Today at the San Juan Creek (Dana Point) 2 White-winged Doves where seen on a TV antenna. The antenna is located on the south side of the creek right next to...
This afternoon in the San Juan Creek (Dana Point) 2 Juvenile Baird's Sandpipers where foraging near the PCH Bridge. They flew in (calls heard) around 3:00 pm...
Greetings, Back on Aug 23, I reported a partial albino Elegant Tern at Talbert Marsh along PCH. I took some slides of it at the time and just received them. I...
I have posted photos of birds that I took during the past month or so. The photos are posted at http://photos.yahoo.com/jackinthebox46 I have tried identifying...
As of Friday afternoon, there are 2 vacancies for the Western Screech-Owl trip in Starr Ranch this evening. If you are interested in going, please telephone...
Hi, All. Sorry for the major cross posting. Todd McGrath and Jon Feenstra have created the ultimate resource for anyone who has ever considered a pelagic...
Greetings, Steve Smith was at the wooden bridge at Bolsa Chica, today Monday Sep 12, and photographed 2 Reddish Egrets there. They are still around. Regards,...
I was able to get down to the area where the Red-faced Warbler is and snap a photo. I'm sure someone else has a better picture but for now it works. It is a...
Birders; First: I apologize for the major cross-posting. Second: Announcing the First Pasadena Birdfest! November 5 & 6, 2005 This is a great opportunity for...
Hi Being fortunate enough to have the day off when a Red Faced Warbler is within easy driving distance is a very cool thing! After seeing it, I then went over...
Today at the old El Toro Marine Base I had a fly by Prairie Falcon. The bird was flying at good speed and low. There also seems to be more California ground...
Although the OrangeCountyBirding group does allow (and encourage) postings of rarities, the place to check would have been the Yahoo Groups OrCoRBA. Earlier...
Ed Pandolfino, Daryl Coldren, Jim Lomax and I traveled from Sacramento last night, looked for and missed the Red-faced Warbler today despite looking from 6:30...
Hello all, This week's rare warbler reports resulted in an increase of birders at Huntington (Beach) Central Park this morning, but no corresponding increase...
Hi Guys, I am only reading this Saturday night. I was at the park in Costa Mesa from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Friday night, and did not have the Red-faced Warbler. ...
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:57:05 -0700, "Bernardo Alps" ... Thanks to a contribution from David Nelson, I have posted two photos of the Cook's Petrel at Cortez...
The Blackburnian Warbler continued today at Huntington Central Park in the sycamores in the southeast portion. The bird was hanging out with a small flock of...
Ozzie is back again. This time Ozzie was in the Santa Ana riverbed, by the very large spillway halfway between Lakeview and Imperial, looking for food. A...
Hi everyone...it's been a while since I posted, but I'm still out here reading every post. I really have to ask, hasn't anyone spotted some of our wild...
I have posted a photo of the Blackburnian Warbler from 9/18 in the photos folder. Tom Benson San Bernardino, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Loretta, I see parrots flying overhead every weekday as I drive to work. They always fly right above the 5 freeway in Santa Ana, from west to east, most often...
Bob, Your opinion is greatly respected and while the parrots are not a native species, there are many in Orange County who are extremely interested in them....
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Wasn't that a kind of mean spirited reply? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I don't think parrots are "weeds." That's an affront to nature. The "elitest" attitude toward the Santa Ana bird flock reminds me of a time I was birding in...
I didn't say that parrots weren't beautiful. Quite simply, they are a species of animal released by man into a place where they are not native. The birds and...
Birded the park late this a.m. and saw the following birds: site #3 - culvert on east side of island area - Plumbeous Vireo site #23 - about 25 feet east of...
This morning on the west side of Huntington Central Park I had a Blackpoll Warbler. The bird was with a flock of Orange-crowned Warblers in eucalyptus trees...
