminster Memorial Park
in Westminster on March 9.
A BROWN CREEPER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on
March 11.
A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE continued at Knollcrest Park in Irvine on March 9.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Westminster Memorial Park in
Westminster through March 10.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued at the same location on March 8.
A SWAMP SPARROW continued in the butterfly garden at the San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine through March 14.
An adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE continued in residential Fountain Valley
through March 10.
Two male BALTIMORE ORIOLES continued at Emery Park in Fullerton on March 14.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through March 12.
A LUCY’S WARBLER was at Sea Terrace Community Park in Dana Point from March
9 through March 12.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through March 9.
A GRACE’S WARBLER continued at Knollcrest Park in Irvine through March 10.
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
