Phainopeplas are currently common in the chapparral up in the Santa Ana Mtns. I saw no less than 10 last Saturday on the Forest Service Road leading from Hwy...
This morning, Saturday, I had one Black Oystercatcher on the ocean side of the harbor in the NW corner, near the Ocean Institute. Also, one Western Grebe in...
As Bob mentioned, they are a fairly common bird on Irvine Ranch Conservancy land.? I have seen them recently in Limestone Canyon, Baker Canyon, Weir Canyon and...
Hello Birders. For the last few days I've been seeing a Pin-tailed Whydah feeding in my neighbors yard. So far, I've only seen the male. An escapee from...
White undertail coverts tell me is just a BBP...what do u all think? Raul Roa Whittier, CA Raul Roa Staff Photographer, SGVN 1210 N. Azusa Cny. Rd., W. Covina,...
Saw one yesterday in El Moro Canyon and have also seen them in Los Trancos path to the Crystal Cove beach. Rick Shearer Fountain Valley ... Conservancy land.?...
Elliotte got a good response on the Seeking the Elusive Phainopepla note, I'll give it a try. I have yet to spot a Mountain Bluebird or Purple Finch. Are...
Locally, I've seen mountain bluebirds only in winter, along Laguna Canyon road, just south of the 405 freeway. Directions to the exact site were posted here...
Thanks to all the suggestions I did find two last Sunday at Casper's Wilderness Park on a very hot day. They were out along the trail to Pinhead Peak that...
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Hello all, This morning, I saw a leucistic California Towhee near the island at Huntington Central Park. It was cream-colored with just a pale wash of red...
Sea & Sage Audubon SJWS MONTHLY CENSUS REPORT for July 2008 Below is a list of birds seen and/or heard on our July 4th census at the San Joaquin Wildlife...
Hi, didn't see a lot of birds yesterday. But I did get a first for me. Near the rental cottages I found 2 Wandering Tattlers, with very few markings, on the...
Sea & Sage Audubon is sponsoring a field trip on August 3rd to the Piute Ponds to observe shorebirds. The ponds are located on Edwards Air Force Base in the...
I sent out an email message earlier this afternoon about the Sea & Sage field trip to the Piute Ponds. Several people responded and the trip is now filled. ...
Dear Birders, I am sending you this message as a birder who cares what happens to some great birding areas in the south county. I want you to be aware of this ...
A lunch walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary found the arrival of some fall migrants. Pond D had the following shorebirds: 10+ Wilson's Phalaropes 9...
The Los Angeles Times, Orange County Edition had an article today in the California section, that the Toll Road Hearing scheduled for July 25th at UC Irvine's...
One cooperative Gull-billed Tern was roosting and foraging on rabbit island west of the "point" that overlooks the Big Bay (new tidal bay reached by crossing...
Sorry for the late report, but Friday 7-11-08 I had a good look at a female Orange Bishop in the high grass (mustard stalks actually) near the UCI marsh...
Hello all, This morning, my husband and I were lucky enough to have a Gull-billed Tern pointed out to us by John and Joan Avise at Talbert Marsh, just across...
The Gull-billed Tern reported by Felicia Lee was still at Talbert Marsh this morning (7-14-08) from about 9:30 to 10:00. Bill Sauer Huntington Beach [Non-text...
Group, For those of you who may be bird banders, or those that like an advanced way of identifying birds (in the hand), with great technical details, then the...
As a follow-up to the introduction to the Burris Sandpit, a groundwater recharge reservoir in Anaheim (posted to OC Birding June 2 2008), I wanted to provide a...
Howdy, The Gull-billed Tern was still present in Talbert Marsh as of 12:00 noon Tuesday 7-15-08. The bird was loafing on an exposed mudflat near Western Gulls,...
Dear Fellow Birders, As you have probably heard, UC Irvine's Bren Center staff announced late last week that it will NOT host the Commerce Department's public...
I just heard today that 2-weeks ago, Songbird Care and Education received a yellow-billed cuckoo from Newport Beach. The bird was released today at the Prada...
Hello, Cheryl Egger invited me to the release, but (un)fortunately, I had to work. Regards, Raul Roa Whittier, CA Raul Roa Staff Photographer, SGVN 1210 N....
I was able to refind the Gull-billed Tern in breeding plumage at Talbert Marsh Ecological Reserve (located on the SE corner of PCH and Brookhurst) this morning...
