RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* October 12, 2006
* CASE1210.06
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
Black-crowned Night Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
White-tailed Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Praire Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
Solitary Sandpiper
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Western Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black Tern
Gull-billed Tern
White-winged Dove
Ruddy Ground-dove
Vaux's Swift
Calliope Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Willow Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
"Woodhouse" Western Scrub-Jay
Pinon Jay
Mountain Chickadee
Winter Wren
Towsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-White Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivrary's Warbler
Painted Redstart
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
STREAKED-BACK ORIOLE
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Bill Deppe and others birded the East Mojave and reported a number of
interesting birds. In Zzyzx, a PAINTED REDSTART was spotted around the
east end of the pond and the pool house. Also seen were 2 TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, at least one LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, and 2
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS. At China Ranch, a HUTTON’S VIREO was seen in the
riparian woodland about 300 yards upstream of the B&B, and 2 more RED-
NAPED SAPSUCKERS were seen. At Crystal Spring, the WOOD THRUSH is still
being seen as well as several FOX SPARROWS, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS, RED-
NAPED SAPSUCKER, and TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE. At Beck Spring, there were more
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRES.
Horsethief Springs had TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE and RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER. The
Denny’s and vicinity in Baker had the continuing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. The sewer ponds had a flock of 18 GREATER WHITE-
FRONTED GEESE as well as many ducks, including 4 WOOD DUCKS.
From Big Bear, some birders reported an immature ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at
feeders in Fawnskin on Oct. 8, and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER in Grout Bay.
Bill Deppe also birded the Glen Helen area on Oct. 8 and found a CLAY-
COLORED SPARROW with a large flock of CHIPPING SPARROWS in the grass at
the end of the nature trail area closest to the entrance.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was also reported feeding at a private residence in
Redlands.
Howard King filed a report from Morongo Valley on Oct. 8, where he saw 20
SWAINSON’S HAWKS. At Covington Park he saw an AMERICAN REDSTART.
Tom Wurster and Liga Auzins birded the Zzyzx area on Oct. 8 and found a
hatch year female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, a male BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER, and hatch year male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. The BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER stayed mainly in the mesquite thickets and tall tamarisk
trees by the abandoned bath and pool building. They also spotted the
continuing birds including: LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER,
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and PAINTED REDSTART. Many of the birds were seen at
the east end of the main pond with the fountain, especially in the
fruiting Washingtonia palms.
Eric and Elaine Tipton visited Horsethief Springs on Oct. 8 and found a
female CAPE MAY WARBLER and a GRAY CATBIRD. The warbler was found right at
the entrance 30 yards before the gate in the trees, and the catbird was in
the muddy area down stream from the entrance gate. They also saw a VARIED
THRUSH, as well as TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRES, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS, and GOLDEN-
CROWNED SPARROWS, and noted the continuing WOOD THRUSH.
Mike San Miguel reported an adult male STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE at Zzyzx on
the afternoon of Oct. 9, about 3:45, near the pool house. The bird was
sighted again the following day, both near the long pond and also at the
opposite end of the main facility where it was feeding on the palm fruit
in the front yard of the administrator’s home. Mike also reconfirmed
sightings of others at this location, including BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS. At Horsethief
Springs earlier in the day, he saw the CAPE MAY WARBLER and GRAY CATBIRD,
as well as a WINTER WREN and a VARIED THRUSH.
The STREADK-BACKED ORIOLE continues to be reported on 10/12/06.
Several birders saw a FERRUGINOUS HAWK, 7 PINYON JAYS, and a CASSIN’S
VIREO near the intersection of Hwy 178 and Kelso Valley Rd. The same group
also saw at least 2 WOOD DUCKS and VAUX’S SWIFT at the Baker sewage ponds,
a WOODHOUSE’S WESTERN SCRUB-JAY at Becks Spring, 2 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES at
the feeders at Big Morongo, along with a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD and at LEAST
8 MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLERS.
The Cactus City rest area yielded a SOOTY FOX SPARROW and a BREWER’S
SPARROW for Andrew Howe on Oct. 11. He also found CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and
an OSPREY at the golf course at Lake Tamarisk.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Several birders reported a good size flock of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
starting on Oct. 7 at San Jacinto Wildlife Area. Catherine McFadden also
sighted 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at Pond B and several WILLOW FLYCATCHERS.
Roger Higson reported a BLACKPOLL WARBLER at the Blythe cemetery on Oct.
8. He also saw a flock of SANDHILL CRANES, a PEREGRINE FALCON, a PRAIRIE
FALCON, FOX SPARROW, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, RED-
NAPED SAPSUCKER, WHITE-TAILED KITE, and a FERRUGINOUS HAWK.
Lidia Seebeck found what she suspected was a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
hatch year, and a DUNLIN in alternate plumage at the Riverside Riverwalk
area at Riverwalk and Pierce Streets, near La Sierra University. She would
like additional confirmation on the ids, as both were different than
expected.
Howard King reported 26 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a hatch year
FRANKLIN’S GULL at Mystic Lake on Oct. 8.
Msdeline Bauer spotted a WILLOW FLYCATCHER on the Goose Creek Gold Course
fence near 66th and William on Oct. 10. She also saw what she thought was
a possible immature GOLDEN EAGLE at Hidden Valley.
Sandy Swan reported on the monthly birdwalks which have resumed at the
Wild Bird Center in Coachella. The October walk group found a PEREGRINE
FALCON generally perched on a telephone pole along the entry road.
Although technically not Riverside county, Paul Jorgenson reported seeing
many kettles of SWAINSON’S HAWKS on Oct. 8 and 9 leaving a stand of
tamarisk trees in Borrego Valley and heading southeast. He estimated a
group of at least 300 one day and 25 the next. This is the largest group
he could find records for this early in fall in southern California.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Guy McCaskie sent in a report after birding the Imperial Valley and the
south shore of the Salton Sea on Oct. 8. Highlights included 6 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL at the intersection of Lack and Lindsey Rds., 1 male RING-NECKED DUCK
at Fig Lagoon, an immature RED-SHOULDERED HAWK at the entrance to Finney
Lake, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER near Seeley notable for establishing the latest
date for a fall migrant at the Salton Sink, 6 FRANKLIN’S GULLS at Obsidian
Butte and one at Lack and Lindsey, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at
the Alamo River mouth, a hatch year WESTERN GULL at the river mouth, a
late-staying GULL-BILLED TERN at Obsidian Butte, a WHITE-WINGED DOVE near
El Centro, 10 RUDDY GROUND-DOVES at Sperry and Eddins, a RED-NAPED
SAPSUCKER at Lakeview Golfcourse, a GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park, a
TROPICAL KINGBIRD at Lakeview Golfcourse, and an adult male AMERICAN
REDSTART at the Wister Unit HQs. Guy did not see the BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES
on Mullet Island.
Richard Carlson, a birder passing through the Salton Sea area, did locate
the BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES on Mullet Island on Oct. 8 using Guy’s directions.
He suggested taking Garst Road to its end near the Red Hill marina. The
road soon becomes problematic for any vehicle, and he found walking the
shore was easier than the road. The hike takes about half an hour and is a
little over a mile. The birds hang out on a flat rock on the left side of
two “stacks” near the left of the island. He suggests arriving before 9:30
in the morning when the hear waves start to interfere with the views.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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!!!
Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee
review species (as noted in the text above) to:
Guy McCaskie, Secretary, P.O. Box 275, Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275, E-
mail: guymcc@pacbell.net
Additionally, CBRC species AND birds of local or seasonal rarity should be
reported to the "North American Birds" (formerly "Field Notes") County
Coordinators. They are:
IMPERIAL COUNTY Guy McCaskie 954 Grove Avenue, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
E: guymcc@pacbell.net
INYO COUNTY Tom & Jo Heindel, P.O. Box 400, Big Pine CA 93513 E:
tjheindel@aol.com
KERN COUNTY John Wilson 1425 Alta Vista, Bakersfield CA 93305 E:
jcwilson@lightspeed.net
RIVERSIDE COUNTY John F. Green, 3120 Mount Vernon Ave., Riverside, CA
92507 E:bewickwren@earthlink.net
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Alexander E. Koonce, 1357 Paige Lane, Redlands, CA
92373 E: sandy_koonce@redlands.edu
************
There is an Inland Counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial) bird
report & discussion group. You can view messages at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inlandcountybirds/ If you need help
subscribing to inlandcountybirds, e-mail John Green at
bewickwren@earthlink.net
IMPORTANT: Sometimes rare birds that are found in Southeastern CA are not
reported to Inlandcountybirds. Sites and phone numbers where such reports
sometimes appear are marked with *** below. If you are headed to one of
those areas, be sure to check that site or phone number first, in addition
to this RBA.
Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, and rarely San Diego County reports
are posted on BIRDWEST. To subscribe, send a message to
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU with SUBSCRIBE BIRDWEST YOUR NAME in the
message (and your name = YOUR real name).
Orange County has an RBA update mailing list. To subscribe, write to
JWeintraub@Fullerton.edu
There is also an Orange County Listserv. Messages can be viewed there
at; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding
San Diego County has its own Listserv. You can view messages at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS ***
The San Diego phone RBA also posts reports to:
http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SanDiego.html ***
Sometimes Imperial County reports appear on these sources.Calbirds covers
all of California, but often has SoCal bird reports. To
subscribe, send a blank email to: calbirds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ***
Sightings in Inyo County and beyond are posted at
http://www.esaudubon.org/birds/
Some Kern County reports are posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kerncobirding
Messages to the birding listserve for the Pasadena area can be viewed at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PasadenaAudubon
Messages to the birding listserve for Los Angeles County can be viewed
at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds
************
A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is
available at our phone RBA and information center and at the SBVAS
website: http://www.sbvas.org
Important Southern California Bird Alert and Wildlife Phone Numbers: Los
Angeles RBA (323) 874-1318 ***
Monterey Bay RBA (831)626-6605
Morro Bay RBA (805) 528-7182
Orange County RBA (949) 487-6869
San Diego RBA (619) 688-2473 ***
Santa Barbara RBA (805) 964-8240 (report to (805)-964-1316)
Southeastern CA Bird Alert (909) 793-5599
Southern California BIRDBOX (818) 952-5502 + 5 ***
CalTip (CA Fish & Game) (800) 952-5400 (to report wildlife violations)
--
* California
* Southeastern
* October 12, 2006
* CASE1210.06
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
Black-crowned Night Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
White-tailed Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Praire Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
Solitary Sandpiper
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Western Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black Tern
Gull-billed Tern
White-winged Dove
Ruddy Ground-dove
Vaux's Swift
Calliope Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Willow Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
"Woodhouse" Western Scrub-Jay
Pinon Jay
Mountain Chickadee
Winter Wren
Towsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Black-and-White Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivrary's Warbler
Painted Redstart
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
STREAKED-BACK ORIOLE
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Bill Deppe and others birded the East Mojave and reported a number of
interesting birds. In Zzyzx, a PAINTED REDSTART was spotted around the
east end of the pond and the pool house. Also seen were 2 TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, at least one LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, and 2
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS. At China Ranch, a HUTTON’S VIREO was seen in the
riparian woodland about 300 yards upstream of the B&B, and 2 more RED-
NAPED SAPSUCKERS were seen. At Crystal Spring, the WOOD THRUSH is still
being seen as well as several FOX SPARROWS, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS, RED-
NAPED SAPSUCKER, and TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE. At Beck Spring, there were more
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRES.
Horsethief Springs had TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE and RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER. The
Denny’s and vicinity in Baker had the continuing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. The sewer ponds had a flock of 18 GREATER WHITE-
FRONTED GEESE as well as many ducks, including 4 WOOD DUCKS.
From Big Bear, some birders reported an immature ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at
feeders in Fawnskin on Oct. 8, and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER in Grout Bay.
Bill Deppe also birded the Glen Helen area on Oct. 8 and found a CLAY-
COLORED SPARROW with a large flock of CHIPPING SPARROWS in the grass at
the end of the nature trail area closest to the entrance.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was also reported feeding at a private residence in
Redlands.
Howard King filed a report from Morongo Valley on Oct. 8, where he saw 20
SWAINSON’S HAWKS. At Covington Park he saw an AMERICAN REDSTART.
Tom Wurster and Liga Auzins birded the Zzyzx area on Oct. 8 and found a
hatch year female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, a male BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER, and hatch year male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. The BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER stayed mainly in the mesquite thickets and tall tamarisk
trees by the abandoned bath and pool building. They also spotted the
continuing birds including: LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER,
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and PAINTED REDSTART. Many of the birds were seen at
the east end of the main pond with the fountain, especially in the
fruiting Washingtonia palms.
Eric and Elaine Tipton visited Horsethief Springs on Oct. 8 and found a
female CAPE MAY WARBLER and a GRAY CATBIRD. The warbler was found right at
the entrance 30 yards before the gate in the trees, and the catbird was in
the muddy area down stream from the entrance gate. They also saw a VARIED
THRUSH, as well as TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRES, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS, and GOLDEN-
CROWNED SPARROWS, and noted the continuing WOOD THRUSH.
Mike San Miguel reported an adult male STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE at Zzyzx on
the afternoon of Oct. 9, about 3:45, near the pool house. The bird was
sighted again the following day, both near the long pond and also at the
opposite end of the main facility where it was feeding on the palm fruit
in the front yard of the administrator’s home. Mike also reconfirmed
sightings of others at this location, including BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS. At Horsethief
Springs earlier in the day, he saw the CAPE MAY WARBLER and GRAY CATBIRD,
as well as a WINTER WREN and a VARIED THRUSH.
The STREADK-BACKED ORIOLE continues to be reported on 10/12/06.
Several birders saw a FERRUGINOUS HAWK, 7 PINYON JAYS, and a CASSIN’S
VIREO near the intersection of Hwy 178 and Kelso Valley Rd. The same group
also saw at least 2 WOOD DUCKS and VAUX’S SWIFT at the Baker sewage ponds,
a WOODHOUSE’S WESTERN SCRUB-JAY at Becks Spring, 2 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES at
the feeders at Big Morongo, along with a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD and at LEAST
8 MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLERS.
The Cactus City rest area yielded a SOOTY FOX SPARROW and a BREWER’S
SPARROW for Andrew Howe on Oct. 11. He also found CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and
an OSPREY at the golf course at Lake Tamarisk.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Several birders reported a good size flock of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
starting on Oct. 7 at San Jacinto Wildlife Area. Catherine McFadden also
sighted 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at Pond B and several WILLOW FLYCATCHERS.
Roger Higson reported a BLACKPOLL WARBLER at the Blythe cemetery on Oct.
8. He also saw a flock of SANDHILL CRANES, a PEREGRINE FALCON, a PRAIRIE
FALCON, FOX SPARROW, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, RED-
NAPED SAPSUCKER, WHITE-TAILED KITE, and a FERRUGINOUS HAWK.
Lidia Seebeck found what she suspected was a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
hatch year, and a DUNLIN in alternate plumage at the Riverside Riverwalk
area at Riverwalk and Pierce Streets, near La Sierra University. She would
like additional confirmation on the ids, as both were different than
expected.
Howard King reported 26 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a hatch year
FRANKLIN’S GULL at Mystic Lake on Oct. 8.
Msdeline Bauer spotted a WILLOW FLYCATCHER on the Goose Creek Gold Course
fence near 66th and William on Oct. 10. She also saw what she thought was
a possible immature GOLDEN EAGLE at Hidden Valley.
Sandy Swan reported on the monthly birdwalks which have resumed at the
Wild Bird Center in Coachella. The October walk group found a PEREGRINE
FALCON generally perched on a telephone pole along the entry road.
Although technically not Riverside county, Paul Jorgenson reported seeing
many kettles of SWAINSON’S HAWKS on Oct. 8 and 9 leaving a stand of
tamarisk trees in Borrego Valley and heading southeast. He estimated a
group of at least 300 one day and 25 the next. This is the largest group
he could find records for this early in fall in southern California.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Guy McCaskie sent in a report after birding the Imperial Valley and the
south shore of the Salton Sea on Oct. 8. Highlights included 6 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL at the intersection of Lack and Lindsey Rds., 1 male RING-NECKED DUCK
at Fig Lagoon, an immature RED-SHOULDERED HAWK at the entrance to Finney
Lake, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER near Seeley notable for establishing the latest
date for a fall migrant at the Salton Sink, 6 FRANKLIN’S GULLS at Obsidian
Butte and one at Lack and Lindsey, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at
the Alamo River mouth, a hatch year WESTERN GULL at the river mouth, a
late-staying GULL-BILLED TERN at Obsidian Butte, a WHITE-WINGED DOVE near
El Centro, 10 RUDDY GROUND-DOVES at Sperry and Eddins, a RED-NAPED
SAPSUCKER at Lakeview Golfcourse, a GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park, a
TROPICAL KINGBIRD at Lakeview Golfcourse, and an adult male AMERICAN
REDSTART at the Wister Unit HQs. Guy did not see the BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES
on Mullet Island.
Richard Carlson, a birder passing through the Salton Sea area, did locate
the BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES on Mullet Island on Oct. 8 using Guy’s directions.
He suggested taking Garst Road to its end near the Red Hill marina. The
road soon becomes problematic for any vehicle, and he found walking the
shore was easier than the road. The hike takes about half an hour and is a
little over a mile. The birds hang out on a flat rock on the left side of
two “stacks” near the left of the island. He suggests arriving before 9:30
in the morning when the hear waves start to interfere with the views.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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!!!
Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee
review species (as noted in the text above) to:
Guy McCaskie, Secretary, P.O. Box 275, Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275, E-
mail: guymcc@pacbell.net
Additionally, CBRC species AND birds of local or seasonal rarity should be
reported to the "North American Birds" (formerly "Field Notes") County
Coordinators. They are:
IMPERIAL COUNTY Guy McCaskie 954 Grove Avenue, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
E: guymcc@pacbell.net
INYO COUNTY Tom & Jo Heindel, P.O. Box 400, Big Pine CA 93513 E:
tjheindel@aol.com
KERN COUNTY John Wilson 1425 Alta Vista, Bakersfield CA 93305 E:
jcwilson@lightspeed.net
RIVERSIDE COUNTY John F. Green, 3120 Mount Vernon Ave., Riverside, CA
92507 E:bewickwren@earthlink.net
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Alexander E. Koonce, 1357 Paige Lane, Redlands, CA
92373 E: sandy_koonce@redlands.edu
************
There is an Inland Counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial) bird
report & discussion group. You can view messages at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inlandcountybirds/ If you need help
subscribing to inlandcountybirds, e-mail John Green at
bewickwren@earthlink.net
IMPORTANT: Sometimes rare birds that are found in Southeastern CA are not
reported to Inlandcountybirds. Sites and phone numbers where such reports
sometimes appear are marked with *** below. If you are headed to one of
those areas, be sure to check that site or phone number first, in addition
to this RBA.
Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, and rarely San Diego County reports
are posted on BIRDWEST. To subscribe, send a message to
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU with SUBSCRIBE BIRDWEST YOUR NAME in the
message (and your name = YOUR real name).
Orange County has an RBA update mailing list. To subscribe, write to
JWeintraub@Fullerton.edu
There is also an Orange County Listserv. Messages can be viewed there
at; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding
San Diego County has its own Listserv. You can view messages at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS ***
The San Diego phone RBA also posts reports to:
http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SanDiego.html ***
Sometimes Imperial County reports appear on these sources.Calbirds covers
all of California, but often has SoCal bird reports. To
subscribe, send a blank email to: calbirds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ***
Sightings in Inyo County and beyond are posted at
http://www.esaudubon.org/birds/
Some Kern County reports are posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kerncobirding
Messages to the birding listserve for the Pasadena area can be viewed at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PasadenaAudubon
Messages to the birding listserve for Los Angeles County can be viewed
at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds
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A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is
available at our phone RBA and information center and at the SBVAS
website: http://www.sbvas.org
Important Southern California Bird Alert and Wildlife Phone Numbers: Los
Angeles RBA (323) 874-1318 ***
Monterey Bay RBA (831)626-6605
Morro Bay RBA (805) 528-7182
Orange County RBA (949) 487-6869
San Diego RBA (619) 688-2473 ***
Santa Barbara RBA (805) 964-8240 (report to (805)-964-1316)
Southeastern CA Bird Alert (909) 793-5599
Southern California BIRDBOX (818) 952-5502 + 5 ***
CalTip (CA Fish & Game) (800) 952-5400 (to report wildlife violations)
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