Date: 3/13/26 5:48 pm From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: March 13, 2026
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEFF BRAY!!!!!
* California
* Orange County
* March 13, 2026
* CAOC26.03.13
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
Tricolored Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Bald Eagle
White-throated Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Virginia’s Warbler
Palm Warbler
An AMERICAN-TYPE OYSTERCATCHER was photographed again at Dana Point Harbor
in Dana Point on March 12.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued along the Upper Santa Ana River in Anaheim
through March 13.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
in Huntington Beach through March 13.
A TRICOLORED HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through March 13. Another continued in the lower Santa Ana
River on March 12.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach on March 13.
A BALD EAGLE continued on the coast at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach on March 12.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued in residential Rancho Santa Margarita on
March 10, while another continued at Mason Regional Park in Irvine on the
same date.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was reported from beautiful Bommer Canyon in Irvine
on March 10. Another was presumably continuing at Harriett Wieder Regional
Park in Huntington Beach on March 12.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH continued at Bartlett Park in Huntington Beach on
March 10.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER presumably continued at Huntington Central Park
in Huntington Beach on March 10.
A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER was reported from Bartlett Park in Huntington Beach on
March 11.
A PALM WARBLER was at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on March 10, while
another was in the picnic area of Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park on
March 12.
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 Samuel Bressler (<pacificgoldenplover...>) 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.
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. #RBA
