RBA
* California * Orange County * April 14, 2023 * CAOC23.04.14
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 White-winged Scoter Calliope Hummingbird Neotropic Cormorant Bald Eagle Brown-crested Flycatcher Townsend's Solitaire White-throated Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Black-and-White Warbler Lucys Warbler American Redstart Northern Parula Bay-breasted Warbler Palm Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler
Three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen from the Huntington Beach Pier on April 9.
An adult male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was at Moulton Meadows Park in Laguna Beach on April 12 and 13, 2023.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary through April 9 and another was at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley on April 7. A pair of BALD EAGLES continued at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve in Newport Beach this week. A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the Chrisanta Drive Railroad Track through April 11.
A TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE was in the Urban Forest at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on April 6, with another in San Clemente on April 10.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary on April 8.
SWAMP SPARROWS continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through April 13 at the northeast end of the island and at Esencia Sports Park in Rancho Mission Viejo through April 9.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued in Lot G at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley through April 12, while another adult male was reported at Del Obispo Park in Dana Point on April 7. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through April 8, while another continued at Eisenhower Park in Orange on April 11.
A LUCYS WARBLER was reported from Aldrich Park at UCI on April 7.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach behind the amphitheater through April 13.
A NORTHERN PARULA continued at Del Obispo Park in Dana Point through April 8.
A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was at Gum Grove Park in Seal Beach from April 8 through April 13.
A PALM WARBLER continued near the entrance of Mason Regional Park in Irvine through April 11.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa through April 9.
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 Anaheim Coves bird walk will take place on April 16 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next Upper Newport Bay Bird Walk will take place on April 30 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES None just yet but an advanced shorebirds class is planned for this spring, potentially starting this month although nothing is set in concrete yet.
**************************************************** 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