- RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* April 12, 2006
* CASE0604.12
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
Pacific Loon
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Brant
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Swainson’s Hawk
Golden Eagle
Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-Billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Long-eared Owl
Lesser Nighthawk
Vaux’s Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
“Western” Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Crissal Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Phainopepla
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Lucy’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Green-tailed Towhee
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Hooded Oriole
Bullock’s Oriole
Scott’s Oriole
Bronzed Cowbird
Lawrence’s Goldfinch
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
April 7, a report from Big Bear included a LESSER YELLOWLEGS in a drainage
ditch on the north side of the airport. It was also reported that there
are many ducks on Baldwin Lake, including REDHEADS, GADWALLS, GREEN WING
TEAL, AMERICAN WIGEON, and NORTHERN SHOVELER. WHITE PELICANS are still
being seen as well.
Thomas Benson reported after doing some raptor surveys. Near Mountain Pass
he saw 1 dark morph SWAINSON’S HAWK, over the I-15 just north of Bailey
Road. Along Cima Road north of I-15, he saw 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, and 6+ SAGE
THRASHERS. At Horsethief Spring, he saw quite a few migrants including: a
flock of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS with 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS and 1
LINCOLN’S SPARROW, 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,
2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, and 3 AMERICAN ROBINS. A CRISSAL
THRASHER and a LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER were also seen.
On April 10, Gerco Hoogeweg reported from the Mojave desert. In Barstow,
he saw 2 LESSER NIGHTHAWK. At Zzyzx Rd., he had 2 CINNAMON TEAL, 5
KILLDEER, 2 LUCY’S WARBLER 9a male and female, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 1
PHAINOPEPLA, 1 LONG-EARED OWL, 8 HORNED LARK, and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROW. At
Cima Rd., he saw 1 GREAT HORNED OWL, 1 CRISSAL THRASHER, 1 LUCY’S WARBLER,
and 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. At Cedar Canyon Rd. he found 1 SCOTT’S
ORIOLE and 1 HORNED LARK, and at Wildhorse Canyon Rd. he saw 1 CRISSAL
THRASHER. He also reported a LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH male and a LINCOLN’S
SPARROW in his Redlands back yard on April 8.
Linda Gray phoned in a report of a suspected RED PHALAROPE that was seen
by her and a friend on April 10 and 11 in Lake Arrowhead. She was able to
get a scope on the bird and says it has a thicker bill that is pale at the
base. It also has a pale gray back. To reach the area where the bird was
seen, go to the North Bay area of Lake Arrowhead, take trail 59 to the
lake and walk around the inlet there. The bird was behind the docks near a
small road that goes to a rest room.
April 11, a male LAZULI BUNTING was spotted in the northern Del Rosa area
along with two male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
April 7, Lidia Seebeck reported a HOODED ORIOLE in a neighbor’s yard at
the base of Pachappa Hill, not far from Riverside Plaza. She also saw a
male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in the same area.
Curtis Croulet reported on his yard birds of the week. Sightings included
at least 3 RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, 3 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, and 3 LAWRENCE’S
GOLDFINCH.
April 9, Doug Karalun reported seeing a lone SWAINSON’S HAWK that flew
over Diamond Valley Lake. At Lake Skinner, he saw a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
about 100 yards before the entrance kiosk.
Howard King reported from the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area on April 9.
Birds of interest included: YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, YELLOW WARBLER, VAUX’S
SWIFT, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, AMERICAN BITTERN,
and WOOD DUCK.
Roger Higson reported finding and photographing a GILA WOODPECKER nest.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Guy McCaskie and Peter Ginsberg reported from the Salton Sea on April 8.
Birds of note included: a flock of 24 BRANT on Sheldon Reservoir, PACIFIC
LOON in full alternate-plumage on Sheldon Reservoir, BLUE-WINGED TEAL (10
at the intersection of Lack and Lindsay), 2 SWAINSON’S HAWK in the area 1-
2 miles east of Fig Lagoon, 3 RUDDY TURNSTONE at Red Hill, 1 RED KNOT at
Red Hill, 25 STILT SANDPIPER with LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER along Garst Road
between Sinclair Rd. and the Alamo River, 15 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at Red
Hill, 1 RUDDY GROUND-DOVE near El Centro and 3 more at the intersection of
Sperry and Eddins Roads west of Calipatria, 25 BANK SWALLOW with BARN
SWALLOWS on utility lines along Davis Road between Pound Road and the
Wister Unit HQs, 1 PLUMBEOUS VIREO near El Centro, TOWNSEND’S WARBLER near
El Centro, and BRONZED COWBIRD near Fig Lagoon. The following spring
migrants/summer visitors were also seen: 5 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, 15
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, 1 HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER, 6 “WESTERN” FLYCATCHER, 1 ASH-
THROATED FLYCATCHER, 60 WESTERN KINGBIRD, 4 WARBLING VIREO, 1 HERMIT
THRUSH, 75 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 4 YELLOW WARBLER, 6 BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER, 1 MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER, 20 WILSON’S WARBLER, 5 BLACK-HEADED
GROSBEAK, 1 LAZULI BUNTING, 1 HOODED ORIOLE, and 40 BULLOCK’S ORIOLE.
Bob Miller reported from the Algodones Dunes area where he has been doing
bird surveys all week. He noted GILA WOODPECKER. To see the woodpecker in
a nest cavity, turn at the Glamis Store on Hwy 78, go north west along the
railroad tracks for about six miles, park, and walk one mile into the
dunes. Bob also reported numerous GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, CRISSAL THRASHER,
lots of “WESTERN” FLYCATCHERS, 1 GRAY FLYCATCHER, lots of BULLOCK’S
ORIOLES, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, and small groups of WESTERN KINGBIRD
passing through without stopping.
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That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
GOOD BIRDING!
Kirk and Linda Stitt
secalrba@earthlink.net
San Bernardino, CA
RBA phone (909)793-5599
For more frequent updates, see the note below.If you have information on
any new rare birds or updates on any of the birds in this report, PLEASE
LET US KNOW. We can't update reports if we don't hear from you.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
In general, birds that are on this weekly summary are those that are
classified as at least rare in “Birds of Southern California” by Garrett
and Dunn, “Birds of the Salton Sea” by Patten, McCaskie, and Unitt, or
in “Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley” by Rosenberg, Ohmart,
Hunter, and Anderson. Rarity can be regional or seasonal. For example, a
nuthatch reported at the Salton Sea, where it is rare, may be on the
summary. That same bird reported from the San Bernardino Mountains, where
it is common, would not be. A sparrow reported as a rarity in Riverside
in July, may be common there in December.
If you are only getting this report through Birdwest, you can get MORE
FREQUENT AND COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES by subscribing to inlandcountybirds
(see below).
To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (see below)!!! If there is
some reason that you cannot post there, or do not want to, e-mail Kirk and
Linda Stitt at secalrba@earthlink.net or call (909) 793-5599 option 3 to
leave a report on the RBA phone machine. Thanks!!!
* California
* Southeastern
* April 12, 2006
* CASE0604.12
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
Pacific Loon
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Brant
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Swainson’s Hawk
Golden Eagle
Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-Billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Long-eared Owl
Lesser Nighthawk
Vaux’s Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
“Western” Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Crissal Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Phainopepla
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Lucy’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Green-tailed Towhee
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Hooded Oriole
Bullock’s Oriole
Scott’s Oriole
Bronzed Cowbird
Lawrence’s Goldfinch
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
April 7, a report from Big Bear included a LESSER YELLOWLEGS in a drainage
ditch on the north side of the airport. It was also reported that there
are many ducks on Baldwin Lake, including REDHEADS, GADWALLS, GREEN WING
TEAL, AMERICAN WIGEON, and NORTHERN SHOVELER. WHITE PELICANS are still
being seen as well.
Thomas Benson reported after doing some raptor surveys. Near Mountain Pass
he saw 1 dark morph SWAINSON’S HAWK, over the I-15 just north of Bailey
Road. Along Cima Road north of I-15, he saw 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, and 6+ SAGE
THRASHERS. At Horsethief Spring, he saw quite a few migrants including: a
flock of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS with 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS and 1
LINCOLN’S SPARROW, 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,
2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, and 3 AMERICAN ROBINS. A CRISSAL
THRASHER and a LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER were also seen.
On April 10, Gerco Hoogeweg reported from the Mojave desert. In Barstow,
he saw 2 LESSER NIGHTHAWK. At Zzyzx Rd., he had 2 CINNAMON TEAL, 5
KILLDEER, 2 LUCY’S WARBLER 9a male and female, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 1
PHAINOPEPLA, 1 LONG-EARED OWL, 8 HORNED LARK, and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROW. At
Cima Rd., he saw 1 GREAT HORNED OWL, 1 CRISSAL THRASHER, 1 LUCY’S WARBLER,
and 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. At Cedar Canyon Rd. he found 1 SCOTT’S
ORIOLE and 1 HORNED LARK, and at Wildhorse Canyon Rd. he saw 1 CRISSAL
THRASHER. He also reported a LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH male and a LINCOLN’S
SPARROW in his Redlands back yard on April 8.
Linda Gray phoned in a report of a suspected RED PHALAROPE that was seen
by her and a friend on April 10 and 11 in Lake Arrowhead. She was able to
get a scope on the bird and says it has a thicker bill that is pale at the
base. It also has a pale gray back. To reach the area where the bird was
seen, go to the North Bay area of Lake Arrowhead, take trail 59 to the
lake and walk around the inlet there. The bird was behind the docks near a
small road that goes to a rest room.
April 11, a male LAZULI BUNTING was spotted in the northern Del Rosa area
along with two male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
April 7, Lidia Seebeck reported a HOODED ORIOLE in a neighbor’s yard at
the base of Pachappa Hill, not far from Riverside Plaza. She also saw a
male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in the same area.
Curtis Croulet reported on his yard birds of the week. Sightings included
at least 3 RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, 3 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, and 3 LAWRENCE’S
GOLDFINCH.
April 9, Doug Karalun reported seeing a lone SWAINSON’S HAWK that flew
over Diamond Valley Lake. At Lake Skinner, he saw a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
about 100 yards before the entrance kiosk.
Howard King reported from the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area on April 9.
Birds of interest included: YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, YELLOW WARBLER, VAUX’S
SWIFT, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, AMERICAN BITTERN,
and WOOD DUCK.
Roger Higson reported finding and photographing a GILA WOODPECKER nest.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Guy McCaskie and Peter Ginsberg reported from the Salton Sea on April 8.
Birds of note included: a flock of 24 BRANT on Sheldon Reservoir, PACIFIC
LOON in full alternate-plumage on Sheldon Reservoir, BLUE-WINGED TEAL (10
at the intersection of Lack and Lindsay), 2 SWAINSON’S HAWK in the area 1-
2 miles east of Fig Lagoon, 3 RUDDY TURNSTONE at Red Hill, 1 RED KNOT at
Red Hill, 25 STILT SANDPIPER with LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER along Garst Road
between Sinclair Rd. and the Alamo River, 15 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at Red
Hill, 1 RUDDY GROUND-DOVE near El Centro and 3 more at the intersection of
Sperry and Eddins Roads west of Calipatria, 25 BANK SWALLOW with BARN
SWALLOWS on utility lines along Davis Road between Pound Road and the
Wister Unit HQs, 1 PLUMBEOUS VIREO near El Centro, TOWNSEND’S WARBLER near
El Centro, and BRONZED COWBIRD near Fig Lagoon. The following spring
migrants/summer visitors were also seen: 5 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, 15
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, 1 HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER, 6 “WESTERN” FLYCATCHER, 1 ASH-
THROATED FLYCATCHER, 60 WESTERN KINGBIRD, 4 WARBLING VIREO, 1 HERMIT
THRUSH, 75 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 4 YELLOW WARBLER, 6 BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER, 1 MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER, 20 WILSON’S WARBLER, 5 BLACK-HEADED
GROSBEAK, 1 LAZULI BUNTING, 1 HOODED ORIOLE, and 40 BULLOCK’S ORIOLE.
Bob Miller reported from the Algodones Dunes area where he has been doing
bird surveys all week. He noted GILA WOODPECKER. To see the woodpecker in
a nest cavity, turn at the Glamis Store on Hwy 78, go north west along the
railroad tracks for about six miles, park, and walk one mile into the
dunes. Bob also reported numerous GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, CRISSAL THRASHER,
lots of “WESTERN” FLYCATCHERS, 1 GRAY FLYCATCHER, lots of BULLOCK’S
ORIOLES, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, and small groups of WESTERN KINGBIRD
passing through without stopping.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
GOOD BIRDING!
Kirk and Linda Stitt
secalrba@earthlink.net
San Bernardino, CA
RBA phone (909)793-5599
For more frequent updates, see the note below.If you have information on
any new rare birds or updates on any of the birds in this report, PLEASE
LET US KNOW. We can't update reports if we don't hear from you.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
In general, birds that are on this weekly summary are those that are
classified as at least rare in “Birds of Southern California” by Garrett
and Dunn, “Birds of the Salton Sea” by Patten, McCaskie, and Unitt, or
in “Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley” by Rosenberg, Ohmart,
Hunter, and Anderson. Rarity can be regional or seasonal. For example, a
nuthatch reported at the Salton Sea, where it is rare, may be on the
summary. That same bird reported from the San Bernardino Mountains, where
it is common, would not be. A sparrow reported as a rarity in Riverside
in July, may be common there in December.
If you are only getting this report through Birdwest, you can get MORE
FREQUENT AND COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES by subscribing to inlandcountybirds
(see below).
To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (see below)!!! If there is
some reason that you cannot post there, or do not want to, e-mail Kirk and
Linda Stitt at secalrba@earthlink.net or call (909) 793-5599 option 3 to
leave a report on the RBA phone machine. Thanks!!!