I posted a few photos of some birds I saw at Bolsa Chica Wetlands the other day in the mystery bird folder. I'm unsure of the ID's. I will probably be adding a...
This morning at 8:45 A.M. in Shipley Nature Center at Huntington Central Park, I observed a Yellow-throated Vireo. It was located in the northeast area of...
So I've been watching the Elegant Terns mate down on Huntington Beach alongside the Least Terns but I never see them nesting in the fenced off area there....
Greetings, Western Field Ornithologists is offering two scholarships to attend our annual conference in Petaluma, CA September 26-30, 2012. Please encourage ...
Yesterday morning, we were hiking across the Fire Rd. in Laguna Beach, and spotted an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a first for me. We were looking for Lazuli...
Hi, While searching for and not finding the Yellow-throated Vireo this morning I saw the usual migrants and an Acorn Woodpecker, a Dusky and Hammond's...
I took a stroll through my neighborhood this morning, and had 2 Western-wood Pewees in the back park area of my tract. I also saw a Hermit Warbler, both new...
Yesterday, as part of the Orange County Spring Bird Count, I spent most of the day at Craig Regional Park, searching for migrant and breeding birds. Migration...
I had a first spring (SY) ORCHARD ORIOLE at Mason Regional park this afternoon. It was along the creek just a little East of the entrance kiosk. There were...
I saw the continuing Long-tailed Duck at about 6 PM this evening. I got a very poor, but identifiable digiscoped picture, and a lot of pictures of where it was...
Today at 8:45 A.M. at Mason Regional Park in Irvine, I observed two Black Swifts for about 30 seconds circling high overhead and then heading north/northwest....
This morning at the Newport Pier at 6:15 A.M., the Long-tailed Duck continued near the end of the pier, often diving under the pier. There were also several...
Hello all, This past weekend, Sea & Sage Audubon sponsored the first annual Orange County Spring Count, in conjunction with International Migratory Bird Day...
Got to the pier at 10 AM. I was about to leave at 10:45 AM when the duck flew in to the end of the pier and began diving. It flew in as if it was coming from...
Hi All, Today I recorded a Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow on a privately-owned part of Santiago Creek. So far as I know, the only later record for OC (known to...
Hi Birders, When I was at the Newport Pier yesterday waiting for the Long-tailed Duck to show up I saw a small flock of birds I couldn't identify. They were...
Sally & all, Your birds were Barn Swallows. I was at the pier about an after after you were there yesterday... and I saw several Barn Swallows out over the...
The Long-tailed Duck is feeding this morning at 7:30AM at Newport Pier. It is on the east side in line with the surfers just beyond the breakers. David...
We birded Bolsa Chica on Sunday morning and ran across two birds we presumed to be warblers, but which both have us stumped. The birds were both gleaning high...
Frequently referred to as "Wharf Swallows" as Barn Swallows nest so often under piers, at least in Calif. Chuck Almdale North Hills, Ca. ... [Non-text portions...
Sailing from Catalina to Newport on Sunday on a 41' sailboat we were besieged by warblers. They are not uncommon out there this time of year, but the numbers...
I visited the Least Tern nesting site this morning (in Huntington Beach at the end of the Santa Ana River) and found out that the first chick hatched this...
Birding the east side of Huntington Central Park today (east of Goldenwest Street) we were surprised to see 2 adult male Townsend's Warbler (need directions to...
Yesterday, while doing a brief survey along the Santa Ana River, in extreme s.w. Orange, I had a Ross's/Snow type goose jump out of an isolated pool of water...
At the Mission Viejo campus of LePort Schools where I teach, we have a year-round population of MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES which seem to be attracted to the several...
Birders, There were 1,000 plus Sooty Shearwaters off the Newport Pier this morning that included at least 15 Black-vented Shearwaters. At about 0630 a large...
