Birding : June 2017

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Who's who in California birding

http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAwhoswho.html

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Life list update

Los Angeles, California	362	245	40
Orange, California	181	128	55
San Diego, California	174	118	62
Riverside, California	118	60	11
Imperial, California	81	76	14
San Bernardino, California	70	38	13
Clark, Nevada	57	43	0
Floyd, Georgia	57	57	0
Davidson, Tennessee	57	57	0
Maricopa, Arizona	47	0	0
Cleveland, Oklahoma	44	44	0
Ventura, California	34	0	0
Oklahoma, Oklahoma	24	24	0
Cobb, Georgia	18	18	0
Yuma, Arizona	12	12	4
Fulton, Georgia	3	3	0
Tarrant, Texas	2	2	0
McClain, Oklahoma	1	1	0

Added more to SD and OC! Maybe I can get those to 200 species.

Top Counties

BY SPECIES

Updated ~12 hr(s) ago.

1	San Diego	540
2	Los Angeles	536
3	Santa Barbara	500

So close yet so far!

Pt. Loma area(down to Cabrillo) really is exceptional. Maybe because it's along migratory path.

The reason why SD boasts the most bird species seen, trumping Los Angeles!

However hard LA county experts like the Garretts(not related), Feenstra, Dowell, Tiller etc. try, SD experts like McCaskie, Lehman, Bruin, Nunn, Sadowski, Christensen, etc. will invariably discover yet more species! Even a novice like me found an alternate plumage adult male Cape May Warbler at Famosa slough.

Kern county seems quite exceptional as well: should explore the area!

Kern county birding

Did not know it is THIS good.

http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational2/US-CA-029?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec

Worm eating and Kentucky warbler last month?!! Should add this county to my ebird alert..

2 good books regarding warbler songs

Dunn/Garrett's Warblers

Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion.

Very detailed description of songs, so quite helpful for novice birders like me. I've bought the former, maybe should buy Dunne's as well lol.

Louisiana waterthrush? Probably not

Song ending in Whitchew.
Heard it today6/6, but where, at San Diego or Canyon Park in Orange County lol.

P.S. Almost certainly confused with Yellow or Hooded warbler song at Canyon park(Dunne).

Monday, June 5, 2017

ADULT MALE ALTERNATE PLUMAGE CAPE MAY WARBLER AT FAMOSA!

http://ebird.org/ebird/edit/checklist?subID=S37415113

5:30pm today.
Famosa Slough, south end, middle puddle next to hobo tent(it wasn't there last August during the National, not good).
Was being harassed? by House Sparrow, naughty birds! Stayed some time at the puddle, that was curious.

Not only did I spot adult male alternate plumage Bay breasted Warbler, also White-eyed Vireo at Point Loma upper residential area(just opposite Point Loma univ) thanks to prominent SD birder Nancy Christensen..

Checked ebird and alternate plumage one hasn't been seen at So. Cal for at least 10 YEARS! Methinks.
Eh, but what's this:

Admiralty Way heronry, Los Angeles County, California, US ( Map )

Date and Effort

Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:30 AM

Protocol:: Incidental

Party Size:: 1

Observers:: Dan Cooper

Comments:: Submitted from BirdLog World for iOS, version 1.2

Species

1 species total

1	Cape May Warbler Singing male (presumably wintered); in tall euc across from Ritz Carlton entrance. Chestnut ear patch, yellow underparts with black streaks.

Emailing everybody I know, all experts. First texted Luke Tiller.

Just can't describe this feeling; so happy now!

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Kern area lodging

hotels/motels in the Kernville and Wofford Heights area.

North of Kernville:
Corral Creek Inn
Falling Waters River Resort
Sequoia Lodge

Kernville:
Kern Lodge
Kern Riverfront Lodge
Kernville Inn
McCambridge Lodge
Piazza's Pine Cone Inn
Riverview Lodge
Sierra Gateway Cottages
Whispering Pines Lodge

Wofford Heights:
Barewood Inn and Suites
Lakeshore Lodge
Mount N Lake Motel

"In addition, there are more distant motels on the south side of Lake Isabella, campgrounds along the Kern River north of Kernville, and campgrounds in numerous places around the lake. "