RBA
* California
* Orange County
* September 14th, 2005
* CAOC0509.14
- Birds mentioned
RED-FACED WABLER
Reddish Egret
Pectoral Sandpiper
Virginia Warbler
White-winged Dove
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blackpoll Warbler
Brewers Sparrow
Vermilion Flycatcher
Northern Waterthrush
Summer Tanager
American Redstart
Eurasian Collared Dove
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hotline: Orange County, California date: September 14th, 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: Robb Hamilton (Red-faced today!!!), Peyton Cook, Jim Lewis,
Marshall Iliff, Gary Meredith, Mabel Alazard, Diane Bonardo, Marian and
Steve Alter, Steve Smith, Carolyn Raynesford, Terry Hill, Dick Purvis, Brian
Daniels, Irene Horiuchi, Pat Cabe, Jim Roe,
Today, a County Record bird, A RED-FACED WARBLER, was seen by Robb
Hamilton at Canyon (Community) Park in Costa Mesa. A picture of it taken by
Peyton Cook is at: http://members.cox.net/orcorba/
The position of the park is at:
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:38.788&longitude=-117:56.456
Canyon Park, Costa Mesa Area
The Warbler was seen well by over 20 people today. It favors sycamores, has
gone up into the eucs in adjacent 19th St area, but comes back into the
park. Also went up to the neighboring residential area but comes back down
to the park. Does go into willows along the creek. To get there...going
west on 19th (from 55 Freeway)....watch for road construction....a few
miles... 1/4 mile from end of 19th at Talbert...make right on Whittier
Street, go north through residential area, short block...turn right on
Arbor...almost immediately on left is entrance into park, identified...take
road to parking lot at bottom of canyon, end of road...off to right is the
creek. Seen in trees along road as well, wanders around...active bird.
In same general area last Thursday was a 1st fall male ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK.
Huntington Central Park Birds:
Sunday: NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH calling from willows north side of lake north
of Park Bench Cafe.
Sunday: PECTORAL SANDPIPER east side between library and Cafe.
Monday: VIRGINIA'S WARBLR on east side (and Tuesday also). Also immature
female type VERMILION FLYCATCHER with yellow belly on east side of park.
Wednesday (today): immature AMERICAN REDSTART along ditch north of Island
Area.
Mason Regional Park:
Friday, adult male SUMMER TANAGER in riparian area.
Saturday and Sunday, immature/female type AMERICAN REDSTART in area north of
playground in riparian section.
Bolsa Chica Preserve:
Monday: two REDDISH EGRETS at the wooden bridge.
Tuesday: WHITE-WINGED DOVE off of Harriet Weider Park (south end).
Tuesday: 3 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES in Anaheim on wires at Wagner and Rio
Vista.
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary:
Wednesday (today): middle stream area in back, north corner, next to
sledded/flooded? area...BREWER'S SPARROW and first fall BLACKPOLL WARBLER.
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
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* California
* Orange County
* September 14th, 2005
* CAOC0509.14
- Birds mentioned
RED-FACED WABLER
Reddish Egret
Pectoral Sandpiper
Virginia Warbler
White-winged Dove
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blackpoll Warbler
Brewers Sparrow
Vermilion Flycatcher
Northern Waterthrush
Summer Tanager
American Redstart
Eurasian Collared Dove
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: September 14th, 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: Robb Hamilton (Red-faced today!!!), Peyton Cook, Jim Lewis,
Marshall Iliff, Gary Meredith, Mabel Alazard, Diane Bonardo, Marian and
Steve Alter, Steve Smith, Carolyn Raynesford, Terry Hill, Dick Purvis, Brian
Daniels, Irene Horiuchi, Pat Cabe, Jim Roe,
Today, a County Record bird, A RED-FACED WARBLER, was seen by Robb
Hamilton at Canyon (Community) Park in Costa Mesa. A picture of it taken by
Peyton Cook is at: http://members.cox.net/orcorba/
The position of the park is at:
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/map.html?latitude=33:38.788&longitude=-117:56.456
Canyon Park, Costa Mesa Area
The Warbler was seen well by over 20 people today. It favors sycamores, has
gone up into the eucs in adjacent 19th St area, but comes back into the
park. Also went up to the neighboring residential area but comes back down
to the park. Does go into willows along the creek. To get there...going
west on 19th (from 55 Freeway)....watch for road construction....a few
miles... 1/4 mile from end of 19th at Talbert...make right on Whittier
Street, go north through residential area, short block...turn right on
Arbor...almost immediately on left is entrance into park, identified...take
road to parking lot at bottom of canyon, end of road...off to right is the
creek. Seen in trees along road as well, wanders around...active bird.
In same general area last Thursday was a 1st fall male ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK.
Huntington Central Park Birds:
Sunday: NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH calling from willows north side of lake north
of Park Bench Cafe.
Sunday: PECTORAL SANDPIPER east side between library and Cafe.
Monday: VIRGINIA'S WARBLR on east side (and Tuesday also). Also immature
female type VERMILION FLYCATCHER with yellow belly on east side of park.
Wednesday (today): immature AMERICAN REDSTART along ditch north of Island
Area.
Mason Regional Park:
Friday, adult male SUMMER TANAGER in riparian area.
Saturday and Sunday, immature/female type AMERICAN REDSTART in area north of
playground in riparian section.
Bolsa Chica Preserve:
Monday: two REDDISH EGRETS at the wooden bridge.
Tuesday: WHITE-WINGED DOVE off of Harriet Weider Park (south end).
Tuesday: 3 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES in Anaheim on wires at Wagner and Rio
Vista.
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary:
Wednesday (today): middle stream area in back, north corner, next to
sledded/flooded? area...BREWER'S SPARROW and first fall BLACKPOLL WARBLER.
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
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