Date: 3/2/23 5:21 pm From: Ryan Winkleman <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: March 2, 2023
RBA
* California
* Orange County
* March 2, 2023
* CAOC23.03.02
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
Pink-footed Shearwater
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Brown Creeper
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen flying offshore on February 28.
A PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER was observed offshore on February 28.
A LEWIS’S WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange around
Parking Lot Q through March 2.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was at Gilman Park in Fullerton from February 23
through February 27.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the Chrisanta Drive spot in
Mission Viejo through March 2.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued in the oil field area below Overlook Park in
Huntington Beach through February 28.
A BROWN CREEPER continued at Del Obispo Park in Dana Point on February 26,
while another continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on
February 25.
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS continued in the grasslands at Fairview Park in Costa
Mesa through March 2, with another bird reportedly continuing in the field
near the parking lot of the Muth Center at Upper Newport Bay in Newport
Beach.
A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE continued along the railroad tracks west of
Chrisanta Drive in Mission Viejo on March 1.
A VARIED THRUSH continued around Lots L and M at Irvine Regional Park in
Orange through March 2.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Clark Regional Park in Buena Park
through March 1.
An apparently new WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was found along the Salt Creek
Trail in Laguna Niguel on March 1.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo through
February 28.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna
Niguel through March 2 in the vicinity of the water treatment plant.
A NORTHERN PARULA continued at Del Obispo Park in Dana Point on February 26.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continued in Irvine in the vegetation just east of
the Costco Tire Center, behind the air stations, through February 27.
An immature ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at Gilman Park in Fullerton on
February 26.
The Orange County RBA and events summary is produced weekly by Ryan
Winkleman and Jeff Bray in collaboration with Doug Willick. Sightings of
rare birds can be posted to the OrangeCountyBirding listserv, emailed
directly to Jeff Bray (<jbray3928...>) and/or 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 is taken largely from 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://wp.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 and/or Jeff Bray for
inclusion. #RBA
