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...
Hello all. I was curious if anyone out there birds Oso Res. in Mission Viejo regularly or sporatically. There are about 30 Western Grebes on the lake now...
Hello all, Yesterday, my husband and I spent the afternoon at Bolsa Chica, checking out the new topography. We spotted the Reddish Egret reported to have...
I thought the same thing when the tide gates were first opened from the Outer Bolsa into the Inner Bolsa within the original Ecological Reserve. I was stunned...
Hi all, Migration really seems to be warming up now, there were multiple small flocks of warblers singing at the park across Culver from Mason Regional Park....
... In 1995 I confirmed nesting there by numerous Western and Clark's grebes, and two mixed pairs. Oso Reservoir offers excellent birding, and shorebirding can...
Well we finally made it to the new Bolsa Chica. In a word… Wow! The new floodplain areas are just fascinating. It really doesn’t look that much like the...
What I didn't realize is they also sunk a pipe that takes water from the original lagoon at the dam/gate and flooded the area just below the bluffs with fresh...
On Labor Day lots of people saw the bobcat family, but I wasn't one of them, darn it. I did track down a Bell's Vireo which is still calling in a big tree...
I put 5 pictures in the MISC folder and labled them Willow Flycatcher, perhaps prematurely. I saw it along the North Loop trail above the Midway Trail at...
Migrants were sparse at Huntington Central Park today. The biggest surprise was a California Gnatcatcher in the eucalyptus trees between the dog park and the...
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