Author Archives: OC Birds Admin

At approximately 3:30 near Shelters 1 and 2 there was much activity to be found just before the walk bridge. More notably: a male and female Bullock’s Oriole, Western Tanagers, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (white throat/Myrtle), Swainson’s Thrush … Continued

The visit to San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary on April 25th, 2014 was a bit less productive bird was due to gusty winds which came quite a bit of the non water fowl at bay and in hiding.  Fortunately we located … Continued

Monte Taylor and I arrived approximately 3:15pm in hopes to find several of the migrants that typically pass through this area.  Our stay was until 7 p.m. though our success was only moderate, this visit was not in vain. In … Continued

  A second visit produced greater results as the time span of the visit was longer.  This includes photos of the Calliope Hummingbird, Band-tailed Pigeons, Lark Sparrow, a California Thrasher fledgling and an Acorn Woodpecker peering out of his tree … Continued

A brief late afternoon visit to Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary located in the heart of Modjeska Canyon offered excellent close-up views of approximately 6 different Black-headed Grosbeaks from the bird porch (5 male and one female).  In addition, no less than … Continued

After a considerable amount of time had passed, a visit to the Bell View Trail in Robinson Ranch (Santa Margarita Division) proved to be beneficial.  Just outside the main entrance I had spotted a cluster of birds across the street … Continued

A few surprises came about in today’s local hiking venture namely: 4 White-tailed Kites at the crest of Vista Del Lago with two courting in mid air Lincoln’s Sparrow in Minaya Park Fox (sooty) Sparrow on the Canaveras Ridge Walk … Continued