http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/ To promote discussion & share bird info. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:37:14 GMT Alex Viduetsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4019 Hello birders, Today (Nov 22,) at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, I observed at least 4 American White Pelicans, 1 Reddish Egret, at least Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:56:09 GMT Jim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4018 Hi, Doug Willick and I birded a few spots over the weekend. In Fullerton yesterday, there were three Hooded Mergansers (including two adult males) at Craig Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:59 GMT oc2888 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4017 This morning I went to the Greater White-fronted Goose location in Mile Square Park - entrance road across from Denny's on Brookhurst by the Tennis courts. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:52:42 GMT Jeffrey Ritterson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4016 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4016 Birders, I refound the Painted Redstart originally discovered by Neil Gilbert yesterday (Friday 11/20/09). I saw it this morning in the same location, 8:30am. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:52:25 GMT Monte http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4015 The three (2 adults, one young) Greater White-fronted Geese previously found by Neil Gilbert, were in place at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley this Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:46 GMT short_eared_owl12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4014 birders, The BAR-TAILED GODWIT continued at Upper Newport Bay this morning. It has now been present for at least three weeks. I saw it at high tide with a Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:44:53 GMT oryzivora2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4013 Hello, Today, Nov. 21st at around noon, we saw a Golden Eagle feed on a Coot at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine. It caught the coot by Pond C and Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:33:18 GMT short_eared_owl12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4012 birders, Today I birded a pretty big swath of the county. Here are the highlights: Upper Silverado Canyon: PAINTED REDSTART - one along Maple Springs Road, Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:40 GMT Doug http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4011 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4011 I just had a call from Neil Gilbert, who was birding this morning (20 Nov.) in the Santa Ana Mountains of east-central Orange County, and will briefly relay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:58:23 GMT wagtail1997 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4010 It's that time of year again, and in about a month we are going to start one of the 3 Christmas Bird Counts in the county. See: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:19:24 GMT wildlife_biologist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4009 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4009 We just returned from Upper Back-Bay where the bar-tailed godwit has been observed. The godwit was resting with six long-billed curlews on an exposed spit Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:39:33 GMT Richard Cabe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4008 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4008 I am correcting my previous post about the bright Red-breasted Sapsucker at Huntington Central Park. I should have done research that the ruber subspecies Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:58:27 GMT eppygriffin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4007 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4007 Hi All, Just returned to work from an excellent hour (09:45 to 10:45) spent studying the BTGO. It was resting with a small flock of Marbled Godwits, American Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:57:11 GMT karly moore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4006 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4006 The bar-tailed godwit was still present yesterday 11/16/09 below the Jamboree bridge at Upper Newport Back Bay foraging along the rocks and bridge pilings.  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:06 GMT Richard Cabe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4005 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/message/4005 This morning, 11/17, we birded the east side of Huntington Central Park, and along with Lloyd Wright, saw a bright ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker. That bird,