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Monthly Archives: December 2014

31 Dec 2014

4 Park visits nets 3 rarities for Orange County on December 29, 2014

by OC Birds Admin | posted in: Bird Outings in Orange County, California | 0

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

24 Dec 2014

*New – added Surf Scoter and Black Scoter images to the Photo Gallery

by OC Birds Admin | posted in: Bird Outings in Orange County, California | 0

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

20 Dec 2014

William F. Riley Wilderness Park – San Juan Capistrano Christmas Bird Count for December 20, 2014

by OC Birds Admin | posted in: Bird Outings in Orange County, California | 3

Greetings – Here’s a partial summary of today’s CBC for San Juan Capistrano I met up with Darrell Wilson, Jerry Tolman, Sandy, Stephanie and Jerry at the parking lot of William F. Riley Wildereness Park earlier today at approximately 10 … Continued

19 Dec 2014

Zone-tailed Hawk and Varied Thrushes – Lake Forest, CA on December 19, 2014

by OC Birds Admin | posted in: Bird Outings in Orange County, California, Birds Species, Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Allies (Accipitriformes) | 1

While visiting the El Toro Memorial Memorial Park (cemetery) in Lake Forest for a local bird count, I had eventually stumbled upon the Varied Thrushes at the back end of the park around 2:40pm.  This was near where the maintenance … Continued

12 Dec 2014

San Juan Creek Mouth – Dana Point, CA December 11, 2014

by OC Birds Admin | posted in: Bird Outings in Orange County, California, Plovers, Sandpipers, and Allies (Charadiiformes) | 0

With the worst storm on its way since 2009 and sunset approaching at 4:43pm, my 3pm arrival seemed timely to catch up on the latest shore birds near the San Juan Creek mouth in Dana point.  The San Juan Creek … Continued

7 Dec 2014

*New – added American Bittern and Common Loon to the Photo Gallery on December 7, 2014

by OC Birds Admin | posted in: Birds Species | 0

Shortcuts to each of these galleries can be found below. American Bittern Common Loon Images of both species taken on November 21, 2014 at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, CA

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