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| 5/5/26 8:13 pm |
Braxton Landsman via groups.io <balbhl...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Second hand FRANKLIN’S GULL |
| 5/5/26 11:04 am |
Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Green-tailed Towhee at Huntington Central Park |
| 5/2/26 8:06 pm |
Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Sea & Sage pelagic trip, May 2 |
| 5/2/26 10:51 am |
Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Black-and-White Warbler at Eisenhower |
| 5/2/26 7:55 am |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: May 2, 2026 |
| 4/30/26 9:24 am |
Ellen Tipping via groups.io <ellen.tipping88...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Pacific Loon at Bolsa Chica, and loons this season |
| 4/30/26 7:48 am |
Dawn Garcia via groups.io <avifan59...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Pacific Loon at Bolsa Chica, and loons this season |
| 4/29/26 2:17 pm |
Lam-Son Vinh via groups.io <lamson.vinh...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Pacific Loon at Bolsa Chica |
| 4/28/26 1:24 pm |
Aaron Jones via groups.io <atj0888...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Arroyo Fire |
| 4/28/26 1:09 pm |
Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Prothonotary warbler hcp continues |
| 4/27/26 5:00 pm |
Thomas Wurster via groups.io <wurster...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Prothonotary warbler hcp continues |
| 4/27/26 8:59 am |
Don Hoechlin via groups.io <quixdimnd...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] WW Scoter |
| 4/26/26 11:07 am |
Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] White-winged Scoter |
| 4/26/26 8:40 am |
Luca Cinus via groups.io <lucacinus2009...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Prothonotary warbler hcp continues |
| 4/26/26 8:39 am |
Nancy Salem via groups.io <nansalem...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] White-winged Scoter |
| 4/25/26 3:38 pm |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Carbon Fire |
| 4/25/26 2:20 pm |
Steve Kaye | 714-528-1300 via groups.io <steve...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Black-throated Gray Warbler in Carbon Canyon RP |
| 4/25/26 2:09 pm |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Carbon Fire |
| 4/25/26 9:54 am |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 25, 2026 |
| 4/22/26 5:11 pm |
Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Help identify a bird |
| 4/22/26 5:10 pm |
Marilyn Ghere via groups.io <dmghere...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Help identify a bird |
| 4/21/26 11:42 am |
borodayko via groups.io <adboro...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Sandwich Tern / Elegant Tern Hybrid |
| 4/20/26 9:25 pm |
Steve Kaye | 714-528-1300 via groups.io <steve...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Palm Warbler continues in Carbon Canyon Regional Park |
| 4/20/26 9:04 pm |
Thomas Wurster via groups.io <wurster...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Probable Blue-headed Vireo photographed at Eisenhower Park on Sunday. |
| 4/20/26 6:10 pm |
Tom Carranceja via groups.io <califaunadreamn...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Yellow-Crowned Night Heron at Bolsa Chica |
| 4/20/26 12:37 pm |
borodayko via groups.io <adboro...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Sandwich Tern / Elegant Tern Hybrid |
| 4/17/26 7:37 pm |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 17, 2026 |
| 4/15/26 1:51 pm |
trailgirl888 via groups.io <trailgirl888...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Grebe at Sunset Aquatic Marina |
| 4/14/26 8:27 am |
Don Hoechlin via groups.io <quixdimnd...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Palm Warbler |
| 4/11/26 10:00 pm |
Jeff Bray via groups.io <jbray3928...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] San Joaquin Marsh walk on Sunday - cancelled |
| 4/11/26 2:40 pm |
Don Hoechlin via groups.io <quixdimnd...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] LT Duck |
| 4/11/26 8:54 am |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 11, 2026 |
| 4/10/26 9:43 am |
Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Long-tailed Duck at Lake Mission Viejo |
| 4/10/26 9:20 am |
Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Long-tailed Duck at Lake Mission Viejo |
| 4/6/26 10:24 am |
Don Hoechlin via groups.io <quixdimnd...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Pine Warbler |
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Date: 5/5/26 11:04 am
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Green-tailed Towhee at Huntington Central Park |
I found it behind a tangle of branches at the bathing spot at the end of the island. I’m hoping it will show again.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
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Date: 5/2/26 8:06 pm
From: Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Sea & Sage pelagic trip, May 2 |
Sea & Sage Audubon held its annual spring pelagic trip today, May 2, aboard the Ocean Institute's R/V Sea Explorer. From Dana Point, we visited the 279 Bank and Crespi Knoll and points in between, with cool weather, calm seas, and cloudy/overcast skies most of the day. We saw mostly expected species during the day, but were fortunate to have decent bird activity all morning until we left Crespi Knoll a little after 1 PM. Pelagic species encountered today included Common Murre, Scripps's Murrelet, Cassin's and Rhinoceros Auklets, Red-necked Phalarope, Pomarine Jaeger, Pink-footed and Sooty Shearwaters, Black and Ashy Storm-Petrels, and a late Northern Fulmar. The highlight for most on the today's trip were the migrant warbler that landed on the boat at Crespi Knoll, some of which perched on several participants. These included two Wilson's Warblers, a Townsend's Warbler, a Hermit Warbler, and and Orange-crowned Warbler (ssp. orestera per Jon Dunn). In addition, a Black-throated Gray Warbler and a Mourning Dove also flew past the boat well offshore, along with a few other unidentified passerines that may be identified later from photos. A large pod of Common Dolphin, some Bottlenose Dolphins, and a Fin Whale rounded out the day's experience with some marine mammals. An eBird trip report is available at the link below--photos from participants other than myself will be added once the list is shared in a few days.
https://ebird.org/tripreport/510310
Tom BensonRedlands, CA
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Date: 5/2/26 10:51 am
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Black-and-White Warbler at Eisenhower |
The bird is currently bouncing between the two pepper trees inside the fenced area close to the lake.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
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Date: 5/2/26 7:55 am
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: May 2, 2026 |
* California
* Orange County
* May 2, 2026
* CAOC26.05.02
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
Solitary Sandpiper
Neotropic Cormorant
Western Cattle-Egret
Green-tailed Towhee
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Prothonotary Warbler
Palm Warbler
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was in the San Gabriel River mouth between April 26
and April 30.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER continued at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine through April 28.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued along the Upper Santa Ana River in Anaheim
and the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and Mason Regional Park in Irvine.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET continued at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine on and around the Pond 2 island through April 29.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was in residential Dana Point on May 1.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS continued along the Santa Ana River in Anaheim and
at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach this week. More
were in Irvine at the Quail Hill Ecological Reserve on April 28.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington
Beach from April 25 through April 29, hanging around Talbert Lake.
A PALM WARBLER was reported from residential Buena Park on April 30.
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/.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None upcoming.
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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
*Ryan Winkleman* | Project Manager/Senior Biologist/Certified Senior
Ecologist
5 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 500 | Santa Ana, CA 92707
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/5+Hutton+Centre+Drive,+Suite+500+%7C+Santa+Ana,+CA+92707?entry=gmail&source=g>
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Date: 4/30/26 9:24 am
From: Ellen Tipping via groups.io <ellen.tipping88...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Pacific Loon at Bolsa Chica, and loons this season |
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From: Dawn Garcia via groups.io <avifan59...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Pacific Loon at Bolsa Chica, and loons this season |
Hi Lam-Son and all, I wanted to comment more on the loons as I have in my eBird checklists. Seeing these birds in breeding plumage is a real treat!
I have seen more loons in the DP harbor and DP beaches than ever before (in the last 7 years that I have been here). Currently it includes a breeding plumed Common Loon and RT loon in the harbor (4/29: https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S329687161) and in April at least 3 individual RT loons at the same time. I also had a large raft of Pacific loons with grebes off of Salt Creek beach in March ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S310109840 ). None of this was considered rare, but I thought unusual.
I've estimated 2K Brandt's corms march-thru April and we are still seeing 500 plus, usually taking off by early morning to feed. I'm assuming with all of these divers the fishing is good, but not good enough to keep everyone alive.
I've also documented 4 dead RT loons, several grebes and Brandt's cormorants (not so uncommon), a common murre, and some pelicans this April.
Dawn Garcia
Dana Point, CA
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Date: 4/28/26 1:24 pm
From: Aaron Jones via groups.io <atj0888...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Arroyo Fire |
Good afternoon,
In light of the Carbon fire the other day, I thought to send a message here regarding another fire in Mission Viejo (currently 1 acre and a slow rate of spread). It's just east of Saddleback College on the Arroyo Trabuco Creek trail. It seems a quieter location in terms of birders being around (compared to Carbon Canyon Regional Park), but if anyone is considering a visit to the area, then please be advised that the trail may be affected.
The co-ordinates of the fire: 33.552077802390386, -117.65997886533535
It can also be viewed from the live webcams atop the radio towers on Santiago Peak: ALERTCalifornia - Santiago Peak CalOES S ( https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2370 )
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Santa Ana.
"Nid wrth ei big y mae mesur cyffylog."
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Date: 4/28/26 1:09 pm
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Prothonotary warbler hcp continues |
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Date: 4/27/26 5:00 pm
From: Thomas Wurster via groups.io <wurster...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Prothonotary warbler hcp continues |
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Date: 4/26/26 11:07 am
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] White-winged Scoter |
The scoter is currently just beyond the Marina Drive bridge.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
> On Apr 26, 2026, at 10:01 AM, Edana Salisbury <edanasal...> wrote:
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> Thanks!!
> Edana Salisbury
> Buena Park
> Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
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>> On Apr 26, 2026, at 9:52 AM, Nancy Salem <nansalem...> wrote:
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>> Hi Edana,
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>> As I was leaving the bird moved under the bridge towards PCH. Best to try both dides, on Long Beach side park by fuel dock and walk to bridge and look both ways. When I first saw the bird, it was swimming away from the ocean between both jetties. Came close to Long Beach, then when Red-breasted Mergs appeared it moved closer to OC. That’s when I really got good photos.
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>> Good luck 🤞🏽
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>> Nancy
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>>>> On Apr 26, 2026, at 9:23 AM, Edana Salisbury <edanasal...> wrote:
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>>> Hi Nancy! Thanks for putting this out on the email. Did you see the bird at the end of the jetties near the ocean or between the ocean and the bridge or above the bridge? Thanks!
>>> Edana Salisbury
>>> Buena Park
>>> Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
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>>>>> On Apr 26, 2026, at 8:39 AM, Nancy Salem via groups.io <nansalem...> wrote:
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>>>> Hello,
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>>>> A female White-winged Scoter swimming at mouth of San Gabriel river. Best seen from bile trail on Seal Beach side. Also beautiful alternate plumage Common Loon.
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>>>> Nancy Salem
>>>> Long Beach
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Buena Park
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Date: 4/26/26 8:39 am
From: Nancy Salem via groups.io <nansalem...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] White-winged Scoter |
Hello,
A female White-winged Scoter swimming at mouth of San Gabriel river. Best seen from bile trail on Seal Beach side. Also beautiful alternate plumage Common Loon.
Nancy Salem
Long Beach
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Date: 4/25/26 3:38 pm
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Carbon Fire |
Jfyi the fire is now 35 acres in size at the last update and the general
area is now under voluntary evacuation orders so best to just avoid the
entire area! Let's hope our firefighters can get it under control fast.
On Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 2:09 PM Ryan Winkleman <rswinkleman...> wrote:
> Any birders thinking of going to Carbon Canyon Regional Park, there is a
> fire between CCRP and Olinda Village. Carbon Canyon Road is closed between
> Brea Hills and Ruby, which excludes CCRP but there may be a lot of
> emergency vehicles in the area.
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> Currently four acres: https://share.watchduty.org/i/95436?ts=1777150912000
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Date: 4/25/26 9:54 am
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 25, 2026 |
* California
* Orange County
* April 25, 2026
* CAOC26.04.25
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
Long-tailed Duck
White-winged Dove
Pacific Golden-Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Red-necked Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Dusky Flycatcher
Brewer’s Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Virginia’s Warbler
Palm Warbler
A LONG-TAILED DUCK reportedly continued at Lake Mission Viejo in Mission
Viejo through April 20.
WHITE-WINGED DOVES were at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa on April 20 and at
Mason Regional Park in Irvine on March 23.
A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in Seal
Beach on April 20.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER reportedly continued at the San Joaquin Wildlife
Sanctuary in Irvine on April 19.
A RED-NECKED GREBE moved into Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in Seal
Beach and was there through April 22.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued along the Upper Santa Ana River in Anaheim
and the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine.
At least one immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological
Reserve in Huntington Beach through April 22.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through April 21. Another was reported from the San
Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on the Pond 2 island on April 24.
A DUSKY FLYCATCHER was at the southern end of Maple Grove Park South in
Cypress on April 19.
A BREWER’S SPARROW was near the parking lot at Anaheim Coves Park in
Anaheim on April 21.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were along the Santa Ana River in Anaheim and at
the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach this week.
A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER was reported from Gilman Park in Fullerton on April 20.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea through
April 22, preferring a silk oak along the lake.
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/.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None upcoming.
****************************************************
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
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Date: 4/22/26 5:11 pm
From: Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Help identify a bird |
Hi Marilyn,Your bird sounds like a female Pin-tailed Whydah.Tom BensonRedlands, CA
-------- Original message --------From: "Marilyn Ghere via groups.io" <dmghere...> Date: 4/22/26 5:10 PM (GMT-08:00) To: <OrangeCountyBirding...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Help identify a bird I have seen a bird at feeder in my yard that I have been trying to identify. My husband and I have seen this bird (singly) just recently four or five days. The closest we have come to a comparable bird is Orange Billed Sparrow from South America. The bird we've seen is the size of a White Crown Sparrow. The most notable feature is the bright, very thick orange bill. It has a black crown, whitish throat and black and white striped back. I hope someone else has seen this bird and will let us know the identity. Thanks for your help.
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Date: 4/22/26 5:10 pm
From: Marilyn Ghere via groups.io <dmghere...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Help identify a bird |
I have seen a bird at feeder in my yard that I have been trying to identify. My husband and I have seen this bird (singly) just recently four or five days. The closest we have come to a comparable bird is Orange Billed Sparrow from South America. The bird we've seen is the size of a White Crown Sparrow. The most notable feature is the bright, very thick orange bill. It has a black crown, whitish throat and black and white striped back. I hope someone else has seen this bird and will let us know the identity. Thanks for your help.
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Date: 4/20/26 9:04 pm
From: Thomas Wurster via groups.io <wurster...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Probable Blue-headed Vireo photographed at Eisenhower Park on Sunday. |
Birders,
I received a second hand report with an excellent photo of what looks like a Blue-headed Vireo. It was found by a bird photographer on Sunday at Eisenhower Park in Orange.
Just the messenger
Tom Wurster
Garden Grove
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Date: 4/20/26 6:10 pm
From: Tom Carranceja via groups.io <califaunadreamn...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Yellow-Crowned Night Heron at Bolsa Chica |
Spotted this fella at the little loop trail right next to the interpretive center (corner of Warner & PCH). He's a full adult was busy foraging & feeding on the mudflats & didn't pay me any mind, & so was pretty cooperative. Looks like he got a fish & maybe a crab, as well. Short video at https://youtu.be/gAR8AOEZCqg
- Tom Carranceja
Villa Park
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Date: 4/20/26 12:37 pm
From: borodayko via groups.io <adboro...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Sandwich Tern / Elegant Tern Hybrid |
Greetings,
I think I tracked down the Sandwich x Elegant Tern Hybrid this morning. It was at the south end of Huntington State Beach between Lifeguard Stations 2 and 3.
I posted photos of it in the Skuas, Gulls and Tern Album.
Enjoy, Al Borodayko
Cypress, CA
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Date: 4/17/26 7:37 pm
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 17, 2026 |
* California
* Orange County
* April 17, 2026
* CAOC26.04.17
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
Long-tailed Duck
American Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Red-necked Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Bald Eagle
Plumbeous Vireo
Black-chinned Sparrow
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Palm Warbler
A LONG-TAILED DUCK continued at Lake Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo through
April 14.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was reported from Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point
this week.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was reported from Pond D at the San Joaquin Wildlife
Sanctuary in Irvine today.
A RED-NECKED GREBE apparently continued inside the Sunset Aquatic Marina
boat launch area in Seal Beach through April 16.
A RED-THROATED LOON was at Tri-City Regional Park in Placentia on April 12.
A PACIFIC LOON was at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel on April
12 and 13.
A COMMON LOON continued at Lake Mission Viejo through April 12. Another was
reported from Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley on April 12.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued along the Upper Santa Ana River in Anaheim,
the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, and Mason Regional Park in
Irvine.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
in Huntington Beach through April 17.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through April 15.
A BALD EAGLE continued scouring up and down the coast again this week.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO was at Gilman Park in Fullerton on April 15.
Remarkably, a BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was photographed in the Laguna Coast
Wilderness Park near the intersection of the Bommer Ridge Trail and the
Slow n Easy Trail.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continued at Gibbs Park in Huntington Beach on
April 11.
A PALM WARBLER was at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea from April 14
through April 17, preferring a silk oak along the lake.
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/.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None upcoming.
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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
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Date: 4/15/26 1:51 pm
From: trailgirl888 via groups.io <trailgirl888...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Grebe at Sunset Aquatic Marina |
I re-found the Red-necked Grebe this afternoon. At (33.7278972, -118.0783634). This is the extreme end of the Aquatic park looking NW to NE along the shore line opposite the Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol. It moves around a lot. Dives a lot. I took photos, but please see Paul Takemoto’s fine photos tonight.
Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest
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Date: 4/11/26 10:00 pm
From: Jeff Bray via groups.io <jbray3928...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] San Joaquin Marsh walk on Sunday - cancelled |
Hello all,
For anyone that was planning to attend the monthly walk tomorrow morning,
we're going to cancel it due to likely inclement weather. Models show rain
in the area starting tomorrow morning.
Thanks,
Jeff Bray
Irvine, CA
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Date: 4/11/26 8:54 am
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 11, 2026 |
* California
* Orange County
* April 11, 2026
* CAOC26.04.11
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
Long-tailed Duck
Common Loon
Neotropic Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Bald Eagle
Plumbeous Vireo
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Pine Warbler
Of great surprise given that Lake Mission Viejo is normally *extremely*
ordinary in its bird life (like really), a LONG-TAILED DUCK has been
present at this inland lake since Wednesday, April 8 and continued this
morning.
Of no interest to anybody in Orange County except for me as a local patch
lister, a COMMON LOON was also on Lake Mission Viejo on April 10. Another
was at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel on April 5.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued along the Upper Santa Ana River in Anaheim,
the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, and Mason Regional Park in
Irvine.
Two immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
in Huntington Beach this week.
A TRICOLORED HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach through April 8.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach on April 10.
A BALD EAGLE continued scouring up and down the coast again this week.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO continued at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley
on April 9.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Westgrove Park in Garden Grove on April 8
and 9.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS continued along the Upper Santa Ana River at
Burris Basin in Anaheim through April 5 and, much better as it’s NOT one of
the normal spots, at Quail Hill in Irvine on April 8.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine on April 5.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continued at Gibbs Park in Huntington Beach on
April 10.
A PINE WARBLER continued at Westgrove Park in Garden Grove through April 7.
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/.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None upcoming.
****************************************************
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
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Date: 4/10/26 9:43 am
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Long-tailed Duck at Lake Mission Viejo |
The duck has moved out of view to the NW.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
> On Apr 10, 2026, at 9:20 AM, Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> wrote:
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> The duck is currently off the baby beach at the end of Tindaya. This part of the residential area is not gated.
> Edana Salisbury
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Date: 4/10/26 9:20 am
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Long-tailed Duck at Lake Mission Viejo |
The duck is currently off the baby beach at the end of Tindaya. This part of the residential area is not gated.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
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