Birders,
Here is the report from the first leg of Saturday’s walk, a corrected report. Highlights include the two Tricolored Herons seen interacting at one point and the numerous Reddish Egret. Good views of the Light-footed Clapper Rails, too. It was a pleasure having Brad Dawson, a local birder and professor, help us with IDs and explain the ecology of the area, for example pointing out the full tidal versus muted tidal areas. Trysten Loefke has submitted a report on eBird with numerous photos taken by his brother Aedyn. Hope you check it out.
Sally Sanderson
Oct 7, 2017 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: This was a Palomar Audubon sponsored bird walk. Brad Dawson of Sea and Sage assisted.
44 species (+2 other taxa)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 1
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 1
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Ruddy Duck (Ruddy) (Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis/andina) 2
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 3
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 1
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 6
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) X
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 5
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) X
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4
Great Egret (Ardea alba) X
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) X
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) 2 continuing birds, photographed by Aiden Loefke entered under Trysten Loefke’s bird account
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 4
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 3
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 3
Ridgway’s Rail (Rallus obsoletus) 3
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 5
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 2
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) 15
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 20
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 4
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) 10
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 10
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) 25
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 8
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) 30
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) 1
Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) X
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) X
Savannah Sparrow (Belding’s) (Passerculus sandwichensis [guttatus Group]) X
Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) (Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39620283
Birders,
Here is the list from the second leg of Saturday’s bird walk. It was a hot and sunny day. That was a good thing as there were plenty of bugs for the flycatching birds. Plans for next year include parking at the library and picnicking in that area. This is also closer to the ponds and big eucalyptus which can be really productive.
Sally Sanderson
Huntington Central Park–East, Orange, California, US
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: This was a Palomar Audubon Sponsored Walk.
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 4
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) X
Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus/sasin) 1
Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) 1
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 4
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) 2 Photos provided by Trysten Loefke in his ebird account.
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) X
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 3
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 6
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) 1
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) 1
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 6
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) 1
Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) 4
Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata) 2
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) 6
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39620606
