Date: 10/12/25 12:15 am From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: October 11, 2025
I know it’s just after midnight on October 12 but it’s easier for my
record-keeping to pretend like it’s still October 11.
* California
* Orange County
* October 11, 2025
* CAOC25.10.11
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
Ridgway’s Rail
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-tailed Jaeger
Sabine’s Gull
Buller’s Shearwater
Cocos Booby
Little Blue Heron
Broad-winged Hawk
Tropical Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Cassin’s Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Townsend’s Solitaire
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer’s Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
RIDGWAY’S RAILS continued at the San Joaquin Marsh Reserve in Irvine this
week.
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on
October 4.
A LONG-TAILED JAEGER was offshore on October 4.
A SABINE’S GULL was offshore on October 4.
A BULLER’S SHEARWATER seen offshore on October 4 was the 7th or 8th record
for Orange County.
A COCOS BOOBY was offshore on October 4.
An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through October 11.
A pair of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were reported flying over Sycamore Park in
Irvine on October 8.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Huntington Central Park East on October 5.
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was on private property in Irvine on October 8.
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington
Beach on October 4.
A DUSKY FLYCATCHER continued at Veeh Ranch Park in Laguna Hills through
October 5.
A CASSIN’S VIREO continued at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington
Beach on October 4.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO continued at Pepperwood Park in Irvine through October
11. Other birds were at Woodbridge North Lake in Irvine from October 5
through October 8 and at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach
from October 6 through October 11.
A YELLOW-GREEN VIREO continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through October 10.
A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was reported from Fisher Park in Santa Ana on
October 9.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on October 4,
while another was described from the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine on October 11.
A BREWER’S SPARROW continued at Huntington Central Park West in Huntington
Beach through October 4.
A VESPER SPARROW was at Quail Hill Preserve in Irvine through October 10.
A BOBOLINK was at Castaways Park in Newport Beach on October 10.
A male BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Pepperwood Park in Irvine through
October 11.
A male BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park East in
Huntington Beach through October 11.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach
in the area around the island on October 4 and 5, possibly continuing from
the Gothard Hill area previously.
A male AMERICAN REDSTART continued at around the Secret Garden at
Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach through October 11.
NORTHERN PARULAS were at Woodbridge North Lake in Irvine on October 5 and
Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel on October 6.
A MAGNOLIA WARBLER was on the north side of the island at Huntington
Central Park East in Huntington Beach from October 9 through October 11.
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at Huntington Central Park West in Huntington
Beach on October 4, with another on the south side of the island at
Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach from October 8 through
October 11.
A PALM WARBLER was around the reflecting pond at the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Park in Irvine on October 9. Another was reported from
Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on October 11.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington
Beach from October 4 through October 11.
A PAINTED BUNTING was at Irvine Regional Park in Orange from October 10 to
October 11 in the lawn around Parking Lot B.
A DICKCISSEL was at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach from
October 10 to October 11 in the area around the amphitheater. Evidently a
second bird was present on October 11 as well.
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/field-trips/.
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/field-trips/. 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
