San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society RBA
May 28, 2009
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RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* May 28, 2009
* CASE0905.28
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 receiving this report
only 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:
Brant
Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
Pacific Loon
Peregrine Falcon
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Least Tern
Whip-poor-will
Vermilion Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Purple Martin
Virginia's Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Hooded Warbler
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bronzed Cowbird
- Transcript
INYO COUNTY
Two male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, an INDIGO BUNTING, and a SUMMER
TANAGER were at Crystal Spring on May 25 (Steve Glover).
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A pair of VERMILION FLYCATCHERS continued at Glen Helen Regional Park
and 4 PURPLE MARTINS were seen there on May 26 (Dave Chadsey, Dave
Goodward).
A FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen at Lake Havasu on May 22 (Paul Lehman).
One or two male INDIGO BUNTINGS were at the Baker sewage ponds May 22-23
(Oscar Johnson).
At Zzyzx Desert Studies Center a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and a LEAST TERN
were seen May 23-27, a VIRGINIA'S WARBLER, a HOODED WARBLER, and a
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER were seen on May 24, and a ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK was seen there on May 27 (Tony Kurz, Steve Glover, Bill Deppe).
A male HEPATIC TANAGER was seen along Arrastre Creek just upstream of FR
2N02 and a WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard calling in Green Canyon on May 24
(Tom Benson).
A NORTHERN PARULA and a male and female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK were seen
near Covington Park on May 25 (Howard King, Tom Miko).
A BLACK-AND WHITE WARBLER was at Beck Spring on May 25 (Steve Glover).
An INDIGO BUNTING was seen at Arrastre Creek at FR 3N03 on May 25 (Brad
Singer).
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
A female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at Cactus City rest area, and a male
and a female INDIGO BUNTING and a female AMERICAN REDSTART were at
Desert Center on May 23 (Dave Goodward).
Two BRONZED COWBIRDS and a BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the
Palm Island Drive nursery, and a handful of BRANT and a SURF SCOTER were
at the north end of the Salton Sea on May 23 (Dave Goodward).
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen perched on the county administration
building in downtown Riverside on May 27 (Mike Gurbada).
IMPERIAL COUNTY
The following birds were reported from the Imperial Valley and south end
of the Salton Sea on May 23: a CACKLING GOOSE at Sunbeam Lake, a PACIFIC
LOON on Fig Lagoon, a HEERMANN'S GULL at Rock Hill, and 5 LEAST TERNS at
the Wister Unit (Guy McCaskie).
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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 review 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, guymcc@pacbell.net
INYO COUNTY: Tom & Jo Heindel, P.O. Box 400, Big Pine CA 93513,
tjheindel@aol.com
KERN COUNTY: John Wilson 1425 Alta Vista, Bakersfield CA 93305,
jcwilson@lightspeed.net
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: John F. Green, 3120 Mount Vernon Ave., Riverside, CA
92507, bewickwren@earthlink.net
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, 1357 Paige Lane, Redlands,
CA 92373, sandy_koonce@redlands.edu
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In addition the the Southeastern CA RBA, Los Angeles, Orange, Santa
Barbara, and San Diego County reports are posted on BIRDWEST. To
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SUBSCRIBE BIRDWEST YOUR NAME in the message (and YOUR NAME = your real
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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/
Other birding listservs that include reports of birds in southern
California are:
Inyo County: http://www.esaudubon.org/birds/
Kern County: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kerncobirding
Los Angeles County: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds
Pasadena area: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PasadenaAudubon
Orange County: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding
San Diego County: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDBIRDS
Santa Barbara County: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding
Ventura County: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venturacobirding
California (statewide): http://groups.yahoo.com/CALBIRDS
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A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is
available on the SBVAS website at http://www.sbvas.org/calendar.htm
Maps/directions to local birding sites are available on the SBVAS
website at http://www.sbvas.org/maps.htm
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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