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This section is devoted to weekly bird outings, a summary of findings and notes within Orange County, California.
A mid-afternoon visit to the Aliso Creek channel offered good views of 3 female Hooded Mergansers at the spillway. Shortly thereafter, I had ventured over to nearby Laguna Niguel Park and across from the tennis courts in the creek were … Continued
I met up with Jeff Bray around 10:45 today. Lee Bush joined us a few minutes later and all 3 of us spotted the Bay-breasted Warbler at the Sycamore Tree at the same location as previously seen by Leo Edson … Continued
A late afternoon visit to El Toro Memorial Park (El Toro Cemetery) turned up 4 Varied Thrushes as the back end of the park. Also, a small cluster of Lark Sparrows were located at the north end of the park. … Continued
Today’s adventure started around 10:45 a.m. with a local visit to Village Pond Park in Lake Forest. This is a fairly small pond off Ridge Route between Rockfield and Muirlands Blvd. There were no less than 100 Coots, 100 Canada … Continued
After visiting North Lake in Irvine with Mike Sanders we met up with Jeff Bray who was kind enough to point out in his scope initially the rare Franklin’s Gull on December 29, 2014. After a walk around the lake … Continued
After viewing a pair of Cactus Wrens late last year, my objective was to return to the same GPS coordinates (33.6820, -117.6426) and see if the pair was at the same location and in fact they were (photo of 2 … Continued
An adult Golden Eagle was seen earlier today at O’Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon, CA. The time was approximately @ 2:15 at the back end of the park soaring overhead. GPS coordinates were: 33°38’55” N 117°36’12” W. I was … Continued
A late afternoon visit around 2:30pm to the Wilderness Glen park offered a total of two female Purple Finches at the very end of the trail closest to Trabuco Road and Los Alisos. I happened to note quite a bit … Continued
The day started with a brief 1 hour visit to Mission Viejo Lake of which a male Bullock’s Oriole was located in the sycamore trees near the basketball court. The completed checklist for Mission Viejo Lake can be found here … Continued
Back on November 21, 2014, I was able to visit Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve and met up with Jeff Bray in search of the Black Scoter (only a female had been seen at this point a male was eventually located … Continued