Painted Redstart – December/January 2016
On the Christmas Bird Count in December 2015, a Painted Redstart was located at Irvine Lake. One had been seen previously in Silverado Canyon but it was ultimately determined this December visitor was in fact a second / different Painted … Continued
Zone-tailed Hawk sightings – January 2016
As early as October of this past year 2015, the Zone-tailed Hawk has begun re-appearing in Orange County. I first located one this fall on October 6 in Lake Forest however they have been seen in Rancho Santa Margarita and … Continued
Recent Sightings for uncommon species: Red-breasted Nuthatch and Pine Siskin
Both the Red-breasted Nuthatch and Pine Siskin have been well documented in various parts of Orange County especially of recent. Neither species is rare by any means, just typically uncommon to find year round or on a continuum. Here’s a … Continued
Year Round Birds in Orange County
In our photo section, the species list previously showed only a list of species by category. There wasn’t an easy to way to determine what year round birds can be seen throughout the county. As of October 10, 2015, I’ve … Continued
Orange County Birds – Fall 2015 Update – September 29, 2015
As of September 29th, 2015, Laguna Niguel Regional Park has spiked recently with several new arrivals. Over the past 2 weeks a Blackpoll Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Virginia’s Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, an American Redstart (1st year) and a Least … Continued
And the excitement continues..more Vagrants reach Orange County, CA week of Sept. 12-19th, 2015
Weekly Roundup as of September 19, 2015: After my post about the male Dickcissel last week, the following day a Bobolink had been sighted at Pond E at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. The Bobolink stayed well below the marsh … Continued
Fall Vagrants continue with a Dickcissel on September 12, 2015 at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary – Orange County, CA
A report of a Dickcissel was submitted by Jeff Bray at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary approximately 7:15 a.m. today. I met up with Becky and Steve Turley, Bruce Aird, Jeff Bray, Ryan Winkleman and Amin at approximately 11:00 a.m … Continued
Wandering Tattler found 8-20-2015 in Oceanside, CA / Photos
A visit to the San Luis River mouth in Oceanside, CA presented good views of a Wandering Tattler. Finding the species was not immediate and after about 90 minutes the Wandering Tattler was located behind the Oceanside marina suites waterfront … Continued
*New – added the Long-billed Curlew to the Photos Section
After amassing a good amount of Long-billed Curlew photos over the years, it was now time to place this species in the photo gallery A shortcut to this section can be found here: Long-billed Curlew photos Enjoy! and thanks for … Continued
Bolsa Chica Wetlands – Saturday, August 1, 2015
A mid-afternoon visit to Bolsa Chica Wetlands in search of the recently seen Yellow-crowned Night-Heron turned up fruitless. Mike Sanders and I covered quite a bit of ground, a total of 4.4 miles without success. However a visit to Bolsa … Continued