RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* March 22, 2007
* CASE0703.22
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Names in the report are generally
those of the reporting party and not necessarily the person claiming the
first sighting.
Birds mentioned
Blue-winged Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Harlan's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Clapper Rail
Mountain Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Thayer's Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Gray Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Bank Swallow
American Robin
Lucy's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Slate-colored Junco
Hooded Oriole
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Sandy Koonce reported from Ford Park in Redlands on Mar. 17, where he
noted the continuing SLATE-COLORED JUNCO as well as one singing LARK
SPARROW and several CHIPPING SPARROWS.
Tom Benson reported a female VERMILION FLYCATCHER on the athletic fields
at Cal State San Bernardino on March. 17. There were also good numbers of
LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH in or near the pines around the athletic fields.
Lidia Seebeck also reported the LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH at the university as
well as a pair of AMERICAN ROBIN.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Roger Higson reported from Blythe. At the sewage plant he found 2 BELL’S
VIREO, BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, 6 or 7 singing LUCY’S WARBLERS, a BANK
SWALLOW and 11 COMMON GOLDENEYE. A HARLAN’S HAWK is still in the NW area
of the valley, a dark phase SWAINSON’S HAWK and a dark phase FERRUGINOUS
HAWK were near Cibola. These sighting were on Mar. 18. On Mar. 21, Roger
also reported a RING-BILLED GULL and 2 FRANKLIN’S GULLS at the fish farm.
He also saw 11 STILT SANDPIPERS, and a BANK SWALLOW at the ponds, and 2
HOODED ORIOLES at the feeders in his yard.
Andrew Howe reported a female COMMON GOLDENEYE along Riverwalk Parkway at
the entrance to La Sierra University on Mar. 20. The bird was in the pond
right below the LSU sign. Andrew felt this may be the first Goldeneye to
be recorded on the campus for some time.
Adam Timura reported a LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH feeding in his yard in the
Riverside area last week.
Paul Jorgenson sent an alert to Riverside birders to watch for the many
SWAINSON’S HAWKS seen heading north from the Borrego Valley hawkwatch
site. On Mar. 20 he reported seeing 1365 Swainson’s.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Beth Boeckel posted a report of the continuing ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at Fig
Lagoon, and the continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park. Both
reports were from Mar. 17.
Henry Detwiler sent in a report from the Salton Sea on Mar. 20. Sighting
included BLUE-WINGED TEAL at lack and Lindsey, a FRANKLIN’S GULL along
Shrimpf Rd., the continuing male SURF SCOTER at the end of Young Rd., a
continuing male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Willey Reservoir, and a calling
male RUDDY GROUND-DOVE at Eddins and Sperry. He also reported good looks
at a CASSIN’S VIREO at Paso Picacho Campground in the Laguna Mountains.
Steve Tucker posted a report from the Imperial Valley from Mar. 19 to Mar.
21. Sightings included a MOUNTAIN PLOVER in flight, 2 male SURF SCOTER,
one sleeping on the road north of lack and Lindsay, 2 YELLOW-FOOTED GULLS
at Poe Rd. and 2 more at Obsidian Butte, 2 LAUGHING GULL at Obsidian
Butte, 1 THAYER’S GULL at Obsidian Butte, 10 RUDDY TURNSTONE at Obsidian
Butte, and 2 GULL-BILLED TERN flying over the end of Garst Rd. He also
reported hundreds of YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS flying over, a MERLIN and a
PEREGRINE FALCON at Ramer Lake, and 5 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Lack and
Lindsay, and he heard CLAPPER RAIL at Fig Lagoon.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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)
* California
* Southeastern
* March 22, 2007
* CASE0703.22
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Names in the report are generally
those of the reporting party and not necessarily the person claiming the
first sighting.
Birds mentioned
Blue-winged Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Harlan's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Clapper Rail
Mountain Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Thayer's Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Gray Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Bank Swallow
American Robin
Lucy's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Slate-colored Junco
Hooded Oriole
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Sandy Koonce reported from Ford Park in Redlands on Mar. 17, where he
noted the continuing SLATE-COLORED JUNCO as well as one singing LARK
SPARROW and several CHIPPING SPARROWS.
Tom Benson reported a female VERMILION FLYCATCHER on the athletic fields
at Cal State San Bernardino on March. 17. There were also good numbers of
LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH in or near the pines around the athletic fields.
Lidia Seebeck also reported the LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH at the university as
well as a pair of AMERICAN ROBIN.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Roger Higson reported from Blythe. At the sewage plant he found 2 BELL’S
VIREO, BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, 6 or 7 singing LUCY’S WARBLERS, a BANK
SWALLOW and 11 COMMON GOLDENEYE. A HARLAN’S HAWK is still in the NW area
of the valley, a dark phase SWAINSON’S HAWK and a dark phase FERRUGINOUS
HAWK were near Cibola. These sighting were on Mar. 18. On Mar. 21, Roger
also reported a RING-BILLED GULL and 2 FRANKLIN’S GULLS at the fish farm.
He also saw 11 STILT SANDPIPERS, and a BANK SWALLOW at the ponds, and 2
HOODED ORIOLES at the feeders in his yard.
Andrew Howe reported a female COMMON GOLDENEYE along Riverwalk Parkway at
the entrance to La Sierra University on Mar. 20. The bird was in the pond
right below the LSU sign. Andrew felt this may be the first Goldeneye to
be recorded on the campus for some time.
Adam Timura reported a LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH feeding in his yard in the
Riverside area last week.
Paul Jorgenson sent an alert to Riverside birders to watch for the many
SWAINSON’S HAWKS seen heading north from the Borrego Valley hawkwatch
site. On Mar. 20 he reported seeing 1365 Swainson’s.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Beth Boeckel posted a report of the continuing ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at Fig
Lagoon, and the continuing GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park. Both
reports were from Mar. 17.
Henry Detwiler sent in a report from the Salton Sea on Mar. 20. Sighting
included BLUE-WINGED TEAL at lack and Lindsey, a FRANKLIN’S GULL along
Shrimpf Rd., the continuing male SURF SCOTER at the end of Young Rd., a
continuing male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Willey Reservoir, and a calling
male RUDDY GROUND-DOVE at Eddins and Sperry. He also reported good looks
at a CASSIN’S VIREO at Paso Picacho Campground in the Laguna Mountains.
Steve Tucker posted a report from the Imperial Valley from Mar. 19 to Mar.
21. Sightings included a MOUNTAIN PLOVER in flight, 2 male SURF SCOTER,
one sleeping on the road north of lack and Lindsay, 2 YELLOW-FOOTED GULLS
at Poe Rd. and 2 more at Obsidian Butte, 2 LAUGHING GULL at Obsidian
Butte, 1 THAYER’S GULL at Obsidian Butte, 10 RUDDY TURNSTONE at Obsidian
Butte, and 2 GULL-BILLED TERN flying over the end of Garst Rd. He also
reported hundreds of YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS flying over, a MERLIN and a
PEREGRINE FALCON at Ramer Lake, and 5 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Lack and
Lindsay, and he heard CLAPPER RAIL at Fig Lagoon.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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)