Orange County RBA
February 20, 2008

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RBA

* California
* Orange County
* February 20th, 2008
* CAOC0802.20

- Birds mentioned
Lewis Woodpecker
Reddish Egret
Tropical Kingbird
Hooded Merganser
Eurasian Wigeon
Brown Creeper
Common Poorwill

- Transcript

hotline: Orange County, California
date: February 20th, 2008;  number: (949) 487-6869; compiler: Joel 
Weintraub.  Sponsored by Sea and Sage Audubon Society.

Website and archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrCoRBA/
Please send e-mail sightings to:   JWeintraub@Fullerton.edu.
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Send reports on California Bird Record Committee Review Species sightings 
to: Guy McCaskie,  Secretary,  California Bird Records Committee   P. O. Box 
275 Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275 The species in caps on the bird mentioned 
list (if present) are all Review Species; the committee would appreciate 
documentation on their occurrence in Orange County. There is a website for 
discussing birds/birding in Orange County California.

Please visit:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding.  Radio 
Codes for Birders in Orange County: channel 11 subcode 22 (national code). 
We have a new accessory website that has recent photos of rarities (when 
submitted)  and maps of some birding spots in the County, including a map of 
Huntington Central Park showing the "local" names for birding areas at: 
http://members.cox.net/orcorba/

Observers: Neil Gilbert, Jonathan Feenstra, Brian Daniels, Sarah Millspaugh, 
Robert McNab, Jeff Ahrens, Joan Rubin, Felicia Lee, Jeff Williams

LEWIS WOODPECKER continues at Irvine Regional Park near parking lot #16 
(look in the creek bed area).

REDDISH EGRET continues at Bolsa Chica Preserve.  Last weekend, a TROPICAL 
KINGBIRD was seen on the bluffs by Seapoint Avenue at Garfield.

HOODED MERGANSERS seen last Friday and Saturday along Aliso Creek in Laguna 
Niguel along the bike trail near Foxborough Park and further down near Aliso 
Niguel High School track field.

Male EURASIAN WIGEON continues in Lake Forest off of Ridge Route between 
Muirlands and Rockfield (Sunday).

BROWN CREEPER continues at Tewinkle Park in Costa Mesa (Sunday).

COMMON POORWILL reported this week.... "at least 6" in an unusual location 
in Corona del Mar.  At 5th Ave and Poppy Ave there is a paved trail going 
into Buck Gully.  Go past the construction area, cross the gully over a 
paved bridge to a single path....you will need to cross the creek along the 
trail..... and between the 2nd and 3rd creek crossing the birds were on the 
path after dark.  Warning: it takes a lot of work to get to this spot...and 
we are talking about after dark.... so be familiar with the area during 
daylight and probably it's wise not to bird alone.

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