San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society RBA
May 8, 2008
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RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* May 8, 2008
* CASE0805.08
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial,
Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records
Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. Names in the report
are generally those of the reporting party and not necessarily the
person claiming the first sighting. If you are only getting this report
through Birdwest, you can get MORE
FREQUENT AND COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES by subscribing to inlandcountybirds
(see below).
The bird alert phone line housed at the San Bernardino County Museum is
no longer in service. If you have a rare bird to report and must use a
phone line, please call 909-648-0899.
Birds mentioned:
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
Common Loon
Least Bittern
White-tailed Kite
Swainson's Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Red Knot
Sanderling
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Calliope Hummingbird
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Purple Martin
*CAVE SWALLOW*
Virginia's Warbler
Lark Bunting
Grasshopper Sparrow
Bronzed Cowbird
Cassin's Finch
Pine Siskin
- Transcript
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at the Helendale sewage ponds on May 1 (Bob and
Susan Steele).
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen at Luckie Park in 29 Palms May 1
through May 6 (fide Ann and Eric Brooks, m. obs.).
A pair of PURPLE MARTINS was seen at Lost Lake on May 3 (Dave Goodward).
Several HAMMOND's FLYCATCHERS, DUSKY FLYCATCHERS, PINE SISKINS, and
CASSIN'S FINCHES and a couple CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS were reported from
various springs (San Bernardino and Inyo Counties) in the Eastern Mojave
Desert May 3-4 (Jim Pike)
Two LEAST BITTERNS were seen at Prado Regional Park on May 6 (Kathy Parker).
Two GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were singing in the hills behind Cal State San
Bernardino on May 7 (Sandy Koonce).
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
A VIRGINIA'S WARBLER was reported from Red Coud Road west of Desert
Center on May 1 (Sean Fitzgerald).
A LARK BUNTING was seen at Mystic Lake on May (Dave Goodward).
A COMMON LOON was at the mouth of Salt Creek on May 3 (Oscar Johnson).
A FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen at the Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center on
May 3 (Sandy Swan).
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen south of Obsidian Butte on May 1 (Sean
Fitzgerald).
A *CAVE SWALLOW* was found on May 2 in the Hunt Club area at the south
end of the Salton Sea and continues through May 6. The swallow was seen
on the north side of Pound between Davis and English near several
buildings, a metal tower and some ponds. The swallow was flying around
the ponds or perched on nearby wires with Barn and Cliff Swallows. Early
mornings seem to be the best time to observe this bird (Guy McCaskie, m.
obs.).
Also at the south end of the Salton Sea on May 2 were a GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a CACKLING GOOSE at Sunbeam Lake, 3 SURF SCOTERS
at Red Hill Marina, a SWAINSONS's HAWK and a WHITE-TAILED KITE near the
intersections of Pound and English, 15 RED KNOTS at the north end of Poe
Road, 3 HEERMANN'S GULLS at Rock Hill and another 2 at Obsidian Butte, 2
YELLOW-FOOTED GULLS at Red Hill and 1 more at Obsidian Butte, 1 LEAST
TERN near Wister, and 2 CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS near the southeast corner
of El Centro (Guy McCaskie).
A FRANKLIN's GULL and a SANDERLING were seen at Red Hill Marina, 3
YELLOW-FOOTED GULLS were south of Obsidian Butte, and a BRONZED COWBIRD
was at Cattle Call Park on May 4 (Thomas Miko, Kathy Parker).
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In general, birds that are on this weekly summary are those that are
classified as at least rare in “Birds of Southern California” by Garrett
and Dunn, “Birds of the Salton Sea” by Patten, McCaskie, and Unitt, or
in “Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley” by Rosenberg, Ohmart,
Hunter, and Anderson. Rarity can be regional or seasonal. For example, a
nuthatch reported at the Salton Sea, where it is rare, may be on the
summary. That same bird reported from the San Bernardino Mountains,
where it is common, would not be. A sparrow reported as a rarity in
Riverside in July, may be common there in December.
To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (see below)!!! If there is
some reason that you cannot post there, or do not want to, e-mail Tom
Benson at tbenson@csusb.edu or call (909)648-0899. Note that the phone
hotline is no longer available.
Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records
Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to:
Guy McCaskie, Secretary, P.O. Box 275, Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275,
E-mail: guymcc@pacbell.net
Additionally, CBRC species AND birds of local or seasonal rarity should
be reported to the "North American Birds" County Coordinators. They are:
IMPERIAL COUNTY Guy McCaskie 954 Grove Avenue, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
E: guymcc@pacbell.net
INYO COUNTY Tom & Jo Heindel, P.O. Box 400, Big Pine CA 93513 E:
tjheindel@aol.com
KERN COUNTY John Wilson 1425 Alta Vista, Bakersfield CA 93305 E:
jcwilson@lightspeed.net
RIVERSIDE COUNTY John F. Green, 3120 Mount Vernon Ave., Riverside, CA
92507 E: bewickwren@earthlink.net
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Alexander E. Koonce, 1357 Paige Lane, Redlands, CA
92373 E: sandy_koonce@redlands.edu
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There is an Inland Counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial)
bird report & discussion group. You can view messages at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inlandcountybirds/
IMPORTANT: Sometimes rare birds that are found in Southeastern CA are
not reported to Inlandcountybirds. Sites and phone numbers where such
reports sometimes appear are marked with *** below. If you are headed to
one of those areas, be sure to check that site or phone number first, in
addition to this RBA.
Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, and rarely San Diego County reports
are posted on BIRDWEST. To subscribe, send a message to
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU with SUBSCRIBE BIRDWEST YOUR NAME in the
message (and your name = YOUR real name).
Orange County has an RBA update mailing list. To subscribe, write to
JWeintraub@Fullerton.edu
There is also an Orange County Listserv. Messages can be viewed there
at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding
San Diego County has its own Listserv. You can view messages at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS***
The San Diego phone RBA also posts reports to:
http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SanDiego.html***
Sometimes Imperial County reports appear on these sources.Calbirds
covers all of California, but often has SoCal bird reports. To
subscribe, send a blank email to: calbirds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com***
Sightings in Inyo County and beyond are posted at
http://www.esaudubon.org/birds/
Some Kern County reports are posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kerncobirding
Messages to the birding listserve for the Pasadena area can be viewed at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PasadenaAudubon
Messages to the birding listserve for Los Angeles County can be viewed
at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds
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A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is
available on the SBVAS website: http://www.sbvas.org
Important Southern California Bird Alert and Wildlife Phone Numbers: Los
Angeles RBA (323) 874-1318 ***
Monterey Bay RBA (831)626-6605
Morro Bay RBA (805) 528-7182
Orange County RBA (949) 487-6869
San Diego RBA (619) 688-2473 ***
Santa Barbara RBA (805) 964-8240 (report to (805)-964-1316)
Southeastern CA Bird Alert report to (909) 648-0899
Southern California BIRDBOX (818) 952-5502 + 5 ***
CalTip (CA Fish & Game) (800) 952-5400 (to report wildlife violations)
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