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* California * Orange County * January 14, 2023 * CAOC23.01.14
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
*MEXICAN DUCK* Bald Eagle *SNOWY OWL* Lewiss Woodpecker Hammonds Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Brown-crested Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Brown Creeper Mountain Bluebird Townsends Solitaire Varied Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Orchard Oriole Ovenbird Black-and-White Warbler American Redstart Northern Parula Black-throated Green Warbler
The presumed *MEXICAN DUCK* continued at Carr Park in Huntington Beach through January 13.
The BALD EAGLE along the coast continued to make the rounds between Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach and Upper Newport Bay.
The *SNOWY OWL* continued in Cypress through January 13. It has been observed sitting on rooftops in the general vicinity of Pitcairn, Saipan, Tokelau, Onyx, and Reefton Streets.
A LEWISS WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange around Parking Lot Q through January 13. Another was seen at Chino Hills State Park on January 7 on the Bobcat Ridge Trail.
A HAMMONDS FLYCATCHER was photographed at the Fullerton Arboretum in Fullerton on January 12.
A PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was photographed off of Chrisanta Drive in Mission Viejo on January 11.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the Chrisanta Drive spot in Mission Viejo through January 13.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine through January 11.
A BROWN CREEPER continued at Huntington Central Park on January 13.
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS continued at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa through January 13.
A TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE was at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on the Puma Ridge Trail on January 7.
A VARIED THRUSH was photographed pretty pathetically at Irvine Regional Park in Orange from the Horseshoe Loop Trail on January 13.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Ralph B. Clark Regional Park in Buena Park on January 8.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were found in the last week at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on January 6 continuing through January 13 near Parking Lot P and at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea on January 7 continuing through January 13.
Two VESPER SPARROWS each continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on the Puma Ridge Trail through January 13 and along the Arroyo Trabuco Wilderness in Rancho Santa Margarita up on the grassy flats through January 8.
A SWAMP SPARROW continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach around the island through January 13.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE continued in residential Fountain Valley on January 13, while another was found at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on January 8.
An OVENBIRD continued in the Urban Forest in Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through January 13.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo on January 7, with another continuing on the east side of Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through January 12.
A male AMERICAN REDSTART was around the island at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through January 11.
A NORTHERN PARULA continued at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa through January 8.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa through January 12.

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
The next Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk will take place on January 15 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next Upper Newport Bay pontoon trip is on January 18 from 8:15am to 11:30am.
The next Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve walk will take place on January 19 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The Sea and Sage Winter Pelagic will take place on January 22 from 6:30am to 3:00pm.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Bill Clark will host an introductory raptor workshop from March 4-5 and an intermediate/advanced workshop from March 11-12. You can sign up with the form here, but it cannot be postmarked earlier than January 18 or else there will be a two-day penalty in your enrollment standing: https://wp.seaandsageaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RaptorID-workshop.pdf . ****************************************************
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 https://wp.seaandsageaudubon.org/home-sas/field-trip-2/#FTSchedule . 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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Ryan Winkleman
Rancho Santa Margarita