RBA
* California
* Orange County
* September 7th, 2005
* CAOC0509.07
- Birds mentioned
Reddish Egret
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Northern Parula Warbler
Virginia Warbler
White-winged Dove
Green-tailed Towhee
Least Bittern
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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hotline: Orange County, California date: September 7th, 2005; 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/
Note: We may supply for many sightings (AT THE END OF THIS REPORT) links for
maps of those areas and aerial photos. Many of these are general maps. If
we have specific information from GPS readings, we will alert you to the
fact. After you go to the link, go to the BOTTOM of the form and choose
aerial photo (and adjust zoom factor) or the map (where eventually you will
adjust the zoom factor).
Observers: Peyton Cook, Kendall Crozen, Scott Fife, Doug Willick, John
Small, Curt Johnson, Robb Hamilton.
Santa Ana River:
Monday: Lakeview Crossing, juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Also two
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS along the River, one about 300 to 400 yards north of
Lincoln (continuing from Friday). Also in Eucs along the bike path above
Lincoln on Monday a VIRGINIA WARBLER (continuing from Sunday). On Monday in
a small reservoir north of the river and on the west side of the Glassell
crossing, a small flock of YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.
Saturday: 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS one north of Lincoln and one south.
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary:
Sept. 1st: GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE at "Tree Hill" along Riparian Way....parking
area.
Monday: LEAST BITTERN heard calling from pond 4.
Bolsa Chica:
Monday: north end, late afternoon, REDDISH EGRET. LEAST BITTERN calling off
of Harriet Wieder Park (south end of Bolsa).
Thurs and Friday: juvenile STILT SANDPIPER off of Harriet Wieder, and 2
WHITE-WINGED DOVES on Thursday and one on Friday.
Another sighting of a REDDISH EGRET was made on Sept. 2nd in the wetland
mitigation area off of the lower Santa Ana River above Pacific Coast
Highway.
San Juan Creek, Dana Point:
Monday: 2 juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS near the Pacific Coast Highway bridge
crossing.
Sunday: 2 WHITE-WINGED DOVES on an antenna in a trailer home park, south
side of creek next to the Stonehill Bridge.
Also on Monday LEAST BITTERNS seen at Laguna Niguel Regional Park on the
island.
Huntington Central Park:
Monday: NORTHERN PARULA continued on the east side of Huntington Central
Park.
Friday: adult male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK refound on east side of park.
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:41.902&longitude=-118:02.944
Bolsa Chica Preserve, Huntington Beach Area
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:42.309&longitude=-118:00.186
Huntington Central Park, East Side, Huntington Beach, General Area
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/hcp2.JPG
Huntington Central Park General Map
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/hcp2a.JPG
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:39.762&longitude=-117:50.679
San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve, Irvine Area
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/sjws.JPG
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:27.769&longitude=-117:41.012
Doheny State Beach/San Juan Creek, Dana Point Area
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/DohenyE.JPG
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* California
* Orange County
* September 7th, 2005
* CAOC0509.07
- Birds mentioned
Reddish Egret
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Northern Parula Warbler
Virginia Warbler
White-winged Dove
Green-tailed Towhee
Least Bittern
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: September 7th, 2005; 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/
Note: We may supply for many sightings (AT THE END OF THIS REPORT) links for
maps of those areas and aerial photos. Many of these are general maps. If
we have specific information from GPS readings, we will alert you to the
fact. After you go to the link, go to the BOTTOM of the form and choose
aerial photo (and adjust zoom factor) or the map (where eventually you will
adjust the zoom factor).
Observers: Peyton Cook, Kendall Crozen, Scott Fife, Doug Willick, John
Small, Curt Johnson, Robb Hamilton.
Santa Ana River:
Monday: Lakeview Crossing, juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Also two
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS along the River, one about 300 to 400 yards north of
Lincoln (continuing from Friday). Also in Eucs along the bike path above
Lincoln on Monday a VIRGINIA WARBLER (continuing from Sunday). On Monday in
a small reservoir north of the river and on the west side of the Glassell
crossing, a small flock of YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.
Saturday: 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS one north of Lincoln and one south.
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary:
Sept. 1st: GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE at "Tree Hill" along Riparian Way....parking
area.
Monday: LEAST BITTERN heard calling from pond 4.
Bolsa Chica:
Monday: north end, late afternoon, REDDISH EGRET. LEAST BITTERN calling off
of Harriet Wieder Park (south end of Bolsa).
Thurs and Friday: juvenile STILT SANDPIPER off of Harriet Wieder, and 2
WHITE-WINGED DOVES on Thursday and one on Friday.
Another sighting of a REDDISH EGRET was made on Sept. 2nd in the wetland
mitigation area off of the lower Santa Ana River above Pacific Coast
Highway.
San Juan Creek, Dana Point:
Monday: 2 juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS near the Pacific Coast Highway bridge
crossing.
Sunday: 2 WHITE-WINGED DOVES on an antenna in a trailer home park, south
side of creek next to the Stonehill Bridge.
Also on Monday LEAST BITTERNS seen at Laguna Niguel Regional Park on the
island.
Huntington Central Park:
Monday: NORTHERN PARULA continued on the east side of Huntington Central
Park.
Friday: adult male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK refound on east side of park.
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:41.902&longitude=-118:02.944
Bolsa Chica Preserve, Huntington Beach Area
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:42.309&longitude=-118:00.186
Huntington Central Park, East Side, Huntington Beach, General Area
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/hcp2.JPG
Huntington Central Park General Map
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/hcp2a.JPG
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:39.762&longitude=-117:50.679
San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve, Irvine Area
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/sjws.JPG
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:27.769&longitude=-117:41.012
Doheny State Beach/San Juan Creek, Dana Point Area
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/DohenyE.JPG
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