- RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* August 25, 2005
* CASE0508.25
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
- Birds mentioned
Vermillion Flycatcher
Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Glossy Ibis
Willow Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler
Orange Crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
McGillivray’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Warbling Vireo
Lazuli Bunting
“Western” Flycatcher
Western Tanager
Savannah Sparrow
Bendire’s Thrasher
Solitary Sandpiper
Yellow-Footed Gull
White Headed Woodpecker
Tri Colored Blackbird
Gray Vireo
Pinyon Jay
Snowy Plover
Killdeer
Avocet
Black Necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Ruff
Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson’s Phalarope
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside, and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Tom Benson reported a male VERMILLION FLYCATCHER in Covington Park near
Big Morongo Preserve. Numerous hummingbirds were seen at the feeders at
the Morongo Preserve including RUFOUS, ANNA’S, COSTAS, and BLACK-CHINNED.
To reach the preserve, take Hwy 62 from I 10. Turn south on Park Avenue
from Highway 62 in Morongo Valley. Turn left at Covington Park, then do a
quick right, left, right into the preserve. For more information, visit
www.bigmorongo.org .
He also reported RUFOUS-CROWNED and SAGE SPARROWS behind the CSU San
Bernardino campus
Curtis Armstrong reported quite a few GLOSSY IBIS at Baldwin Lake east of
Big Bear Lake.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
>From the Whitewater River delta, Chet McGaugh reported thousands of birds
of not very many species, mostly gulls, including a few YELLOW
FOOTED GULLS, terns, herons, and pelicans.
Chet McGaugh, John Green and Bill Hobson birded the Desert Center area and
reported a number of migrants including WILLOW FLYCATCHER (20+), YELLOW,
ORANGE-CROWNED, NASHVILLE and MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLERS, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, WARBLING VIREO, LAZULI BUNTING, “WESTERN” FLYCATCHER,
WESTERN TANAGER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BENDIRE’S THRASHER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER,
and many EURASIAN COLLORED DOVES. Take Interstate 10 for 45 miles east of
Indio to the Rice Road/Highway 177 exit. Head north and turn left on
Kaiser. Go north to the main entrance of the Lake Tamarisk Golf Club, then
go east to the lake and club area. Although much of the area is presently
open to the public, it is private property. Bird with respect towards this
and stay out of the way
of golfers and off the greens!
Tom Benson birded the San Jacinto mountains and reported WHITE-HEADED
WOODPECKERS at the back end of Lake Fulmor, TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRDS coming
to feeders at Hurkey Creek Campground. He heard a GRAY VIREO singing in
the gully below the base of Santa Rosa Mountain Road. He also reported a
large flock (25+) of PINYON JAYS at Pinyon Flats near the intersection of
Pinyon Drive and Rockwood Drive.
Roger Higson reported “a major dump” of waders and shorebirds at the
sewage ponds in Blythe. He reported SNOWY PLOVER(1), KILLDEER(27), AVOCET
(5), BLACK NECKED STILT(31), GREATER YELLOWLEGS(9), LESSER YELLOWLEGS(5),
SOLITARY SANDPIPER(1), WILLET(2), SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER(1), WESTERN
SANDPIPER(11), LEAST SANDPIPER(60+), BAIRD’S SANDPIPER(1), RUFF(1),
DOWITCHER(12), SPOTTED SANDPIPER(2), and WILSON’S PHALAROPES(60+). Awesome
birding in the heat!
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Bob Miller reported a GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park in the picnic
area on the west side of the park. Other expected resident birds were seen
as well, but no migrants.
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That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
GOOD BIRDING!
* California
* Southeastern
* August 25, 2005
* CASE0508.25
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
- Birds mentioned
Vermillion Flycatcher
Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Glossy Ibis
Willow Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler
Orange Crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
McGillivray’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Warbling Vireo
Lazuli Bunting
“Western” Flycatcher
Western Tanager
Savannah Sparrow
Bendire’s Thrasher
Solitary Sandpiper
Yellow-Footed Gull
White Headed Woodpecker
Tri Colored Blackbird
Gray Vireo
Pinyon Jay
Snowy Plover
Killdeer
Avocet
Black Necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Ruff
Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson’s Phalarope
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside, and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Tom Benson reported a male VERMILLION FLYCATCHER in Covington Park near
Big Morongo Preserve. Numerous hummingbirds were seen at the feeders at
the Morongo Preserve including RUFOUS, ANNA’S, COSTAS, and BLACK-CHINNED.
To reach the preserve, take Hwy 62 from I 10. Turn south on Park Avenue
from Highway 62 in Morongo Valley. Turn left at Covington Park, then do a
quick right, left, right into the preserve. For more information, visit
www.bigmorongo.org .
He also reported RUFOUS-CROWNED and SAGE SPARROWS behind the CSU San
Bernardino campus
Curtis Armstrong reported quite a few GLOSSY IBIS at Baldwin Lake east of
Big Bear Lake.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
>From the Whitewater River delta, Chet McGaugh reported thousands of birds
of not very many species, mostly gulls, including a few YELLOW
FOOTED GULLS, terns, herons, and pelicans.
Chet McGaugh, John Green and Bill Hobson birded the Desert Center area and
reported a number of migrants including WILLOW FLYCATCHER (20+), YELLOW,
ORANGE-CROWNED, NASHVILLE and MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLERS, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, WARBLING VIREO, LAZULI BUNTING, “WESTERN” FLYCATCHER,
WESTERN TANAGER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BENDIRE’S THRASHER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER,
and many EURASIAN COLLORED DOVES. Take Interstate 10 for 45 miles east of
Indio to the Rice Road/Highway 177 exit. Head north and turn left on
Kaiser. Go north to the main entrance of the Lake Tamarisk Golf Club, then
go east to the lake and club area. Although much of the area is presently
open to the public, it is private property. Bird with respect towards this
and stay out of the way
of golfers and off the greens!
Tom Benson birded the San Jacinto mountains and reported WHITE-HEADED
WOODPECKERS at the back end of Lake Fulmor, TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRDS coming
to feeders at Hurkey Creek Campground. He heard a GRAY VIREO singing in
the gully below the base of Santa Rosa Mountain Road. He also reported a
large flock (25+) of PINYON JAYS at Pinyon Flats near the intersection of
Pinyon Drive and Rockwood Drive.
Roger Higson reported “a major dump” of waders and shorebirds at the
sewage ponds in Blythe. He reported SNOWY PLOVER(1), KILLDEER(27), AVOCET
(5), BLACK NECKED STILT(31), GREATER YELLOWLEGS(9), LESSER YELLOWLEGS(5),
SOLITARY SANDPIPER(1), WILLET(2), SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER(1), WESTERN
SANDPIPER(11), LEAST SANDPIPER(60+), BAIRD’S SANDPIPER(1), RUFF(1),
DOWITCHER(12), SPOTTED SANDPIPER(2), and WILSON’S PHALAROPES(60+). Awesome
birding in the heat!
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Bob Miller reported a GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park in the picnic
area on the west side of the park. Other expected resident birds were seen
as well, but no migrants.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
GOOD BIRDING!