Or Co CA RBA 11/11/09

[Joel Weintraub]

RBA

* California

* Orange County
* November 11th, 2009
* CAOC09.11.11

- Birds mentioned

BAR-TAILED GODWIT


- Transcript

hotline: Orange County, California  sponsored by Sea and Sage Audubon
date: November 11th, 2009;  number: [phone]; compiler: Joel
Weintraub.
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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.
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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: Tom Newhouse, Pete Hanrheh?, Valerie Wheeler, Martha Slowicka,
Gary Meredith, Maxine Dougan, Neil Gilbert, Doug Willick, Terry Hill,
Jessica Griffiths, Jeff Keen, Shirley Reynolds, Lidia Seebeck, Christopher
Taylor, Jim Pike, Bruce Aird, Robert McNab, Steve Sosensky, Jim Hecht,
Dennis Vollmar, David Campbell, Ronald Holland, Chuck Almdale, Lucy Lee.

A BAR-TAILED GODWIT, first found on the 31st by Neil Gilbert at upper Upper
Newport Bay, was seen at least through 11/7.    The bird frequented, at low
tide, the area around the outlet of San Diego Creek below the Jamboree
Street crossing.  If you have more recent sightings (either negative or
positive), please alert the RBA.

Carbon Canyon Regional Park: GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS near shelter #10.
(11/8)

Irvine Regional Park: BROWN CREEPER 11/10 on north side of park near
fenced-in horseshoe rings.

Bolsa Chica Preserve:  2 REDDISH EGRETS and 1 LARGE BILLED SAVANNAH SPARROW
on the 9th.

PLUMBEOUS VIREO: Santiago Park Nature Reserve (9th), Santiago Hills Park
(8th),

Upper Santa Ana River/bikepath between Glassell and Orange-Olive, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, PLUMBEOUS VIREO, HERMIT WARBLER. (8th)

RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER: Santiago Park Nature Reserve (9th), Arroyo Elementary
School (8th),

TENNESSEE WARBLER: Greer Park (7th)

CACKLING GOOSE and YELLOW WARBLER at Carr Park on the 7th.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the 4th and 5th below the dam at Laguna Niguel
Regional Park.
Dennis Vollmar

Male EURASIAN WIGEON: 11/11 Tustin Ranch Golf Course.

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