Birders, There is, evidently, a full-blown investigation of the Long Beach Harbor tern colony disaster in the works. But this merely points out that wildlife...
Hello Everyone, The Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center will be releasing mallards at Burris Pit on Wednesday, July 12th about 10am. We are meeting at the...
I posted the wrong business telephone number for the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center. The correct number is: (714) 374-5587. Thank you to Tom Drouet for...
Thank you for your help Tom Drouet! 136 mallards were releaesd today at Burris Pit. And Tom helped with laundry while the ducklings were rounded up for their...
while it's not an amazingly rare find, so little has been posted lately that I thought I'd post to let people know that today during marsh camp a cattle egret...
Hi Leigh, Nice report and pics... By the way, just picked up my copy of WildBird and YOU are in it...as the Birder of the year... Congrats! Raul Whittier, CA ...
Does anyone have any recommendations for audio guides to California birds (or "Western" birds in general?) I notice that both Stokes and Peterson offer similar...
I received a call this morning from a man who regularly covers the area between Shellmaker Rd. and San Joaquin Hills Rd on the east side of UNB on his morning...
Grteetings, Steve Smith, Vince Thomas and I were at Bolsa Chica this morning, Wed at low tide, and had a Reddish Egret decimating the minnow population in the...
L.A. Times has a very nice front page article on the Bolsa Chica Wetlands today. Ncie reading with great pics, including some terns. Regards, PS: Their...
Hello, This morning, I saw a Reddish Egret on a sandbar in the Santa Ana River, just south of the Hamilton Street bridge. There were also about a dozen...
A Bobwhite was seen in San Clemente today. The bird was sitting on a fence near the corner of Portico del Norte and Caballista del Norte. Portico del Norte is...
Hello, Today I brought my husband (camera in tow) back down to the Santa Ana River bike path leading from Talbert Nature Reserve to the beach, in hopes of...
A Semipalmated Sandpiper and a Solitary Sandpiper were in Pond D at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary this morning from 10-10:30. The Solitary was seen briefly in...
reposting this, Joel Weintraub back at Dana Point, CA Birders: [We posted this Monday on L. A. County birds, but given that Elegant Terns disperse widely up...
Hi all: FYI, two Wilson's Phalaropes were seen today at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Pond C about 12:30P. There were also nine Red- necked Phalaropes in...
Birders, Please forgive any crosspostings you may receive on this. Information is being requested on any colored plastic leg bands seen on LEAST TERNS. LETE's...
I just received an email message from a wildlife rehabilitator in San Luis Obispo county who has a Hooded Oriole that needs to be released. She says that...
The LA Times this morning reported on the opening of the Bolsa Chica wetlands to the Pacific Ocean. Thanks to the many people responsible for this big step to...
As usual, the Times had to steal its story ideas from KPCC, the Pasadena City College local NPR affiliate. They did a broadcast from there and interviewed the...
... from KPCC, the Pasadena City College local NPR> affiliate. They did a broadcast from there and> interviewed the players.... In defense of my fellow...
At least they (hopefully) got their facts right? The Press-Enterprise (Inland Empire/Riverside paper) published a picture of what can only be a Great Egret as...
Also, the other good news is that the loop trail from the wooden bridge has re-opened as well so one can view that back area from the new trail and the freshly...
Joel and Lidia and everybody, I would think that it's going to take months before ecological changes really take place i.e. species diversity has noticeable...
The 2500 Common Terns recorded by biologists on one of the (then) closed to the public areas of Bolsa Chica last week that was being flushed with sea water...
Tom, Joel, Lidia, et al: There was an article in the Orange County Register on the return of biodiversity (page A3). I wish I'd saved it, but as best as I can...
Does anyone know if there are plans to open up the eastern levee to the public? This morning I noticed a fence just past the northern most observation mound...
In a message dated 8/28/2006 1:24:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, kk6t@... writes: Does anyone know if there are plans to open up the eastern levee...
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I received a very nice thank you note from Debbie, the woman who works for Pacific Wildlife Care in San Luis Obispo County, who was looking for a good place to...
Hello all, Today my husband and I encountered a nice range of raptors at Bolsa Chica, in the wooded area in the eastern (back) part of the reserve: a juvenile...
