RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* August 16, 2006
* CASE0608.16
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
White-faced Ibis
Wood Stork
Peregrine Falcon
Chukar
PIPING PLOVER
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Baird’s Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Franklin’s Gull
Heermann’s Gull
Black Tern
Caspian Tern
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Pinyon Jay
Clark’s Nutcracker
Bank Swallow
Nashville Warbler
Western Tanager
Bullock’s Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Many people responded to a query asking where to locate CHUKAR. One
reliable spot in the county is 1-2 miles up the Whitewater River, north of
I-10, where the water seeps down from the hillside. As many as 20 have
been seen here.
Dave Goodward forwarded a report from the Arrastre Creek area where 2NO2
crosses the creek. About 1/3 mile upstream from the burn, he spotted many
birds, including many woodpeckers working the dead pines. Other sightings
on Aug. 12 included: 5 PINYON JAY, 2 CLARK’S NUTCRACKERS, 2 GRAY
FLYCATCHER, 1 DUSKY FLYCATCHER, 12 WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Later in the day
Dave went to Baldwin Lake. Birds of note there included 4 CASPIAN TERN,
and 1 BLACK TERN. There were also 24 WHITE-FACED IBIS.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Roger Higson reported a banded WESTERN SANDPIPER in the Blythe area. He
also had BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, and WILLET in good numbers on August 14.
The BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY continues to be reported in the Whitewater Delta
area at the end of Colfax. The most recent report was from 7-8a.m. on Aug.
14. At that time, it was at the east end of 76th Ave, about 300 yards
north of the end of 76th, where a cove narrows and extends westward
through the power line corridor.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A flock a several WOOD STORK continues near the turnoff to Red Hill Marina
from Garst Rd.
A PIPING PLOVER continues to be reported at Red Hill Marina. Henry
Detwiler also reported two PEREGRINE FALCON, one at Red Hill marina, and
another along Davis Rd.
Guy McCaskie reported a number of birds including an adult SOLITARY
SANDPIPER at the Kuhn’s Dairy about 3.5 miles west of Seeley, and adult
RUDDY TURNSTONE at the north end of Garst, a juvenile SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER and an adult BAIRD’S SANDPIPER in an irrigated field about a
mile north of Calipatria, two hatch year FRANKLIN’S GULLS and a one year
old HEERMANN’S GULL in a flooded field near the west end of Young Road, 3
adult male TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS at the Kuhn’s Dairy, and ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHER and WESTERN TANAGER.
Cathy McFadden reported seeing 2 NASHVILLE WARBLER, a male WESTERN
TANAGER, a female BULLOCK’S ORIOLE at the Sonny Bono NWRHQ, 3 BANK
SWALLOWS at Finney Lake, and PEREGRINE FALCONS at Ave. 76 and along the
seawall south of Obsidian Butte.
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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.
* California
* Southeastern
* August 16, 2006
* CASE0608.16
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
White-faced Ibis
Wood Stork
Peregrine Falcon
Chukar
PIPING PLOVER
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Baird’s Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Franklin’s Gull
Heermann’s Gull
Black Tern
Caspian Tern
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Pinyon Jay
Clark’s Nutcracker
Bank Swallow
Nashville Warbler
Western Tanager
Bullock’s Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Many people responded to a query asking where to locate CHUKAR. One
reliable spot in the county is 1-2 miles up the Whitewater River, north of
I-10, where the water seeps down from the hillside. As many as 20 have
been seen here.
Dave Goodward forwarded a report from the Arrastre Creek area where 2NO2
crosses the creek. About 1/3 mile upstream from the burn, he spotted many
birds, including many woodpeckers working the dead pines. Other sightings
on Aug. 12 included: 5 PINYON JAY, 2 CLARK’S NUTCRACKERS, 2 GRAY
FLYCATCHER, 1 DUSKY FLYCATCHER, 12 WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Later in the day
Dave went to Baldwin Lake. Birds of note there included 4 CASPIAN TERN,
and 1 BLACK TERN. There were also 24 WHITE-FACED IBIS.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Roger Higson reported a banded WESTERN SANDPIPER in the Blythe area. He
also had BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, and WILLET in good numbers on August 14.
The BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY continues to be reported in the Whitewater Delta
area at the end of Colfax. The most recent report was from 7-8a.m. on Aug.
14. At that time, it was at the east end of 76th Ave, about 300 yards
north of the end of 76th, where a cove narrows and extends westward
through the power line corridor.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A flock a several WOOD STORK continues near the turnoff to Red Hill Marina
from Garst Rd.
A PIPING PLOVER continues to be reported at Red Hill Marina. Henry
Detwiler also reported two PEREGRINE FALCON, one at Red Hill marina, and
another along Davis Rd.
Guy McCaskie reported a number of birds including an adult SOLITARY
SANDPIPER at the Kuhn’s Dairy about 3.5 miles west of Seeley, and adult
RUDDY TURNSTONE at the north end of Garst, a juvenile SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER and an adult BAIRD’S SANDPIPER in an irrigated field about a
mile north of Calipatria, two hatch year FRANKLIN’S GULLS and a one year
old HEERMANN’S GULL in a flooded field near the west end of Young Road, 3
adult male TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS at the Kuhn’s Dairy, and ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHER and WESTERN TANAGER.
Cathy McFadden reported seeing 2 NASHVILLE WARBLER, a male WESTERN
TANAGER, a female BULLOCK’S ORIOLE at the Sonny Bono NWRHQ, 3 BANK
SWALLOWS at Finney Lake, and PEREGRINE FALCONS at Ave. 76 and along the
seawall south of Obsidian Butte.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.