RBA * California * Orange County * August 11, 2022 * CAOC22.08.11 This is the Orange County, CA weekly Rare Bird Alert (RBA) and local events summary. California Bird Records Committee (CBRC) review species are capitalized and marked with asterisks below. All documentation of review species should be forwarded to the CBRC secretary, Tom Benson, at secretary@... . BIRDS MENTIONED Pacific Golden-Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper Red Phalarope Long-tailed Jaeger Townsends Storm-Petrel Ashy Storm-Petrel Neotropic Cormorant Yellow-crowned Night-Heron A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was photographed at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on August 10, with two birds present the morning of August 11 in the fenced nesting area. A SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was briefly at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on August 11. Note that this species is frequently misidentified with Western Sandpipers with stubbier, shorter bills. Look for a bird with a short, straight bill; prominent supercilium; and lacking any of the rufous tones on the upperparts. A RED PHALAROPE continued at Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach on August 6, with another at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on August 10. At least two LONG-TAILED JAEGERS were photographed on an offshore pelagic trip on August 5. Two TOWNSENDS STORM-PETRELS were reported offshore on August 5. Photographs are under review by a panel of experts. If either bird is accepted, this would be a first county record for Orange County. Multiple ASHY STORM-PETRELS were reported on a pelagic trip on August 5. NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued to be reported at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Please continue to try and document these sightings with photographs when possible, I dont think were quite at the point yet where we can inherently trust text-only descriptions of this species given the often less-than-ideal viewing conditions. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at many locations this past week including Dana Point Harbor, Mason Regional Park in Irvine, and the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach. LOCAL EVENTS For a complete up-to-date list of current field trips, please visit the webpage on Sea and Sages website: https://wp.seaandsageaudubon.org/home-sas/field-trip-2/#FTSchedule ** As a reminder, all field trips continue to require reservations in advance and proof of full Covid-19 vaccination. Email nancykenyon@... to make a reservation or get on the waitlist. The summer pelagic trip will take place on August 13, and is full. The next bird walk at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine will take place on August 14 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The next bird walk at Anaheim Coves in Anaheim will take place on August 21 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The next Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip on August 24 is currently full, but you can email Nancy to get on the waiting list. The next Upper Newport Bay bird walk will be on August 28 from 8:00am to 11:00am. BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES None at this time. **************************************************** The Orange County RBA and events summary is produced weekly by Ryan Winkleman and Jeff Bray in collaboration with Doug Willick. Sightings of rare birds can be posted to the OrangeCountyBirding listserv, emailed directly to Jeff Bray ( jbray3928@... ) and/or Ryan Winkleman ( rswinkleman@... ), and/or submitted to eBird ( http://ebird.org/content/ebird ). Any supporting details (descriptions, photos, audio recordings, etc.) of rare sightings that are not already disclosed on the listserv or on eBird should also be emailed to Ryan Winkleman separately for consideration to be mentioned in the current quarterly report for North American Birds. Those sightings that are included in this summary generally include those that are considered rare (regionally or seasonally) for Orange County based on "The Birds of Orange County: Status and Distribution" (Hamilton and Willick), "Birds of Southern California" (Garrett and Dunn), and/or more contemporary changes in local or regional status and distribution. Rarities that regularly or seasonally occur at a particular location, such as annually wintering rarities on Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, may or may not be included in this digest, but reports of these same species occurring at other, atypical locations throughout the county may be included. We don't include hybrids, subspecies, introduced or exotic birds, or in most cases and for no real reason, geese. All bird reports are vetted to the extent possible prior to each publication, but in the interest of sharing information, the accuracy of any given report cannot always be guaranteed, nor can the presence of any given bird for those who choose to chase after them. Information on upcoming local events is taken largely from the Sea and Sage Audubon website ( http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/ ). Sea and Sage Audubon is based out of the Audubon House at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine. They sponsor a number of public field trips, special birding events, conservation lectures, and social gatherings throughout the year. Information regarding upcoming local events should be considered accurate at the time of this posting. However, for the most current information please refer to the field trip list on the Sea and Sage Audubon website at http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/FieldTripSchedule.html . It is also recommended that you refer to that website immediately prior to engaging in any field trip to confirm that trips are still occurring. If you know of additional upcoming events that are not sponsored directly by Sea and Sage Audubon, please email Ryan Winkleman and/or Jeff Bray for inclusion. #RBA
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