Southern California Birding Trip
January 21-28, 2001
Rob Fowler

 

Locations: 

Santa Barbara County: (21st)- Santa Ynez River Mouth (SYRM), Miguelito Regional Park(MRP),Tecolocito Creek (TC) , Goleta Slough overlook (GSO), Carpinteria Creek (CCr).

Los Angeles County:- Eldorado Regional Park (22nd, ERP), Palmdale area (28th, PA).

Orange County(22nd-23rd)- Fairhaven Memorial Park (FMP), Mile Square Park (MSP), Peters RegionalPark (PRP), Irvine Regional Park (IRP), Bolsa Chica (BC), Doheny State Beach(DSB),San Diego County (23rd-24th)- Buena Vista, Bataquitos ,and San Elijo Lagoons (BVL, BL, SEL,), San Diego River Flood Control Channel (SDR), Tijuana SloughNational Wildlife Refuge (TS), Tijuana River Valley (TRV), Dairy Mart Ponds (DMP). Anza Borrego State 

Park(25th)- Palm Canyontrail (PCT), Club Circle (CC), Mesquite Bosque (MB), 
Yaqui Pass Road (YPR), Yaqui Well (YW). 
Imperial County (26th-27th)- Las Flores Drive, Brawley (LFD), Brawley Cemetary (BCe), Salton Sea NWR (SSWR), Finney/Ramer Lakes (FRL), Obsidian Butte (OB), Davis, (DR), Rutherford (RR), and Bannister Roads (BR), Red Hill 
Marina (RHM), Wister Headquarters(WH).
Riverside County Whitewater River Delta (Salton Sea) WRD, Lincoln St. (LS),
San Bernadino County(27th)- Big Morongo Preserve (BMP), Joshua Tree National Park (JT).

San Luis Obispo County- Highway 166 (166), Morro Rock (MR).

Other Observors: John Mckeever (Orange County)

 

Symbols: ** = lifer, * = rare, SDLA= San Diego Lagoons, IM= Imperial

 

Species Total: 199

 

Red-Throated Loon (SYRM)

Common Loon (SB, SLO county)

Horned Grebe (SYRM, BC, SDR)

Eared Grebe (SDR,TS, OB, RHM

Pied-billed Grebe(ERP, BC, SDR, FRL)

Western Grebe (SYRM, ERP, SDR, FRM, OB)

Clark’s Grebe (BVL, SDR, FRL,)

Black-vented Shearwater (DSB)

Shearwater Sp. (DSB)

American White Pelican (SEL, TS, OB, RHMA, WRD)

Brown Pelican (DSB, BL, SEL, TS, OB, WRD)

Double-crested Cormorant (SYRM, ERP, MSP, BC, SDLA, OB, etc.)

Brandt’s Cormorant (SD county)

Great Blue Heron (SYRM, ERP, SDLA, SSWR, etc.)

Great Egret (ERP, MSP, BL, SEL, SDR, TS, SSWR,)

Snowy Egret (SYRM, ERP, BC, SEL, SDR,)

**Reddish Egret (SDR, TS)

**Little Blue Heron (SDR, TS)

Cattle Egret (Imperial/ San Diego Countys)

Green Heron (ERP)

Black-crowned Night Heron (SYRM, ERP, MSP, DMP, FRL)

White-faced Ibis (Imperial County)

Canada Goose (GSO, ERP, BVL "cackling", FRL)

Brant (BC, SDR, SLO)

Ross’s Goose (SSWR)

Snow Goose (SSWR ,WU)

Wood Duck (IRP)

Mallard (Every County)

Gadwall (SYRM, GSO, BC, SDLA, SDR, TS, FRL, etc.)

Northern Pintail (SYRM, GSO, ERP, MSP, SDLA, SDR, TS, OB, etc.)

American Widgeon (SYRM, GSO, ERP, MSP, BC, CC, SDR, FRL, etc.)

* Eurasian Widgeon (SDR)

Northern Shoveler (SYRM, GSO, ERP, MSP, BS, SDLA, SDR, SSWR, etc.)

Cinnamon Teal (GSO, ERP, BC, SEL, SDR, DMP, CC, SSWR, )

Blue Winged Teal (BC, SDR)

Green Winged Teal (SYRM, GSO, BC, SDLA, SDR *"Eurasian type", TS, SSW; etc.)

Canvasback (BVL)

Redhead (BVL, SDR, OB,)

Ring Neck Duck (GSO, BVL, DMP)

Greater Scaup (SDR, OB)

Lesser Scaup (BC, BVL, SDR, RHM)

Surf Scoter (SB county)

Common Goldeneye (OB, RHM)

Bufflehead (SYRM, MSP, BC, SDLA, SDR, TS, OB, etc.)

*Hooded Merganser (SDR)

Red-breasted Merganser (BC, SDR, OB, RHM, WRD)

Ruddy Duck (Every County exc. San Bernadino)

Turkey Vulture (BVL, FRL, WU, WRD)

Northern Harrier (SB County, BC, SDLA, TS, SSWR, OB, DR, PA)

White Tailed Kite (BC, SEL, TS, TRV)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (FRL)

Cooper’s Hawk (BC, FRL, WU)

Accipiter Species (BL)

Red-Shouldered Hawk (ERP, I-5 just N of BL)

Red-Tailed Hawk (SYRM, SDR, TS, YPR, WRD, PA)

Ferruginous Hawk (166)

Golden Eagle (166) 

Osprey (BC, BL, SEL, SDR, OB, WRD)

Merlin (SEL)

American Kestrel (ERP, MSP, SEL, SDR, TS, AB, LFD)

Prairie Falcon (YPR, RR, PA)

Peregrine Falcon (DR) 

California Quail (TRV, BM)

Gambel’s Quail (CC, LFD, SSWR, WU)

**Clapper Rail (TS)

Common Moorhen (BVL, OB)

American Coot (Every county except San Bernardino)

Semipalmated Plover(BC, SEL, SDR, DR,WRD,Lancaster Sewage Ponds)

Snowy Plover (SYRM) 

Killdeer (every county except San Bernardino)

**Mountain Plover (Highway 86 SE of Westmorlan; PA)

Black-bellied Plover (SYRM, BC, SEL, SDR, OB, WRD)

American Avocet (BC, BL, SEL, TS, SSWR, OB, RHM, WRD)

Black-necked Stilt (BC, SDLA, SSWR, OB, RHM, DR, WRD)

Greater Yellowlegs (SYRM, GSO, BC, BL, SEL, SDR, TS, OB, etc.)

Lesser Yellowlegs (SEL, OB)

Spotted Sandpiper (SDR)

Long-billed Curlew (BC, TS, IM,)

Whimbrel (BC, TS,)

Willet (BC, BL, SEL, SDR, TS, OB, RHM, WRD)

Marbled Godwit (BC, BL, SEL, SDR, TS, RHM, WRD,)

Black Turnstone (SYRM)

Ruddy Turnstone (SDR)

Western Sandpiper (BC, SEL, SDR, TS, OB, DR, WRD)

Least Sandpiper (BC, SEL, SSWR, DR, OB, WRD)

Sanderling (SYRM)

Dunlin (SYRM, BC, SEL, DR, RHM,)

Short-Billed Dowitcher (BC, BL, SEL, TS, OB, SSWR, RHM)

Bonaparte’sGull (BVL)

Heerman’s Gull (SYRM, DSB, SD)

Mew Gull (SYRM, DSB, SD)

Ring-billed Gull (SYRM, ERP, MSP, BC, DSB, SDLA, OB, WRD, etc.)

California Gull (SYRM, SB, DSB, ERP, OB, RHM, WRD, SDLA, etc.)

Herring Gull (SYRM, SB, DSB, SDR, TS, OB, RHM, WRD)

Thayer’s Gull (SYRM adult)

Glaucous-winged Gull (SYRM, DSB, SDR, OB)

Western Gull (SYRM, DSB, SEL, SDR, TS)

Caspian Tern (BC, SEL, SDR)

**Royal Tern (SYRM)

Forster’s Tern (BC, SDR, OB)

Mourning Dove (Every County)

**White-winged Dove (CC)

**Inca Dove (LFD, WU)

**Common Ground Dove (CC, LFD, SSWR, WU)

Rock Dove (All counties)

Greater Roadrunner (CC)

Burrowing Owl (OB)

* Lesser Nighthawk (FRL)

White-throated Swift (SEL, LS)

Anna’s Hummingbird (MP, ERP, MSP, FMP, PRP, DSB, BL, SDR, FRL, LS, BMP)

Costa’s Hummingbird (PRP, PCT, MB, FRL)

Allen’s Hummingbird (ERP, DSB)

Belted Kingfisher (SDR, SSWR, FRL, WRD)

Acorn Woodpecker (MP, FMP, IRP, BMP)

**Gila Woodpecker (LFD, BC)

Red-naped Sapsucker (IRP)

Downy Woodpecker (CC, ERP, FMP, SEL)

Nutall’s Woodpecker (MP, IRP, SEL, BM)

**Ladder-backed Woodpecker (WU)

Northern Flicker (MP, ERP, MSP, FMP, SEL, LFD, BM)

**Gray Flycatcher (MSP)

Black Phoebe (every county)

Say’s Phoebe (SYRM, BL, SDR, TS, WU, BM)

**Vermillion Flycatcher (ERP, WU)

Cassin’s Kingbird (BL, PRP)

Loggerhead Shrike (PCT, YPR, FRL, DR, PA)

Hutton’s Vireo (MP, IRP, DMP)

Western Scrub Jay (MP, IRP, BM, DMP)

Yellow-billed Magpie (166)

American Crow (ERP, SDR)

Common Raven (PRP, IRP, SDR, IC, RC, SBDC)

Horned Lark (TS, SSWR, PA)

Tree Swallow (SEL, FRL, WRD)

Plain Titmouse ( MP,IRP, TRV, FRL,)

Chesnut-backed Chickadee (SLO)

Mountain Chickadee (PCT)

**Verdin (AB visitors center, PCT, CC, YW, SSWR, FRL, WU, LS, BM)

Bushtit (MP, BL, SEL, TS, TRV)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (MP)

Brown Creeper (FMP)

Bewick’s Wren (MP, AB, PA, MR)

House Wren (BL, SEL)

Marsh Wren (SYRM, BL, SEL, TS, FRL)

**Cactus Wren (PCT, WU, PA)

Rock Wren (PCT)

Canyon Wren (PCT, MR)

Wrentit (MP, IRP, BL, SEL, TRV,)

**California Gnatcatcher (PRP)

**Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (PCT, YW, SSWR, WU)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (DMP, TRV)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (MP, ERP, MSP, FMP)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (every county)

Mountain Bluebird (*TS, BR, PA)

Western Bluebird (ERP, MSP, IRP, FMP, CC)

American Robin (MP, MSP, SDR, CC, LFD)

Hermit Thrush (MP, SEL)

Northern Mockingbird (FMP, CC, LFD, BM)

California Thrasher ( MP, TRV)

** Crissal Thrasher(MB)

** Le Conte’s Thrasher (PA)

Ratbird (European Starling) (Where wasn’t it)

American Pipit (SYRM, ERP, SSWR)

Phainopepla (MB, YW, FRL)

Cedar Waxwing (LFD)

*Northern Parula (WU)

Orange-crowned Warbler (MP, ERP, MSP, FMP, DSB, SEL, BL, WU)

**Golden-winged Warbler (MP)

*Chesnut-sided Warbler (TC)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (every county)

Townsend’s Warbler (MP, ERP, FMP, MSP)

*Palm Warbler (DMP)

**Pine Warbler (FMP)

*Black-and-white Warbler (CCr)

*American Redstart (WU)

Common Yellowthroat (MP, ERP, BL, SEL, TS, OB, WU, WRD)

Spotted Towhee (MP, FMP, WU, BM)

**Abert’s Towhee (LFD, SSWR, WU)

California Towhee (PRP, SEL, TRV)

Black-throated Sparrow (PCT, JT)

Brewer’s Sparrow (JT)

Chipping Sparrow (FMP)

Savannah Sparrow (SYRM, BC "beldings", TS, SSWR, PA)

Vesper Sparrow (JT)

Lark Sparrow (CC)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (TRV)

White-crowned Sparrow ( every county)

Fox Sparrow (MP)

Song Sparrow (SYRM, MP, BVL, BL, SEL, SDR, TS, SSWR, WRD)

Lincoln’s Sparrow (PR)

Dark-eyed Junco (MP, FMP *"slate-colored", PCT)

Western Meadowlark (TS, PA)

Brown-headed Cowbird (DSB, DMP, SSWR)

Red-winged Blackbird (SEL, SDR,LS)

Brewer’s Blackbird (FMP, MSP, DSB, SDR, LS)

Great-tailed Grackle (ERP, MSP, BVL, DMP-30+, SSWR, FRL, DR, RHM, WU, WRD)

House Finch (MP, ERP, FMP, PRP, TS- 1 albino, PCT, BM)

Pine Siskin (WU)

Lesser Goldfinch (PRP, BL, AB) 

American Goldfinch (MSP, DMP)

House Sparrow (whatever)

 
 

--compiled by Rob Fowler

MigratoriusFwlr@cs.com

Monterey, California

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