RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* January 24, 2007
* CASE2401.07
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Tri-colored Heron
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
TRUMPETER SWAN
Tundra Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Wood Duck
Redhead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
White-tailed Kite
Feggurinous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Pacific Golden-plover
Mountain Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Little Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
Thayer's Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Inca Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Gila Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Gray Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Mountain Bluebird
SPRAGUE’S PIPIT
American Redstart
Large-billed Savannah Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
"Sooty" Fox Sparrow
Red Crossbill
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
January 22, 3 BLACK-NECKED STILT and a REDHEAD were seen in a seen in a
small pond about 2/10ths of a mile west of Tippecanoe and just south of
Orange Show Rd. in San Bernardino. The WOOD DUCKS continue at the
southwest ponds at the Loma Linda VA hospital.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Reports from Blythe this week included 7 female type HOODED MERGANSER and
2 males at the old sewage ponds and 9 swans, thought to be a group of at
least one TRUMPETER SWAN and the rest TUNDRA SWANS.
From Idyllwild, there was a report of a male RED CROSSBILL flying over the
243 pullout just north of Saunders Meadow on Jan. 19.
From Mt. Rubidoux, there was a report of two PEREGRINE FALCON circling
above the residences just east of the mountain, then flying toward the
91/215 interchange on Jan. 20.
The continuing BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen several times this week. On Jan.
20, it was seen in the large gull flock near the mouth of the Whitewater
River at sunrise. On Jan 21 and 22, it was reported at the Kent Fish Farm
located on the northbound side of Hwy 86 just south of the Arco center
intersection. Birders visiting the fish farm may ask permission to scope
the bird from the office complex. The manager’s name is Wayne.
Fairmount Park had a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER on Jan. 21.
San Jacinto Valley highlights from Jan. 23 included 9 MOUNTAIN PLOVER on
the south shore of Mystic Lake, the continuing EASTERN PHOEBE at Marsh A
of the SJWA, a dark FERRUGINOUS HAWK on the poles at the base of the hills
south of Alessandro near Davis. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS are still plentiful
along the fences south of Mystic Lake, and on the lake, there were 45
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and more than a hundred AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN.
Jan. 17, a GOLDEN EAGLE was seen perched in a dead Eucalyptus in a private
yard in the Menifee area.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Jan. 17, 50 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD were seen at the SE corner of Hwy 111 and
Sinclair. The continuing HARRIS’S SPARROW was spotted at the abandoned
property at the SW corner of Eddins and Sperry. Two RUDDY GROUND-DOVE and
many INCA DOVE were seen there as well. A single female AMERICAN REDSTART
was seen at the Wister Unit. The continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER was seen at
Cattle Call Park in Brawley, and a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was near the horse
stables. At the west side of Kornbloom Rd., between Bowles and Young, the
continuing LITTLE GULL was again seen, and a “Sooty” FOX SPARROW was at
the Refuge Headquarters. At Lack and Lindsay, there was a YELLOW-FOOTED
GULL with LAUGHING GULL, as well as a LARGE-BILLED SAVANNAH SPARROW.
Also on Jan. 17, other birders reported the LITTLE GULL in the same area,
and also saw a THAYER’S GULL in the same location. There was also a report
of a PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER and a second year YELLOW-FOOTED GULL at Red
Hill Marina. Many MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were seen in the burned field east of
the 111 at Wilkinson Rd.
Two ROSEATE SPOONBILL were seen on jan. 20 east of Brawley at the
intersection of Farr and Hastain Rds. They were on the edge of an
irrigation ditch.
Jan. 21, the continuing ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was again seen at Fig Lagoon,
and a second ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was also possibly seen. The second hawk
needs confirmation. RUDDY GROUND-DOVE were seen at Sperry and Eddins on
Jan. 21 also, as was a SPRAGUE’S PIPIT in a field at Sinclair and 111
Jan. 22, there was a report of a WHITE-TAILED KITE, some PEREGRINE
FALCONS, a PRAIRIE FALCON and a FERRUGINOUS HAWK in the Imperial Valley
area.
Jan. 22, a report was posted of an unusual bird near Calexico in a field
on the north side of route 98 between Rockwood Rd. on the west and Corda
Rd. on the east. Birders filing the report felt it was a TRICOLORED HERON,
but are asking for additional confirmation.
A male GILA WOODPECKER was seen off Imperial Rd. near the Arizona border
on Jan. 19.
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That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
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)
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* California
* Southeastern
* January 24, 2007
* CASE2401.07
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Tri-colored Heron
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
TRUMPETER SWAN
Tundra Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Wood Duck
Redhead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
White-tailed Kite
Feggurinous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Pacific Golden-plover
Mountain Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Little Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
Thayer's Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Inca Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Gila Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Gray Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Mountain Bluebird
SPRAGUE’S PIPIT
American Redstart
Large-billed Savannah Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
"Sooty" Fox Sparrow
Red Crossbill
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
January 22, 3 BLACK-NECKED STILT and a REDHEAD were seen in a seen in a
small pond about 2/10ths of a mile west of Tippecanoe and just south of
Orange Show Rd. in San Bernardino. The WOOD DUCKS continue at the
southwest ponds at the Loma Linda VA hospital.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Reports from Blythe this week included 7 female type HOODED MERGANSER and
2 males at the old sewage ponds and 9 swans, thought to be a group of at
least one TRUMPETER SWAN and the rest TUNDRA SWANS.
From Idyllwild, there was a report of a male RED CROSSBILL flying over the
243 pullout just north of Saunders Meadow on Jan. 19.
From Mt. Rubidoux, there was a report of two PEREGRINE FALCON circling
above the residences just east of the mountain, then flying toward the
91/215 interchange on Jan. 20.
The continuing BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen several times this week. On Jan.
20, it was seen in the large gull flock near the mouth of the Whitewater
River at sunrise. On Jan 21 and 22, it was reported at the Kent Fish Farm
located on the northbound side of Hwy 86 just south of the Arco center
intersection. Birders visiting the fish farm may ask permission to scope
the bird from the office complex. The manager’s name is Wayne.
Fairmount Park had a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER on Jan. 21.
San Jacinto Valley highlights from Jan. 23 included 9 MOUNTAIN PLOVER on
the south shore of Mystic Lake, the continuing EASTERN PHOEBE at Marsh A
of the SJWA, a dark FERRUGINOUS HAWK on the poles at the base of the hills
south of Alessandro near Davis. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS are still plentiful
along the fences south of Mystic Lake, and on the lake, there were 45
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and more than a hundred AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN.
Jan. 17, a GOLDEN EAGLE was seen perched in a dead Eucalyptus in a private
yard in the Menifee area.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Jan. 17, 50 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD were seen at the SE corner of Hwy 111 and
Sinclair. The continuing HARRIS’S SPARROW was spotted at the abandoned
property at the SW corner of Eddins and Sperry. Two RUDDY GROUND-DOVE and
many INCA DOVE were seen there as well. A single female AMERICAN REDSTART
was seen at the Wister Unit. The continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER was seen at
Cattle Call Park in Brawley, and a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was near the horse
stables. At the west side of Kornbloom Rd., between Bowles and Young, the
continuing LITTLE GULL was again seen, and a “Sooty” FOX SPARROW was at
the Refuge Headquarters. At Lack and Lindsay, there was a YELLOW-FOOTED
GULL with LAUGHING GULL, as well as a LARGE-BILLED SAVANNAH SPARROW.
Also on Jan. 17, other birders reported the LITTLE GULL in the same area,
and also saw a THAYER’S GULL in the same location. There was also a report
of a PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER and a second year YELLOW-FOOTED GULL at Red
Hill Marina. Many MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were seen in the burned field east of
the 111 at Wilkinson Rd.
Two ROSEATE SPOONBILL were seen on jan. 20 east of Brawley at the
intersection of Farr and Hastain Rds. They were on the edge of an
irrigation ditch.
Jan. 21, the continuing ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was again seen at Fig Lagoon,
and a second ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was also possibly seen. The second hawk
needs confirmation. RUDDY GROUND-DOVE were seen at Sperry and Eddins on
Jan. 21 also, as was a SPRAGUE’S PIPIT in a field at Sinclair and 111
Jan. 22, there was a report of a WHITE-TAILED KITE, some PEREGRINE
FALCONS, a PRAIRIE FALCON and a FERRUGINOUS HAWK in the Imperial Valley
area.
Jan. 22, a report was posted of an unusual bird near Calexico in a field
on the north side of route 98 between Rockwood Rd. on the west and Corda
Rd. on the east. Birders filing the report felt it was a TRICOLORED HERON,
but are asking for additional confirmation.
A male GILA WOODPECKER was seen off Imperial Rd. near the Arizona border
on Jan. 19.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
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)
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