Date: 4/12/24 5:42 pm From: Ryan Winkleman <rswinkleman...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Orange County RBA: April 12, 2024
* California
* Orange County
* April 12, 2024
* CAOC24.04.12
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*
Calliope Hummingbird
Cattle Egret
Gray Flycatcher
Plumbeous Vireo
Yellow-headed Blackbirid
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Chestnut-sided Warbler
A male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was at Sea Terrace Community Park in Dana Point
on April 9, where Calliopes have occurred many times over the years
(including my lifer!).
A CATTLE EGRET was reported flying over Russell Cook Park in San Juan
Capistrano on April 12.
A GRAY FLYCATCHER was reported from the pollinators' garden at San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 12.
PLUMBEOUS VIREOS were throughout Orange County this week including at
Chrisanta Drive in Mission Viejo through April 11, at Hiltscher Park in
Fullerton on April 9, at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach
through April 11, at Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim on April 7, at the
Santiago Creek basins in Orange on April 7, at Serrano Creek Park in Lake
Forest through April 9, and at South Junior High in Anaheim on April 9.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on April 7, and
another was near the first drainage crossing on the eastern side of the
Bell View Trail in Rancho Santa Margarita on April 12.
A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen on the Pond 1 island at the San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 8.
A male BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Emery Park in Fullerton through April
11, while another continued at Laguna Lake Park in Fullerton through April
6.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington
Beach through April 11 and at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine
through April 6.
An immature male AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in
Huntington Beach through April 9.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continued at Woodbridge North Lake in Irvine
through April 9.
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
