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Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Common Tern at Bolsa Chica |
| 6/30/25 4:41 pm |
wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Second try: Cormorant Notes From Mason Regional Park |
| 6/30/25 3:57 pm |
wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Mason Cormorant Species & Behavior |
| 6/30/25 3:48 pm |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Mason Cormorant Species & Behavior |
| 6/30/25 3:40 pm |
wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Mason Cormorant Species & Behavior |
| 6/28/25 12:43 pm |
wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Neotropic Cormorant at Mason Regional Park |
| 6/28/25 11:53 am |
Don Hoechlin via groups.io <quixdimnd...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Phalarope |
| 6/27/25 7:01 pm |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: June 27, 2025 |
| 6/27/25 3:34 pm |
wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Neotropic Cormorant at Mason Regional Park |
| 6/25/25 2:42 pm |
Dawn Hubbard via groups.io <britomart73...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] 6-hour pelagic out of Dana Point on Friday (6/27) |
| 6/25/25 12:08 pm |
David Pereksta via groups.io <pereksta...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] 6-hour pelagic out of Dana Point on Friday (6/27) |
| 6/24/25 12:58 pm |
Sylvia Afable via groups.io <sylvia_afable...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Bolsa Chica TUES 6/24 Car Break-in |
| 6/24/25 8:49 am |
Braxton Landsman via groups.io <balbhl...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Stint - Bolsa Chica |
| 6/23/25 5:53 pm |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Stint - Bolsa Chica |
| 6/21/25 9:09 pm |
David Ornellas via groups.io <davidornellas...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Ebird tracks |
| 6/21/25 1:32 pm |
<tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Possible EAKI HCP East |
| 6/21/25 8:01 am |
Jasmine Kay via groups.io <jkay042...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Possible EAKI HCP East |
| 6/20/25 12:20 pm |
Cynthia Case via groups.io <case.cynthiak...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Protest in Silverado Canyon |
| 6/19/25 9:09 pm |
Cynthia Case via groups.io <case.cynthiak...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Protest |
| 6/16/25 12:30 pm |
Steve Rovell via groups.io <tapaculo...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Bolsa Chica Questions - YCNH and REEG |
| 6/14/25 12:51 pm |
Lam-Son Vinh via groups.io <lamson.vinh...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Rose-breasted Grosbeak at HCP-EAST |
| 6/11/25 11:08 am |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Crested Caracara |
| 6/10/25 8:56 am |
Jeff Bray via groups.io <jbray3928...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] SW Kite Update |
| 6/10/25 8:51 am |
<tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] SW Kite Update |
| 6/10/25 7:04 am |
Ed Stonick via groups.io <edstonick...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] SW Kite Update |
| 6/8/25 9:50 pm |
<tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
| 6/8/25 4:51 pm |
<tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
| 6/8/25 4:27 pm |
Jeff Bray via groups.io <jbray3928...> |
Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
| 6/8/25 4:24 pm |
<tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
| 6/7/25 12:36 am |
Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...> |
[OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: June 7, 2025 |
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Date: 7/5/25 7:37 am
From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Common Tern at Bolsa Chica |
The tide is rising, so the sandbar to the right of the observation point past the Least Tern Preserve is disappearing. But that’s where Shirley Reynolds and I just found the tern.. Possibly the same one reported yesterday in ebird by Tom Wurster.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
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Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
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Date: 6/30/25 4:41 pm
From: wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Second try: Cormorant Notes From Mason Regional Park |
Thanks people for your patience. The initial file was corrupted. So hopefully let's try again. I've posted a YouTube video at: https://youtu.be/ufmwKEsX9iQ
That has the following summary: A photographic essay on Double-crested versus Neotropic Cormorants found in Mason Park in June 2025. Field marks that separate the species; their roosting tree. Double-crested: eating a frog (play behavior?); gular flutter; spread wing. Neotropic: bill and neck flexibility; play behavior.
Joel
Joel Weintraub
Irvine, California
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Date: 6/30/25 3:57 pm
From: wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Mason Cormorant Species & Behavior |
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Date: 6/30/25 3:48 pm
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Mason Cormorant Species & Behavior |
Hi Joel,
I've tried on both my phone and a computer and in both instances the video
is black all the way through (audio only) and after a few minutes the audio
starts overlapping itself as well. At first I thought you had a guest
talking with you until I realized it was your audio track playing over
itself. You may want to check that it uploaded correctly.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 3:40 PM wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba=
<cox.net...> wrote:
> I've just put online a YouTube video of 22 minutes of the Double-crested
> (eating a bullfrog, gular flutter, spread wing) and Neotropic (bill and
> neck flexibility, play behavior) cormorants field marks being seen at Mason
> Regional Park's roosting tree and adjacent edge of lake. *https://youtu.be/xC78eEywb9w
> <https://youtu.be/xC78eEywb9w>*
> Enjoy.
> Joel Weintraub
> Irvine, California
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Date: 6/30/25 3:40 pm
From: wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Mason Cormorant Species & Behavior |
I've just put online a YouTube video of 22 minutes of the Double-crested (eating a bullfrog, gular flutter, spread wing) and Neotropic (bill and neck flexibility, play behavior) cormorants field marks being seen at Mason Regional Park's roosting tree and adjacent edge of lake. https://youtu.be/xC78eEywb9w
Enjoy.
Joel Weintraub
Irvine, California
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Date: 6/28/25 12:43 pm
From: wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Neotropic Cormorant at Mason Regional Park |
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Date: 6/27/25 7:01 pm
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: June 27, 2025 |
* California
* Orange County
* June 27, 2025
* CAOC25.06.27
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*
*RED-NECKED STINT*
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Neotropic Cormorant
Eastern Kingbird
A *RED-NECKED STINT* was photographed at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach on June 23 in the spit sitting out in the water off of the
viewpoint by the PCH walkbridge. This is the first record for Orange
County. If accepted, it would be either #504 or #505 depending on the
Swallow-tailed Kite record from a month or so back.
A SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was photographed off of the viewpoint at the Bolsa
Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach on June 24. What looked to me
like a different bird was photographed on the backside of the reserve that
same morning.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued on the Upper Santa Ana River through June
23, while another was photographed at Mason Regional Park in Irvine this
week.
An EASTERN KINGBIRD was photographed on the north side of the island at
Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on June 21.
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.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
No upcoming classes.
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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 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
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Date: 6/27/25 3:34 pm
From: wagtail1997 via groups.io <orcorba...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Neotropic Cormorant at Mason Regional Park |
As a new resident of Irvine and living on the edge of Mason Regional Park, I'm learning what I can expect to see here. I found recently a small Cormorant roost just north of the bridge. Where do those birds disperse to? And the past few days what looks like a juvenile Neotropic Cormorant has been hanging out in the early to late afternoon along the lake edge by that tree.
Joel
Joel Weintraub
Irvine, California
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Date: 6/25/25 2:42 pm
From: Dawn Hubbard via groups.io <britomart73...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] 6-hour pelagic out of Dana Point on Friday (6/27) |
Hi Dave,
For those of us who suffer from seasickness, can you (or anyone else) give
feedback on experiences on past summer trips, and/or the expected sea
conditions this Friday?
Thanks!
Dawn Hubbard
Garden Grove
On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM David Pereksta via groups.io <pereksta=
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> Hi all
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> There is space available on a 6-hour pelagic trip out of Dana Point this
> Friday. These are small capacity trips that normally fill fast, but we do
> have a few spots available. The trip leaves at 8:00 am and returns at 2:00
> pm. It will focus on Orange County waters and with the time we have, we
> will be able to get out to several of the interesting underwater features
> in the area. I expect we may encounter alcids, storm-petrels, flocks of
> shearwaters, and other pelagic species. It is a good time of year to find
> Craveri's Murrelet and previous summer trips on this boat have turned up
> those as well as Manx Shearwater, Townsend's Storm-Petrel, Nazca Booby, and
> other goodies. A whale watching trip out to the waters around San Clemente
> Island yesterday had hundreds of Cook's Petrels so who knows what we will
> see. Those birds were beyond where we expect to get on Friday, but it is an
> indication of what is cruising around offshore. We will aim to get as far
> offshore as we can and see what we find.
>
> Registration information is available at the following link.
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> Cheers
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> Dave Pereksta
> Ventura, CA
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> https://danawharf.com/whale-watching/pelagic-bird-watching/
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Date: 6/25/25 12:08 pm
From: David Pereksta via groups.io <pereksta...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] 6-hour pelagic out of Dana Point on Friday (6/27) |
Hi all
There is space available on a 6-hour pelagic trip out of Dana Point this Friday. These are small capacity trips that normally fill fast, but we do have a few spots available. The trip leaves at 8:00 am and returns at 2:00 pm. It will focus on Orange County waters and with the time we have, we will be able to get out to several of the interesting underwater features in the area. I expect we may encounter alcids, storm-petrels, flocks of shearwaters, and other pelagic species. It is a good time of year to find Craveri's Murrelet and previous summer trips on this boat have turned up those as well as Manx Shearwater, Townsend's Storm-Petrel, Nazca Booby, and other goodies. A whale watching trip out to the waters around San Clemente Island yesterday had hundreds of Cook's Petrels so who knows what we will see. Those birds were beyond where we expect to get on Friday, but it is an indication of what is cruising around offshore. We will aim to get as far offshore as we can and see what we find.
Registration information is available at the following link.
Cheers
Dave PerekstaVentura, CA
https://danawharf.com/whale-watching/pelagic-bird-watching/
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Date: 6/24/25 12:58 pm
From: Sylvia Afable via groups.io <sylvia_afable...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Bolsa Chica TUES 6/24 Car Break-in |
Hi all,
Kindly please be aware of your vehicles if you’re parked in the area especially the little lot off PCH.
To the birder that visited today with a brownish Honda (you got to your car at 1152), I spoke to the police and will be submitting a video recorded from my car of a suspect who got access to your vehicle (~1137). Kindly please email me privately for additional information …
<sylvia_afable...>
For all others still in the area, the authorities are aware and will be sending more patrol vehicles in the area for today.
Happy Birding,
Sylvia Afable :))
Huntington Beach
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Date: 6/24/25 8:49 am
From: Braxton Landsman via groups.io <balbhl...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Stint - Bolsa Chica |
Unfortunately I had to leave, nobody has seen the stint yet but others are still looking. The tide is rising though so afternoon may be best.
Earlier this morning,several of us saw what appeared to be a candidate for a semipalmated sandpiper. Upon reviewing my photos, the SESA candidate probably is one, but I’ll see what the real photos do. Several expert opinions favor SESA over a weird western. Also present are 4 red knots, a simmering lesser Scaup, and a red breasted merganser.
Good luck!
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Braxton Landsman
Ladera Ranch
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Date: 6/23/25 5:53 pm
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Red-necked Stint - Bolsa Chica |
Photos of a Red-necked Stint at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in
Huntington Beach were posted to the Birding Discord server a little while
ago. This is a first county record. The bird was photographed at 2:50pm
today at approximately 33.6985760, -118.0437676.
Good luck!
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Date: 6/21/25 9:09 pm
From: David Ornellas via groups.io <davidornellas...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Ebird tracks |
Good evening all,
I just want to give you a heads up on a new update for the Ebird app. It will now calculate and eliminate backtracking by itself. Also, it is going to retroactively do this to all previous list (supposedly).
Here is a video about it. He is an Ebird reviewer from Maine and has a lot of good tips and tricks for ebird and birding in general. https://youtu.be/CwwGhAesbpA?si=9TORpBi_vl5zGCXi
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Date: 6/21/25 1:32 pm
From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Possible EAKI HCP East |
Has nobody re-found the Eastern Kimgbird? If so please give GPS coordinates.
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
" ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
On Sat, Jun 21, 2025, 08:01 Jasmine Kay via groups.io <jkay042=
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> For anyone in the park or nearby, I had a *POSSIBLE* Eastern Kingbird at
> Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach. Very brief views— only a
> few seconds from pretty far— but the black and white contrast seemed pretty
> stark. Perched with a CAKI on north side of island before disappearing
> east. It’s a super gloomy day, so I’m not at all certain but just wanted
> people nearby to keep an eye out..
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> Jasmine Kay
> Irvine
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Date: 6/21/25 8:01 am
From: Jasmine Kay via groups.io <jkay042...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Possible EAKI HCP East |
For anyone in the park or nearby, I had a *POSSIBLE* Eastern Kingbird at Huntington Central Park East in Huntington Beach. Very brief views— only a few seconds from pretty far— but the black and white contrast seemed pretty stark. Perched with a CAKI on north side of island before disappearing east. It’s a super gloomy day, so I’m not at all certain but just wanted people nearby to keep an eye out..
Jasmine Kay
Irvine
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Date: 6/16/25 12:30 pm
From: Steve Rovell via groups.io <tapaculo...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Bolsa Chica Questions - YCNH and REEG |
Hi Everyone - I grew up here in the county, YL to be precise, and now live up in Monterey County. I'm hoping to see the YC Night-Heron and Reddish Egret at Bolsa Chica. Can anyone provide coordinates or general locations or most likely places I might check for decent chances at finding them?
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Date: 6/11/25 11:08 am
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Crested Caracara |
Birders,
My friend Karly Moore sent me a photo of a Crested Caracara taken
approximately 0645 this morning while working on the very north end of Camp
Pendleton, about 2.5 miles south of the county line. The area of the
sighting is not open to the public, but she said the bird was flying in the
direction of I-5 and Trestles Beach should anybody want to cruise up and
down the freeway to see if it's still hanging around.
Good luck...
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Date: 6/10/25 8:56 am
From: Jeff Bray via groups.io <jbray3928...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] SW Kite Update |
Still not in Orange County either. Lol
Jeff Bray
Irvine, CA
On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Harbor Park is not in Long Beach. It is in Harbor City which does not even
> border Long Beach. If you look up where the Kaiser Medical Center is in
> Harbor City, California you will find the park.
>
> Thomas Geza Miko
> Claremont, LA County
> 909.241.3300
> " ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
> that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
> with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2025, 07:04 Ed Stonick via groups.io <edstonick=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The Swallow-tailed Kite is present at the north end of Lake Machado in
>> Ken Malloy Regional Harbor Park in Long Beach.
>>
>> Ed Stonick
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>
>>
>
>
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Date: 6/10/25 8:51 am
From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] SW Kite Update |
Harbor Park is not in Long Beach. It is in Harbor City which does not even
border Long Beach. If you look up where the Kaiser Medical Center is in
Harbor City, California you will find the park.
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
" ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
On Tue, Jun 10, 2025, 07:04 Ed Stonick via groups.io <edstonick=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The Swallow-tailed Kite is present at the north end of Lake Machado in Ken
> Malloy Regional Harbor Park in Long Beach.
>
> Ed Stonick
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
>
>
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Date: 6/8/25 9:50 pm
From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
Hi,
I just realized that when I wrote my email to the Los Angeles and
California email lists, my phone assumed that I also wanted to send a copy
to the Orange County list. I did not intend to do that, but it was kind of
a happy accident because probably somebody would have wanted to know.
However, I was confused and wondering about Jeff's and a couple other
people's emails. Now I get it.
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
" ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
On Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 16:27 Jeff Bray <jbray3928...> wrote:
> For those that were confused like I was about this post, this is in LA
> County, not Orange County. Ken Malloy Harbor Park.
>
> Jeff Bray
> Irvine, CA
>
> On Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>> 16:23 6/8/2025
>> 33.785859,-118.292780bcurrently the bird is perched on a bear branch of a
>> tree. It has been soaring and hunting all over the entirety of Harbor Park
>> and the wetlands between the park and the Golf course. Now the bird is
>> soaring over us. If you pick a spot like maybe the dam to stand around long
>> enough and the bird should fly over you.
>>
>> Thomas Geza Miko
>> Claremont, LA County
>> 909.241.3300
>> " ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
>> that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
>> with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
>>
>>
>>
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Date: 6/8/25 4:51 pm
From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
It looks like it is a reasonable assumption that if you drive here to
Harbor Park this afternoon in the next couple of hours for all the less you
will see this bird flying around.
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
" ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
On Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 16:27 Jeff Bray <jbray3928...> wrote:
> For those that were confused like I was about this post, this is in LA
> County, not Orange County. Ken Malloy Harbor Park.
>
> Jeff Bray
> Irvine, CA
>
> On Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>> 16:23 6/8/2025
>> 33.785859,-118.292780bcurrently the bird is perched on a bear branch of a
>> tree. It has been soaring and hunting all over the entirety of Harbor Park
>> and the wetlands between the park and the Golf course. Now the bird is
>> soaring over us. If you pick a spot like maybe the dam to stand around long
>> enough and the bird should fly over you.
>>
>> Thomas Geza Miko
>> Claremont, LA County
>> 909.241.3300
>> " ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
>> that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
>> with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
>>
>>
>>
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Date: 6/8/25 4:27 pm
From: Jeff Bray via groups.io <jbray3928...>
Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
For those that were confused like I was about this post, this is in LA
County, not Orange County. Ken Malloy Harbor Park.
Jeff Bray
Irvine, CA
On Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 16:23 6/8/2025
> 33.785859,-118.292780bcurrently the bird is perched on a bear branch of a
> tree. It has been soaring and hunting all over the entirety of Harbor Park
> and the wetlands between the park and the Golf course. Now the bird is
> soaring over us. If you pick a spot like maybe the dam to stand around long
> enough and the bird should fly over you.
>
> Thomas Geza Miko
> Claremont, LA County
> 909.241.3300
> " ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
> that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
> with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
>
>
>
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Date: 6/8/25 4:24 pm
From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Swallow tailed Kite now |
16:23 6/8/2025
33.785859,-118.292780bcurrently the bird is perched on a bear branch of a
tree. It has been soaring and hunting all over the entirety of Harbor Park
and the wetlands between the park and the Golf course. Now the bird is
soaring over us. If you pick a spot like maybe the dam to stand around long
enough and the bird should fly over you.
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
" ... there's a relationship between attention span and morality. I think
that, if you shorten people's attention span a great deal, you are left
with only the attraction of power."--Marcel Ophuls 1978
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Date: 6/7/25 12:36 am
From: Ryan Winkleman via groups.io <rswinkleman...>
Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: June 7, 2025 |
* California
* Orange County
* June 7, 2025
* CAOC25.06.07
This is the Orange County, CA weekly Rare Bird Alert (RBA). 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
Pigeon Guillemot
Neotropic Cormorant
Red-eyed Vireo
Green-tailed Towhee
Indigo Bunting
A PIGEON GUILLEMOT was photographed flying offshore from the Newport Pier
on June 5.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine through June 6, while another was on the Upper Santa Ana River on
the same day.
A RED-EYED VIREO continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach
through June 2.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on
May 31 and June 1, east of the island.
An INDIGO BUNTING was at Canyon Park in Costa Mesa on May 31 and June 1.
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.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
No upcoming classes.
****************************************************
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
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