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| This
section contains the Field Trip Reports & Lists for the
2007-2008 field trip season. After each outing, a list of birds
seen on the trip will be posted here. Those of you who
just returned from going on a particular trip, will be able
to look it up to find out what the group as a whole saw.
And, if you missed a trip and wonder what you missed, this page
will provide you with an opportunity to find out. |
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| Trip
Reports for August 2007: |
Sat,
Aug. 5 = Antelope Valley Shorebird Trip
Leader:
Jon Feenstra |
Bird
List:
This trip was our chapter's first
exposure to birding the Antelope Valley in the summer for shorebirds.
Although we didn't find many rare birds, we did see a wide variety
of shorebirds, grebes, gulls, and others. The list is too long
and varied to list in the regular format, so I have included
a link to the pdf formatted bird
list. This will give you an idea of the variety of birds
seen. We hope to do a repeat trip to this area in the summer
of 2008. |
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Sun,
Aug. 5 = Monthly Bird Walk at Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
Bird
List:
Great Blue Heron, Great Egret,
Mallard, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Anna's
Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,
Black Phoebe, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven,
Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren,
House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Wrentit, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Spotted Towhee, California Towhee,
Black-headed Grosbeak, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch , Nutmeg
Mannikin, Peafowl. |
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Sun,
Aug. 12 = Monthly Bird Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader:
Chris Obaditch |
| Bird
List: |
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| Sun,
Aug. 15 = Upper Newport Bay by Skiff |
| Leader:
Nancy Kenyon |
| Bird
List: |
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| Trip
Reports for September 2007: |
Sun,
Sept. 2 = Monthly Bird Walk at Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
Bird
List:
Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey
Vulture, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird,
Allen's Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker,
Black Phoebe, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow,
Common Raven, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Bewick's Wren, Wrentit,
Northern Mockingbird, California Thrasher, European Starling,
Spotted Towhee, California Towhee, Song Sparrow, House Finch,
Lesser Goldfinch, N utmeg Mannikin, Peafowl. |
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Sun,
Sept. 9 = Monthly Bird Walk at the SJWS
Leader:
Chris Obaditch |
| Bird
List: |
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Sun,
Sept. 9 & Mon, Sept. 10 = Observing Birds Carefully at UNB
Leaders:
Sylvia Gallagher & Donelda Warhurst |
Trip
Report :
Why is it that only a small
number of people seem to find the preponderance of rare
birds? The answer is that these people know the common birds
really well. On this field trip, we decided to explore as
many aspects of knowing birds really well as we could in
4 hours by focusing on a few common species within the flock
of Marbled Godwits, Willets and dowitchers assembled at
high tide near the Big Canyon parking lot at Upper Newport
Bay.
Before even looking at them, we tried to visualize a Marbled
Godwit and to try to describe it as fully as possible. We
were surprised at how many simple things we got wrong or
left out when we actually looked at this very common bird.
(A complete description includes size, shape, colors, patterns,
vocalizations, behavior, habitat, etc.) Throughout the morning,
we practiced being ever more precise in our descriptions
of all of these factors. We did a little sketching too.
Both species of dowitchers were present — when we
looked hard enough. Many were still in juvenal plumage,
so we concentrated on that. After sorting through the flock
diligently, we discovered one bird that wasn't quite right
for either dowitcher species. After careful observation,
most people were able to identify it as a juvenile Red Knot.
Looking at birds carefully for a long time inevitably gives
rise to questions such as: Why did the Short-billed Dowitchers
outnumber the Long-billed? Why did the flock of shorebirds
seldom flush when the Osprey flew over? Why were the Long-billed
Curlews in their own little group well away from the other
sandpipers? References were suggested as to where the answers
to these and other questions might be found. We merely suggested
hypotheses and were cautioned not to accept the first plausible
hypothesis as "the reason."
There were many other species around and we didn't ignore
them completely. We also explored a location in the riparian
woodland of Big Canyon, where we focused on describing differences
in call notes.
There's much to be said for settling down and really looking
hard at what's going on in one particular place, or really
studying one particular species.
Mystery bird Sunday was the juvenile Red Knot.
—Sylvia
Gallagher
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Wed,
Sept. 19 = UNB by Skiff
Leader:
Nancy Kenyon |
Trip
Report : We started at Shellmaker
and proceeded up the boat limits sign bay where we turned around,
skirted the dredgers, and returned to Shellmaker. Of
Note: The tide was moderately high, so there were no
visible mudflats or sand bars on which the birds could congregate
on. As a result, the larger groups of shorebirds were sitting
on the mud at the water's edge, a long distance from our boat.
This made it impossible to distinguish Least from Western Sandpipers.
We were pleased to find the Loggerhead Shrike was back on location
- on a protruding bit of vegetation on the east side of the
bay before reaching Big Canyon. We had great views of the 4
Belted Kingfishers which were perched on posts in the water
at intervals along the way; we even saw one of them catch a
fish. Several of the Black-bellied Plovers still had some black
on their bellies. We got wonderful views of the Ospreys with
their distinctive white heads and dark bodies. 3 Black Skimmers
whizzed by us, skimming the surface of the water and several
Barn Swallows were also out searching for food. It was a beautiful
morning to be out on the bay.
Here are the birds we saw: 2 Pied-billed
Grebes, 9 Double-crested Cormorants, 13 Great Blue Herons, 8
Great Egrets, 13 Snowy Egrets, 6 American Wigeons, 13 Mallards,
5 Turkey Vultures, 4 Ospreys, 2 Northern Harriers, 26 Black-bellied
Plovers, 2 Killdeers, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, 79 Willets, 1 Whimbrel,
1 Long-billed Curlew, 57 Marbled Godwits, 120 peeps (Western
or Least Sandpipers), 100 Long-billed Dowitchers, 9 Western
Gulls, 8 Ring-billed Gulls, 5 Forster's Terns, 2 Caspian Terns,
5 Black Skimmers, 3 Mourning Doves, 4 Belted Kingfishers, 1
Say's Phoebe, 1 Cassin's Kingbird, 8 American Crows, 6 Barn
Swallows, 4 Northern Mockingbirds, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 4 Common
Yellowthroats, 6 California Towhees, 4 Song Sparrows, 1 Belding’s
Savannah Sparrow, 5 Red-winged Blackbirds, 5 House Finches. |
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Sat,
Sept. 22 = Fall Pelagic Trip aboard the Sea Explorer
Leader:
Jerry Tolman |
Trip
Report :
Boat: Sea
Explorer. Weather conditions: mostly
cloudy with occasional rain showers & light wind. Course
offshore: from the dock at the Ocean Institute in Dana
Point Harbor, 3 miles out, then up the coast to the Newport
Beach area and turnaround. Return course to Dana Point harbor
was outside the original course a few miles. |
| Birds seen on
the jetty: 4 Double-crested Cormorants, 1 Great Blue Heron,
3 Black Oystercatchers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 2 Black Turnstones,
50 Rock Pigeons, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 American Crow (on the boat
dock), 1 California Towhee (on the boat dock). Birds seen
at sea after leaving Dana Point Harbor: 1 unidentified wood-warbler
species attempting to land on the boat early in the trip, 50
Black-vented Shearwaters, 10 Least Storm-Petrels (1 had some
white on the upper wing that was probably just an aberant plumage),
20 Black Storm-Petrels, 1 Ashy Storm-Petrel, 7 Red-necked Phalaropes,
25 phalarope species, 1 Pomarine Jaeger (distant looks, identification
based on size & shape), 2 Parasitic Jaegers, 30 Brown Pelicans,
2 Brandt’s Cormorants, 75 Heermann’s Gulls, 10 California
Gulls, 100 Western Gulls, 20 Elegant Terns, 6 Forster’s
Terns, 2 possible Arctic Terns. No alcids. |
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Sat,
Sept. 29 = San Diego/Point Loma & vicinity
Leaders:
Nancy Kenyon & Gary Meredith |
Trip
Report : On this trip, we got the rare opportunity
to see two rare birds: a Bar-tailed Godwit and a Yellow-crowned
Night-Heron. We began our birding at Famosa Slough in order
to get the Bar-tailed Godwit. Birds sighted on this trip were:
Mallard, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail,Northern
Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal,
Pied-billed Grebe, Brown Pelican, Black-crowned Night-Heron,
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Little
Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Northern
Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Clapper Rail,
American Coot, Common Moorhen, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated
Plover, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Willet,
Spotted Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Marbled Godwit, Bar-tailed
Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Western Sandpiper, dowitcher
sp., Heermann's Gull, Western Gull, Forster's Tern, Caspian
Tern, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Anna's
Hummingbird, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Western
Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Barn Swallow, Wrentit, Bushtit,
Northern Mockingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend's Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, Painted Redstart, California Towhee,
Spotted Towhee, Fox Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
House Finch. |
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| Trip
Reports for October 2007: |
Sun,
Oct. 7 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
Trip
Report:
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Sun,
Oct. 14 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader:
Chris Obaditch |
| Trip
Report: |
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Wed,
Oct. 17 = UNB by Skiff
Leader:
Nancy Kenyon |
| Trip
Report: |
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| Trip
Reports for November 2007: |
Sat,
Nov. 3 = Seal Beach NWR
Leaders:
Slader Buck & Tim Anderson |
Trip
Report : We
traveled by van
and private cars (in a caravan) into the national wildlife
refuge to a series of birding spots. Weather was cool and
foggy. Tide was fairly high.Most of the shorebirds seen were
high on the shore in large flocks.
Birds
seen: Brant,
Northern Pintail, Lesser Scaup, Surf Scoter, Bufflehead, Ruddy
Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, American
White Pelican (which we saw in flight in a group of <50),
Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Snowy Egret, Great
Egret, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern
Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk (many were perched all over the refuge),
American Kestrel (4+), Peregrine Falcon (3+), American Coot,
Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, Willet,
Spotted Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit,
Dunlin, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher,
Western Gull, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove,
Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher
(2), Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Cassin's Kingbird, Loggerhead
Shrike (2), American Crow, Bushtit, Northern Mockingbird,
European Starling, American Pipit, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Belding's Savannah
Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Meadowlark,
House Finch, and American Goldfinch. |
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Sun,
Nov. 4 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park
Leader:
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Trip
Report:
Turkey
Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird,
Nuttall's Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Western
Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, White-breasted Nuthatch,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Spotted Towhee, California Towhee,
House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmeg Mannikin |
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Tues,
Nov. 6 = Field Natural History Walk at Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Leader:
Dick Newell |
| Trip
Report: x |
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Sun,
Nov. 11 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader:
Chris Obaditch |
Trip
Report: Canada
Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon,
Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Ring-necked
Duck Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe,
Clark's Grebe, Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested
Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret,
Great Blue Heron, White-faced Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Osprey,
Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Common
Moorhen , American Coot, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, American
Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Ring-billed Gull,
Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Anna's Hummingbird, Black
Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow,
Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern
Mockingbird, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common
Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned
Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed
Grackle, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch
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Sun,
Nov. 18 = Bolsa
Chica
Leaders:
Lew & Claudia Bird |
| Trip
Report: Mallard,
Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail,
Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Redhead,
Lesser Scaup, Surf Scoter, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser,
Ruddy Duck, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Eared
Grebe, Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Brown Pelican,
Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Reddish
Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture,
Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawjm Cooper's Hawk,
Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, American
Coot, Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, American Avocet, Willet,
Greater Yellowlegs, Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit,
Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Western Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, dowitcher sp., Bonaparte's
Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Western Gull, Elegant
Tern, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Rock Pigeon, Belted Kingfisher,
Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat , Belding's Savannah Sparrow, White-Crowned
Sparrow, House Finch. |
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Wed,
Nov. 21 = UNB by skiff
Leader:
Nancy Kenyon |
| Trip
Report: |
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| Trip
Reports for December 2007: |
Sun,
Dec. 2 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
| Trip
Report: Wood
Duck, Great Egret, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-billed
Gull, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 1-2 Red-naped Sapsuckers,
Northern Flicker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Black
Phoebe, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Wrentit,
Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, European Starling, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee,
Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch. |
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Sun,
Dec. 9 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader: Chris Obaditch |
| Trip
Report: |
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Wed,
Dec. 19 = UNB by skiff
Leader:
Nancy Kenyon |
| Trip
Report: Trip
was cancelled due to light rain. (It is an open boat.) |
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| Trip
Reports for January 2008: |
Sat,
Jan.
6 = CBC Specialties
Leaders: Curtis
Johnson & Jerry Tolman |
| Trip
Report: |
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Sun,
Jan. 6 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
| Trip
Report: |
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| Sat,
Jan. 12 = Winter Pelaigic Trip |
| Leader:
Jerry Tolman |
| Trip
Report: Trip
was rescheduled to May 10 because the Ocean Institute decided
this was a good time to have to boat go in for its annual maintenance
work. |
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| Sun,
Jan. 13 = Antelope Valley Hawk Trip |
| Leaders:
Pete Bloom & Scott Thomas |
| Trip
Report: |
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Sun,
Jan. 13 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader: Chris Obaditch |
| Trip
Report: |
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Wed,
Dec. 19 = UNB by skiff
Leader:
Nancy Kenyon |
| Trip
Report: |
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| Sat/Sun,
Jan. 26/27 = Carrizo Plain weekend trip |
| Leader:
Roy Van de Hoëk |
| Trip
Report: Trip was cancelled due
to insufficient sign-ups. |
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| Trip
Reports for February 2008: |
| Sat/Sun,
Feb. 2/3 = Salton Sea weekend trip |
| Leader:
Vic Leipzig |
| Trip
Report: |
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Sun,
Feb. 3 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
| Trip
Report: |
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| Tues,
Feb. 5 = Laurel Canyon Natural History Walk |
| Leader:
Dick Newell |
| Trip
Report: |
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Sun,
Feb. 9 = San Jacinto Wildlife Area
Leader:
John McKeever |
| Trip
Report: Canada Goose, Mallard,
Gadwall, Green-winged
Teal, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Cinnamon Teal, Redhead,
Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, California
Quail, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Tundra
Swan, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, American Kestrel, Prairie Falcon, Common
Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, American Avocet, Black-necked
Stilt, Greater Yellowlegs, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted
Kingfisher, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow,
Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Savannah
Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow,
Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird,
Brewer's Blackbird, House Finch. |
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Sun,
Feb. 10 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader:
Chris Obaditch |
Trip
Report: |
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Mon,
Feb. 11 = Seal Beach NWR
Leader: Kirk Gilligan & Tim Anderson
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| Trip
Report: Brant, Canada Goose,
Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler,
Northern Pintail, Lesser Scaup, Surf Scoter, Bufflehead, Red-breasted
Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Eared
Grebe, Western Grebe, Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Reddish Egret, Turkey
Vulture, Osprey, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed
Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon,
American Coot, Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, Black-necked
Stilt, American Avocet, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Long-billed
Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Red Knot, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper,
Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Ring-billed Gull, California
Gull, Western Gull, Caspian Tern, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove,
Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe,
Loggerhead Shrike, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark,Tree
Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Marsh Wren, Northern
Mockingbird, European Starling, American Pipit, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned
Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark House Finch
. |
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Wed,
March 19 = UNB by small boat
Leader: Nancy Kenyon |
| Trip
List: Pied-billed Grebe
(1), Eared grebe (1), Horned Grebe (2), Western Grebe (2), Double-crested
Cormorant (35), Great Blue Heron (2), Great Egret (6), Snowy
Egret (1), Snow Goose (1), Mallard
(7), Cinnamon Teal (12), Northern Shoveler (1), Lesser Scaup
(78), Bufflehead (45), Ruddy Duck (17), Turkey Vulture (1),
Osprey (2), White-tailed Kite (1), Northern Harrier (2), Red-tailed
Hawk (1), American Coot (45), Black-bellied Plover (1), American
Avocet (66), Willet (23), Spotted Sandpiper (1), Marbled Godwit
(14), Western Sandpiper (30), Western Gull (4), Ring-billed
Gull (3) , Forster's Tern (3), Caspian Tern (1), Black Skimmer
(175), Anna's Hummingbird (1), Cassin's Kingbird (2), American
Crow (4), Tree Swallow (1), Marsh Wren (1 heard), Northern Mockingbird
(1 heard), Common Yellowthroat (6 heard), California Towhee
(2 heard), Song Sparrow (19 seen & heard), Savannah Sparrow
(5 heard), House Finch (17 heard). |
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April
5 = Villa Park Flood Basin
Leader:
Doug Willick |
Trip
Report: (2)
Wood Ducks, (2) Mallards, (2) Cinnamon Teal, (3) Double-crested
Cormorants, (1-2) Great Egrets, (3-4) Turkey Vultures, (2)
Cooper's Hawks, (1) Red-shouldered Hawk, (2) Red-tailed Hawks,
(1) American Coot, (6) Mourning Doves, (4) Red -crowned Parrots,
(1) Black-chinned Hummingnbird, (6)Anna's Hummingbirds, (1-5
Allen 's Hummingbirds,
(6) Acorn Woodpeckers.,
(1) Lewis's Woodpecker, (8) Nuttall's Woodpeckers,
(2-3) Downey Woodpeckers, (2+) Pacific-slope Flycatchers,
(2) Black Phoebes, (10) Cassin's Kingbirds, (5) Bell's Vireos,
(1) Warbling Vireo, (3) Western Scrub-Jays, (2) American Crows,
(3) Common Ravens, (4) Tree Swallows, (2) N. Rough-winged
Swallows, (3) Wrentits, (2) Oak Titmice, (6) Bushtits, (2)
White-breasted Nuthatches, (5) House Wrens, (6) Bewick's Wrens,
(1) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, (2) Western Bluebirds, (2) Hermit
Thrushes, (1) American Robin, (1) California Thrasher, (15)
European Starlings, (1) Orange-crowned Warbler, (25+) Yellow-rumped
Warblers, (2) Black-throated Gray Warblers, (8-10) Yellow
Warblers, (1) Wilson's Warbler, (12) Common Yellowthroat,
(3) California Towhees, (7) Spotted Towhees, (1)Lincoln's
Sparrow, (25) Song Sparrows, (10) White-crowned Sparrows,
(15) Red-winged Blackbirds, (3) Great-tailed Grackles, (6-8)
Brown-headed Cowbirds, (3) Bullock's Orioles, (25) House Finches,
(10) American Goldfinches, (15) Lesser Goldfinches. |
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April
6 = Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
Trip
Report: Mallard,
California Quail,
Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk,
Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning
Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker,
Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,. Pacific-slope Flycatcher,
Black Phoebe, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven,
Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, House Wren , Bewick's Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Wilson's
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee,
Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock's
Oriole, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmet Mannikin. |
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April
16 = Laguna Niguel Regional Park
Leader:
Paul Klahr |
| Trip
Report: Canada
Goose, Mallard, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested
Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Cooper's Hawk, Mourning Dove, Anna's
Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Cassin's
Kingbird, American Crow, Cliff Swallow, N. Rough-winged Swallow,
Barn Swallow, Bushtit, House Wren, Western Bluebird, American
Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing,
Orange-crowned Warbler, American Redstart
, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Western
Tanager, California Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
Red-winged Blackbird, Tricolored Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle,
Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Hooded Oriole, Bullock's
Oriole, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldlfinch,
Nutmeg Mannikin, Chinese Goose. |
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May
4 = Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Leader:
Linette Lina |
Trip
Report: Mallard, California
Quail, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron,
Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-crowned
Parrot, White-throated Swift, Anna's Hummingbird,. Allen's
Hummignbird,. Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downey
Woodpecker, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher,
Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven,
Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit,
House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Swainson's Thrush, Northern Mockingbird,
European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsen's Warbler,
Hermit Warblerk, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Common
Yellowthroat, Western Tanager, California Towhee, Spotted
Towhee, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting,
Hooded Oriole, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch. — also
Red-eared Slider, Bobcat. |
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May
5 = Huntington Central Park
Leaders: Pat & Dick Cabe
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| Trip
Report: Mallard, Gadwall, Black-crownd
Night-Heron, Snowy Egret, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered
Hawk,. Ring-billed Gull, Western Gull, Mourning Dove, Great
Horned Owl, Black-crowned Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's
Hummingbird, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Western
Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Black
Pheobe, Hutton's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, American Crow, N. Rough-winged
Swallow, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, House Wren, Western Bluebird,
Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Hermit Warbler,
Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Western
Tanager, California Towhee, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak,
Lazuli Bunting, Hooded Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch,
American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Nutmeg
Mannikin. |
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May
14 = Irvine Regional Park
Leader: Beverly Hargrove |
Trip
Report: Wood Duck, Mallard,
Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Mourning Dove, White-throated
Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Acorn
Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Ash-throated
Flycatcher, Hutton's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay,
American Crow, Common Raven, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Wrentit,
Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Western Bluebird, American
Robin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, European Starling,
Orange-Crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, Western Tanager, California Towhee, Spotted
Towhee, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch. Lilac-crowned Parrot. |
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June
1 = Santiago Oaks
Leader: Linette Lina |
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Report: Double-crested
Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk,
Mourning Dove, Red-crowned Parrot, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned
Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Acorn
Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Western
Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, House
Wren, Bewick's Wren, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, California Towhee,
Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown-headed
Cowbird, Hooded Oriole, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmeg
Mannikin, Common Peafowl, Lilac-crowned Parrot. |
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June
21 = San Bernardino Mountains
Leader: Doug Willick |
| Trip
Report: The
group birded Aspen Glen Picnic Area, Mill Creek Meadows, Bluff
Lake, Baldwin Lake, and a small section of Big Bear Lake. 54
species were seen. The birds are listed on a Table which shows
the various areas each bird was seen. (Click
here to see the table.) |
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July
6 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader:
Linette Lina |
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Report: Double-crested Cormorant,
Green Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird,
Åcorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Pacific-slope
Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Scrub-Jay,
Common Raven, Cliff Swallow, Wrentit, Bushtit, House Wren, Bewick's
Wren, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat,
California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Black-headed
Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Hooded Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, House
Finch, Lesser Goldfinch. |
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July
13 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Leader:
Chris Obaditch |
| Trip
Report: Mallard,
Cinnamon Teal, Ruddy
Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned
Night-Heron, Green Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Great Blue
Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Sora, American Coot, Killdeer,
American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Lesser Yellowlegs, Western
Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Phalarope,m Ring-billed
Gull, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Black Skimmer, Rock Pigeon,
Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Black Phoebe, American Crow,
Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Bushtit,
Marsh Wren, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat , Yellow-breasted
Chat , Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle,
House Finch, American Goldfinch. |
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