RBA
* California
* Orange County
* December 27th, 2006
* CAOC0612.27
- Birds mentioned
Vermilion Flycatcher
Red-throated Pipit
Phainopepla
Reddish Egret
Clay-colored Sparrow
Hooded Warbler
Kumlien's Gull
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
Hooded Merganser
Lewis Woodpecker
Plumbeous Vireo
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: December 27th, 2006; 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 (when
submitted) 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/
****Christmas Bird Count this SUNDAY: Coastal Count. It's not too late to
help out. Go to the Sea and Sage Audubon website to find out information on
this count.
Observers: Trude Hurd, Rick Shearer, Aaron Simon, Doug Willick, Lucy Lee,
Tom Benson, Leigh Johnson, Matt Brady, Ryan Terrill, Mary Chambers, Oscar
Johnson, Vic Leipzig, Terry Hill, Jim Pike, Laura and Jim Wantz, Jay and
Marquita Miller
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary: Adult male VERMILION FLYCATCHER last
reported on 12/19, the juvenile on 12/20. The RED-THROATED PIPIT last
reported on 12/20. There was a female PHAINOPEPLA at the Sanctuary on the
22nd. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued also at the back side of Pond C along
the fence (last seen on Tuesday).
Bolsa Chica Preserve: two REDDISH EGRETS last Friday.
Forbes Road below Crown Valley Parkway: On Tuesday, 7 HOODED MERGANSERS were
observed. These are very skittish so be careful with your movements.
Gull flock north of Lincoln: Saturday at least 2 first year THAYER'S GULLs
in the group.
HOODED WARBLER last reported at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo on Tuesday.
One group birding there last ........ did not have the bird but did have a
Clay-colored Sparrow there.
LEWIS WOODPECKERs, two, last Tuesday at the end of Black Star Canyon Road.
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD female refound last Friday at the Mission Viejo
Golf Course location.
Doheny State Beach: another KUMLIEN'S GULL reported at the lagoon at Doheny
last Tuesday.
Laguna Niguel Regional Park: PLUMBEOUS VIREO near the entrance (make 1st
left) in Alders before crossing the Creek.
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD directions. Northeast edge of Mission Viejo Golf
Course. Take Oso Parkway east off I-5, turn left (north) on Marguerite
Parkway, then a quick left on Via Angelina, where you park at the end of the
street. The bird frequents the red-flowering eucs at the street-end and
likes to roost in the Brazilian pepper at the end of the chain-link fence
along the creek. The bird is more often heard than seen, so for the
unfamiliar, check all 'Ruby-crowned Kinglet' calls.
-End Transcript
* California
* Orange County
* December 27th, 2006
* CAOC0612.27
- Birds mentioned
Vermilion Flycatcher
Red-throated Pipit
Phainopepla
Reddish Egret
Clay-colored Sparrow
Hooded Warbler
Kumlien's Gull
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
Hooded Merganser
Lewis Woodpecker
Plumbeous Vireo
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: December 27th, 2006; 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 (when
submitted) 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/
****Christmas Bird Count this SUNDAY: Coastal Count. It's not too late to
help out. Go to the Sea and Sage Audubon website to find out information on
this count.
Observers: Trude Hurd, Rick Shearer, Aaron Simon, Doug Willick, Lucy Lee,
Tom Benson, Leigh Johnson, Matt Brady, Ryan Terrill, Mary Chambers, Oscar
Johnson, Vic Leipzig, Terry Hill, Jim Pike, Laura and Jim Wantz, Jay and
Marquita Miller
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary: Adult male VERMILION FLYCATCHER last
reported on 12/19, the juvenile on 12/20. The RED-THROATED PIPIT last
reported on 12/20. There was a female PHAINOPEPLA at the Sanctuary on the
22nd. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued also at the back side of Pond C along
the fence (last seen on Tuesday).
Bolsa Chica Preserve: two REDDISH EGRETS last Friday.
Forbes Road below Crown Valley Parkway: On Tuesday, 7 HOODED MERGANSERS were
observed. These are very skittish so be careful with your movements.
Gull flock north of Lincoln: Saturday at least 2 first year THAYER'S GULLs
in the group.
HOODED WARBLER last reported at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo on Tuesday.
One group birding there last ........ did not have the bird but did have a
Clay-colored Sparrow there.
LEWIS WOODPECKERs, two, last Tuesday at the end of Black Star Canyon Road.
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD female refound last Friday at the Mission Viejo
Golf Course location.
Doheny State Beach: another KUMLIEN'S GULL reported at the lagoon at Doheny
last Tuesday.
Laguna Niguel Regional Park: PLUMBEOUS VIREO near the entrance (make 1st
left) in Alders before crossing the Creek.
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD directions. Northeast edge of Mission Viejo Golf
Course. Take Oso Parkway east off I-5, turn left (north) on Marguerite
Parkway, then a quick left on Via Angelina, where you park at the end of the
street. The bird frequents the red-flowering eucs at the street-end and
likes to roost in the Brazilian pepper at the end of the chain-link fence
along the creek. The bird is more often heard than seen, so for the
unfamiliar, check all 'Ruby-crowned Kinglet' calls.
-End Transcript