- RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* September 29, 2005
* CASE0509.29
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
-Birds mentioned
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Townsend’s Solitaire
Pine Siskin
Red-Naped Sapsucker
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Lazuli Bunting
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gambel’s Quail
Chukar
Virgina’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
American White Pelican
Williamson’s Sapsucker
White-headed Woodpecker
Red-necked Phalarope
Great Egret
Reddish Egret
White-fronted Goose
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Sage Thrasher
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
“Black-lored” White-Crowned Sparrow
Prairie Falcon
Solitary Sandpiper
Green-tailed Towhee
Vermillion Flycatcher
“Large billed” Savannah Sparrow
Yellow-footed Gull
Red Breasted Merganser
Peregrine Falcon
Willow Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
White-faced Ibis
Franklin’s Gull
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Ruddy Groundove
Black Tern
Gray Flycatcher
Sandhill Crane
Zone-tailed Hawk
Ruddy Turnstone
Sabine’s Gull
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A BELTED KINGFISHER was reported at the east end of Lake Gregory in the
San Bernardino Mountains on September 23. It has also been heard on the
south shore of the lake. Take the Lake Gregory turnoff from Highway 18
past Crestline. Steve Myers reported three LEWIS’S WOODPECKERS AT
Horsethief Springs. There also was a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, PINE SISKEN
and RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER from the same area. Horsethief Springs is the
northeast section of San Bernardino County in the Kingston Mountains. Take
the Cima Road exit from I-15 and travel about 30 miles until you reach the
springs. At the Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx the ripe fan palm fruit was
attracting ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, LAZULI BUNTINGS and YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were common. GAMBLE’S QUAIL and CHUKARS
were abundant in several places. Sandy Koonce reported a VIRGINIA’S
WARBLER at Ford Park in Redlands on Sunday, September 25 in a mixed flock
of YELLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS. The
flock was on the northeast side of the park about 50 – 100 years northwest
of the playground. He also reported his first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER of the fall for Redlands. Take I -10 to Ford
Street. Take Parkford by the 76 station next to the Freeway to its
western end. Sandy Remley reported a BELTED KINGFISHER at Erwin Lake in
the San Bernardino Mountains. Take Highway 38 from Redlands, drive over
Onyx Summit and just past Lake Williams (about 3 miles) turn right on
State Lane, drive to the end, turn right, at the next street turn left and
drive under a Ponderosa archway. In about 2/10 mile look for the blue
ribbon on the barbed wire on the north side of the road. The bird was
feeding on timber pilings in the middle of the lake. A scope is helpful
to get a good view. Herman Vanoosten reported male WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER
and WHITE HEADED WOODPECKER near the west end of Big Bear Lake. He also
say at leat 250 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS migrating south.
Two TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE were seen just of Highway 38 on road 2NO1 near
Onyx Summit. RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Baldwin Lake along with
GREAT EGRET and many ducks.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Roger Higson reported two REDDISH EGRETS and WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in the
Blythe area on Thursday September 22. On Saturday he reported several
MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLERS, and 8 SAGE THRASHERS. On Sunday he reported one
immature SCISSOR TAILED FLYCATCHER. Contact Roger art.higson@verison.net
for specific locations and directions. On Sunday, September 25 John Green
reported the following highlights from Desert Center: ‘BLACK-LORED’ WHITE-
CROWNED SPARROW; PRARIE FALCON; SOLITARY SANDPIPER; GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
and a male VERMILLION FLYCATCHER. From the Whitewater River Delta area of
the Salton Sea John reported LARGE-BILLED SAVANNAH SPARROWS, YELLOW-FOOTED
GULLS, female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, REDDISH EGRET along the shore well
to the north, and a PEREGRINE FALCON. Herman Vanoosten reported a WILLOW
FLYCATCHER last Saturday in Joshua Tree NP. He also reported RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET’S and ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER in the UCR Botanical Gardens. A
report from the Etiwanda and 66th Street entrance in Mira Loma to the
Hidden Valley/Santa Ana River saw 2 CASSIN’S KINGBIRDS and ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHER. Over the last week the numbers of WHITE FACED IBIS flying
over the Santa Ana River has increased from the usual 10+ to 40+.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
On Sunday Thomas Myers and Drew Paulette reported the following highlights
from the lower Salton Sea area: PEREGRINE FALCON north of Lack & Lindsey;
FRANKLIN’S GULL and LAUGHING GULLS (app. 100) in a pond just south of
Obsidian Butte; LEAST TERN at Obsidian Butte; BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER,
OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER and WHITE CROWNED SPARROWS at Sonny Bono NWR
parking lot area. RUDDY GROUND DOVES (2) were seen at Sperry and Eddins, 6
BLACK TERN at Finney Lake, GRAY FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER at
Cattle Call Park, and 13 SANDHILL CRANE near the intersection of Keystone
and Dogwood.Monday and Tuesday, Guy McCaskie and Jon Dunn toured the
Salton Sea are. Birds of note included: ZONE-TAILED HAWK near El Centro, 5
RUDDY TURNSTONE at the north end of Garst Road, FRANKLIN’S GULL, 5 first
winter birds together near the intersection of Dogwood and Keystone roads,
SABINE’S GULL at Fig lagoon, female BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD near El
Centro, GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park in Brawley, believed to be the
same bird that over-wintered the past two winters, female VERMILLION
FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park and at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley,
reportedly the first encountered in Brawley this fall. They also reported
ASH THROATED FLYCATCHER, RED-EYED VIREO (only the second to be found in
the Imperial County portion of the Salton Sink, with the first being found
in 1972), ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK at Cattle Call
Park in Brawley (establishing the latest date for a fall migrant at the
Salton Sink).
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That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
GOOD BIRDING!
* California
* Southeastern
* September 29, 2005
* CASE0509.29
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
-Birds mentioned
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Townsend’s Solitaire
Pine Siskin
Red-Naped Sapsucker
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Lazuli Bunting
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gambel’s Quail
Chukar
Virgina’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
American White Pelican
Williamson’s Sapsucker
White-headed Woodpecker
Red-necked Phalarope
Great Egret
Reddish Egret
White-fronted Goose
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Sage Thrasher
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
“Black-lored” White-Crowned Sparrow
Prairie Falcon
Solitary Sandpiper
Green-tailed Towhee
Vermillion Flycatcher
“Large billed” Savannah Sparrow
Yellow-footed Gull
Red Breasted Merganser
Peregrine Falcon
Willow Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
White-faced Ibis
Franklin’s Gull
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Ruddy Groundove
Black Tern
Gray Flycatcher
Sandhill Crane
Zone-tailed Hawk
Ruddy Turnstone
Sabine’s Gull
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Transcript
Reports summarized this week are from San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A BELTED KINGFISHER was reported at the east end of Lake Gregory in the
San Bernardino Mountains on September 23. It has also been heard on the
south shore of the lake. Take the Lake Gregory turnoff from Highway 18
past Crestline. Steve Myers reported three LEWIS’S WOODPECKERS AT
Horsethief Springs. There also was a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, PINE SISKEN
and RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER from the same area. Horsethief Springs is the
northeast section of San Bernardino County in the Kingston Mountains. Take
the Cima Road exit from I-15 and travel about 30 miles until you reach the
springs. At the Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx the ripe fan palm fruit was
attracting ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, LAZULI BUNTINGS and YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were common. GAMBLE’S QUAIL and CHUKARS
were abundant in several places. Sandy Koonce reported a VIRGINIA’S
WARBLER at Ford Park in Redlands on Sunday, September 25 in a mixed flock
of YELLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS. The
flock was on the northeast side of the park about 50 – 100 years northwest
of the playground. He also reported his first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER of the fall for Redlands. Take I -10 to Ford
Street. Take Parkford by the 76 station next to the Freeway to its
western end. Sandy Remley reported a BELTED KINGFISHER at Erwin Lake in
the San Bernardino Mountains. Take Highway 38 from Redlands, drive over
Onyx Summit and just past Lake Williams (about 3 miles) turn right on
State Lane, drive to the end, turn right, at the next street turn left and
drive under a Ponderosa archway. In about 2/10 mile look for the blue
ribbon on the barbed wire on the north side of the road. The bird was
feeding on timber pilings in the middle of the lake. A scope is helpful
to get a good view. Herman Vanoosten reported male WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER
and WHITE HEADED WOODPECKER near the west end of Big Bear Lake. He also
say at leat 250 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS migrating south.
Two TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE were seen just of Highway 38 on road 2NO1 near
Onyx Summit. RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Baldwin Lake along with
GREAT EGRET and many ducks.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Roger Higson reported two REDDISH EGRETS and WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in the
Blythe area on Thursday September 22. On Saturday he reported several
MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLERS, and 8 SAGE THRASHERS. On Sunday he reported one
immature SCISSOR TAILED FLYCATCHER. Contact Roger art.higson@verison.net
for specific locations and directions. On Sunday, September 25 John Green
reported the following highlights from Desert Center: ‘BLACK-LORED’ WHITE-
CROWNED SPARROW; PRARIE FALCON; SOLITARY SANDPIPER; GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
and a male VERMILLION FLYCATCHER. From the Whitewater River Delta area of
the Salton Sea John reported LARGE-BILLED SAVANNAH SPARROWS, YELLOW-FOOTED
GULLS, female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, REDDISH EGRET along the shore well
to the north, and a PEREGRINE FALCON. Herman Vanoosten reported a WILLOW
FLYCATCHER last Saturday in Joshua Tree NP. He also reported RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET’S and ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER in the UCR Botanical Gardens. A
report from the Etiwanda and 66th Street entrance in Mira Loma to the
Hidden Valley/Santa Ana River saw 2 CASSIN’S KINGBIRDS and ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHER. Over the last week the numbers of WHITE FACED IBIS flying
over the Santa Ana River has increased from the usual 10+ to 40+.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
On Sunday Thomas Myers and Drew Paulette reported the following highlights
from the lower Salton Sea area: PEREGRINE FALCON north of Lack & Lindsey;
FRANKLIN’S GULL and LAUGHING GULLS (app. 100) in a pond just south of
Obsidian Butte; LEAST TERN at Obsidian Butte; BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER,
OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER and WHITE CROWNED SPARROWS at Sonny Bono NWR
parking lot area. RUDDY GROUND DOVES (2) were seen at Sperry and Eddins, 6
BLACK TERN at Finney Lake, GRAY FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER at
Cattle Call Park, and 13 SANDHILL CRANE near the intersection of Keystone
and Dogwood.Monday and Tuesday, Guy McCaskie and Jon Dunn toured the
Salton Sea are. Birds of note included: ZONE-TAILED HAWK near El Centro, 5
RUDDY TURNSTONE at the north end of Garst Road, FRANKLIN’S GULL, 5 first
winter birds together near the intersection of Dogwood and Keystone roads,
SABINE’S GULL at Fig lagoon, female BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD near El
Centro, GRAY FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park in Brawley, believed to be the
same bird that over-wintered the past two winters, female VERMILLION
FLYCATCHER at Cattle Call Park and at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley,
reportedly the first encountered in Brawley this fall. They also reported
ASH THROATED FLYCATCHER, RED-EYED VIREO (only the second to be found in
the Imperial County portion of the Salton Sink, with the first being found
in 1972), ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK at Cattle Call
Park in Brawley (establishing the latest date for a fall migrant at the
Salton Sink).
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That's it for today. This summary is done weekly, usually on Thursday.
GOOD BIRDING!