Cooper’s Hawk photos added to the Photo Gallery on May 2, 2015
Over 20 new photos have been added to the Cooper’s Hawk photo gallery including multiple juvenile shots from as far back as 2012 A short cut to the Cooper’s Hawk photos can be found here: Cooper’s Hawk photos. Pay close … Continued
*New – added Dusky-capped Flycatcher to the Photo Gallery May 2, 2015
An infrequent visitor to Orange County, the Dusky-capped Flycatcher made an appearance at Gilman Park in Fullerton in March of 2015. The last appearance of this species according to eBird was in 2003 The bird was originally found by Mike … Continued
*New – added Lazuli Bunting to the Photo Gallery on April 29, 2015
The Lazuli Bunting recently began appearing again throughout parts of Orange County. For amateur birders, visitors to Orange County and those unfamiliar with this colorful species, here’s a shortcut to the Lazuli Bunting photo gallery. Also a few photos of … Continued
Townsend’s x Hermit Warbler at Blue Jay Campground on April 20, 2015
An early afternoon visit to Blue Jay Campground off Ortega Highway turned up a last minute sighting of the Townsend’s x Hermit Warbler before my departure at 4pm. I caught two foraging atop of a pine tree at this GPS … Continued
*New – added Western Tanager and Summer Tanager to the photo gallery on April 18, 2015
This month so far has brought both the migrating Western Tanager and the rare vagrant, Summer Tanager to Orange County. With the Western Tanager being more commonly found in our area this month, the time seemed ripe to upload photos … Continued
Orange County Register article on Black-headed Grosbeaks
“Showy birds breed in Orange County” This article will be featured in April 18th, 2015 Orange County Register Home and Garden section. [ss_screenshot width=’300′ site=’http://www.ocregister.com/articles/males-657917-black-females.html’] If the article does not display properly please click HERE Thanks to the author of … Continued
Weekly Roundup ending April 12, 2015 includes Nashville Warbler photos
Visits this week included: Barano Walk Trail, Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Wilderness Glen Park and Whiting Ranch. Continued appearances of the Yellow-breasted Chat are beginning to appear across the county. Also multiple sightings of the Black-throated Gray Warbler (Mike Sanders … Continued
*New – added White-faced Ibis to the Photo Gallery on April 9, 2015
After accumulating several years worth of photos of the White-faced Ibis at various locations in southern California, the time seemed ripe to compile and upload these images. Here’s a shortcut link directly to the White-faced Ibis photo section
Weekly Roundup – Ending April 5, 2015
This past week brought several migrant findings including: Black-throated Gray Warbler, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Tanager, and multiple sightings for the Black-headed Grosbeak and Wilson’s Warbler. Oddly enough, the Tanager, Grosbeak and Warbler were all males. Females of these species were … Continued
*New – added Black-headed Grosbeak to the Photo Gallery on March 30, 2015
After sorting through several years of black-headed grosbeak photos, I’ve culled the best ones with location info for your perusal Here’s the short cut link directly to these photos Black-headed Grosbeak photos