Hello, A friend and I tried early this morning for the Bay-breasted warbler at Seagate Park with no luck. Sprinklers were on the whole time however. Hopefully...
A breeding plumage Pacific Loon was at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach this morning, Sunday, June 2, 2007, about 9 AM. The bird was at the...
The breeding plumage Pacific Loon was still at Bolsa Chica on Sunday afternoon—at the northern (Warner Avenue) end of the lagoon, on the shore facing PCH. ...
Doug Willick and Joel Weintraub viewed my photos and concluded this is a Franklin's Gull (based on the pattern in the outer primaries). (The three pictures...
Hello, My wife and I have an American kestrel pair nesting in an alcove directly above us. The alcove is quite deep, but I have seen at least two juveniles...
Palmer, Ralph S. 1988. Handbook of North American Birds, Vol. 4: Diurnal Raptors, Part 1. Yale University Press. Cites reports of Cooper's Hawk taking Merlin,...
Hi All, I did a sea watch from Crescent Bay Point this morning from 0715 to 0900. I was joined by Steve and Marian Alter for the last hour. The two best birds...
With hopes of seeing some alcids along the coast I started at the northern-most viewing area at Crystal Cove State Park this morning at 6:00A (near Pelican...
Hi Birders Yesterday morning, Friday 6/22/07 Paul Weers and I visited Bolsa Chica. Besides the thousands of ELEGANT TERNS noisily carrying on, there were many...
Hello, Yesterday, there were a large number of chicks visible at the Least Tern reserve at Huntington State Beach. We also saw a couple of Black Turnstones and...
Hey all, decided to go for a bird walk today despite the heat since its been ages since I last went out. SJWS was birdy as always, even around 3:30pm. I was...
A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was again present this morning (Thursday 6-28- 07) @ San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine. I first saw the bird at 8:12A near the SW...
This message is for the Bluebird experts out there: We have a nesting pair of Western Bluebirds in a nestbox we set up near our home (about 100 feet away on...
I will be coming to OC next week and would like to locate this bird. Could someone please provide a general area where this bird has been seen if possible. I...
Hi - I'm a new member & would like to mention that on Thursday, June 28, around 7-7:30 pm, my husband & I saw a flock of nutmeg mannikins, then heard & saw a ...
Hi all, I'm looking for a bluebird trail monitor with one week-old chicks to transfer three chicks today if possible. I'm in Laguna Niguel but can drive...
Hello all, Yesterday at Bolsa Chica, we saw about half a dozen Snowy Plovers (both adults and chicks) in the fenced-off area off the foot bridge. There were...
Hello All, The Shipley Nature Center located within Huntington Beach's Central Park has announced it's evening hours for the Summer. Visitors can now explore...
On Friday 29 June I saw an adult Band-tailed Pigeon with two recently fledged juveniles in the hills above Yorba Linda. I've been looking at the same coastal...
Just returned from taking the kids to see the Grand Canyon. If one can take their eyes off of the view, there are birds to see. The California Condors are...
Note: For some reason this was labelled "spam" and put in a separate folder on the website.... just discovered today. Joel Weintraub co-moderator Hi folks, I...
I'm passing this along. Joel Weintraub HUNTINGTON BEACH WETLANDS CONSERVANCY BIRD SURVEY The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy is conducting a baseline ...
Hello all, Yesterday, Glenn and I spotted a Brant at Bolsa Chica. It was preening itself near the inland end of the footbridge. A photo is posted here: ...
This morning at Bolsa Chica I had 7 RED KNOTS.? The birds were in the new tidal basin by the 1st overlook when coming from the parking lot on PCH by tern...
hello, Early this morning I saw the BRANT (visible from the boardwalk) and approximately eight RED KNOTS (in the mudflat area just past the fence protecting...
Hi, An adult Reddish Egret and two adult Black Terns were visible from the northern peninsular viewpoint at Bolsa Chica today. Jim Pike Huntington Beach...
Group, If you can help this person, please email him directly. Thanks Joel Weintraub David's email is dzzzdunford@... REMOVE the "zzz" that I put in...
Folks, I have a friend whose domesticated bird escaped recently. He lives in Dominguez Hills. His bird is a Green Cheeked Conure. Shouldn't be hard to spot, so...
This year at Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano, we had a nest of PS flycatchers over a light bulb in our barn. I was advised by Cat Waters that it...
While it certainly is uncommon for a Pacific-slope Flycatcher to be found nesting over a light bulb in a barn, it is not uncommon for one to nest at the...