Date: 3/21/25 6:02 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: March 21, 2025
* California
* Orange County
* March 21, 2025
* CAOC25.03.21
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 Scoter
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Zone-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Prairie Falcon
Tropical Kingbird
Gray Flycatcher
Plumbeous Vireo
Brown Creeper
Clay-colored Sparrow
Bell’s Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Black-and-white Warbler
Lucy’s Warbler
American Redstart
Palm Warbler
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS continued offshore of Newport Beach through March 17.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine
from March 18 through March 20.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued along the lower Santa Ana River in
the willows at Victoria Pond in Costa Mesa on March 17.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was observed flying over the Upper Santa Ana River on
March 15.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued at Mile Square Regional Park in
Fountain Valley through March 17.
A PRAIRIE FALCON continued at Irvine Lake through March 16.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through March 19.
A GRAY FLYCATCHER continued at Irvine Lake through March 16, while another
continued in the northwest corner of Westminster Memorial Park in
Westminster through March 17.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO was on private property in Aliso Viejo on March 17.
A BROWN CREEPER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach
through March 21.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Westminster Memorial Park in
Westminster through March 15.
BELL’S SPARROWS were photographed up the Coal Canyon trail on March 16.
VESPER SPARROWS were reported from the Bella Colina Golf Course in San
Clemente on March 19.
A SWAMP SPARROW continued in the butterfly garden at the San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine through March 18.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through March 21.
A LUCY’S WARBLER continued at Sea Terrace Community Park in Dana Point
through March 16.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through March 19.
A PALM WARBLER was at the Ayers Hotel in Laguna Hills on March 18.
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
