RBA
* California
* Orange County
* March 8th, 2006
* CAOC0603.08
- Birds mentioned
Reddish Egret
Rufous Hummingbird
Gray Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler
Pacific Golden-plover
Redhead
Elegant Tern
Merlin
Black Oystercatcher
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 8th, 2006; number: (949)
487-6869; compiler: Joel Weintraub. Website and archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrCoRBA/ Please send e-mail sightings to:
JWeintraub@Fullerton.edu. To receive our RBA updates (whenever issued)
subscribe to: OrCoRBA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com by sending a message with
Subscribe as the subject.
Send reports on California Bird Record Committee Review Species sightings
to: Guy McCaskie, Secretary, California Bird Records Committee P. O. Box
275 Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275 The species in caps on the bird mentioned
list (if present) are all Review Species; the committee would appreciate
documentation on their occurrence in Orange County. There is a website for
discussing birds/birding in Orange County California.
Please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding. Radio
Codes for Birders in Orange County: channel 11 subcode 22 (national code).
We have a new accessory website that has recent photos of rarities and maps
of some birding spots in the County, including a map of Huntington Central
Park showing the "local" names for birding areas at:
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/
Observers: Anissa Housley, Steve Smith, Gary Peebles, Jim Pike, Bettina
Eastman, Doug Willick.
Today the first report of a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD migrating through our area at
Wingspan Park in Aliso Viejo.
Also today the continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER was at the ne corner of Santa Ana
Cemetery (part of the Fairhaven Memorial Park complex).
On Monday a YELLOW WARBLER reported on private property in Orange County,
possibly a wintering bird.
Last Sunday at Bolsa Chica Preserve a continuing PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was
spotted as well as 12 REDHEADS (between tide gates and nature center), and
one REDDISH EGRET. Today at the preserve three !! REDDISH EGRETS were seen.
Last Friday the continuing Reddish Egret was at the muth of the Santa Ana
River.
Last Friday at the mouth of San Juan Creek (Doheny State Beach, Dana Point)
an early ELEGANT TERN was noted and two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were at the
nearshore rocky flats (low tide).
A dark race of the MERLIN was seen last week at Bartlett Park (Beach Blvd
and Adams).
-End Transcript
* California
* Orange County
* March 8th, 2006
* CAOC0603.08
- Birds mentioned
Reddish Egret
Rufous Hummingbird
Gray Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler
Pacific Golden-plover
Redhead
Elegant Tern
Merlin
Black Oystercatcher
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 8th, 2006; number: (949)
487-6869; compiler: Joel Weintraub. Website and archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrCoRBA/ Please send e-mail sightings to:
JWeintraub@Fullerton.edu. To receive our RBA updates (whenever issued)
subscribe to: OrCoRBA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com by sending a message with
Subscribe as the subject.
Send reports on California Bird Record Committee Review Species sightings
to: Guy McCaskie, Secretary, California Bird Records Committee P. O. Box
275 Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275 The species in caps on the bird mentioned
list (if present) are all Review Species; the committee would appreciate
documentation on their occurrence in Orange County. There is a website for
discussing birds/birding in Orange County California.
Please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding. Radio
Codes for Birders in Orange County: channel 11 subcode 22 (national code).
We have a new accessory website that has recent photos of rarities and maps
of some birding spots in the County, including a map of Huntington Central
Park showing the "local" names for birding areas at:
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/
Observers: Anissa Housley, Steve Smith, Gary Peebles, Jim Pike, Bettina
Eastman, Doug Willick.
Today the first report of a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD migrating through our area at
Wingspan Park in Aliso Viejo.
Also today the continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER was at the ne corner of Santa Ana
Cemetery (part of the Fairhaven Memorial Park complex).
On Monday a YELLOW WARBLER reported on private property in Orange County,
possibly a wintering bird.
Last Sunday at Bolsa Chica Preserve a continuing PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was
spotted as well as 12 REDHEADS (between tide gates and nature center), and
one REDDISH EGRET. Today at the preserve three !! REDDISH EGRETS were seen.
Last Friday the continuing Reddish Egret was at the muth of the Santa Ana
River.
Last Friday at the mouth of San Juan Creek (Doheny State Beach, Dana Point)
an early ELEGANT TERN was noted and two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were at the
nearshore rocky flats (low tide).
A dark race of the MERLIN was seen last week at Bartlett Park (Beach Blvd
and Adams).
-End Transcript