RBA
* California
* Orange County
* March 21st, 2007
* CAOC0703.21
- Birds mentioned
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Varied Thrush
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Brewer's Sparrows
Common Merganser
Pygmy Nuthatch (possible)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Northern Waterthrush
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 21st, 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: Gretchen McCuasland, Donna Mason, Doug Willick, Jeff Arons, Loren
Hayes, Brian Daniels, Leo Ohsutki, Travis Cooper, Peyton Cook, Robert McNab.
Upper Newport Bay, Big Canyon: PLUMBEOUS VIREO and CASSIN'S VIREO on the
16th.
Huntington Central Park: VARIED THRUSH, BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER on the east
side on the 18th, and the continuing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on the 19th.
Orange/Olive crossing, Santa Ana River Bike Trail: continuing male AMERICAN
REDSTART on the 17th.
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery (off of Santiago Canyon Rd): a number of sparrow
species (including Lark Sparrow) and two BREWER'S SPARROWS on the 17th.
Mason Regional Park: on the 17th, a Black and White Warbler.
Forbes Road drainage below Crown Valley Parkway: 2 COMMON MERGANSERS
continued on the 17th.
There was also an unconfirmed report of a PYGMY NUTHATCH at Yosemite Park in
south County this week, as well as the continuing HERMIT WARBLER and
PLUMBEOUS VIREO there.
More information on the Nuthatch would be appreciated.
Also this week there were reports of EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE from an apparent
expanding population in Dana Point and one at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
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* California
* Orange County
* March 21st, 2007
* CAOC0703.21
- Birds mentioned
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Varied Thrush
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Brewer's Sparrows
Common Merganser
Pygmy Nuthatch (possible)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Northern Waterthrush
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California date: March 21st, 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: Gretchen McCuasland, Donna Mason, Doug Willick, Jeff Arons, Loren
Hayes, Brian Daniels, Leo Ohsutki, Travis Cooper, Peyton Cook, Robert McNab.
Upper Newport Bay, Big Canyon: PLUMBEOUS VIREO and CASSIN'S VIREO on the
16th.
Huntington Central Park: VARIED THRUSH, BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER on the east
side on the 18th, and the continuing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on the 19th.
Orange/Olive crossing, Santa Ana River Bike Trail: continuing male AMERICAN
REDSTART on the 17th.
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery (off of Santiago Canyon Rd): a number of sparrow
species (including Lark Sparrow) and two BREWER'S SPARROWS on the 17th.
Mason Regional Park: on the 17th, a Black and White Warbler.
Forbes Road drainage below Crown Valley Parkway: 2 COMMON MERGANSERS
continued on the 17th.
There was also an unconfirmed report of a PYGMY NUTHATCH at Yosemite Park in
south County this week, as well as the continuing HERMIT WARBLER and
PLUMBEOUS VIREO there.
More information on the Nuthatch would be appreciated.
Also this week there were reports of EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE from an apparent
expanding population in Dana Point and one at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
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