RBA
* California
* Orange County
* January 24th, 2007
* CAOC0701.24
- Birds mentioned
BROWN BOOBY
Vermilion Flycatcher
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rhinoceros Auklet
Brant
Reddish Egret
American Redstart
White-throated Swifts
Tennessee Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Black Oystercatcher
Lewis Woodpecker
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: January 24, 2007; 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/
Observers: Kaaren Perry, Doug Peltz, Debbie McGuire, Raul Roa, Al Borodayko,
Jim Roe, Jan Freedom, Joel Weintraub, Bob Allen, Doug Willick, Jim Pike.
Today at Arbor Park near Los Alamitos, an adult female VERMILION FLYCATCHER
was found.
On private property in Laguna Beach, a wintering BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK put
in another visit at a backyard feeder on Tuesday.
A RHINOCEROS AUKLET was found beached yesterday in Laguna Beach but did not
survive.
At Bolsa Chica Preserve last weekend 3 BRANT and two REDDISH EGRET were
seen.
At Huntington Central Park the continuing AMERICAN REDSTART was reported on
Monday just southeast of the Slater St parking lot.
Another wintering American Redstart continued along the bike trail near the
Orange/Olive RR tracks by the Santa Ana River last Saturday. Upstream
around the Santa Ana River Lakes, over 400 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS were
reported.
Last Saturday at Tri-City Park in Placentia, a TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen
feeding on the red-flowering eucs on the south side of the park.
Last Saturday on private property (see last week's RBA for directions), the
WORM-EATING WARBLER was refound.
The Pelagic Boat trip out of Dana Point Harbor found two BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS on the outside of the outer jetty, and an adult female BROWN
BOOBY about 1 hour into the voyage.
Two LEWIS' WOODPECKERS continue to show at the end of Black Star Canyon by
the forest gate.
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* California
* Orange County
* January 24th, 2007
* CAOC0701.24
- Birds mentioned
BROWN BOOBY
Vermilion Flycatcher
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rhinoceros Auklet
Brant
Reddish Egret
American Redstart
White-throated Swifts
Tennessee Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Black Oystercatcher
Lewis Woodpecker
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: January 24, 2007; 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/
Observers: Kaaren Perry, Doug Peltz, Debbie McGuire, Raul Roa, Al Borodayko,
Jim Roe, Jan Freedom, Joel Weintraub, Bob Allen, Doug Willick, Jim Pike.
Today at Arbor Park near Los Alamitos, an adult female VERMILION FLYCATCHER
was found.
On private property in Laguna Beach, a wintering BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK put
in another visit at a backyard feeder on Tuesday.
A RHINOCEROS AUKLET was found beached yesterday in Laguna Beach but did not
survive.
At Bolsa Chica Preserve last weekend 3 BRANT and two REDDISH EGRET were
seen.
At Huntington Central Park the continuing AMERICAN REDSTART was reported on
Monday just southeast of the Slater St parking lot.
Another wintering American Redstart continued along the bike trail near the
Orange/Olive RR tracks by the Santa Ana River last Saturday. Upstream
around the Santa Ana River Lakes, over 400 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS were
reported.
Last Saturday at Tri-City Park in Placentia, a TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen
feeding on the red-flowering eucs on the south side of the park.
Last Saturday on private property (see last week's RBA for directions), the
WORM-EATING WARBLER was refound.
The Pelagic Boat trip out of Dana Point Harbor found two BLACK
OYSTERCATCHERS on the outside of the outer jetty, and an adult female BROWN
BOOBY about 1 hour into the voyage.
Two LEWIS' WOODPECKERS continue to show at the end of Black Star Canyon by
the forest gate.
-End Transcript