Spring Arrivals and other sightings – Orange County, California from March 17 to March 22, 2015
Outside of the previous posting for the rare Dusky-capped Flycatcher a few days ago, this week brought some of the spring arrivals back into town. Namely the Black-and-white Warbler, Hooded Oriole, Wilson’s Warbler and Pacific-slope Flycatcher to name a few. … Continued
Dusky-capped Flycatcher continues Gilman Park, Fullerton, CA March 18, 2015
On March 16, 2015, Mike Huang located a flycatcher that had not been seen in southern California since 2005/2006. It’s the Dusky-capped Flycatcher and it was found at Gilman Park in Fullerton. Some speculation occurred initially as there was a … Continued
The Pahne Trail / San Mateo Creek in south San Clemente, CA – March 15, 2015
A visit to the southern most edge of San Clemente (Christianitos exit) leads you to a trail known as the “Pahne Trail”. This trail then becomes the “Beach Trail” as shown on Google Maps which dead ends at the infamous … Continued
*New – Sage Thrasher photos added to the Photo Gallery on March 13, 2015
With the recent appearance of the scarcely seen Sage Thrasher in Huntington Beach, I opted to compile several photos from February 15, 2014 at Irvine Regional Park and March 8, 2015 from the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve and compile these … Continued
GPS Tips To Help Others Locate Your Exact Bird Sighting
If you currently own a smart phone and it’s an Android, there’s a useful feature that seems to be rarely used in submitted eBird Logs. Some of us like to review others’ sightings at eBird.org. not only to view what … Continued
Rare Bird sighting at Bolsa Chica Wetlands on March 8, 2015 – Photos Below
Mike Sanders and I arrived at Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach today at around 1:30pm in search of two rare sightings: the Palm Warbler and also the Sage Thrasher. After walking along the Brightwater Trail for about 45 minutes … Continued
Leucistic Rock Pigeon on the Arroyo Trabuco Trail – March 7, 2015
Today, just as I reached the trail head at the end of Alicia Parkway, I had noticed a small flock of about 7 Rock Pigeons on the EMF towers at the entrance of the Arroyo Trabuco Trail in Rancho Santa … Continued
The Orange County Register does article on OCBirds.com dated March 7, 2015
In my efforts to assist our local Orange County Community, beginner and amateur birders alike, a columnist for the Orange County Register suggested an interview. Her name is Jennifer J.J. Meyer and her columns can be found here on her … Continued
*New – added Bushtit and updated Varied Thrush in the Photo Gallery on March 7, 2015
As I sift through thousands of images, I’ve finally got around to adding another regular species found in Orange County. Today, the Bushtit was added. I’ve also added several more images to the Varied Thrush section of the photo gallery. … Continued
*New – Lincoln’s Sparrow added to the Photo Gallery on March 2nd, 2015
After many months of gathering optimum photos of the Lincoln’s Sparrow, I am pleased to be able to share this section of the photo gallery with you. Here’s a quick access link to the Lincoln’s Sparrow. All photos taken in … Continued