Orange County RBA
August 26, 2010
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:21:09 -0700
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From: Joel Weintraub <jweintraub@FULLERTON.EDU>
Subject: [BIRDWEST] Or Co CA RBA 8/26/10
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* California
* Orange County
* August 26th, 2010
* CAOC10.08.26
- Birds mentioned
SOOTY TERN
Solitary Sandpiper
White-winged Dove
Black-throated Sparrow
Reddish Egret
Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Transcript
hotline: Orange County, California sponsored by Sea and Sage Audubon
date: August 26th, 2010; number: (949) 487-6869; compiler: Joel Weintraub.
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 an 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: Joel Weintraub, Neil Gilbert, Richard Thunen, Samuel Bressler,
Ron Hirst, Pat and Dick Cabe, Steve Sosensky, David Bell.
On the Dana Point Headlands, the "Hilltop" area, an adult BLACK-THROATED
SPARROW was seen and photographed on the 23rd.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at a feeder in Hungtington Beach on the 18th (one
day only) while another was at a feeder in Dana Point on the 22nd, and has
defended that feeder against Mourning Doves since, last seen today (26th).
At least 11 (eleven) SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were found on the 25th in the Santa
Ana River between Tustin and Lakeview (7) and upstream from Lakeview (4). A
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was downstream from Lincoln on the same date.
Solitary Sandpipers were also found at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (21st)
and at Huntington Central Park (22nd)
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at Huntington Central Park...seen last on...
The SOOTY TERN was last reported on the 22nd from Bolsa Chica preserve, on
Tern Island. An ebird report of at least 5 (five) REDDISH EGRETS were at
Bolsa Chica on the 25th, with 4 adults seen simultaneously plus 1 immature.
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