RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* February 7, 2007
* CASE0702.07
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Green Heron
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Zone-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Greater Roadrunner
Great Horned Owl
Gray Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pinyon Jay
Brown Creeper
Mountain Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Lincoln's Sparrow
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A Sierra Club walk around Lake Gregory in Crestline on Feb. 3 found a
GREATER ROADRUNNER, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, and a BALD EAGLE. The
roadrunner was near the 7-11, and the eagle was perched across lake drive
and the dam north of the lake, and was later seen soaring over the lake.
The roadrunner and mockingbird were both unusual for the area.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Fromm Prado Park there was a report on Feb. 1 of a pale-breasted VERMILION
FLYCATCHER, as well as GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TOSS’S GEESE, SNOW
GEESE, 2 HORNED GREVE, about 20 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, 2 GREEN HERON,
and a single BONAPARTE’S GULL.
Black Rock Canyon in Joshua Tree National Park had a flock of PINYON JAYS
on Feb. 4.
Many people are still reporting a BLACK-HEADED GULL at the north end of
the Salton Sea. The bird was last reported in the Whitewater Delta area on
Feb. 4. If you plan on birding the area, please note that the birding area
is on private property, but they are willing to admit birders if you call
in advance. The number to call is 760-578-6574. Other birds seen in this
area were a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a THAYER’S GULL, and a GLAUCOUS-
WINGED GULL.
Two RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were found at Salt Creek on Feb. 3.
Rancho Jurupa Park in the Rubidoux area had a small flock of MOUNTAIN
BLUEBIRD on Feb. 3.
The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center reported on its February birdwalk.
Species seen included MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD and LINCOLN’S SPARROW.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
At Willey Reservoir on Feb. 4, the continuing HORNED GREBE was again seen,
as well as a RED-THROATED LOON. There was a report of 22 YELLOW-FOOTED
GULLS at Red Hill, and another at Obsidian Butte. A BROWN CREEPER was seen
at the refuge headquarters in the mesquites in the center of the loop
parking lot on Feb. 4. The continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER was seen at Cattle
Call Park in Brawley on Feb. 2. As many as seven WESTERN BLUEBIRDS were
also seen in the park. 370 SANDHILL CRANE were seen just west of the
McConnell ponds. The ponds are SE of Brawley on McConnell Rd. about a mile
south of Keystone Rd. 148 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD were seen just north of
Imperial on Harris Rd. between Hwy 86 and Austin Rd. A GREAT HORNED OWL
and other raptors can often be found in the large eucalyptus trees that
run for about half a mile north from Harris Rd.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was seen at the intersection of West H and Sycamore St.
in the big tree at the SW corner. The bird was seen on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.
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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
* February 7, 2007
* CASE0702.07
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Green Heron
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Zone-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Greater Roadrunner
Great Horned Owl
Gray Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pinyon Jay
Brown Creeper
Mountain Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Lincoln's Sparrow
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A Sierra Club walk around Lake Gregory in Crestline on Feb. 3 found a
GREATER ROADRUNNER, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, and a BALD EAGLE. The
roadrunner was near the 7-11, and the eagle was perched across lake drive
and the dam north of the lake, and was later seen soaring over the lake.
The roadrunner and mockingbird were both unusual for the area.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Fromm Prado Park there was a report on Feb. 1 of a pale-breasted VERMILION
FLYCATCHER, as well as GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TOSS’S GEESE, SNOW
GEESE, 2 HORNED GREVE, about 20 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, 2 GREEN HERON,
and a single BONAPARTE’S GULL.
Black Rock Canyon in Joshua Tree National Park had a flock of PINYON JAYS
on Feb. 4.
Many people are still reporting a BLACK-HEADED GULL at the north end of
the Salton Sea. The bird was last reported in the Whitewater Delta area on
Feb. 4. If you plan on birding the area, please note that the birding area
is on private property, but they are willing to admit birders if you call
in advance. The number to call is 760-578-6574. Other birds seen in this
area were a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a THAYER’S GULL, and a GLAUCOUS-
WINGED GULL.
Two RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were found at Salt Creek on Feb. 3.
Rancho Jurupa Park in the Rubidoux area had a small flock of MOUNTAIN
BLUEBIRD on Feb. 3.
The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center reported on its February birdwalk.
Species seen included MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD and LINCOLN’S SPARROW.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
At Willey Reservoir on Feb. 4, the continuing HORNED GREBE was again seen,
as well as a RED-THROATED LOON. There was a report of 22 YELLOW-FOOTED
GULLS at Red Hill, and another at Obsidian Butte. A BROWN CREEPER was seen
at the refuge headquarters in the mesquites in the center of the loop
parking lot on Feb. 4. The continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER was seen at Cattle
Call Park in Brawley on Feb. 2. As many as seven WESTERN BLUEBIRDS were
also seen in the park. 370 SANDHILL CRANE were seen just west of the
McConnell ponds. The ponds are SE of Brawley on McConnell Rd. about a mile
south of Keystone Rd. 148 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD were seen just north of
Imperial on Harris Rd. between Hwy 86 and Austin Rd. A GREAT HORNED OWL
and other raptors can often be found in the large eucalyptus trees that
run for about half a mile north from Harris Rd.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was seen at the intersection of West H and Sycamore St.
in the big tree at the SW corner. The bird was seen on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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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