RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* March 28, 2007
* CASE0703.28
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
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Greater White-fronted Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Northern Harrier
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Stilt Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Laughing Gull
Heerman's Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Rufous Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Western Scrub Jay
Horned Lark
Juniper Titmouse
Bendire's Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrahser
Sage Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Matthew Baker reported a flock of 50+ LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH just north of I-
10 on New York St. in Redlands on Mar. 22.
Tom Benson reported both a male and a female VERMILION FLYCATCHER in the
northeast corner of the athletic fields near the tennis courts at Cal
State San Bernardino on Mar. 25. He also found LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH and a
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was singing opposite the southeast corner of the
athletic fields.
Sandy Koonce had a singing CASSIN’S VIREO at his house on Mar. 25.
Steve Sosensky reported from the East Mojave Preserve for a group of
birders on March 25. Birds sighted included CRISSAL THRASHER, LE CONTE’S
THRASHER, SAGE THRASHER, and BENDIRE’S THRASHER. At Mid Hills Campground
they spotted the Woodhouse’s race of WESTERN SCRUB JAY and JUNIPER
TITMOUSE. Along Black Canyon Rd. going to Cedar Canyon Rd. they saw an
adult GOLDEN EAGLE soaring. A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Zzyzyx.
Mar. 24, Peter Robertshaw reported a female COMMON GOLDENEYE at Lake
Gregory near the outflow.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Lidia Seebeck reported what she believes was a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in her
yard in the Riverside area on Mar. 25. This bird still needs confirmation.
She also reported a WHITE-TAILED KITE in the Tesquesquite area on Mar. 25,
and believes she may have seen a male VERMILION FLYCATCHER crossing the 91
freeway heading east just before La Sierra. This bird also needs
confirmation.
Roger Higson reported from Blythe on March 25. Birds sighted included
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, SORA, CLAPPER RAIL, LEAST BITTERN, NORTHERN HARRIERS,
COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECKED DUCK, COMMON MERGANSER, and a GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW.
Dave Goodward sent in a report from Mystic Lake on Mar. 24. His sightings
included PEREGRINE FALCON, FERRUGINOUS HAWK, hundreds of WHITE-FACED IBIS,
52 LONG-BILLED CURLEW, and 9 WHIMBREL.
Jim Pike forwarded a report of a possible male VERMILION FLYCATCHER on the
Green River Golf Course. He also observed a male ACORN WOODPECKER at Prado
Regional Park, which he thought unusual since the nearest oaks are
probably several miles away.
Sandy Swan reported a VIRGINIA RAIL in a pond at the north end of the
Living Desert, next to the coyote enclosure.
Ed Elmendorf reported a VERMILION FLYCATCHER in the Rancho Jurupa Park
area of Riverside on Mar. 24. The bird was on the east side of the
entrance road near the first intersection within the park.
Eric Hough, an Arizona birder, sent in an extensive list of sightings in
the northern Salton Sea area. Birds seen included BLUE-WING TEAL at the
mouth of Salt Creek, and two HORNED LARK in the Salt Creek area. Birds
were reported on Mar. 27.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Larry Harms phoned in an inquiry regarding his sighting of a LITTLE BLUE
HERON in the Salto Sea area on March 13. He has asked that birders confirm
his sighting.
Steven Tucker filed a report from the Salton Sea on March 25. Sightings
included RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER at Brawley Cemetery, LUCY’S WARBLER at Cattle Call Park in the
Mesquite on the right side near the entrance, LAUGHING GULL, HEERMAN’S
GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at the Sonny Bono
NWR HQs in the Rock Hill area, and STILT SANDPIPER and NASHVILLE WARBLER
on the west end of Hazard Rd. He also reported that CLAPPER RAIL has been
easy to hear at the end of Vendel Rd. Steven also reported a FRANKLIN’S
GULL in alternate plumage on March 23 on the south end of the sea on
private property, 2 LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH and a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
on Vendel Rd. on March. 22. He also mentioned there were some LARK
SPARROWS in the area.
Eric Hough, the Arizona birder, spotted 2 RING-NECKED PHEASANT along
Sinclair Rd. and a SORA at the Wister unit.
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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
* March 28, 2007
* CASE0703.28
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
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Greater White-fronted Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Northern Harrier
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Stilt Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Laughing Gull
Heerman's Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Rufous Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Western Scrub Jay
Horned Lark
Juniper Titmouse
Bendire's Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrahser
Sage Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Matthew Baker reported a flock of 50+ LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH just north of I-
10 on New York St. in Redlands on Mar. 22.
Tom Benson reported both a male and a female VERMILION FLYCATCHER in the
northeast corner of the athletic fields near the tennis courts at Cal
State San Bernardino on Mar. 25. He also found LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH and a
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was singing opposite the southeast corner of the
athletic fields.
Sandy Koonce had a singing CASSIN’S VIREO at his house on Mar. 25.
Steve Sosensky reported from the East Mojave Preserve for a group of
birders on March 25. Birds sighted included CRISSAL THRASHER, LE CONTE’S
THRASHER, SAGE THRASHER, and BENDIRE’S THRASHER. At Mid Hills Campground
they spotted the Woodhouse’s race of WESTERN SCRUB JAY and JUNIPER
TITMOUSE. Along Black Canyon Rd. going to Cedar Canyon Rd. they saw an
adult GOLDEN EAGLE soaring. A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Zzyzyx.
Mar. 24, Peter Robertshaw reported a female COMMON GOLDENEYE at Lake
Gregory near the outflow.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Lidia Seebeck reported what she believes was a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in her
yard in the Riverside area on Mar. 25. This bird still needs confirmation.
She also reported a WHITE-TAILED KITE in the Tesquesquite area on Mar. 25,
and believes she may have seen a male VERMILION FLYCATCHER crossing the 91
freeway heading east just before La Sierra. This bird also needs
confirmation.
Roger Higson reported from Blythe on March 25. Birds sighted included
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, SORA, CLAPPER RAIL, LEAST BITTERN, NORTHERN HARRIERS,
COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECKED DUCK, COMMON MERGANSER, and a GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW.
Dave Goodward sent in a report from Mystic Lake on Mar. 24. His sightings
included PEREGRINE FALCON, FERRUGINOUS HAWK, hundreds of WHITE-FACED IBIS,
52 LONG-BILLED CURLEW, and 9 WHIMBREL.
Jim Pike forwarded a report of a possible male VERMILION FLYCATCHER on the
Green River Golf Course. He also observed a male ACORN WOODPECKER at Prado
Regional Park, which he thought unusual since the nearest oaks are
probably several miles away.
Sandy Swan reported a VIRGINIA RAIL in a pond at the north end of the
Living Desert, next to the coyote enclosure.
Ed Elmendorf reported a VERMILION FLYCATCHER in the Rancho Jurupa Park
area of Riverside on Mar. 24. The bird was on the east side of the
entrance road near the first intersection within the park.
Eric Hough, an Arizona birder, sent in an extensive list of sightings in
the northern Salton Sea area. Birds seen included BLUE-WING TEAL at the
mouth of Salt Creek, and two HORNED LARK in the Salt Creek area. Birds
were reported on Mar. 27.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Larry Harms phoned in an inquiry regarding his sighting of a LITTLE BLUE
HERON in the Salto Sea area on March 13. He has asked that birders confirm
his sighting.
Steven Tucker filed a report from the Salton Sea on March 25. Sightings
included RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER at Brawley Cemetery, LUCY’S WARBLER at Cattle Call Park in the
Mesquite on the right side near the entrance, LAUGHING GULL, HEERMAN’S
GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at the Sonny Bono
NWR HQs in the Rock Hill area, and STILT SANDPIPER and NASHVILLE WARBLER
on the west end of Hazard Rd. He also reported that CLAPPER RAIL has been
easy to hear at the end of Vendel Rd. Steven also reported a FRANKLIN’S
GULL in alternate plumage on March 23 on the south end of the sea on
private property, 2 LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH and a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
on Vendel Rd. on March. 22. He also mentioned there were some LARK
SPARROWS in the area.
Eric Hough, the Arizona birder, spotted 2 RING-NECKED PHEASANT along
Sinclair Rd. and a SORA at the Wister unit.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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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