I spent Wednesday 17 May 2023 (5:30 AM to 5:15 PM) with Christine A Dean looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. We started the day at the west end of Young Road then drove directly to the IID Wetlands near Niland. After looking at the IID Wetlands we drove the short distance north into Niland. In Niland we birded north along International Avenue, west along 4 th Street and south along Luna Street. From Niland we drove southwest to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ on Pound, Davis, Schrimpf, Garst and Sinclair Roads, stopping to look at the Hunt Club on Pound Road, the east end of Morton Bay and the north end of Garst Road on the way. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ we looked we looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill, the distant shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and around the entrance parking area. We then drove southwestward to Obsidian Butte and along the seawall to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road we drove southwestward into Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. From Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge we drove southeastward through Calipatria into Brawley. In Brawley we looked at Riverview Cemetery and Cattle Call Park. From Brawley we drove south along Dogwood Road to near the southeast corner of El Centro. After spending more than two hours near the southeast corner of El Centro I drove west towards San Diego, ending the day at Fig Lagoon. Mostly clear with no wind, and with temperatures ranging from 65 to 105 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (8 eight cripples together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Cinnamon Teal (6), Northern Shoveler (10), Gadwall (6), Mallard (100), Northern Pintail (2), Green-winged Teal (4), Redhead (15), White-winged Scoter (1 one badly worn and faded female near the west end of Young Road early in the morning was the same bird first seen here on 12 April), Ruddy Duck (150), Gambels Quail (15), Pied-billed Grebe (5), Eared Grebe (75), Western Grebe (2), Clarks Grebe (1), Rock Pigeon (30), Eurasian Collared-Dove (150), Inca Dove (2), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (35), Mourning Dove (50), Greater Roadrunner (4), Lesser Nighthawk (25), Black-chinned Hummingbird (8), Annas Hummingbird (3), Costas Hummingbird (2), Ridgeways Rail (3), Virginia Rail (1), Sora (1 one late staying individual that gave one call at the north end of Garst Road), Common Gallinule (2), American Coot (75), Black-necked Stilt (35), American Avocet (5), Black-bellied Plover (1), Killdeer (10), Snowy Plover (15), Whimbrel (3), Long-billed Curlew (1), Long-billed Dowitcher (5 five together near the west end of Young Road), Spotted Sandpiper (15), Willet (1), Ring-billed Gull (2), California Gull (5 including one on a nest at Rock Hill), Gull-billed Tern (50 the nesting birds at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge are gone, the colony evidently destroyed by predators), Caspian Tern (35 including some on nests at Rock Hill), Forsters Tern (15), Black Skimmer (45 ), Double-crested Cormorant (10), Neotropic Cormorant (30), Least Bittern (2), Great Blue Heron (15), Great Egret (6), Snowy Egret (10), Cattle Egret (100), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (10), White-faced Ibis (15), Turkey Vulture (2), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Great Horned Owl (2 one adult near the south end of International Avenue in Niland and one adult near the southeast corner of El Centro), Burrowing Owl (15), Gila Woodpecker (3), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (4), American Kestrel (10), Western Kingbird (20), Olive-sided Flycatcher (1 one at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley), Willow Flycatcher (2 one at Cattle Call Park in Brawley and one near the southeast corner of El Centro were the first that I have encountered this year), Western Flycatcher (1), Black Phoebe (10), Says Phoebe (2 two at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ where they nested), Vermilion Flycatcher (8), Warbling Vireo (6), Loggerhead Shrike (1), Common Raven (6), Verdin (15), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (1 one somewhat late migrant in flight at Obsidian Butte), Cliff Swallow (75), Cedar Waxwing (6 six at the west end of 4 th Street in Niland), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (25), Brown Thrasher (1 one at the southeast corner of El Centro is believed to be the same bird first seen and photographed here on 27 April), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (40), Swainsons Thrush (1), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (30), Lesser Goldfinch (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Song Sparrow (15), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (5 - five adult males at flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Hooded Oriole (1 one adult male along International Avenue in Niland), Bullocks Oriole (10 about ten in Niland), Red-winged Blackbird (150), Bronzed Cowbird (2 two adult males in Niland, one near the south end of International in Niland and one at the west end of 4 th Street). Brown-headed Cowbird (30), Brewers Blackbird (25), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Golden-winged Warbler (1 one first-year female near the southeast corner of El Centro first seen by Chris Dean is the first in Imperial County), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), MacGillivrays Warbler (1), Common Yellowthroat (15), Yellow Warbler (6), Townsends Warbler (2), Wilsons Warbler (8), Western Tanager (15), Black-headed Grosbeak (2), Blue Grosbeak (1) and Lazuli Bunting (1) 109 species. As I was walking up to the front of the house near the southeast corner of El Centro, I caught a quick look at rufous-brown bird fly up from the ground at the water feature and disappear from my view. Knowing that a Brown Thrasher was known present, I advanced hoping I could see the bird. As I approached the bird flew out of the vegetation over the driveway ahead of me and appeared to land in a mulberry tree ahead of me. At that time I was able to see that the bird was thrasher-size with a long tail and rufous-brown on the entire upper-parts. My look at the bird was brief, and I did not see the face or under-parts, but knowing the Brown Thrasher was seen here by Kenneth Z. Kurland this morning, I have no doubt that is what I saw. Unfortunately, we were unable to locate it again. As Christine A. Dean and I were watching birds going to the water feature near the barn on Kenneth Z. Kurlands property near the southeast corner of El Centro, Christine drew my attention to a warbler in the open branches at the lower part of a tree about 35 feet ahead of us. The bird was about the size and shape of a Yellow Warble, but mostly gray, darker above than below. During my short look at the bird, I saw that the auriculars were blackish-gray bordered above and below by white, that there was much yellow on the medium and greater wing-coverts, and a trace of yellow on the crown. As the bird flew into some large dense mesquites I thought that I saw some white near the corners of the tail. The bird was clearly a female, probably a first-year female, Golden-winged Warbler . Unfortunately, despite much looking, Christine and I were never able to see it again. Golden-winged Warbler is previously unrecorded in Imperial County, and a male photographed at the Dos Palmas Preserve in Riverside County on 11 September 2019 (Benson, et al 2021) provides the only other record for the Salton Sink. Late in the day Curtis A. Marantz managed to obtain a poor photo but identifiable photo of this warbler in flight. Guy McCaskie

RBA

* California
* Southeastern
* May 18, 2023
* CASE23.05.18

This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds).
If there is some reason that you cannot post there, please e-mail or call/text Tom Benson at tbenson@... or (909) 648-0899.

Birds mentioned:

White-winged Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Black Turnstone
Bronzed Cowbird

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Big Bear Dam May 12-16 (Scott Taylor).

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Up to two BRONZED COWBIRDS were seen on private property in La Quinta May 12-14 (Anne Cheung).

IMPERIAL COUNTY

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER continued at the west end of Young Road through May 17 (Chris Dean).

Two BLACK TURNSTONES were seen near the west end of Young Round on May 9 (Bobby Figarota).

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As of January 2022, birds that are on this weekly summary are those that are considered casual or of less than annual occurrence in San Bernardino, Riverside, or Imperial Counties, or in some cases regionally within these areas.
If you do find or see something of interest, whether it be a geographical or seasonal rarity, evidence of local range expansion, or a novel breeding record, I'd recommend sharing that information with the CBRC, North American Birds subregional editors, or
regional listservs as appropriate. Information for contacting these entities is available below.

Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to CBRC Secretary Tom Benson at secretary@... or via the CBRC website: https://www.californiabirds.org/report_sighting.html

CBRC review species and birds of local or seasonal rarity should be reported to the North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds/) county coordinators. They are:

IMPERIAL COUNTY: Guy McCaskie, guymcc@...
INYO COUNTY: Chris and Rosie Howard, chris93514@...
KERN COUNTY: Kelli Heindel-Levinson, kkheindel@...
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: David Rankin, david.rankin@...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, sandy_koonce@...

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Other dying birding listservs that include reports of birds in southern California are:

Inyo County: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/easternsierrabirds
Kern County: https://groups.io/g/kerncobirding
Los Angeles County: https://groups.io/g/LACoBirds
Orange County: https://groups.io/g/orangecountybirding
San Diego County: https://groups.io/g/SanDiegoRegionBirding
San Luis Obispo County: https://groups.io/g/slocobirding
Santa Barbara County: https://sbcobirding.groups.io/g/main
Ventura County: https://groups.io/g/venturacobirding
California (statewide): https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS

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A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is available on the SBVAS website at https://www.sbvas.net/field-trips

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Bird status and distribution references that every southeastern California birder should own:

Birds of southern California: status and distribution (1981), by Kimball L. Garrett and Jon L. Dunn
Birds of the Salton Sea: status, biogeography, and ecology (2003), by Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt (update: https://www.sbvas.net/_files/ugd/09ca00_bdaf8a44285e4c1dbd625cd601280b5b.pdf)
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley (1991), by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, William C. Hunter, and Bertin W. Anderson

I spent part of Saturday 13 May 2023 (5:45 AM to 1:30 PM) looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at the west end of Young Road then drove directly to the IID Wetlands near Niland. After looking at the IID Wetlands I drove the short distance north into Niland. In Niland I birded north along International Avenue, west along 4 th Street and south along Luna Street. From Niland I drove southwest to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ on Pound, Davis, Schrimpf, Garst and Sinclair Roads, stopping to look at the Hunt Club on Pound Road and the east end of Morton Bay on the way. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I only looked around the entrance parking area. I then drove southwestward to Obsidian Butte and along the seawall to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I drove southeastward through Calipatria into Brawley. In Brawley I looked at Riverview Cemetery, the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue and at Cattle Call Park. From Brawley I drove south along Dogwood Road to Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road on the way. From El Centro I drove west towards San Diego, ending the day looking at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon. Clear with wind in the early afternoon, and with temperatures ranging from 65 to 105 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Brant (1 one at the north end of Lack Road was first seen/photographed here by Chris Dean on 5 May), Blue-winged Teal (1 one male at the east end of Morton Bay), Cinnamon Teal (10), Northern Shoveler (25), Gadwall (5), American Wigeon (1), Mallard (15), Northern Pintail (3), Green-winged Teal (3), Redhead (10), White-winged Scoter (1 one badly worn and faded female near the west end of Young Road early in the morning was the same bird first seen here on 12 April), Bufflehead (1 one female at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Ruddy Duck (250), Gambels Quail (10), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Eared Grebe (150), Western Grebe (1), Clarks Grebe (1), Rock Pigeon (30), Eurasian Collared-Dove (150), Inca Dove (2), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (35), Mourning Dove (50), Greater Roadrunner (1), Lesser Nighthawk (1), Black-chinned Hummingbird (2), Annas Hummingbird (3), Ridgeways Rail (2), Common Gallinule (1), American Coot (30), Black-necked Stilt (75), American Avocet (35), Black-bellied Plover (5), Killdeer (10), Snowy Plover (10), Whimbrel (5), Red Knot (3 three at the north end of Lack Road), Stilt Sandpiper (35 about ten at the east end of Morton Bay and twenty-five near the west end of Young Road), Dunlin (1), Western Sandpiper (50), Long-billed Dowitcher (10 only ten at the east end of Morton Bay), Spotted Sandpiper (5), Willet (6), Wilsons Phalarope (75), Red-necked Phalarope (1500), Ring-billed Gull (30), California Gull (5), Gull-billed Tern (5), Caspian Tern (5), Black Tern (5), Black Skimmer (2 ), Foresters Tern (2), Double-crested Cormorant (10), Neotropic Cormorant (20), Least Bittern (1),Great Blue Heron (10), Great Egret (6), Snowy Egret (10), Cattle Egret (500), Green Heron (2), Black-crowned Night-Heron (3), White-faced Ibis (350), Turkey Vulture (1), Great Horned Owl (4 an adult with two recently fledged young near the south end of International Avenue in Niland and one adult at the Rio Band Golf Course), Burrowing Owl (10), Gila Woodpecker (3), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (10), Western Kingbird (20), Olive-sided Flycatcher (3), Western Wood-Pewee (5), Western Flycatcher (1), Black Phoebe (6), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Warbling Vireo (1), Loggerhead Shrike (1 one along Garst Road), Common Raven (2), Verdin (10), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (5), Barn Swallow (2), Cliff Swallow (150), Cedar Waxwing (5 five in Niland), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (15), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (30), Swainsons Thrush (2), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (30), White-crowned Sparrow (3 three black-lored individuals together at the IID Wetlands), Song Sparrow (6), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (5 - five adult males at flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Red-winged Blackbird (150), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male near the south end of International in Niland). Brown-headed Cowbird (10), Brewers Blackbird (25), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Common Yellowthroat (10), Yellow Warbler (5), Townsends Warbler (1), Wilsons Warbler (5), Western Tanager (10), Black-headed Grosbeak (6), Blue Grosbeak (2) and Lazuli Bunting (1) 108 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Saturday 6 May 2023 (5:45 AM to 3:45 PM) with Brian E Daniels looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. We started the day at Fig Lagoon and the Rio Bend Golf Course, then drove north into Brawley. In Brawley we only looked at Riverview Cemetery. We then continued north to Ramer Lake. After looking at Ramer Lake, we drove northwestward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ we only looked around the entrance parking area. We then drove southwestward along the seawall to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road Brian E Daniels headed north and I drove southeastward through Calipatria and Brawley to the southeast corner of El Centro, stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road on the way. After spending time near the southeast corner of El Centro (good variety of migrant passerines), I then drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Mostly clear with no wind, and with temperatures ranging from 55 to 80 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Brant (1 one at the north end of Lack Road was first seen/photographed here by Chris Dean on 5 May), Blue-winged Teal (1 one male at Ramer Lake), Cinnamon Teal (6), Northern Shoveler (45), American Wigeon (10), Mallard (10), Green-winged Teal (1), Redhead (2), Bufflehead (1 one female on Fig Lagoon), Ruddy Duck (20), Gambels Quail (5), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Eared Grebe (150), Western Grebe (1), Clarks Grebe (2), Rock Pigeon (30), Eurasian Collared-Dove (150), Inca Dove (20), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (25), Mourning Dove (20), Greater Roadrunner (2), Vauxs Swift (15 fifteen at Fig Lagoon are the first that I have encountered locally this year), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (3), Costas Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (1), Common Gallinule (1), American Coot (50), Black-necked Stilt (50), American Avocet (10), Black-bellied Plover (25), Killdeer (10), Semipalmated Plover (5), Snowy Plover (10), Whimbrel (10), Black Turnstone (1 one in alternate-plumage near the west end of Young Road was first seen/photographed here by Samuel Bressler on 5 May), Red Knot (150 at least one-hundred-fifty at the north end of Lack Road), Stilt Sandpiper (85 eighty-five at Ramer Lake), Western Sandpiper (350), Long-billed Dowitcher (200), Spotted Sandpiper (10), Willet (6), Wilsons Phalarope (75), Red-necked Phalarope (200), Ring-billed Gull (30), California Gull (10), Gull-billed Tern (5), Caspian Tern (6), Black Tern (200), Double-crested Cormorant (15), Neotropic Cormorant (6), Great Blue Heron (5), Great Egret (5), Snowy Egret (10), Cattle Egret (500), White-faced Ibis (150), Turkey Vulture (5), Northern Harrier (1), Red-tailed Hawk (4), Great Horned Owl (4 one adult with three recently fledged young at the Rio Band Golf Course), Burrowing Owl (5), Gila Woodpecker (6), American Kestrel (6), Western Kingbird (10), Western Wood-Pewee (3), Hammonds Flycatcher (1), Western Flycatcher (8), Black Phoebe (6), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Warbling Vireo (15), Common Raven (6), Verdin (10), Horned Lark (1), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (5), Barn Swallow (25), Cliff Swallow (150), Marsh Wren (10), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (50), Swainsons Thrush (3 one at the Rio Bend Golf Course and two near the southeast corner of El Centro are the first that I have encountered this year), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (30), Song Sparrow (5), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (3 - three adult males at flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Bullocks Oriole (1), Red-winged Blackbird (150), Bronzed Cowbird (3 two adult males and a female at the Rio Bend Golf Course), Brown-headed Cowbird (10), Brewers Blackbird (20), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), MacGillivrays Warbler (1 one male near the southeast corner of El Centro), Common Yellowthroat (5), Yellow Warbler (10), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1 one somewhat late Audubons near the southeast corner of El Centro), Black-throated Gray Warbler (1 one somewhat late female at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley), Townsends Warbler (1), Hermit Warbler (1 one female near the southeast corner of El Centro is the first that I have encountered locally this year), Wilsons Warbler (10), Western Tanager (5) and Lazuli Bunting (2) 106 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Wednesday 3 May 2023 (6:00 AM to 5:30 PM) looking for birds along part of the shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at Fig Lagoon, then drove northward into Brawley, stopping at Sheldon Reservoir and the intersection of Carter and Fites Roads on the way. In Brawley I looked at the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue, then at Cattle Call Park and Riverview Cemetery. From Brawley I drove north to Niland, stopping to look at Ramer Lake on the way. In Niland I only looked at the southern end of International Avenue. I then drove southwestward to Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ by way of Pound, Davis, Schrimpf, Garst and Sinclair Roads, stopping to look at the hunt club on Pound Road, the east end of Morton Bay (water level increased since 29 April) and the north end of Garst Road on the way. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill, the distant shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and around the entrance parking area. I then drove southwestward along the shore of the Salton Sea from Obsidian Butte to the west end of Young Road (an obvious increase in the number of shorebirds and gulls since 29 April). From Young Road I drove southwestward to Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. After spending time at Unit 1, I drove southeastward through Calipatria into Brawley, then south on Dogwood Road to the southeast corner of El Centro, stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road (no gulls) and Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro on the way. I then drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course and Fig Lagoon on the way. Clear with light wind in the early morning and strong wind in the late afternoon, and with temperatures ranging from 55 to 80 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (8 eight cripples together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Blue-winged Teal (6 two at Ramer Lake, two at the east end of Morton Bay and two near the west end of Young Road), Cinnamon Teal (35), Northern Shoveler (250), Gadwall (30), American Wigeon (20), Mallard (10), Northern Pintail (2), Green-winged Teal (10), Redhead (8), Lesser Scaup (2), Bufflehead (1 one female on the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill), Ruddy Duck (300), Gambels Quail (5), Pied-billed Grebe (5), Eared Grebe (350), Western Grebe (2), Clarks Grebe (1), Rock Pigeon (60), Eurasian Collared-Dove (250), Inca Dove (20), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (20), Mourning Dove (25), Greater Roadrunner (1), Lesser Nighthawk (1 one roosting in trees at the Hunt Club on Pound Road), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (3), Costas Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (2), Sora (1), Common Gallinule (2), American Coot (150), Black-necked Stilt (100), American Avocet (75), Black-bellied Plover (6), Killdeer (15), Semipalmated Plover (10), Snowy Plover (12), Whimbrel (150), Marbled Godwit (1), Ruddy Turnstone (10 two in alternate-plumage at Obsidian Butte and eight in alternate-plumage counted at the north end of Lack Road), Red Knot ( 250 at least two-hundred-fifty along the shore between Obsidian Butte and the west end of Young Road is more than I recall having previously seeing along the south shore of the Salton Sea), Stilt Sandpiper (15 ten in alternate-plumage at Ramer Lake and five in alternate-plumage near the west end of Young Road), Sanderling (1 one in partial alternate-plumage at the north end of Lack Road), Dunlin (10), Least Sandpiper (2 two along the seawall near the north end of Lack Road most appear to have departed northward), Western Sandpiper (350), Long-billed Dowitcher (50), Spotted Sandpiper (10), Willet (10), Wilsons Phalarope (150), Red-necked Phalarope (500), Franklins Gull (1 one adult in alternate-plumage in flight at the north end of Lack Road), Ring-billed Gull (50), California Gull (150), Gull-billed Tern (85 including about sixty-five at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge were on nests), Caspian Tern (45), Black Tern (15), Forsters Tern (15), Double-crested Cormorant (25), Neotropic Cormorant (15), White Pelican (2), Least Bittern (1), Great Blue Heron (5), Great Egret (40), Snowy Egret (5), Cattle Egret (1500), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (2), White-faced Ibis (50), Turkey Vulture (3), Northern Harrier (1), Red-tailed Hawk (2), Great Horned Owl (3 one adult with two recently fledged young at the Rio Band Golf Course), Burrowing Owl (10), Gila Woodpecker (6), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (10), Western Kingbird (15), Olive-sided Flycatcher (1 one near the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ is the first that I have encountered this year), Western Wood-Pewee (3), Western Flycatcher (2), Black Phoebe (6), Says Phoebe (1 one at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ where nested), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Warbling Vireo (5), Common Raven (6), Verdin (15), Horned Lark (1), Bank Swallow (1 one with other swallows at Fig Lagoon), Tree Swallow (2), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (75), Cliff Swallow (150), Cedar Waxwing (15 fifteen together at Cattle Call Park in Brawley), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (15), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (75), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (50), Lesser Goldfinch (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Chipping Sparrow (1 one somewhat late individual near the southeast corner of El Centro), Song Sparrow (5), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (3 three adult males at flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (20), Bullocks Oriole (1), Red-winged Blackbird (250), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male near the south end of International Avenue in Niland), Brown-headed Cowbird (20), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Orange-crowned Warbler (3), MacGillivrays Warbler (2 two females near the southeast corner of El Centro), Common Yellowthroat (10), Yellow Warbler (10), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), Townsends Warbler (3), Wilsons Warbler (25), Western Tanager (15), Black-headed Grosbeak (1), Blue Grosbeak (1 one adult male near the south end of International Avenue in Niland is the first that I have encountered this year) and Lazuli Bunting (10) 125 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent the morning of 29 April 2023 (6:00 AM to 1:45 PM) looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at Fig Lagoon and Sunbeam Lake then drove west to near the southeast corner of El Centro. After spending time near the southeast corner of El Centro unsuccessfully looking for a Brown Thrasher photographed there on 27 April, I drove north to the east end of Morton Bay. After spending time at the east end of Morton Bay, I drove southwestward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I only looked around the entrance parking area. I then drove southwestward along the seawall to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I drove southwestward into Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. After spending time at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, I drove southward through Calipatria and along Forrester Road and I-8 to the Rio Bend Golf Course, stopping at Sheldon Reservoir on the way. I then drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Mostly clear with no wind, and with temperatures ranging from 65 to 100 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (8 eight cripples together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Blue-winged Teal (10 eight counted at the east end of Morton Bay and two together near the west end of Young Road), Cinnamon Teal (30), Northern Shoveler (100), Gadwall (6), American Wigeon (8), Mallard (10 a female on Fig Lagoon was accompanied by at least ten recently hatched ducklings), Northern Pintail (3), Green-winged Teal (6), Redhead (6), Ring-necked Duck (1 one male on Fig Lagoon), Lesser Scaup (5), Ruddy Duck (50), Gambels Quail (5), Pied-billed Grebe (3), Eared Grebe (150), Western Grebe (1), Rock Pigeon (30), Eurasian Collared-Dove (150), Inca Dove (20), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (15), Mourning Dove (20), Greater Roadrunner (3), Lesser Nighthawk (2 two together in flight at dawn), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (3), Costas Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (1), Common Gallinule (2), American Coot (150), Black-necked Stilt (100), American Avocet (75), Black-bellied Plover (10), Killdeer (10), Semipalmated Plover (1), Snowy Plover (3), Whimbrel (3), Ruddy Turnstone (3 three in alternate-plumage near the north end of Lack Road), Red Knot (25 a flock of twenty-five, most in alternate-plumage, along shore of the Salton Sea moved from near the north end of Lack Road to the west end of Young Road), Stilt Sandpiper (1 one in alternate-plumage at the east end of Morton Bay), Least Sandpiper (1 one at Fig Lagoon most appear to have departed northward), Western Sandpiper (75), Long-billed Dowitcher (50), Spotted Sandpiper (10), Willet (3), Greater Yellowlegs (1 one at Fig Lagoon), Wilsons Phalarope (30), Red-necked Phalarope (150), Bonapartes Gull (1 one first-summer bird at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Ring-billed Gull (3), California Gull (1), Least Tern (2 two adults at the east end of Morton Bay), Gull-billed Tern (85 including about sixty-five at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge were on nests), Caspian Tern (10), Black Tern (15 fifteen at the east end of Morton Bay), Forsters Tern (6), Black Skimmer (1 one with Gull-billed Terns near the west end of Young Road), Common Loon (2 one adult in alternate-plumage and one in basic-plumage together on Sheldon Reservoir), Double-crested Cormorant (15), Neotropic Cormorant (6), White Pelican (75 an apparent migrant flock of about seventy-five flying northward over Morton Bay), Great Blue Heron (5), Great Egret (6), Snowy Egret (5), Cattle Egret (500), White-faced Ibis (250), Turkey Vulture (3), Northern Harrier (1), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Great Horned Owl (1 one along the Even Hewes Highway at dawn), Burrowing Owl (5), Belted Kingfisher (1 one somewhat late individual at Sheldon Reservoir), Gila Woodpecker (5), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (6), Western Kingbird (10), Hammonds Flycatcher (1), Black Phoebe (6), Vermilion Flycatcher (3 a pair feeding a recently fledged juvenile at the Rio Bend Golf Course), Warbling Vireo (3), Loggerhead Shrike (1 one near Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Common Raven (2), Verdin (10), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (20), Cliff Swallow (150), Phainopepla (1 one adult male at Fig Lagoon), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (20), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (75), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (50), Lesser Goldfinch (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Song Sparrow (5), Aberts Towhee (10), Western Meadowlark (15), Red-winged Blackbird (250), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male at Sunbeam Lake was believed to be the same bird first seen here on 15 April), Brown-headed Cowbird (10), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), MacGillivrays Warbler (1 one female near the southeast corner of El Centro), Common Yellowthroat (15), Townsends Warbler (1), Wilsons Warbler (10) and Western Tanager (1) 109 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Wednesday 26 April 2023 (6:00 AM to 4:45 PM) looking for birds along part of the shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at the IID Wetlands near Niland, then drove the short distance north into Niland. In Niland I birded north along International Avenue, west along 4 th Street and south along Luna Street. From Niland I drove southwest to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ on Pound, Davis, Schrimpf, Garst and Sinclair Roads, stopping to look at the Hunt Club on Pound Road, the east end of Morton Bay and the north end of Garst Road on the way. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I looked around the entrance parking area. I then drove southwestward along the shore of the Salton Sea from Obsidian Butte to the west end of Young Road. From Young Road I drove southwestward in to Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. After spending time at Unit 1, I drove eastward to Wiest Lake, then southwestward into Brawley. In Brawley I only looked at Riverview Cemetery. From Brawley I drove south on Dogwood Road to the southeast corner of El Centro, stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road and Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro on the way. I then drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Mostly clear with some light wind in the afternoon, and with temperatures ranging from 60 to 95 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (9 nine cripples together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Brant (8 eight together near the west end of Young Road), Blue-winged Teal (6 two together at the east end of Morton Bay and four together at the north end of Lack Road), Cinnamon Teal (60), Northern Shoveler (150), Gadwall (6), American Wigeon (10), Mallard (15), Northern Pintail (2), Green-winged Teal (10), Redhead (10), Ring-necked Duck (13 thirteen together on Fig Lagoon), Lesser Scaup (10), Ruddy Duck (75), Gambels Quail (5), Pied-billed Grebe (5), Eared Grebe (150), Western Grebe (2), Clarks Grebe (10 most on Wiest Lake), Rock Pigeon (50), Eurasian Collared-Dove (200), Inca Dove (20), Common Ground-Dove (25), White-winged Dove (35), Mourning Dove (30), Greater Roadrunner (3), Lesser Nighthawk (2 two roosting in trees at the Hunt Club on Pound Road), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (6), Costas Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (5), Sora (3), Common Gallinule (3), American Coot (200), Black-necked Stilt (150), American Avocet (75), Black-bellied Plover (25), Killdeer (20), Semipalmated Plover (2), Snowy Plover (15), Whimbrel (5), Long-billed Curlew (2), Hudsonian Godwit (1 one male in mostly alternate-plumage with Marbled Godwits at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge is the sixth to be found in Imperial County), Marbled Godwit (8), Red Knot (20 twenty, most in alternate-plumage, along shore of the Salton Sea between the north end of Lack Road and the west end of Young Road), Stilt Sandpiper (35 thirty-five in alternate-plumage at the east end of Morton Bay), Dunlin (2 two in alternate-plumage at the west end of Young Road), Least Sandpiper (25), Western Sandpiper (350), Least/Western Sandpiper (150 most probably Western Sandpipers), Long-billed Dowitcher (100), Spotted Sandpiper (6), Willet (5), Greater Yellowlegs (1), Wilsons Phalarope (10), Red-necked Phalarope (150), Franklins Gull (2 two adults in alternate-plumage together near the west end of Young Road), Ring-billed Gull (150), California Gull (100), Least Tern (3 three adults, one with a small fish in its bill, at the east end of Morton Bay), Gull-billed Tern (125 about sixty-five at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge were on nests), Caspian Tern (25), Black Tern (10 ten at the east end of Morton Bay are the first that I have encountered this year), Forsters Tern (45), Black Skimmer (15 most near the west end of Young Road), Common Loon (2 two adult in alternate-plumage together on Fig Lagoon), Double-crested Cormorant (15), Neotropic Cormorant (20), White Pelican (5), Least Bittern (1), Great Blue Heron (10), Great Egret (15), Snowy Egret (10), Cattle Egret (1500), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (1), White-faced Ibis (2500), Turkey Vulture (5), Northern Harrier (1), Coopers Hawk (1 one at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley where suspected nesting), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Burrowing Owl (10), Gila Woodpecker (5), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (2), American Kestrel (10), Western Kingbird (15), Western Wood-Pewee (1), Black Phoebe (6), Says Phoebe (3 two adults feeding a recently fledged young at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Cassins Vireo (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Warbling Vireo (3), Loggerhead Shrike (2 one along Pound Road near Niland and one along Davis Road), Common Raven (6), Verdin (15), Bank Swallow (3 three perched on utility lines with other swallows near Rock Hill), Tree Swallow (25), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (10), Barn Swallow (150), Cliff Swallow (150), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 one somewhat late migrant near the southeast corner of El Centro known present since 25 April), Cedar Waxwing (35 thirty-five in Niland), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (2), Marsh Wren (25), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (100), House Sparrow (15), House Finch (35), Lesser Goldfinch (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Song Sparrow (10), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (2 - two adult males at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Bullocks Oriole (2), Baltimore Oriole (1 one adult male singing at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ entirely black head and bright orange under-parts), Red-winged Blackbird (500), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male near the south end of International Avenue in Niland was believed to be the same bird first seen here on 5 April), Brown-headed Cowbird (25), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Nashville Warbler (5), Common Yellowthroat (15), Yellow Warbler (3), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), Black-throated Gray Warbler (1), Townsends Warbler (1), Wilsons Warbler (10), Black-headed Grosbeak (3) and Lazuli Bunting (1) 130 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Sunday morning 23 April 2023 (6:00 AM to 12:30 PM) looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at Fig Lagoon and the Rio Bend Golfcourse then drove northward through Calipatria to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I birded along the seawall to Obsidian Butte, then drove eastward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I only looked around the entrance parking area. I then returned to the west end of Young Road by way of the seawall. From the west end of Young Road I drove southeastward into Brawley. In Brawley I only looked briefly at Riverview Cemetery, the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue and at Cattle Call Park. From Brawley I drove south to the Even Hewes Highway by way of Dogwood Road, stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road on the way. I then drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Mostly clear with no wind, and with temperatures ranging from 60 to 95 degrees. Waterfowl numbers continue to decline, far fewer shorebirds than present on 19 April, and migrant passerines appeared to be nonexistent. Species seen and/or heard Brant (1 one on Fig Lagoon), Blue-winged Teal (4 four together at the north end of Lack Road), Cinnamon Teal (30), Northern Shoveler (150), Gadwall (2), American Wigeon (15 all at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Mallard (10), Northern Pintail (1), White-winged Scoter (1 one near the west end of Young Road was the same worn and faded female/immature male seen here on 12 April), Ruddy Duck (50), Gambels Quail (5), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Eared Grebe (75), Clarks Grebe (2), Rock Pigeon (50), Eurasian Collared-Dove (75), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (15), Mourning Dove (25), Greater Roadrunner (3), Lesser Nighthawk (1), Black-chinned Hummingbird (1), Annas Hummingbird (2), Ridgeways Rail (1), Common Gallinule (1), American Coot (150), Black-necked Stilt (75), American Avocet (10), Black-bellied Plover (75), Killdeer (6), Semipalmated Plover (2), Snowy Plover (20), Whimbrel (30), Long-billed Curlew (5), Red Knot (20 twenty in alternate-plumage along the shore at the north end of Lack Road), Stilt Sandpiper (15 fifteen in alternate-plumage near the west end of Young Road), Least Sandpiper (30), Western Sandpiper (150), Least/Western Sandpiper (100 most probably Western Sandpipers), Long-billed Dowitcher (50), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Willet (5), Greater Yellowlegs (1), Ring-billed Gull (150), California Gull (10), Gull-billed Tern (60 most near the west end of Young Road), Caspian Tern (2), Forsters Tern (2), Black Skimmer (6 six together near the west end of Young Road), Double-crested Cormorant (15), Neotropic Cormorant (15), White Great Blue Heron (5), Great Egret (25), Snowy Egret (5), Cattle Egret (750), Green Heron (1), White-faced Ibis (500), Turkey Vulture (1), Northern Harrier (1), Burrowing Owl (10), Gila Woodpecker (5), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (6), Western Kingbird (15), Black Phoebe (5), Says Phoebe (1 one at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ), Vermilion Flycatcher (3 a pair feeding a recently fledged young at the Rio Bend Golfcourse), Common Raven (2), Verdin (6), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (10), Barn Swallow (50), Cliff Swallow (250), Marsh Wren (6), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (75), House Sparrow (20), House Finch (20), Song Sparrow (5), Aberts Towhee (6), Yellow-headed Blackbird (2 - two adult males at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Red-winged Blackbird (250), Bronzed Cowbird (2 one adult male at the Rio Bend Golfcourse and one adult male at Sunbeam Lake), Brown-headed Cowbird (15), Brewers Blackbird (20), Great-tailed Grackle (100), Common Yellowthroat (1) and Yellow-rumped Warbler (2) 87 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Wednesday 19 April 2023 (6:00 AM to 5:30 PM) looking for birds along part of the shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at Fig Lagoon, then drove northward into Brawley, stopping at Sheldon Reservoir (no birds) and the intersection of Carter and Fites Roads on the way. In Brawley I looked briefly at the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue, then at Cattle Call Park and in Riverview Cemetery. From Brawley I drove northwestward to Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. After looking at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, I drove northeastward to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I birded along the seawall to Obsidian Butte, then moved eastward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill, the shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and around the entrance parking area. I then drove eastward by way of Sinclair and English Roads to the area adjacent to Eddins Roads west of Calipatria. I then drove south from Calipatria to Brawley, stopping to look at Wiest Lake on the way. From Brawley I drove south to Fudge Reservoir, the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road and Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro. I then spent time near the southeast corner of El Centro. From there I drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Mostly clear with some wind in the early morning, and with temperatures ranging from 55 to 80 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (9 nine cripples together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Brant (1 one on Fig Lagoon in the early morning), Blue-winged Teal (12 two together on Fig Lagoon and ten together at the north end of Lack Road), Cinnamon Teal (50), Northern Shoveler (150), Gadwall (6), American Wigeon (30 most on Fudge Reservoir near Brawley), Mallard (15), Northern Pintail (2), Green-winged Teal (6), Lesser Scaup (1 one near the west end of Young Road), Surf Scoter (2 two adult females on Fig Lagoon in the early morning were still present in the afternoon), Ruddy Duck (50), Gambels Quail (15), Pied-billed Grebe (5), Eared Grebe (75), Western Grebe (2), Clarks Grebe (10), Rock Pigeon (50), Eurasian Collared-Dove (200), Inca Dove (20), Common Ground-Dove (20), White-winged Dove (15), Mourning Dove (30), Greater Roadrunner (3), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (5), Costas Hummingbird (1), Rufous Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (2), Common Gallinule (3), American Coot (250), Black-necked Stilt (75), American Avocet (35), Black-bellied Plover (100), Killdeer (10), Semipalmated Plover (20), Snowy Plover (10), Whimbrel (125), Long-billed Curlew (50), Marbled Godwit (1), Red Knot (1 one in alternate-plumage at the north end of Lack Road), Stilt Sandpiper (10 ten with other shorebirds near the west end of Young Road), Dunlin (45 most near the west end of Young Road), Least Sandpiper (75), Western Sandpiper (2500), Least/Western Sandpiper (1000 most probably Western Sandpipers), Short-billed Dowitcher (1 one in alternate-plumage near the west end of Young Road presumably caurinus with mostly white vent and undertail-coverts, lacking white scapular fringes and being more orangish on the breast than on Long-billed Dowitchers), Long-billed Dowitcher (150), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Lesser Yellowlegs (1), Willet (10), Greater Yellowlegs (5), Bonapartes Gull (5), Franklins Gull (1 one adult in alternate-plumage on Fig Lagoon in the early morning), Heermanns Gull (1 one adult in alternate-plumage associating with California Gulls at Rock Hill), Ring-billed Gull (200), California Gull (200, Gull-billed Tern (50 about thirty-five at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge appeared prepared to nest), Caspian Tern (25), Forsters Tern (2 two at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Elegant Tern (2 two adults in alternate-plumage at Fig Lagoon in the early morning) Black Skimmer (15 fifteen at Rock Hill), Pacific Loon (1 one adult in alternate-plumage on Fig Lagoon in the early morning), Common Loon (1 one adult in alternate-plumage on Fig Lagoon in the early morning), Double-crested Cormorant (15), Neotropic Cormorant (5), White Pelican (2), Least Bittern (1), Great Blue Heron (6), Great Egret (25), Snowy Egret (10), Cattle Egret (1500), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (2), White-faced Ibis (500), Turkey Vulture (6), Northern Harrier (2), Coopers Hawk (1), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Great Horned Owl (1 one adult roosting at Cattle Call Park in Brawley), Burrowing Owl (10), Gila Woodpecker (5), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (10), Peregrine Falcon (1), Western Kingbird (20), Western Wood-Pewee (4), Hammonds Flycatcher (3), Western Flycatcher (1), Black Phoebe (6), Says Phoebe (2 two together at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ where this species has previously nested), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Cassins Vireo (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Warbling Vireo (2), Common Raven (6), Verdin (10), Horned Lark (1), Tree Swallow (5), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (20), Barn Swallow (200), Cliff Swallow (250), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (2), Marsh Wren (15), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (150), American Robin (3 one at the McCabe School and two at the Rio Bend Golf Course), House Sparrow (15), House Finch (25), Lesser Goldfinch (2), Chipping Sparrow (2), White-crowned Sparrow (1 one gambelii near the southeast corner of El Centro was the only White-crowned Sparrow seen virtually all of the wintering birds appear to have departed), Song Sparrow (6), Aberts Towhee (5), Yellow-headed Blackbird (1 - one adult male at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Hooded Oriole (1), Bullocks Oriole (15), Red-winged Blackbird (500), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male at Sunbeam Lake was believed to be the same bird first seen here on 15 April), Brown-headed Cowbird (20), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (200), Orange-crowned Warbler (6), Nashville Warbler (15), Common Yellowthroat (3), Yellow Warbler (1 one adult male near the southeast corner of El Centro was the earliest spring migrant that I have encountered this year), Yellow-rumped Warbler (10), Black-throated Gray Warbler (3), Townsends Warbler (1 one adult male along the seawall was the first that I have encountered locally this year), Wilsons Warbler (15), Black-headed Grosbeak (3) and Lazuli Bunting (1 one adult male near the southeast corner of El Centro was the first that I have encountered this year) 132 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent part of Saturday 15 April 2023 (6:30 AM to 3:00 PM) looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at Fig Lagoon, then drove northward into Brawley, stopping at the intersection of Carter and Fites Roads on the way. In Brawley I looked at the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue, then at Cattle Call Park and briefly in Riverview Cemetery. From Brawley I drove northward to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I birded along the seawall to Obsidian Butte, then drove eastward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I only looked around the entrance parking area. I then drove eastward on Sinclair Road to Highway 111, then south through Calipatria into Brawley, stopping to look at Wiest Lake on the way. From Brawley I drove south to Interstate Highway 8, stopping at Fudge Reservoir and the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road on the way, then west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Clear with no wind, and with temperatures ranging from 55 to 85 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Blue-winged Teal (4 four together at the north end of Lack Road), Cinnamon Teal (50), Northern Shoveler (150), Gadwall (5), American Wigeon (50 most on Fudge Reservoir near Brawley), Mallard (10), Northern Pintail (4), Green-winged Teal (10), Redhead (2 two at Fig Lagoon), Lesser Scaup (1), Ruddy Duck (20), Gambels Quail (15), Pied-billed Grebe (6), Eared Grebe (75), Western Grebe (1), Clarks Grebe (2), Rock Pigeon (150), Eurasian Collared-Dove (150), Inca Dove (5), Common Ground-Dove (15), White-winged Dove (15), Mourning Dove (30), Greater Roadrunner (1), Black-chinned Hummingbird (3), Annas Hummingbird (2), Common Gallinule (3), American Coot (150), Black-necked Stilt (30), American Avocet (30), Black-bellied Plover (100), Killdeer (10), Semipalmated Plover (12), Snowy Plover (10), Whimbrel (75), Long-billed Curlew (5), Marbled Godwit (1), Ruddy Turnstone (2 two in alternate-plumage at Obsidian Butte), Red Knot (12 twelve, half in alternate-plumage, at Obsidian Butte), Least Sandpiper (50), Western Sandpiper (300), Least/Western Sandpiper (200), Long-billed Dowitcher (350), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Willet (5), Greater Yellowlegs (15), Ring-billed Gull (200), California Gull (200, Gull-billed Tern (20 twenty scattered throughout the area), Caspian Tern (75), Forsters Tern (20 twenty at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Black Skimmer (6 six together near the west end of Young Road), Double-crested Cormorant (10), Neotropic Cormorant (15), White Pelican (5), Great Blue Heron (10), Great Egret (35), Snowy Egret (25), Cattle Egret (1500), Black-crowned Night-Heron (2), White-faced Ibis (1000), Turkey Vulture (5), Northern Harrier (2), Coopers Hawk (1), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Great Horned Owl (1 one adult roosting at Cattle Call Park in Brawley), Burrowing Owl (10), Gila Woodpecker (6), American Kestrel (10), Western Kingbird (20), Western Wood-Pewee (1 one at Wiest Lake is the first that I have encountered this year), Black Phoebe (6), Vermilion Flycatcher (5), Warbling Vireo (2), Common Raven (10), Verdin (10), Tree Swallow (15), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (20), Barn Swallow (250), Cliff Swallow (300), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (5), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (150), House Sparrow (15), House Finch (25), Chipping Sparrow (5), White-crowned Sparrow (15), Savannah Sparrow (1), Song Sparrow (5), Aberts Towhee (10), Yellow-headed Blackbird (2 - two adult males at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Western Meadowlark (15), Hooded Oriole (1), Bullocks Oriole (3), Red-winged Blackbird (1000), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male at Sunbeam Lake), Brown-headed Cowbird (25), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (150), Orange-crowned Warbler (2), Nashville Warbler (3), Common Yellowthroat (3), Yellow-rumped Warbler (15), Black-throated Gray Warbler (1), Wilsons Warbler (5) and Black-headed Grosbeak (1) 106 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Wednesday 12 April 2023 (6:00 AM to 5:30 PM) looking for birds along part of the shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at Fig Lagoon, then drove northward into Brawley, stopping at Sheldon Reservoir and the intersection of Carter and Fites Roads on the way. In Brawley I looked at the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue, then at Cattle Call Park and briefly in Riverview Cemetery. From Brawley I drove northwestward to Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. After looking at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, I drove northeastward to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I birded along the seawall to Obsidian Butte, then moved eastward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill, the shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and around the entrance parking area. I then drove eastward to the south end of International Avenue in Niland, stopping to look at Morton Bay on the way. From Niland I drove south through Calipatria into Brawley, stopping to look at Wiest Lake on the way. From Brawley I drove south to the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road and Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro. I then spent time near the southeast corner of El Centro. From there I drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golf Course, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Mostly overcast with strong wind in the late afternoon, and with temperatures ranging from 60 to 90 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (10 ten together at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Brant (37 one at Fig Lagoon in the morning, one at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge and a flock of thirty-five on the Salton Sea between Obsidian Butte and Rock Hill), Blue-winged Teal (12 two near the west end of Young Road, eight together at the north end of Lack Road and two at Fig Lagoon), Cinnamon Teal (50), Northern Shoveler (250), Gadwall (15), American Wigeon (5), Mallard (10), Northern Pintail (6), Green-winged Teal (30), Redhead (2 two at Fig Lagoon), Ring-necked Duck (4 four together on Fig Lagoon), Lesser Scaup (1), Surf Scoter (2 two adult males together on Fig Lagoon in the morning with one still present in the afternoon), White-winged Scoter (1 one female/immature male near the west end of Young Road had worn and faded plumage and probably unable to fly had evidently been present undetected in this area for a considerable time), Hooded Merganser (1 one female at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road was probably the same bird reported here by Logan Kahle on 5 April), Red-breasted Merganser (1 one female near the west end of Young Road), Ruddy Duck (100), Gambels Quail (15), Pied-billed Grebe (10), Eared Grebe (100), Western Grebe (6), Clarks Grebe (4), Rock Pigeon (150), Eurasian Collared-Dove (200), Inca Dove (15), Common Ground-Dove (25), White-winged Dove (20), Mourning Dove (35), Greater Roadrunner (3), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (6), Costas Hummingbird (1), Rufous Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (3), Sora (2), Common Gallinule (6), American Coot (250), Black-necked Stilt (40), American Avocet (150), Black-bellied Plover (150), Killdeer (15), Snowy Plover (6), Whimbrel (75), Long-billed Curlew (100), Stilt Sandpiper (5 five with Long-billed Dowitchers at Morton Bay), Sanderling (1 one in basic-plumage at Obsidian Butte), Dunlin (1 one at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Least Sandpiper (150), Western Sandpiper (500), Least/Western Sandpiper (500), Long-billed Dowitcher (200), Wilsons Snipe (2), Spotted Sandpiper (5), Willet (15), Greater Yellowlegs (15), Bonapartes Gull (1 one in alternate-plumage at Fig Lagoon was the first that I have encountered locally this year), Franklins Gull (4 three adults in alternate-plumage at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ and one adult in alternate-plumage at Fig Lagoon), Heermanns Gull (2 two adults in alternate-plumage together with California Gulls at Rock Hill were first seen here by Chris Dean on 31 March), Ring-billed Gull (200), California Gull (100 including about twenty-five adults at the Rock Hill Ponds that appeared to be establishing nest locations), Gull-billed Tern (50 fifty scattered throughout the area with twenty at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge that appeared to be nesting but those at Rock appeared discouraged to attempt nest by the presence of the territorial California Gulls), Caspian Tern (20 those that appeared to be establishing nests at Rock Hill a week ago are gone, evidently displaced by California Gulls), Forsters Tern (3 three at Rock Hill are the first that I have encountered locally this year), Black Skimmer (2 two together near the west end of Young Road), Double-crested Cormorant (10), Neotropic Cormorant (30), White Pelican (6), Least Bittern (1), Great Blue Heron (15), Great Egret (35), Snowy Egret (25), Cattle Egret (1500), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (5), White-faced Ibis (1500), Turkey Vulture (6), Northern Harrier (1), Coopers Hawk (1), Swainsons Hawk (2 one in flight near the west end of Young Road and one in flight at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Great Horned Owl (2 one adult near the intersection of Dunaway Road and I-8 at dawn and one adult roosting at Cattle Call Park in Brawley), Burrowing Owl (15), Gila Woodpecker (5), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (15), Western Kingbird (30), Hammonds Flycatcher (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Black Phoebe (10), Says Phoebe (2 two at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ where this species has previously nested), Vermilion Flycatcher (10), Cassins Vireo (1 one well marked individual near the southeast corner of El Centro was the first that I have encountered this year), Warbling Vireo (1), Common Raven (10), Verdin (10), Tree Swallow (10), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (25), Barn Swallow (300), Cliff Swallow (250), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), Cedar Waxwing (25 a flock of twenty-five at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (1), Marsh Wren (20), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (150), American Robin (2 two at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley), House Sparrow (15), House Finch (25), Lesser Goldfinch (2), Chipping Sparrow (10), White-crowned Sparrow (25), Savannah Sparrow (5), Song Sparrow (10), Aberts Towhee (15), Yellow-headed Blackbird (2 - two adult males at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road appeared to be defending nesting territories), Western Meadowlark (15), Hooded Oriole (1), Bullocks Oriole (1), Red-winged Blackbird (2500), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male near the south end of International Avenue in Niland was the same bird first seen here on 5 April), Brown-headed Cowbird (30), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (250), Orange-crowned Warbler (5), Nashville Warbler (6), MacGillivrays Warbler (1 one adult male near the southeast corner of El Centro is the first that I have encountered this year), Common Yellowthroat (2), Yellow-rumped Warbler (10 including one Myrtle Warbler in alternate-plumage near the southeast corner of El Centro), Black-throated Gray Warbler (5), Wilsons Warbler (4) and Black-headed Grosbeak (1) 129 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Wednesday 5 April 2023 (6:30 AM to 4:30 PM) looking for birds along part of the shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. I started the day at the IID Wetlands near Niland, then drove the short distance north into Niland. In Niland I birded north along International Avenue, west along 4 th Street and south along Luna Street. From Niland I drove northwestward to the Wister Unit HQ (much of the vegetation is gone so not as attractive to landbirds as formerly). I then drove southward on Davis, Schrimpf, Garst and Sinclair Roads to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ, stopping at Morton Bay and the north end of Garst Road on the way. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ I looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill, the shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and around the entrance parking area. I then drove southwestward along the shore of the Salton Sea from Obsidian Butte to the west end of Young Road. From the west end of Young Road I drove southwestward in to Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, stopping briefly at Wiley Reservoir on the way. After spending time at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, I drove southeastward into Brawley. In Brawley I looked briefly at Riverview Cemetery and at the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue, then spent a little more time in Cattle Call Park. From Brawley I drove south to near the southeast corner of El Centro, stopping at Fudge Reservoir and the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road on the way. I then drove west to San Diego, stopping to look at the Rio Bend Golfcourse, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon on the way. Clear with little to no wind and temperatures ranging from 40 to 75 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (22), Greater White-fronted Goose (1 one with Snow Geese at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Blue-winged Teal (10 ten together at the north end of Lack Road), Cinnamon Teal (45), Northern Shoveler (350), Gadwall (15), American Wigeon (5), Mallard (15), Northern Pintail (10), Green-winged Teal (150), Redhead (2 two together at the IID Wetlands near Niland), Ring-necked Duck (105 one-hundred-five together counted on Fig Lagoon), Lesser Scaup (3), Bufflehead (2), Ruddy Duck (150), Gambels Quail (20), Pied-billed Grebe (10), Eared Grebe (150), Western Grebe (1), Clarks Grebe (1), Rock Pigeon (150), Eurasian Collared-Dove (200), Inca Dove (15), Common Ground-Dove (35), White-winged Dove (20), Mourning Dove (35), Greater Roadrunner (3), Black-chinned Hummingbird (6), Annas Hummingbird (10), Costas Hummingbird (1), Rufous Hummingbird (1), Ridgeways Rail (5), Virginia Rail (1), Sora (3), Common Gallinule (1), American Coot (250), Black-necked Stilt (50), American Avocet (150), Black-bellied Plover (150), Killdeer (15), Semipalmated Plover (2), Snowy Plover (20), Whimbrel (250), Long-billed Curlew (150), Marbled Godwit (35), Dunlin (6 six at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Least Sandpiper (150), Western Sandpiper (450), Least/Western Sandpiper (500), Long-billed Dowitcher (500), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Willet (35), Greater Yellowlegs (5), Franklins Gull (2 two adults in alternate-plumage at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road are the first that I have encountered this year), Ring-billed Gull (50), California Gull (250 including about twenty-five adults at the Rock Hill Ponds that appeared to be establishing nest locations), Herring Gull (1 one adult with other gulls at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road), Gull-billed Tern (50 fifty scattered throughout the area with fifteen at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge and eight at Rock Hill those at Rock Hill appeared discouraged to nest by the presence of territorial California Gulls and Caspian Terns), Caspian Tern (60 including at least thirty-five at the Rock Hill Ponds that appeared to be establishing nests), Double-crested Cormorant (20), Neotropic Cormorant (6), White Pelican (35), American Bittern (1 one in flight at the IID Wetlands near Niland), Least Bittern (2), Great Blue Heron (15), Great Egret (30), Snowy Egret (35), Cattle Egret (1500), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (3), White-faced Ibis (1500), Turkey Vulture (10), Northern Harrier (3), Coopers Hawk (1), Red-tailed Hawk (2), Great Horned Owl (1 one adult at Cattle Call Park in Brawley), Burrowing Owl (5), Gila Woodpecker (4), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (15), Merlin (1 a somewhat late staying female columbarius perched at the west end of McDonald Road), Peregrine Falcon (1 one at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge), Western Kingbird (35), Pacific-slope Flycatcher (1 one near the southeast corner of El Centro is the first that I have encountered locally this year), Black Phoebe (10), Says Phoebe (1 one at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ where this species has previously nested), Vermilion Flycatcher (6), Common Raven (6), Verdin (10), Bank Swallow (2 two perched on utility lines with Barn Swallows near Red Hill are the first that I have encountered this year), Tree Swallow (25), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (30), Barn Swallow (300), Cliff Swallow (250), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (3), Marsh Wren (20), Northern Mockingbird (5), European Starling (150), American Robin (3 one in Niland and two at Sunbeam Lake The large numbers present this past winter have evidently moved out of the Imperial Valley), House Sparrow (15), House Finch (25), Lesser Goldfinch (3), Chipping Sparrow (1), White-crowned Sparrow (35), Savannah Sparrow (10), Song Sparrow (10), Aberts Towhee (15), Yellow-headed Blackbird (25), Western Meadowlark (25), Bullocks Oriole (1), Red-winged Blackbird (2500), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male near the south end of International Avenue in Niland is the first that I have encountered this year), Brown-headed Cowbird (35), Brewers Blackbird (50), Great-tailed Grackle (250), Orange-crowned Warbler (2), Nashville Warbler (2) Common Yellowthroat (6), Yellow-rumped Warbler (25), Yellow Warbler (1 one adult female at Cattle Call Park in Brawley known present for its third winter), Wilsons Warbler (1) and Black-headed Grosbeak (1) 122 species. Guy McCaskie

I spent Wednesday, 3 August 2022 (6:00 AM to 5:45 PM) with Nathan Goldberg looking for birds along part of the south shore of the Salton Sea and at a few select locations in the Imperial Valley. We started the day at the IID Wetlands near Niland, then drove a short distance north into Niland. In Niland, we birded north along International Avenue, west along 4 th Street and south along Luna Avenue . We then drove southwestward to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ by way of Pound, Davis, Schrimpf, Garst and Sinclair Roads, stopping to look at the eastern portion of Morton Bay on the way. At the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ we looked at the ponds adjacent to Rock Hill, the shoreline of the Salton Sea from Rock Hill and briefly around the entry area. We then drove southwestward along the shore of the Salton Sea from Obsidian Butte to the west end of Young Road. From there we drove westward to Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. After looking at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, we drove westward to Poe Road (access blocked by construction). We then drove eastward through open agricultural land to the Earthrise Facility adjacent to Highway 111, then on south through Calipatria into Brawley, stopping along the way and irrigated fields. In Brawley we looked at Riverview Cemetery, the hummingbird feeders on Willard Avenue and briefly at Cattle Call Park. We then continued southward into El Centro, stopping at the flooded area adjacent to Neckel Road on the way. In El Centro we looked for birds in Evergreen Cemetery and near the southeast corner of the El Centro. We then drove west to Lakeview Golfcourse, Sunbeam Lake and Fig Lagoon, and on west to San Diego. Mostly overcast with no wind, and with temperatures ranging from 85 to 110 degrees. Species seen and/or heard Snow Goose (1 one cripple at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge that was obviously summering locally), Brant (2 two together near the west end of Young Road were the same two first photographed here on 25 July by Mike Ostrowski that had evidently summered locally), Cinnamon Teal (20), Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal (30), Mallard (75), Redhead (2), Long-tailed Duck (1 one badly worn and bleached diving duck at Unit 1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge appeared to be this species and had obviously summering locally), Ruddy Duck (25), Gambels Quail (25 including one pair with recently hatched young), Pied-billed Grebe (10), Western Grebe (10), Clarks Grebe (4), Rock Pigeon (25), Eurasian Collared-Dove (250), Inca Dove (10), Common Ground-Dove (25), White-winged Dove (75), Mourning Dove (50), Roadrunner (10), Lesser Nighthawk (1), Black-chinned Hummingbird (10), Annas Hummingbird (5), Costas Hummingbird (3), Rufous Hummingbird (2), Ridgways Rail (6), Common Gallinule (3), American Coot (35), Black-necked Stilt (650), American Avocet (750), Black-bellied Plover (20), Killdeer (10), Semipalmated Plover (3), Snowy Plover (5), Whimbrel (1), Long-billed Curlew (150), Marbled Godwit (5), Black Turnstone (1 one adult in alternate-plumage near the west end of Young Road is one of only a few known at the Salton Sea), Stilt Sandpiper (6), Least Sandpiper (1500), Western Sandpiper (3500), Least/Western Sandpiper (5000), Long-billed Dowitcher (300), Spotted Sandpiper (5), Lesser Yellowlegs (10), Willet (20), Greater Yellowlegs (75), Wilsons Phalarope (50 ), Red-necked Phalarope (20), Laughing Gull (15), Ring-billed Gull (50), Yellow-footed Gull (10), California Gull (200), Gull-billed Tern (10), Caspian Tern (20), Black Tern (200), Forsters Tern (75), Black Skimmer (25), Double-crested Cormorant (50), Neotropic Cormorant (15), American White Pelican (250), Brown Pelican (15), Least Bittern (10), Great Blue Heron (10), Great Egret (20), Snowy Egret (35), Cattle Egret (2500), Green Heron (5), Black-crowned Night-Heron (5), White-faced Ibis (5000), Turkey Vulture (10), Coopers Hawk (2 one at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley and one near the southeast corner of El Centro), Red-shouldered Hawk (1 one immature along west 4 th Street in Niland), Great Horned Owl (3 three adults near the southeast corner of El Centro), Burrowing Owl (15), Gila Woodpecker (2), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1), American Kestrel (10), Ash-throated Flycatcher (2), Western Kingbird (25), Black Phoebe (10), Vermilion Flycatcher (3), Loggerhead Shrike (6), Common Raven (6), Verdin (10), Bank Swallow (3), Tree Swallow (250), Cliff Swallow (250), swallow (500), Phainopepla (1 one adult male at the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge HQ), Marsh Wren (5), Northern Mockingbird (6), European Starling (25), House Sparrow (25), House Finch (35), Lesser Goldfinch (1), Song Sparrow (15), Aberts Towhee (5), Yellow-headed Blackbird (10), Western Meadowlark (5), Bullocks Oriole (1), Red-winged Blackbird (1500), Bronzed Cowbird (1 one adult male near the south end of International Avenue in Niland), Brown-headed Cowbird (75), Brewers Blackbird (15), Great-tailed Grackle (75), Common Yellowthroat (2), Yellow Warbler (2), Black-headed Grosbeak (1) and Blue Grosbeak (2) 105 species.

RBA

* California
* Southeastern
* August 4, 2022
* CASE22.08.04

This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds).
If there is some reason that you cannot post there, please e-mail or call/text Tom Benson at tbenson@... or (909) 648-0899.

Birds mentioned:

Common Nighthawk
Bronzed Cowbird

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was observed along the Colorado River south of Needles on Jul 26 (Ryan O'Donnell).

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

A BRONZED COWBIRD was seen on private property in La Quinta on Jul 24 (Anne Cheung).

IMPERIAL COUNTY

No reports.

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As of January 2022, birds that are on this weekly summary are those that are considered casual or of less than annual occurrence in San Bernardino, Riverside, or Imperial Counties, or in some cases regionally within these areas. If you do find or see something
of interest, whether it be a geographical or seasonal rarity, evidence of local range expansion, or a novel breeding record, I'd recommend sharing that information with the CBRC, North American Birds subregional editors, or regional listservs as appropriate.
Information for contacting these entities is available below.

Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to CBRC Secretary Tom Benson at secretary@... or via the CBRC website: https://www.californiabirds.org/report_sighting.html

CBRC review species and birds of local or seasonal rarity should be reported to the North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds/) county coordinators. They are:

IMPERIAL COUNTY: Guy McCaskie, guymcc@...
INYO COUNTY: Chris and Rosie Howard, chris93514@...
KERN COUNTY: Kelli Heindel-Levinson, kkheindel@...
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: David Rankin, david.rankin@...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, sandy_koonce@...

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Other dying birding listservs that include reports of birds in southern California are:

Inyo County: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/easternsierrabirds
Kern County: https://groups.io/g/kerncobirding
Los Angeles County: https://groups.io/g/LACoBirds
Orange County: https://groups.io/g/orangecountybirding
San Diego County: https://groups.io/g/SanDiegoRegionBirding
San Luis Obispo County: https://groups.io/g/slocobirding
Santa Barbara County: https://sbcobirding.groups.io/g/main
Ventura County: https://groups.io/g/venturacobirding
California (statewide): https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS

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A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is available on the SBVAS website at https://www.sbvas.net/field-trips

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Bird status and distribution references that every southeastern California birder should own:

Birds of southern California: status and distribution (1981), by Kimball L. Garrett and Jon L. Dunn
Birds of the Salton Sea: status, biogeography, and ecology (2003), by Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt (update: https://www.sbvas.net/_files/ugd/09ca00_bdaf8a44285e4c1dbd625cd601280b5b.pdf)
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley (1991), by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, William C. Hunter, and Bertin W. Anderson

RBA

* California
* Southeastern
* July 21, 2022
* CASE22.07.21

This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds).
If there is some reason that you cannot post there, please e-mail or call/text Tom Benson at tbenson@... or (909) 648-0899.

Birds mentioned:

Bronzed Cowbird

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

No reports.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

A BRONZED COWBIRD continued on private property in La Quinta through Jul 14 (Anne Cheung).

IMPERIAL COUNTY

No reports.

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As of January 2022, birds that are on this weekly summary are those that are considered casual or of less than annual occurrence in San Bernardino, Riverside, or Imperial Counties, or in some cases regionally within these areas. If you do find or see something
of interest, whether it be a geographical or seasonal rarity, evidence of local range expansion, or a novel breeding record, I'd recommend sharing that information with the CBRC, North American Birds subregional editors, or regional listservs as appropriate.
Information for contacting these entities is available below.

Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to CBRC Secretary Tom Benson at secretary@... or via the CBRC website: https://www.californiabirds.org/report_sighting.html

CBRC review species and birds of local or seasonal rarity should be reported to the North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds/) county coordinators. They are:

IMPERIAL COUNTY: Guy McCaskie, guymcc@...
INYO COUNTY: Chris and Rosie Howard, chris93514@...
KERN COUNTY: Kelli Heindel-Levinson, kkheindel@...
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: David Rankin, darkfirefalcon@...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, sandy_koonce@...

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Other dying birding listservs that include reports of birds in southern California are:

Inyo County: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/easternsierrabirds
Kern County: https://groups.io/g/kerncobirding
Los Angeles County: https://groups.io/g/LACoBirds
Orange County: https://groups.io/g/orangecountybirding
San Diego County: https://groups.io/g/SanDiegoRegionBirding
San Luis Obispo County: https://groups.io/g/slocobirding
Santa Barbara County: https://sbcobirding.groups.io/g/main
Ventura County: https://groups.io/g/venturacobirding
California (statewide): https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS

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A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is available on the SBVAS website at https://www.sbvas.net/field-trips

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Bird status and distribution references that every southeastern California birder should own:

Birds of southern California: status and distribution (1981), by Kimball L. Garrett and Jon L. Dunn
Birds of the Salton Sea: status, biogeography, and ecology (2003), by Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt (update: https://www.sbvas.net/_files/ugd/09ca00_bdaf8a44285e4c1dbd625cd601280b5b.pdf)
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley (1991), by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, William C. Hunter, and Bertin W. Anderson