Greetings, I spent the early morning at San Joaquin WS photographing the male Vermilion Flycatcher at the usual spot between ponds 1 & 2 toward the north end....
Dear Fellow Birders, As you know, Sea & Sage Audubon does 3 Christmas Bird Counts each year. One of our counts, the Coastal CBC on Sunday, Dec. 31st, covers...
Birding various locations in the southern part of Orange County produced a couple of notable birds: Old El Toro Marine Base (scope views outside the gate from...
Hello, After the Trabuco Hills vs. Charter Oak football game, I checked the IVC parking lot #9 area for the Nighthawks but the wind was still very "windy" so...
Today at Aldrich Park (UCI) I had a HY male Baltimore Oriole. Enter the park from the Bison entrance, (parking is $2 an hour here) take a right and walk about...
Funny Bob should mention AWPs in his post to this list. I hadn't seen them for a while. This morning, driving on 91W past Yorba RP, I saw a dozen AWPs flying...
Reminder from the Calendar of OrangeCountyBirding http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/cal San Juan Capistrano CBC Saturday December 16, 2006 All...
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Greetings, I spent this morning, Wed, at Bolsa Chica. There were two White-tailed Kites sitting in a bush that is now surrounded by water where the east trail...
Reminder from the Calendar of OrangeCountyBirding http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/cal The Northeastern (Inland) CBC Sunday December 17, 2006 ...
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Hi All, I will be doing a preliminary test of the new Kowa TSN-770 and TSN-880 spotting scopes Saturday morning 12/9 from 7:30 until 9:00 AM somewhere in the...
Bolsa Chica, Thursday morning: The American Bittern was visible for approx 30 minutes in front of the footbridge, eastern end, north side. The Reddish Egret...
Hi, the picture in the Loon folder of the Photos section is labeled a Pacific Loon seen at Bolsa Chica, but the ORCBA Weekly Summary says there's a Common Loon...
The previous post about Pacific/Common Loon raises an issue about our Photo section. Many of us have digital cameras we take into the field, and take...
Bolsa Chica currently has several Common and at least one Pacific Loon. The picture is of the Pacific Loon. It has been fishing near the wooden bridge of late....
Just as a note of interest, Mike and I spotted a White-Tailed Kite sitting along the fence that separates the 91 from the Santa Ana, right where the Imperial...
I had to go down La Palma Ave. between Tustin and Kraemer (going SSW this time) and I saw about six to eight American White Pelicans flying over the exact same...
Hi, A first cycle (aka first winter) gull showing the characters of a (so- called) 'Kumlien's' Gull was in the San Juan creek mouth today. I realize that this...
I just want to remind people who are scouting areas for the South County (San Juan Capistrano) RBA this Saturday, or the Northeastern (Inland Areas) count this...
Hi Group, An article is in the Orange County Register this morning on our efforts yesterday on the South County Christmas Bird Count. I was interviewed by...
Greetings, Steve Smith sent me a photo of a female Common Goldeneye that he saw at Bolsa Chica today. I posted it in the photo folder. Enjoy, Al Borodayko ...
Hi, While participating in the NE (Inland) Orange County CBC, I had a male Hooded Warbler in Aurora Park in Mission Viejo. This is a small park along...
Greetings, This morning, Mon, at Bolsa Chica the female Common Goldeneye was present at the tidegates along with two Reddish Egrets. About 10 Canada geese flew...
Reminder from: OrangeCountyBirding Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/cal Coastal CBC (Orange County) Sunday December 31, 2006 All...
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I have posted 2 mediocre pictures of the Short-tailed Shearwater from the South County CBC in the Miscellaneous folder for anybody that would like to view...
Hi, I saw the original Kumlien's-type Gull on Tuesday at Doheny, and spotted a second one. I'll post the new photos in the gallery. Given the taxonomic...
Hey all, Matt Brady, Ryan Terrill, Mary Chambers, and I chased some continuing birds aroung Costa Mesa and Mission Viejo today. The female BROAD-BILLED...
Today was a great day to be birding at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, lots and lots of birds there. White-tailed kites and ospreys circling overhead, cassin's...