Date: 2/12/26 8:28 am From: James Bailey via groups.io <rivierastarsong...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] possible Black-billed Magpie? in Laguna Niguel
Hi all,
I may be hallucinating but for parts of the morning while on remote calls
at Upper Niguel Ranch Park, I was hearing what sounded strangely like a
magpie. At one point the sound came much closer and at least two “laughter”
call variants seemed clear to me. I rushed over but the bird was already
departing, so no clear look.
One of my meetings picked up the sound in the background, so I will have a
recording of poor quality available for review to make sure it wasn’t some
weird scrub jay acting up.
The situation occurred around Upper Niguel Ranch Park, generally around the
neighbourhood on La Hermosa Avenue. I imagine YBM is quite
implausible, so assume
it’s probably a pet/ship carry but just in case someone local had interest.
I have not heard anything for the past 30 mins.
