Hi all, I went down to the Upper Newport Bay Interpretive Center at lunch and took a short walk to the boardwalk area. A pair of California Gnatcatchers were...
Had a brief, but wonderful view of a cooper's or sharp-shinned hawk on top of the bushes at the corner of Lampson and Seal Beach Blvd. On the golf course...
Hi Cynthia, welcome. I'm no expert but I've learned to take the range maps in guides with a grain of salt. Oftentimes what they label as "winter" really...
This morning, birders from Sea and Sage Audubon conducted the monthly census at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Areas covered included all the ponds, the...
Hi, I don't know how many people noticed the online article in the Orange County Register or the segment on the Channel 4 news, both on Aug 1, regarding the...
The hen Ruff was still in Pond E this morning at San Joaquin Wildlife Area in Irvine. It was in the NE corner near the chain link fence towards the concrete...
I did bird surveys along San Diego Creek this summer, and that exact spot is a nesting location for White-throated Swifts. However, if any Orange Countians see...
Birders, This evening I spent about an hour thoroughly scanning Ponds E, D, and C in search of the Ruff. Apparently it was there this morning - maybe it's a...
Hi, Irma and I found a Red-necked Stint that is still mostly in alternate plumage at 3:30 PM Sunday and watched it for about a half an hour. The head, nape, ...
I'd appreciate any information regarding the Rufous-necked Stint at Bolsa Chica from folks that went looking for it today, either positive or negative. Thanks...
Group Yesterday a Red-necked Stint was reported from Bolsa Chica Preserve. This morning a number of birders including Kaaren Perry were out looking.... and ...
Hi, We blew it, based on follow-up information that we received today from Kaaren Perry, who, with other birders, saw our bird today. The birders at Bolsa ...
Hi Birders, I did a quick check of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary's Pond E, D & C at 11:30A today for shorebirds. Weather was sunny, 75 degrees, with a...
Hello, I've just posted a photo in the Miscellaneous folder, of a bird I saw August 6th at San Joaquin WS at around 6:30pm. I have no idea what it is, and...
Hello all, This afternoon, Glenn and I went to San Joaquin, and shortly before we left (around 6:30p.m.), I spotted what I think was a Least Bittern in the...
Hi OC birders, I had a juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper in a flock of 26-30 peeps in San Diego creek near the Irvine Civic Center located at Alton and Harvard...
Can anyone tell me if there is a large Crow Roost somewhere in or near Laguna Niguel? I received a bird question today from a resident of Laguna Niguel who...
Hi Nancy, I live along the border between Laguna Niguel and Monarch Beach. Earlier this week there was a crow roost in a few trees on Camino del Avion and ...
There is a large crow roost in Mission Viejo, in the Arroyo Trabuco creek bed adjacent to the Arroyo Trabuco golf course. Huge numbers of crows gather here...
There was a bit about the crow roosting question in today's Orange County Register – in the "Life" section (or the "Local" section). The columnist quoted...
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was found this morning by Brian Daniels (?) which is a new county record. It was found off of Harriet Wieder park..... that is, the...
First, the Sandpiper IS in the Natl. Geographic Guide... page 186. It's not, however, in the index at the back. Second, Doug Willick called in an update around...
First post to group so forgive me if I mess it up. Last year during the CBC, Jim Pike, Peyton Cook, Larry Tripp and I witnessed an amazing sight at Saddleback...
hello, I and many other birders had no luck finding the Buff-breasted Sandpiper that was found yesterday at the south end of Bolsa Chica, viewed from Harriet...
Hi all, Notable birds found today at Laguna Niguel Regional Park around 11:00A included one Warbling Vireo, one Nashville Warbler and one Mountain Chickadee,...
Hello all, On Saturday morning, Glenn and I birded the lower part of Laguna Niguel Regional Park (the area by the tennis courts surrounded by orange netting)....
No other reports except that brief look. It's interesting that a Buff-breasted Sandpiper showed up in San Diego County on Sunday. Photos of the San Diego...
