Hi Friends,

On Saturday January 16, sixteen birders enjoyed a beautiful fun day at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine.

We found 61 bird species. Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers, ducks, and both Gnatcatchers. Good looks at the Ospreys and Hooded Mergansers. The recent arrival rare Palm Warbler got a lot of attention from our group as well as many other local birders.

Many thanks to local Orange County birder Jennifer Falconer, who was our trip leader. Gerry Baade and Linda stayed on after our walk and added White-faced Ibis, Ring-billed Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Hermit Thrush to our list.

Here’s our list of bird species:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western  Grebe
Clark’s Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
California Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Scaly-breasted Munia 

Leader: Jim Beckman