RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* April 12, 2007
* CASE0704.12
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
Green Heron
GLOSSY IBIS
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Redhead
Surf Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Swainson's Hawk
Osprey
Prairie Falcon
Merlin
Mountain Quail
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Laughing Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Heerman's Gull
Black Tern
Gull-billed Tern
White-winged Dove
Ruddy Ground-dove
Lesser Nighthawk
Vaux's Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
Bendire's Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrahser
Phainopepla
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Lazuli Bunting
Green-tailed Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Scott's Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Cassin's Finch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Jim Pike reported two GLOSSY IBIS on private property in the county. He is
currently negotiating with the land owner to allow birder access.
Sandy Koonce sent in several postings from the Redlands area. On April 5,
he saw an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and several LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCHES at
Ford Park. April 6 he also had LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH at the University of
Redlands, near the Alumni House, as well as a male calling PHAINOPEPLA.
Peter Robertshaw reported a male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD and a male
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD at the feeders in his yard. He also had a RED-
BREASTED SAPSUCKER.
April 7, Steve Druce sighted a pair of MOUNTAIN QUAIL behind his house in
the Crestline area. April 11, he sent in a report of an adult GREEN HERON
at the lower pond at Ford Park in Redlands. He provided directions to Ford
Park: take I-10 east, get off at Ford, turn right at the 76 station and
immediately right onto Parkford. Follow it to the end and park across from
the tennis courts. Walk into the park and head to the higher ground on
your right. There is a large palm tree at the end of the second pond and a
bench on the left. That is where he saw the bird. April 10, Steve saw a
pair of HAIRY WOODPECKERS behind his house in Crestline.
Tom Benson reported from Cal State San Bernardino on April 7. Sightings
included 2 northbound SWAINSON’S HAWKS over Little Badger Hill, a male
VERMILION FLYCATCHER near the track, a visible singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
in the preserve behind Little Badger Hill, and a BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER in the bottlebrush trees along Sierra Drive.
Kirk Stitt made an Easter day birding trip through Waterman Canyon and to
Cal State. He spotted the VERMILION that Tom had reported, as well as a
pair of LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH and a pair of CASSIN’S KINGBIRDS in the newly
leafed trees near the sand volleyball courts.
Andy Boyce reported from the East Mojave Preserve on April 9. On the
northeast side of Cima Dome, just off Cima Rd., he found several singing
BENDIRE’S THRASHER, 1 CRISSAL THRASHER, and a single adult OSPREY sitting
atop a Joshua tree. He spotted LECOCNTE’S THRASHER in the creosote scrub
close to the intersection of Essex Rd. and Black Canyon Rd. At Zyzzx Rd.
he found 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 LUCY’S WARBLER, 1 HOUSE WREN, and 1
HERMIT THRUSH.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Lidia Seebeck found a COMMON MOORHEN AT Fairmount Park on April 4.
John Green birded Vidal Wash on April 5. Birds of note included:
SWAINSON’S HAWK, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, LESSER NIGHTHAWK, CRISSAL
THRASHER, and LUCY’S WARBLER. At Desert Center, he spotted WHITE-WINGED
DOVE, a BLACK TERN, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, and GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE.
The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center reported 59 species on their April
bird walk. Birds seen included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GADWALL, RING-NECKED
DUCK, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, VIRGINIA RAIL, WHIMBREL, WILSON’S SNIPE,
LAZULI BUNTING, and TREE SWALLOW, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, and BARN SWALLOW.
Roger Higson sent in some entertaining reports from the Blythe area. On
Arpil 8, at the sewage farm, he found 11 COMMON GOLDENEYE, RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER, WHIMBREL, and SWAINSON’S HAWK. April 11 he sighted 1 CASSIN’S
KINGBIRD, a SCOTT’S ORIOLE, some LARK SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROWS, 2 CEDAR
WAXWINGS, and a first winter BONAPARTE’S GULL flying south over the river.
Catherine McFadden reported from the Mystic Lake and San Jacinto Wildlife
area on April 8, where she found 6 CANADA GEESE left along with 2 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, and 2 ROSS’S GEESE. She also saw 2 female-type HOODED
MERGANSER on the lake and another in Pond B at the wildlife area. There
were VAUX’S SWIFTS among the swallows at both areas, a male YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD walking around the edge of Pond B, and TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS
were at the dairy on the corner of Bridge St. and the Ramona Expressway.
Daniel Williams reported a male BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD at McCall Park in
Mountain Center on April 11. He also had RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER,
LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH, and CASSIN’S FINCH at McCall Park. At Lake Hemet, he
found several BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS.
Madeline Bauer reported a MERLIN in the eucalyptus at 66th and William in
Mira Loma on April 10.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Rob Fowler sent in some late additions to reports from last week. At the
corner of Lack and Lindsay, he found a LAUGHING GULL on March 30. On April
1, he saw a singing male RUDDY GROUND-DOVE at Sperry and Eddins, a female
GREATER SCAUP at the west end of Garst, 21 STILT SANDPIPERS at Red Hill,
and a first cycle YELLOW-FOOTED BULL at Obsidian Butte. April 3, he saw 2
singing RUDDY GROUND-DOVES at the same location as earlier, along with a
LAZULI BUNTING. April 4 he reported 64 FRANKLIN’S GULLS at the west end of
Garst Rd.
E. Morgan reported the following birds in the Salton Sea area: 3 ROSEATE
SPOONBILL off of Shrimpf Rd. near Davis Rd. on April 3 and 5, 2 SNOW GEESE
and 4 ROSS’S GEESE at the refuge headquarters, 1 SURF SCOTER on the shore
north of the refuge ponds on Apil 4, 1 PRAIRIE FALCON off of Davis Rd. on
April 4, 1 HEERMAN’S GULL on the refuge ponds on April 4 and 5, several
LAUGING GULLS on the refuge ponds from April 3-6, and 1 BROWN CREEPER AT
THE REFUGE HEADQUARTERS ON April 3.
Steven Tucker sent in a report from the Salton Sea on April 8. Highlights
included: TOWNSEND’S WARBLER and FOX SPARROW near the visitor’s center, 17
FRANKLIN’S GULLS west of Davis and Shrimpf, a prairie race MERLIN on
McDonald Rd. west of Davis, 1 male RUDDY GROUND-DOVE at Sperry and Eddins,
14 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Lack and Lindsay, a LAUGHING GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED
GULL, 15 RUDDY TURNSTONE, and a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD at Obsidian Butte. He
also noted that the group he was birding with had earlier spotted a
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at the Wister Unit, and a STILT SANDPIPER at Red
Hill. He commented that there were some LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH in the area
and a large number of GULL-BILLED TERNS. April 8, Steve sent in another
report adding HEERMAN’S GULL, WESTERN GULL, YELLOW-FOOTED GULL, and a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL AT THE END OF Poe Road. He also reported again on
the 3 ROSEATE SPOONBILLS on Shrimpf Rd. west of Davis as well as 125+
FRANKLIN’S GULLS.
Bob Miller reported from the Algodones Dunes area. He has been finding
large numbers of NASHVILLE WARBLERS, fewer ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, a single BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, LECONTE’S
THRASHER and CRISSAL THRASHER.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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
* April 12, 2007
* CASE0704.12
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
Green Heron
GLOSSY IBIS
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Redhead
Surf Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Swainson's Hawk
Osprey
Prairie Falcon
Merlin
Mountain Quail
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Laughing Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Heerman's Gull
Black Tern
Gull-billed Tern
White-winged Dove
Ruddy Ground-dove
Lesser Nighthawk
Vaux's Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
Bendire's Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrahser
Phainopepla
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Lazuli Bunting
Green-tailed Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Scott's Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Cassin's Finch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Jim Pike reported two GLOSSY IBIS on private property in the county. He is
currently negotiating with the land owner to allow birder access.
Sandy Koonce sent in several postings from the Redlands area. On April 5,
he saw an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and several LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCHES at
Ford Park. April 6 he also had LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH at the University of
Redlands, near the Alumni House, as well as a male calling PHAINOPEPLA.
Peter Robertshaw reported a male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD and a male
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD at the feeders in his yard. He also had a RED-
BREASTED SAPSUCKER.
April 7, Steve Druce sighted a pair of MOUNTAIN QUAIL behind his house in
the Crestline area. April 11, he sent in a report of an adult GREEN HERON
at the lower pond at Ford Park in Redlands. He provided directions to Ford
Park: take I-10 east, get off at Ford, turn right at the 76 station and
immediately right onto Parkford. Follow it to the end and park across from
the tennis courts. Walk into the park and head to the higher ground on
your right. There is a large palm tree at the end of the second pond and a
bench on the left. That is where he saw the bird. April 10, Steve saw a
pair of HAIRY WOODPECKERS behind his house in Crestline.
Tom Benson reported from Cal State San Bernardino on April 7. Sightings
included 2 northbound SWAINSON’S HAWKS over Little Badger Hill, a male
VERMILION FLYCATCHER near the track, a visible singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
in the preserve behind Little Badger Hill, and a BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER in the bottlebrush trees along Sierra Drive.
Kirk Stitt made an Easter day birding trip through Waterman Canyon and to
Cal State. He spotted the VERMILION that Tom had reported, as well as a
pair of LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH and a pair of CASSIN’S KINGBIRDS in the newly
leafed trees near the sand volleyball courts.
Andy Boyce reported from the East Mojave Preserve on April 9. On the
northeast side of Cima Dome, just off Cima Rd., he found several singing
BENDIRE’S THRASHER, 1 CRISSAL THRASHER, and a single adult OSPREY sitting
atop a Joshua tree. He spotted LECOCNTE’S THRASHER in the creosote scrub
close to the intersection of Essex Rd. and Black Canyon Rd. At Zyzzx Rd.
he found 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 LUCY’S WARBLER, 1 HOUSE WREN, and 1
HERMIT THRUSH.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Lidia Seebeck found a COMMON MOORHEN AT Fairmount Park on April 4.
John Green birded Vidal Wash on April 5. Birds of note included:
SWAINSON’S HAWK, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, LESSER NIGHTHAWK, CRISSAL
THRASHER, and LUCY’S WARBLER. At Desert Center, he spotted WHITE-WINGED
DOVE, a BLACK TERN, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, and GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE.
The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center reported 59 species on their April
bird walk. Birds seen included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GADWALL, RING-NECKED
DUCK, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, VIRGINIA RAIL, WHIMBREL, WILSON’S SNIPE,
LAZULI BUNTING, and TREE SWALLOW, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, and BARN SWALLOW.
Roger Higson sent in some entertaining reports from the Blythe area. On
Arpil 8, at the sewage farm, he found 11 COMMON GOLDENEYE, RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER, WHIMBREL, and SWAINSON’S HAWK. April 11 he sighted 1 CASSIN’S
KINGBIRD, a SCOTT’S ORIOLE, some LARK SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROWS, 2 CEDAR
WAXWINGS, and a first winter BONAPARTE’S GULL flying south over the river.
Catherine McFadden reported from the Mystic Lake and San Jacinto Wildlife
area on April 8, where she found 6 CANADA GEESE left along with 2 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, and 2 ROSS’S GEESE. She also saw 2 female-type HOODED
MERGANSER on the lake and another in Pond B at the wildlife area. There
were VAUX’S SWIFTS among the swallows at both areas, a male YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD walking around the edge of Pond B, and TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS
were at the dairy on the corner of Bridge St. and the Ramona Expressway.
Daniel Williams reported a male BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD at McCall Park in
Mountain Center on April 11. He also had RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER,
LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH, and CASSIN’S FINCH at McCall Park. At Lake Hemet, he
found several BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS.
Madeline Bauer reported a MERLIN in the eucalyptus at 66th and William in
Mira Loma on April 10.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Rob Fowler sent in some late additions to reports from last week. At the
corner of Lack and Lindsay, he found a LAUGHING GULL on March 30. On April
1, he saw a singing male RUDDY GROUND-DOVE at Sperry and Eddins, a female
GREATER SCAUP at the west end of Garst, 21 STILT SANDPIPERS at Red Hill,
and a first cycle YELLOW-FOOTED BULL at Obsidian Butte. April 3, he saw 2
singing RUDDY GROUND-DOVES at the same location as earlier, along with a
LAZULI BUNTING. April 4 he reported 64 FRANKLIN’S GULLS at the west end of
Garst Rd.
E. Morgan reported the following birds in the Salton Sea area: 3 ROSEATE
SPOONBILL off of Shrimpf Rd. near Davis Rd. on April 3 and 5, 2 SNOW GEESE
and 4 ROSS’S GEESE at the refuge headquarters, 1 SURF SCOTER on the shore
north of the refuge ponds on Apil 4, 1 PRAIRIE FALCON off of Davis Rd. on
April 4, 1 HEERMAN’S GULL on the refuge ponds on April 4 and 5, several
LAUGING GULLS on the refuge ponds from April 3-6, and 1 BROWN CREEPER AT
THE REFUGE HEADQUARTERS ON April 3.
Steven Tucker sent in a report from the Salton Sea on April 8. Highlights
included: TOWNSEND’S WARBLER and FOX SPARROW near the visitor’s center, 17
FRANKLIN’S GULLS west of Davis and Shrimpf, a prairie race MERLIN on
McDonald Rd. west of Davis, 1 male RUDDY GROUND-DOVE at Sperry and Eddins,
14 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Lack and Lindsay, a LAUGHING GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED
GULL, 15 RUDDY TURNSTONE, and a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD at Obsidian Butte. He
also noted that the group he was birding with had earlier spotted a
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at the Wister Unit, and a STILT SANDPIPER at Red
Hill. He commented that there were some LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH in the area
and a large number of GULL-BILLED TERNS. April 8, Steve sent in another
report adding HEERMAN’S GULL, WESTERN GULL, YELLOW-FOOTED GULL, and a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL AT THE END OF Poe Road. He also reported again on
the 3 ROSEATE SPOONBILLS on Shrimpf Rd. west of Davis as well as 125+
FRANKLIN’S GULLS.
Bob Miller reported from the Algodones Dunes area. He has been finding
large numbers of NASHVILLE WARBLERS, fewer ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, a single BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, LECONTE’S
THRASHER and CRISSAL THRASHER.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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
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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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