Greetings,
Yesterday (21 Nov 2019), while leading an Environmental Biology class field trip at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary between 1-3 pm, I saw a vermilion flycatcherfly into a cottonwood tree. Got great looks at it, since it was close by. Really took me by surprise.
The spot was along Pond 1, at the viewing cut-out loop" on the southeast side (map: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/SJWS/SJWSmapandrules.pdf )
Other birds seen:
Northern mockingbird - 1 in parking lot near Audubon house Great egrets - 1 in Pond E, 1 in Pond B Cinnamon teal - several in Pond C Northern shoveler - several in Pond C Green-winged teal - few in Pond C Bufflehead - few in Pond C Killdeer - 1 on shore at northeast end of Pond C America coot - few in Ponds E & C Great blue heron - 1 in Pond B, caught a fish along the southwest shore Black-crowned night heron - 1in Pond Balongnorthwest shore American white pelican - several on island in center of Pond 1, a few in flight Terns (species not noted) - about 6 orso, mostly above Pond 1 Double-crested cormorant - surprisingly few, most on island in center of Pond 1 Pied-billed grebe - 4, in Pond 1 Clarks or western grebes (didnt determine which) - about 4 in Pond 1
Common yellowthroat - saw 1 around southwest side of Pond 1, more heard than seen Northern harrier - 2 seen over Pond 1, one of them chased off a red-tailed hawk Turkey vulture - about 6 overhead Osprey - none seen by us, but a photographer said he saw one
Its still early, but winter species arestarting to show up.

-Bob Allen Mission Viejo, CA bugbob@... AdjunctProfessor of Biology, Santiago CanyonCollege &Orange Coast College Research Associate in Entomology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Research Associate, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Author, Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains occnps.org/wildflower-book.html