RBA
* California
* Orange County
* March 29th, 2006
* CAOC0603.29
- Birds mentioned
Reddish Egret
Horned Grebe
Rufous Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hooded Merganser
Vermilion Flycatcher
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cackling G oose
Swainson's Hawk
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 29th, 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: Joel Weintraub, Al Borodayko, Steve Smith, Peyton Cook, Curt
Johnson, Doug Willick, Jim Roe, Dick Purvis, Rick Shearer.
Today at Bolsa Chica preserve, from the wooden bridge (nicely refurbished),
one of the REDDISH EGRETs was in evidence as well as a HORNED GREBE.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS continue to be seen in the County, some at Huntington
Central Park today in the fenced garden by the library, and some reported
last weekend from Santiago Oaks Regional Park.
At Santiago Oaks Regional Park last Saturday, the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
was refound in the pepper tree near the Boy Scout Project shelter (Cross the
creek, and bear up to the left). Also on the bluff trail where there are
two ponds, a female HOODED MERGANSER was sighted.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers were at the Green River Golf Club last week
(private property....and probably in Riverside County) as well as a male
VERMILION FLYCATCHER.
Last Friday at Huntington Central Park, in willows around the little cement
duck pond by the cafe (east side of park), the continuing CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER was refound.
The CACKLING GOOSE was still being seen at Laguna Niguel Regional Park, at
least as of the 25th.
Finally, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen last Friday over the northern Yorba
Linda area.
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* California
* Orange County
* March 29th, 2006
* CAOC0603.29
- Birds mentioned
Reddish Egret
Horned Grebe
Rufous Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hooded Merganser
Vermilion Flycatcher
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cackling G oose
Swainson's Hawk
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 29th, 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: Joel Weintraub, Al Borodayko, Steve Smith, Peyton Cook, Curt
Johnson, Doug Willick, Jim Roe, Dick Purvis, Rick Shearer.
Today at Bolsa Chica preserve, from the wooden bridge (nicely refurbished),
one of the REDDISH EGRETs was in evidence as well as a HORNED GREBE.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS continue to be seen in the County, some at Huntington
Central Park today in the fenced garden by the library, and some reported
last weekend from Santiago Oaks Regional Park.
At Santiago Oaks Regional Park last Saturday, the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
was refound in the pepper tree near the Boy Scout Project shelter (Cross the
creek, and bear up to the left). Also on the bluff trail where there are
two ponds, a female HOODED MERGANSER was sighted.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers were at the Green River Golf Club last week
(private property....and probably in Riverside County) as well as a male
VERMILION FLYCATCHER.
Last Friday at Huntington Central Park, in willows around the little cement
duck pond by the cafe (east side of park), the continuing CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER was refound.
The CACKLING GOOSE was still being seen at Laguna Niguel Regional Park, at
least as of the 25th.
Finally, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen last Friday over the northern Yorba
Linda area.
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