RBA
* California
* Orange County
* March 14th, 2007
* CAOC0703.14
- Birds mentioned
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Eurasian Wigeon
American Redstart
Swamp Sparrow
Hermit Warbler
Mute Swan
Northern Waterthrush
Swainsons Hawk
Merlin
Plumbeous Vireo
Worm-eating Warbler
Varied Thrush
Lewis Woodpecker
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 14th, 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: Julie Grayson (?), Mathew Jones, Rick Shearer, Aron Simons,
Peyton Cook, Paul Klahr, Gary Meredith, Robert McNab, Al Borodayko, Leigh
Johnson, Bob Kaufman, John Garrett, Lucy Lee, Dick Purvis.
Huntington Central Park: Last Thursday a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH put in an
appearance below the Slater Street parking area, and a VARIED THRUSH
continued on the east side.
MUTE SWANS, a pair of them, were first reported in San Diego Creek on Friday
by San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, then moved down to Upper Newport Bay over
the weekend.
Tewinkle Park: Last weekend a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS, a EURASIAN WIGEON,
and the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER were seen by many.
COMMON MERGANSERS (2) were found on Tuesday along the Forbes Road drainage
below Crown Valley Parkway.
Yosemite Park, Laguna Niguel: today, the adult male HERMIT WARBLER
continued, as well as a PLUMBEOUS VIREO.
Laguna Niguel Regional Park: today, the AMERICAN REDSTART and SWAMP SPARROW
were refound.
O'Neill Regional Park: one LEWIS WOODPECKER was seen near the grassy picnic
area to the right of the entrance gate.
Aliso & Woods Canyon Regional Park: on Tuesday a SWAINSON'S HAWK and a
MERLIN were seen.
Last Saturday at UCI the WORM-EATING WARBLER was refound, calling, on
private property.
Last Wednesday at the Orange-Olive crossing by the Santa Ana River the
continuing AMERICAN REDSTART was refound along the bike trail
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* California
* Orange County
* March 14th, 2007
* CAOC0703.14
- Birds mentioned
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Eurasian Wigeon
American Redstart
Swamp Sparrow
Hermit Warbler
Mute Swan
Northern Waterthrush
Swainsons Hawk
Merlin
Plumbeous Vireo
Worm-eating Warbler
Varied Thrush
Lewis Woodpecker
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 14th, 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: Julie Grayson (?), Mathew Jones, Rick Shearer, Aron Simons,
Peyton Cook, Paul Klahr, Gary Meredith, Robert McNab, Al Borodayko, Leigh
Johnson, Bob Kaufman, John Garrett, Lucy Lee, Dick Purvis.
Huntington Central Park: Last Thursday a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH put in an
appearance below the Slater Street parking area, and a VARIED THRUSH
continued on the east side.
MUTE SWANS, a pair of them, were first reported in San Diego Creek on Friday
by San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, then moved down to Upper Newport Bay over
the weekend.
Tewinkle Park: Last weekend a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS, a EURASIAN WIGEON,
and the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER were seen by many.
COMMON MERGANSERS (2) were found on Tuesday along the Forbes Road drainage
below Crown Valley Parkway.
Yosemite Park, Laguna Niguel: today, the adult male HERMIT WARBLER
continued, as well as a PLUMBEOUS VIREO.
Laguna Niguel Regional Park: today, the AMERICAN REDSTART and SWAMP SPARROW
were refound.
O'Neill Regional Park: one LEWIS WOODPECKER was seen near the grassy picnic
area to the right of the entrance gate.
Aliso & Woods Canyon Regional Park: on Tuesday a SWAINSON'S HAWK and a
MERLIN were seen.
Last Saturday at UCI the WORM-EATING WARBLER was refound, calling, on
private property.
Last Wednesday at the Orange-Olive crossing by the Santa Ana River the
continuing AMERICAN REDSTART was refound along the bike trail
-End Transcript