I was at Bolsa Chica this morning looking at the Long-tailed Duck when I spotted what I thought was a Black-bellied Plover in full breeding plumage. It was a little ways out to the west on a mud flat at low tide, viewed from the observation point close to the walk bridge. When I looked at my photos later, it appears to be an American Golden-Plover. There was light drizzle so my photos weren't sharp but good enough to see the field marks well. Still waiting on confirmation of ID from higher sources. Photos in eBird checklist - https://ebird.org/checklist/S138376452

Doug Lithgow
Huntington Beach

RBA
* California * Orange County * May 18, 2023 * CAOC23.05.18
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
Long-tailed Duck Brown Booby Neotropic Cormorant Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Vermilion Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Townsends Solitaire White-throated Sparrow Bells Sparrow Black-and-white Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was found sitting onshore at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach on May 12 and continued through to May 18, where it has been repeatedly documented on the spit of land coming east of the walkbridge from PCH.
BROWN BOOBIES were reported offshore on May 13 and May 14.
An immature NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued at Pond 1 at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine through May 14.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were reported from usual locations this week at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach and Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve in Newport Beach.
An adult male VERMILION FLYCATCHER at the Dana Point Headlands on May 16 was a good patch bird.
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER recorded at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park on May 12 was part of a small population that apparently breeds in the San Joaquin Hills.
A TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE was observed at Alta Laguna Park in Laguna Beach on May 13.
Yet another WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was found this last week, with one at the parking lot at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach on May 13.
Its May, which means that Orange County birders flock up Coal Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains foothills to tick off their Bells Sparrow for the year (April is for Silverado Canyon). Reports of this species continued this week.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was photographed along the Sycamore Creek Trail just north of Del Obispo Park in Dana Point on May 13.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were at Canyon Park in Costa Mesa on May 12, residential Laguna Niguel on May 14, and the Agua Chinon Trail in Irvine on May 15.

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 Bolsa Chica Wetlands walk will take place on May 18 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk will take place on May 21 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The new Upper Newport Bay bird walk will take place on May 28 from 8:00am to 11:00am.

BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None just yet but an advanced shorebirds class is planned for this spring...
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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

RBA
* California * Orange County * April 27, 2023 * CAOC23.04.27
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
Long-tailed Duck Red-throated Loon Neotropic Cormorant Bald Eagle Lewiss Woodpecker Townsend's Solitaire Brewers Sparrow Bells Sparrow Green-tailed Towhee Yellow-headed Blackbird Baltimore Oriole Black-and-White Warbler American Redstart Bay-breasted Warbler Palm Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler

A LONG-TAILED DUCK continued hanging around the Newport Coast through April 26, but was taken to rehab this morning.
An inland RED-THROATED LOON delighted many listers and chasers on Pond C at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 26 and 27.
An immature NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued around Pond 1 at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine this week.
A pair of CATTLE EGRETS were at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on April 14 and April 15. Another bird was at Anaheim Coves Park on April 18.
Two BALD EAGLES continued at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve in Newport Beach this week.
A LEWISS WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange around Lot Q through April 24. A TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE presumably continued at the Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim on April 20.
A BREWERS SPARROW was reported to be continuing on April 27 at Esencia Sports Park in Rancho Mission Viejo by the cottonwood tree at the lower pond.
A BELLS SPARROW was at Fremont Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains foothills on April 21, where this species is expected.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Esencia Sports Park in Rancho Mission Viejo through April 24, by the cottonwood near the lowest pond. Another was at Fremont Canyon on April 21, and another was in residential Rancho Santa Margarita from April 24 to April 26.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were reported around northern Orange County over the last week including Fairview Park in Costa Mesa on April 22, Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach on April 26, and Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in Seal Beach on April 26.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued in Lot G at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley through April 23. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through April 24, while another continued at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo on April 23. Another bird was reported at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 22.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach behind the amphitheater through April 27.
A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER continued at Gum Grove Park in Seal Beach through April 22.
A PALM WARBLER continued east of the entrance to Mason Regional Park in Irvine through April 25.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa through April 22.

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 Upper Newport Bay Bird Walk will take place on April 30 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
The next San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Bird Walk will take place on May 14 from 8:00am to 11:00am,
The next Bolsa Chica Wetlands walk will take place on May 18 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.

BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None just yet but an advanced shorebirds class is planned for this spring...

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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

Goodmorning.
This morning there was a nice Long-tailed Duck that made a brief appearance while I was surfing The Wedge. The bird popped up only about 15 feet from us and dove around for a couple minutes before it swam off to the north towards the Newport Pier.
Derek Hameister Seal Beach, California

RBA
* California * Orange County * April 6, 2023 * CAOC23.04.06
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 Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Ancient Murrelet Neotropic Cormorant Bald Eagle Brown-crested Flycatcher Townsend's Solitaire White-throated Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Black-and-White Warbler American Redstart Northern Parula Palm Warbler Black-thrated Green Warbler

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen off Bolsa Chica State Beach on April 2.
A BLACK SCOTER was seen off Newport Pier on April 4 and Bolsa Chica State Beach on April 2.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen off Bolsa Chica State Beach on April 2.
Two ANCIENT MURRELETS were seen off Huntington Beach Pier on April 2.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through April 1. Another bird was at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary through April 3 and TWO birds were seen together at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley on April 2.
A BALD EAGLE continued at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve in Newport Beach this week. A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the Chrisanta Drive Railroad Track Extravaganza through April 5.
Four TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRES were seen in the county this week. eBird is your friend if you want details.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued along the Salt Creek Trail in Laguna Niguel through April 4.
A VESPER SPARROW continued at ONeill Regional Park in RSM through March 31.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at Esencia Sports Park in Mission Viejo on April 1.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley through April 5.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through April 4.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel through April 2 in the vicinity of the water treatment plant, with another continuing at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach behind the amphitheater through April 4.
A NORTHERN PARULA continued at Del Obispo Park in Dana Point through April 4.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Mason Regional Park in Irvine through April 5.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa through April 4.

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 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk will take place on April 9 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
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 in April although nothing is set in concrete yet.

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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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Jeff Bray
Irvine, CA

Long-tailed Duck at Life Guard Station #25.
(33.7063881, -118.0592969)
At Bolsa Chica State Beach. Must have scope or friend with scope. With large raft of Surf Scoters. Moving NW.
Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest
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Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest

If possible, bring a scope to view the ducks - theyre not super close.
   
    
     
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There is a currently a male Long-tailed Duck and at least one White-winged Scoter offshore near Lifeguard Station 27 at Bolsa Chica State Beach.
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Steve Neely
Garden Grove, CA

RBA
* California * Orange County * March 31, 2022 * CAOC22.03.31
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 Long-tailed Duck Nazca Booby Brown Booby Little Blue Heron Lewiss Woodpecker Plumbeous Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Harriss Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Vesper Sparrow American Redstart
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS continued to be sporadically seen off the coast of Newport Beach through March 29.
Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were in the scoter raft off of Newport Pier on March 26.
An apparent NAZCA BOOBY (appears to be from the video, anyway) landed on a Dana Wharf whale watching boat out of Dana Point on March 31. If you werent actively birding Orange County between about 2018 and 2020 and you want to see a Nazca Boobygood luck.
A BROWN BOOBY was photographed about a mile off of the Newport Beach coast on March 27.
A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach through March 30.
A LEWISS WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange around Parking Lot C on March 28. Another() bird was in the eucalyptus trees east of the Egret Trail at Irvine Regional Park (no clue where the Egret Trail is).
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO was photographed at Serrano Creek Park in Lake Forest on March 29.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was in the center of El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest from March 29 through March 31.
A HARRISS SPARROW at Tustin Legacy Park in Tustin continued through March 31.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued at Russell Cook Park in San Juan Capistrano through March 26.
Two VESPER SPARROWS continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through March 26 up on the Puma Ridge Trail.
An immature male AMERICAN REDSTART continued through March 26 in the Tree Hill area of San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine.

LOCAL EVENTS
For a complete up-to-date list of current field trips, please visit the webpage on Sea and Sages website: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/fieldtripscurrent.htm .
** 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.
All upcoming APRIL field trips are full except the ones listed below, please contact Nancy to be put on a waiting list.
The next Anaheim Coves bird walk will take place on April 17 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next available bird walk at Upper Newport Bay will take place on April 27 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
The May 1 Spring pelagic trip is now full, but a summer trip has been added for August 13.

BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
None at this time

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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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Ryan Winkleman
Rancho Santa Margarita

From your (part) Irish eBird reviewer and NAB compiler, Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you!

RBA
* California * Orange County * March 17, 2022 * CAOC22.03.17
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* White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Solitary Sandpiper Black-legged Kittiwake Little Blue Heron Bald Eagle Lewiss Woodpecker Hammond's Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Varied Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow Harriss Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart
The long-staying *MEXICAN DUCK* continued through March 11. Just a reminder that the CBRC does request documentation for review species, so if you have good photos or video please send to Tom Benson as noted above.
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS continued to be reported off of the Newport Pier through March 13.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK continued off of the Newport Pier through March 16.
A possible SOLITARY SANDPIPER, which are definitely much more common in fall than in spring, was photographed at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on March 12. This is an early date and unfortunately the blurry photo makes it hard to be 100% on the ID. If anybody sees anything resembling a Solitary Sandpiper at SJWS please provide photos, thanks!
A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was photographed at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach on March 17.
A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach through March 13.
An immature BALD EAGLE continued bouncing between Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (March 12 and possibly March 17) and Huntington Central Park (March 15).
A LEWISS WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through March 10 at the railroad parking lot.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER continued north of Jeronimo in Calico Canyon in Mission Viejo at approximately 33.609484, -117.649737 on March 13.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued in the restricted area of Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach through March 13.
A VARIED THRUSH continued around Lots M and N at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through March 12.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Ralph B. Clark Park in Buena Park under the eucalyptus trees across from the tennis courts through March 12.
A HARRISS SPARROW found at Tustin Legacy Park in Tustin on February 20 continued through March 13.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued in the upper level at Vintage Park in Lake Forest through March 11, with a bird in residential Buena Park continuing through the same date.
An adult BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo through March 12.
An apparent immature male AMERICAN REDSTART found on February 10 continued through March 15 in the Tree Hill area of San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine.

LOCAL EVENTS
For a complete up-to-date list of current field trips, please visit the webpage on Sea and Sages website: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/fieldtripscurrent.htm .
** 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.
All upcoming MARCH field trips are full, please contact Nancy to be put on a waiting list.
Jeffs Birdapalooza at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 10 remarkably still has space left. It will be from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next Anaheim Coves bird walk will take place on April 17 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next available bird walk at Upper Newport Bay will take place on April 27 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
The May 1 Spring pelagic trip is now full, but a summer trip has been added for August 13.

BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
The Birding Skills Workshop on SHOREBIRDS, presented by Sylvia Gallagher, started this week. For workshop information and to see if you can still get in, check the Sea & Sage website at: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Classes/ShorebirdWorkshop.pdf
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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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Ryan Winkleman
Rancho Santa Margarita

RBA
* California * Orange County * March 10, 2022 * CAOC22.03.10
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 Long-tailed Duck Neotropic Cormorant Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Bald Eagle Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Lewiss Woodpecker Hammond's Flycatcher Brown-Crested Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Plumbeous Vireo Bank Swallow Varied Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow Harriss Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Black-and-white Warbler

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER continued off of the Newport Pier through March 4.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK continued off of the Newport Pier through March 4.
An adult NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was reported to be continuing at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on March 7.
A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach through March 9.
A TRICOLORED HERON continued at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach through March 6. Lately the bird has been found far upstream around the Jamboree Road bridge.
An immature BALD EAGLE continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through March 5. Presumably the same bird was then at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve through March 9.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued to be seen through March 9 in the upper levels of Vintage Park in Lake Forest.
A LEWISS WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through March 9, in the vicinity of Lots C and D.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER continued at Pinecrest Park in Mission Viejo on March 6.
A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the riparian area off of La Paz and Chrisanta in Mission Viejo through March 5.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Harriett Wieder Regional Park in Huntington Beach through March 10.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO was at William S. Craycraft Park in Mission Viejo on March 4.
A really early BANK SWALLOW was photographed at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel on March 4.
A VARIED THRUSH continued around Lots M and N at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through March 9.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued in residential Placentia through March 5. Another long-staying bird continued at Ralph B. Clark Park in Buena Park through March 6.
A HARRISS SPARROW found at Tustin Legacy Park in Tustin on February 20 continued through March 7.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued in the upper level at Vintage Park in Lake Forest through March 10. Another continued near the Brown Thrasher spot at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo also through March 9.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo through March 4.

LOCAL EVENTS
For a complete up-to-date list of current field trips, please visit the webpage on Sea and Sages website: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/fieldtripscurrent.htm .
** 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.
All upcoming MARCH field trips are full, please contact Nancy to be put on a waiting list.
My Ultimate Birding Extravaganza at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 10 still has space left and I am dying to fill it. It will be from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next Anaheim Coves bird walk will take place on April 17 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next available bird walk at Upper Newport Bay will take place on April 27 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
The May 1 Spring pelagic trip is now full, but a summer trip has been added for August 13.

BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
The Birding Skills Workshop on SHOREBIRDS, presented by Sylvia Gallagher, will start the week of March 14. Registration opened on Feb. 14. For workshop information, check the Sea & Sage website at: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Classes/ShorebirdWorkshop.pdf
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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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Jeff Bray
Irvine, CA

RBA
* California * Orange County * March 3, 2022 * CAOC22.03.02

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 Long-tailed Duck Oystercatcher Neotropic Cormorant Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Bald Eagle Zone-tailed Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Lewiss Woodpecker Hammond's Flycatcher Brown-Crested Flycatcher Mountain Bluebird Varied Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow Harriss Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Black-and-white Warbler
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was reported from the Newport Pier on March 1.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was off of the Newport Pier on February 28 and March 1.
Two apparent hybrid oystercatchers continued off of Laguna Beach through February 28.
An adult NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine through February 26 on Pond 2. Another at the dam at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel on February 26 was an excellent first park record for Mr. LNRP over there. A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach through March 3.
A TRICOLORED HERON continued at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach through March 2. Lately the bird has been found far upstream around the Jamboree Road bridge.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Dana Point Harbor, where they are essentially resident now.
An immature BALD EAGLE continued at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach through February 26. Presumably the same bird was then at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on March 3.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued over O'Neill Regional Park in Rancho Santa Margarita on February 25.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was refound in the upper levels of Vintage Park on March 3, giving several birders not only satisfying looks, but a satisfying time in what is indisputably the nicer half of the county with all our open space and undeveloped hillsides down here in South County
A LEWISS WOODPECKER continued at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through February 26, in the vicinity of Lots C and D.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER continued in Irvine off the Jeffrey Open Space Trail through March 2. The bird is typically found around the trees off of Grassland and Shepard. Another bird continued in Mission Viejo off of Jeronimo and Silleros on February 25.
A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the riparian area off of La Paz and Chrisanta in Mission Viejo through February 27.
A female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD continued at Quail Hill Preserve in the vicinity of the shrimp gate north of the trailhead through March 3.
A VARIED THRUSH continued around Lots M and N at Irvine Regional Park in Orange through March 2. A different bird was found on March 3 on the lawn to the west of the Parking Lot O entrance.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued in residential Placentia through March 1.
A HARRISS SPARROW found at Tustin Legacy Park in Tustin on February 20 continued to be the most popular bird in the county through March 3.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued in the upper level at Vintage Park in Lake Forest through March 3. Another continued near the Brown Thrasher spot at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo also through March 2. A third continued in residential Buena Park through March 3.
A VESPER SPARROW continued along the Arroyo Trabuco in Rancho Santa Margarita along the trail roughly parallel to the Segada cul-de-sac through March 3.
Two BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at Aurora Park in Mission Viejo, with the immature bird present through February 25 and the adult through March 2. Interestingly, the birds are starting to get black spots in the throat now.

LOCAL EVENTS
For a complete up-to-date list of current field trips, please visit the webpage on Sea and Sages website: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/fieldtripscurrent.htm .
** 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.
All upcoming MARCH field trips are full, please contact Nancy to be put on a waiting list.
The Jeff Bray Ultimate Birding Extravaganza at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on April 10 still has space left and Jeff is dying to fill it. It will be from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next Anaheim Coves bird walk will take place on April 17 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The next available bird walk at Upper Newport Bay will take place on April 27 from 8:00am to 11:00am.
The May 1 Spring pelagic trip is now full, but a summer trip has been added for August 13.

BIRDING WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
The Birding Skills Workshop on SHOREBIRDS, presented by Sylvia Gallagher, will start the week of March 14. Registration opened on Feb. 14. For workshop information, check the Sea & Sage website at: https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Classes/ShorebirdWorkshop.pdf

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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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Ryan Winkleman
Rancho Santa Margarita

I re-found duck again. Edana, Kelly and Don saw it too. Don took photos with amazing camera. Duck with extremely distant large raft of Surf Scoters west of pier. Dives and swims back and forth. Must have scope.
Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest
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Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest

The bird is still here off of the Newport Pier.Ran into Edana Salisburyand sheset her scope backup for me at the end of the pier. Wewere eventuallyable to refind the bird in the same huge distantraft of Surf Scoters around 11:10am.
Martin Fee North Tustin
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

I found a Long-tailed Duck floating (usually) just beyond a large, very very distant raft of Surf Scoters. West of west corner end of pier. Dives a lot. Swims low in water. Bring a scope. Tried to take photos, too far for PowerShot. Cannot digiscope with (3) multiple lenses on iPhone. Also seen with Edana S.
Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest
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Shirley Reynolds
Lake Forest