HomeContact UsSite Map
Our Chapter Membership Conservation Field Trips Education Bird Information Special Events

Field Trips


Field Trip Schedule

Upcoming Field Trips

Field Trip Waiver Forms

2-way radios

 

Field Trip Reports for 2009 - 2010
August 2009 - July 2010
 
Clapper Rail in cordgrass at UNB
seen from pontoon boat on field trip, 9/17/08
photo by Pornpat Nikamanon
Blue Whale
seen from boat on Fall Pelaglic trip, 9/20/08
photo by John Thomlinson
Rhinoceros Auklet
seen from boat on Fall Pelaglic trip, 9/20/08
photo by John Thomlinson

This section contains the Field Trip Reports & Lists for the 2009-2010 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. 

FIELD TRIPS for which there are trip reports:
Trips that occur only once during the year
Aug 09 Piute Ponds
Sep 19 Fall Pelagic Trip
Sep 26 Huntington Central Park
Oct. 10 Bolsa Chica
Dec 12 San Elijo Lagoon
Jan. 10 Antelope Valley Hawk-banding Trip
Feb. 01 Seal Beach NWR
Mar 13 Prado Basin
Mar. 27 Limestone Canyon
Mar. 31 Irvine Regional Park
Apr. 03 Villa Park Flood Basin
Apr. 30 Huntington Central Park
July 18 Bolsa Chica
Monthly Trips
Aug 03 Santiago Oaks
Aug 19 Upper Newport Bay by small boar
Aug 09 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Sep 06 Santiago Oaks
Sep 13 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Sep 16 Upper Newport Bay by small boat
Oct 04 Santiago Oaks
Dec 03 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Jan 10 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Trip Reports for August 2009:
Sun, Aug. 3 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader: Linette Lina
Bird List: California Quail, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite (pair), Red-shouldered Hawk, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-crowned Parrot, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Empidonax sp. (Hammond's or Dusky), Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Cliff Swallow, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Western Tanager, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, House Finch, Nutmeg Mannikin.

Sun, Aug. 9 = Antelope Valley Shorebird Trip (Piute Ponds)
Leader: Jon Feenstra
Bird List: Gadwall (5), Mallard (25), Green-winged Teal (1), Redhead (3), Ruddy Duck (35), California Quail (15), American White Pelican (1), Great Blue Heron (6), Great Egret (1), Snowy Egret (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (25), White-faced Ibis (45), Northern Harrier (1), Virginia Rail (1), American Coot (5), Black-bellied Plover (2), Snowy Plover (1), Semipalmated Plover (2), Killdeer (35), Black-necked Stilt (15), American Avocet (10), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Greater Yellowlegs (1), Willet (1), Long-billed Curlew (3), Marbled Godwit (3), Western Sandpiper (2), Least Sandpiper (24), Long-billed Dowticher (11), Wilson's Phalarope (100), Red-necked Phalarope (8), California Gull (2), Black Tern (4), Forster'sTern (1), Mourning Dove (6), Great Horned Owl (2), Anna's Hummingbird (5), Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (2), Willow Flycatcher (2), Black Phoebe (4), Say's Phoebe (4), Say's Phoebe (1), Ash-throated Flycatcher (2), Western Kingbird (4), Loggerhead Shrike (6), Warbling Vireo (1), Common Raven (1), Horned Lark (20), Tree Swallow (50), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (3), Bank Swallow (5), Cliff Swallow (20), Barn Swallow (25), House Wren (1), Marsh Wrne (20), Northern Mockingbird (4), Le Conte's Thrasher (1), Common Yellowthroat (4), Western Tanager (1), Sage Sparrow (25), Song Sparrow (20), Black-headed Grosbeak (1), Red-winged Blackbird (20), Western Meadowlark (5), Yellow-headed Blackbird (2), Brewer's Blackbird (8), House Finch (2), Lesser Goldfinch (2).

Sun, Aug. 9 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk
Leader: Chris Obaditch
Bird List: 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, White-tailed Kite, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sora, American Coot, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Greater Yellowlegs, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Least Tern, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bushtit, Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch.

Wed, Aug. 19 = Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat
Leader: Nancy Kenyon
Comments:The weather was perfect for our morning’s trip; it was cool, slightly damp, and overcast.Though all the birds we saw looked gray, we had no problems having to squint into the sun because the sun was obscured. We did, however, have some trouble identifying a large flock of peeps which were scattered along the shore of a little island in amongst fragments of driftwood, litter, small rocks, and vegetation. All the birds appeared to have gray underparts instead of the usual white, so it took us a little while to figure out that they were Western Sandpipers. One of the Spotted Sandpipers we saw, still had a few spots on its belly. Several of the Black-bellied Plovers had a lot of black on their bellies. The Black-crowned Night-Heron on the shore by the boat dock kept calling a squeaky little call, not at all like the adults’ typical woc one normally associates with these birds. We had trouble hearing the birds further up the channel because a young man
was standing on the edge of the bluff lustily blowing his trumpet and he seemed particularly fond of notes in the higher register. We saw quite a few large Mullet “jumping” out of the water. Just when we were beginning to think we’d never find a flock of the larger shorebirds, we spotted 25+ slow-moving widely scattered Willets in the cord grass. A male Belted Kingfisher gave us quite a show, perched on a nearby stick protruding out of the water nearby, and in a little inlet on the east side, we discovered a couple of Wilson’s Phalaropes. It was a great morning for birding!

Bird List:
Mallard (14), Pied-billed Grebe (3), Brown Pelican (1), Double-crested Cormorant (8), Great Blue Heron (4), Great Egret (13), Snowy Egret (10), Green Heron (1), Black-crowned Night-Heron (1), Turkey Vulture (3), Osprey (2), Northern Harrier (1), Black-bellied Plover (11), Killdeer (1 heard), Willet (45+), Spotted Sandpiper (4), Whimbrel (1), Long-billed Curlew (1), Marbled Godwit (23), Western Sandpiper (101), Wilson's Phalarope (2), Western Gull (7), Ring-billed Gull (5), Forster's Tern (4), Caspian Tern (45), Black Skimmer (23), Mourning Dove (1), Belted Kingfisher (1), Black Phoebe (9) , American Crow (4), Cliff Swallow (7), Tree Swallow (13), Barn Swallow (5) , Hutton's Vireo (1 heard), Northern Mockingbird (7), Common Yellowthroat (1 heard), California Towhee (1 heard), Song Sparrow (4 heard), House Finch (24 mostly heard)

Trip Reports for September 2009:
Sun, Sept. 6 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader: Bruce Aird
Bird List: Green Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Red-crowned Parrot, Costa's Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, Black Phoebe, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, California Thrasher, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Western Tanager, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Lincoln's Sparrow, Song Sparrow, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmeg Mannikin.

Sun, Sept. 13 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk
Leader: Chris Obaditch

Bird List: Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, CA Quail, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Green Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Western Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Black Poebe, Cassin's Kingbird, American Crow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, House Fiunch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmeg Mannikin.


Wed, Sept. 16 = Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat
Leader: Nancy Kenyon

Bird List: Mallard (28), Pied-billed Grebe (1), Brown Pelican (8), Double-crested Cormorant (11), Great Blue Heron (10), Great Egret (14), Snowy Egret (28), Turkey Vulture (1), Osprey (3), Northern Harrier (1) Red-tailed Hawk (3), Black-bellied Plover (73, Killeer (1), Willet (75), Whimbrel (1), Long-billed Curlew (1), Marbled Godwit (170), Least Sandpiper (3), Western Sandpiper (839), Long-billed Dowitcher (4), Western Gull (3), Ring-billed Gull (5), Forster's Terrn (6), Caspian Tern (2), Black Skimmer (20), Mourning Dove (2), Belted Kingfisher (4), Black Phoebe (5), Say's Phoebe (2), American Crow (13), Cliff Swallow (4),Marsh Wren (3), Common Yellowthroat (1), European Starling (4), Califonria Towhee (2), Song Sparrow (1), Savannah Sparrow (6).


Sat, Sept. 19 = Fall Pelagic Trip out of Dana Point
Leader: Terry Hunefeld (with Dave Povey & Dave Pereksta assisting)
Trip List: Northern Fulmar [dark morph] (1), Pink-footed Shearwater (8), Sooty Shearwater (5), Black-vented Shearwater (161), Black Storm-Petrel (1), Brown Pelican (135), Double-crested Cormorant (40), Brandt's Cormorant (15), Red Phalarope (1), Red-necked Phalarope (46), Western Gull (350), California Gull (9), Heermann's Gull (60), Forster's Tern (3), Common Tern (1) - maybe 8-10 more Sterna terns, Elegant Tern (43), Royal Tern (2), Pomarine Jaeger (3), Parasitic Jaeger (5), jaeger sp. (2). In the harbor & channel: Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Willet, Black Turnstone, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher. Marine Mammals: CA Sea Lion (15+), Elephant Seal (1), Common Dolphin (700-900), Pacific Bottle-nosed Dophin (50+), Fin Whale (1).

Sat, Sept. 26 = Huntington Central Park
Leaders: Pat & Dick Cabe
Bird List: Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Willow Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Warbling Vireo, American Crow, Bushtit, House Wren, Western Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Western Tanager, California Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmeg Mannikin.

Trip Reports for October 2009:
Sun, Oct. 4 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader: Linette Lina

Bird List: Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Haewk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Haewk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-crowned Parrot, Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Nuttall' Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Pacific-slope Flycacher, Black Phoebe, Western Scrub-Jay,, American Crow, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, CA Thrasher, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Townsendx's Warbler, Western Tanager, CA Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Nutmeg Mannikin.


Sat, Oct. 10 = Bolsa Chica
Leaders: Pat & Dick Cabe
Bird List: Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Brown Pelicna, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Green Heron, Reddish Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrime Falcon, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Willet, Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Dunlin, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper,.Short-billed Dowitcher, California Gull, Western Gull, Forster's Tern, Belted Kingfisher, Say's Phoebe, American Crow, Common Raven, European Starling, Belding's Savannah Sparrow.

Sun, Oct. 11 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk
Leader: Chris Obaditch
Bird List:

Wed, Oct. 21 = Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat
Leader: Nancy Kenyon
Bird List:

Trip Reports for November 2009:
Sun, Nov. 1 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader: Linette Lina
Bird List:

Sun, Nov. 8 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk
Leader: Chris Obaditch
Bird List:

Wed, Nov. 18 = Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat
Leader: Nancy Kenyon
Bird List:

Trip Reports for December 2009:
Sat, Dec. 5 = Seal Beach NWR
Leaders: Slader Buck & John Fitch
Trip Highlights:
Bird List:
 

Sun, Dec. 6 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader: Linette Lina
Bird List:
 
Sat, Dec. 12 = San Elijo Lagoon
Leader: Steve Brad

Bird List: Mallard, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, White-faced Ibis, Osprey, White-tailed Kite, Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, American Coot, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, American Avocet, Willet, Sanderling, Dunlin, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, California Gull, Western Gull, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Wrentit, Bushtit, House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren, California Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, Northern Mockingbird, California Thrasher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Belding's Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch.

 

Sun, Dec. 13 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk
Leader: Chris Obaditch
Bird List: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Common Moorhen, American Coot, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Vermilion Flycatcher, Cassin's Kingbird, American Crow, Common Rave, Tree Swallow, Bushtit, Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Pipit, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Finch, American Goldfinch, and Lesser Goldfinch.
 

Wed, Dec. 16 = Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat
Leader: Nancy Kenyon
Bird List:

Trip Reports for January 2010:
Sun, Jan. 3 = Santiago Oaks Reg. Park monthly bird walk
Leader: Linette Lina
Bird List:

Sat, Jan. 9 = CBC Specialties Trip
Leaders: Bettina Eastman & Vic Leipzig
Targer Birds :

Sun, Jan. 10 = Antelope Valley Hawk Banding Trip
Leaders: Pete Bloom & Scott Thomas

Birds which were banded: 1 Greater Roadrunner, 2 Ferruginous Hawks, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 American Kestrel, and 1 Loggerhead Shrike. Also seen on this trip: Horned Larks, American Pipits, House Finches, and European Starlings.


Sun, Jan. 10 = San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk
Leader: Chris Obaditch
Bird List: Canada gooe, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Osprey, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Sora, Common Moorhen, American Coot, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Ring-billed Gull, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Nuttall;s Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Cassin's Kingbird, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, California Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch.

Trip Reports for February 2010:
Mon, Feb. 1 = Seal Beach NWR
Leaders: John Fitch & John Nieto
Bird List: Canada Goose, Brandt, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, 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, Common Loon, Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Reddish Egret, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Clapper Rail, American Coot, Black-bellied Plover, Pacific Golden-Plover, Killdeer, American Avocet, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit,Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitcher, Ring-billed Gull, Western Gull, Forster’s Tern, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Burrowing Owl, Anna’s Hummingbird (on a nest), Allen’s Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Black Phoebe, Say’s Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Marsh Wren, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Pipit, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Belding’s Savannah Sparrow & Large-billed Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird,Western Meadowlark and House Finch.

Trip Reports for March 2010:
Sat, March 13 = Prado Basin & Prado Regional Park
Leader: John McKeever
Bird List: Canada Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, White-faced Ibis,Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, American Kestrel. Merlin, Sora, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Barn Owl. Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Vermilion Flycatcher, Cassin's Kingbird, Hutton's Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Marsh Wren, Western Bluebird, California Thrasher, European Starling, American Pipit, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Common Yellowthroat, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Brewer's Blackbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch.

Sat, March 27 = Limestone Canyon
Leader: Bruce Aird

Bird List: Mallard, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Costa's Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Western Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Wrentit, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Bluet-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, California Thrasher, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch.


Sat, March 31 = Irvine Regional Park
Leader: Beverly Hargrove
Bird List: Wood Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked Stuck. Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, American Coot, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Red-crowned Parrot, White-throated Swift, Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Cassin's Kingbird, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Oak Titmouse, Wrentit, Bushtit, House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Cactus Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, California Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock's Oriole, Purple Finch (heard), House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Mandarin Duck.

Trip Reports for April 2010:
Sat, April 3= Villa Park Flood Basin
Leader: Doug Willick

Bird List: 2 Wood Ducks, 5 Mallards, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, California Quail, Green Heron, 4-5 Turkey Vultures, 1 White-tailed Kite, 2 Cooper's Hawks, 2 Red-shouldered Hawks, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Common Moorhen, American Coot, 8 Mourning Doves, 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird, 6 Anna's Hummingbirds, 4+ Acorn Woodpeckers, 4 Nuttall's Woodpeckers, 2 Downy Woodpeckers, 1 Hammond's Flycatcher, 5 Pacific-slope Flycatchers, 1 Black Phoebe, 5 Western Kingbirds, 7 Bell's Vireos (singing), 2 Warbling Vireos (singing), 2 Common Ravens, 5 Tree Swallows, 1 Cliff Swallow, 1 Wrentit (singing), 5 Bushtits, 4+ House Wrens (singing), 8-10 Bewick's Wrens (singing), 3-4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (singing), 2 Western Bluebirds + 2 more at Irvine Reg. Park, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers (Audubon's), 1-2 Black-throated Gray Warblers, 7-8 Yellow Warblers - early for this many, 6 Common Yellowthroats, 1 Yellow-breasted Chat, 2 California Towhee, 10 Spotted Towhees, 15 Song Sparrows, 8 White-crowned Sparrows, 2 Black-headed Grosbeaks, 10 Red-winged Blackbirds, 1 male Hooded Oriole, 2 Bullock's Oriole, 12 House Finches, 5 American Goldfinches, 15 Lesser Goldfinches.


Sat, April 30 = Huntington Central Park
Leaders: Pat & Dick Cabe
Bird List: Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Cinnamon Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Green Heron, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Long-billed Dowitcher, Forster's Tern, Great Horned Owl, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Hammond's Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Hutton's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, American Crow, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, House Wren, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Western Tanager,California Towhee, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Hooded Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow.
 
Trip Reports for July 2010:
Sun, July 18 - Bolsa Chica
Leaders: Pat & Dick Cabe
Bird List: 1 Brant, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Brown Pelicans, 12 Double-crested Cormorants, 5 Black-crowned Night-Herons, 2 Reddish Egrets, 22 Snowy Egrets, 2 Great Egrets, 6 Great Blue Herons, 1 Osprey, 1 White-tailed Kite, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 American Kestrel, 3 Peregrine Falcons, 1 American Coot, 10 Black-bellied Plovesr, 4 Snowy Plovers, 12 Semipalmated Plovers, 12 Killdeer, 3 Black-necked Stilts, 16 Willets, 3 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Long-billed Curlews, 3 Marbled Godwits, 1 Black Turnstone, 7 Red Knots, 200 Western Sandpipers, 5 Least Sandpipers, 40 Short-billed Dowitchers, 3 Heermann's Gulls, 12 Western Gulls, 100 Elegant Terns, 100 Royal Terns, 20 Caspian Terns, 300 Forster's Terns, 10 Least Terns, 60 Black Skimmers, 2 Mourning Doves, 1 Black Phoebe, 5 American Crows, 10 Barn Swallows, 40 Belding's Savannah Sparrows, 2 House Finches.
 

 


Last Modified December 30, 2011

Sea & Sage Audubon Society
PO Box 5447 • Irvine, CA 92616 • 949-261-7963

http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org