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April 2018 Tattler Volume 67, Number 7

The Voice of SEA AND SAGE AUDUBON, an Orange County Chapter of the National Audubon Society

The Year of the GENERAL MEETING by Doug Lithgow, President Friday evening, April 20th - 7:30 pm

The National Audubon Society is partnering with National Geographic, BirdLife International, and the Cornell Lab of “Tree Care for Ornithology to proclaim 2018 as the “Year of the Bird.” Sea and and Sage Audubon celebrates birds every year, as it’s who we are, but this year also marks the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Other Wildlife” Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), one of the most important and effective pieces of legislation ever passed to protect birds. Audubon presented by strongly supported the MBTA back in 1918 when it passed. Unfortunately, the MBTA is currently being weakened by the Andrew Trotter Department of the Interior with their re-interpretation of this landmark law that blocks the Department from holding Sea and Sage Audubon is a industries accountable for bird deaths. Audubon has been partner of the Tree Care for Birds and Other Wildlife very vocal in expressing its view that this reinterpretation is project in California, which has developed best wrong. Along with celebrating birds, we are now engaged management practices to reduce harm to birds. In this in trying to protect the very law that protects our avian life. presentation by Andy Trotter, he will discuss: the qualifications of a good tree care company, industry With partnerships, we are able to greatly broaden our audience pruning standards, why arborists recommend removing for discussing birds and conservation. National Geographic will trees, and which practices are best for birds and be featuring twelve articles on birds throughout the year and wildlife. He will also discuss how trees can be managed releasing two new books focused on birds. BirdLife International with limited water and some of the big challenges from has a global audience for bird messaging, and Cornell Labs pests and disease that we are facing in southern brings in its unique strength in bird research. There are over a California. hundred other conservation organizations that are also participating in the Year of the Bird. Andy Trotter is Vice President of Field Operations at West Coast Arborists, Inc. He overseas tree pruning, removal So how do Sea and Sage Audubon members connect with the and planting crews as well as recycling and training Year of the Bird? Each month a specific activity or effort will be programs for the company. Active in the tree care highlighted for participants to engage with the Year of the Bird. industry, Andy is Certified by the ISA as an Arborist and January was the start up, where people clicked on “Count me in” Utility Specialist. He also is a Certified Tree Care Safety at: http://www.audubon.org/yearofthebird and agreed to help Professional with the Tree Care Industry Association. Andy birds by taking a simple but meaningful action each month. In is past president of Street Tree Seminar and the State February, we had the Great Backyard Bird Count, for which board of California Urban Forest Council. In his spare participants counted birds and submitted bird lists during a four time, Andy enjoys camping with his family and friends and day weekend. The month of March had volunteers exploring is co-chair for Conservation and Fire Safety at a 1,400- native plants for use in yards, gardens or balconies to help acre youth camp in Southern California. attract nesting birds and provide a sanctuary for migrating birds. Month by month, we will spread information about birds, engage Our program will be held in the Duck Club at the SJWS in in citizen science, and learn to appreciate the world we share Irvine. The doors open at 7:00 for refreshments and with birds. With nearly 3,000 members of Sea and Sage, we fellowship, and the meeting and program will begin at 7:30 need to spread the word about the Year of the Bird among pm. We hope you will join us. family and friends throughout the county. So . . . can we count you in? — Gail Richards

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Conservation News Susan Sheakley, Conservation Chair

Our next Conservation meeting will be on April 3rd, at 6:45 PM in the Learning Center. Our next 4th Tuesday Conservation Lecture will be on April 24th at 7:30 PM in the Learning Center. We hope to see you there!

'4th Tuesday' Conservation Lecture The Perils of Plastic: Tues., April 24th - 7:30 PM Say “No” to Plastic Straws! Learning Center, SJWS Plastic straws are among the “Top 10” marine debris items. They don’t biodegrade -- they photodegrade into “Protecting Bird Habitat: Audubon California's smaller and smaller pellets that last 100’s of years. Some Conservation Work and Advocacy 500,000,000 disposable plastic straws are used in the and How You Can Help" USA every single day and go to landfills, and the rest end presented by Natasha Khanna, Audubon California up in the ocean. It is estimated that 1 million sea birds, 100,000 marine mammals, and countless fish are killed With the ever growing pressure of human development by plastic pollution every year. Plastic straws create impacting our environment, Audubon is connecting human pollution at every stage of their existence: manufacture, quality of life and public health to protecting birds and our use and disposal. What you can do: environment. To address these issues Audubon is working • Take the pledge and “just say no” to plastic straws on five strategic priorities that include - protecting our • Suggest to the managers at restaurants you coasts, conserving working lands, water for birds and frequent that they offer straws only on request, or people, building bird-friendly communities and building that they provide paper straws climate resiliency. • If you need a straw, take your own alternative to Join us for a combined presentation and active plastic, such as paper, stainless steel or even discussion with Natasha Khanna about Audubon bamboo. California's conservation, advocacy, and policy work across the state, from saving our shores to conserving working lands. Find out how each of us can participate and make a Orange County Mosquito and Vector difference. Control District Receives Prestigious Natasha is a Field Organizer for Audubon California. State Award For Reducing Rodenticides She helps lead the Southern California Chapter Council and works on a climate change initiative with the In late 2017, the California Department of Pesticide National Audubon Society. Regulation (DPR) awarded Orange County Mosquito and Our April '4th Tuesday' is also part of Sea and Sage's Vector Control District (OCMVCD) the “2017 Integrated fledgling "Advocacy Workshops" and will help us Pest Management (IPM) Achievement Award”. The prepare for participation in Advocacy Day June 20 in award was given in large part to recognize the district’s Sacramento. We will learn about the various recent decisions to significantly reduce the use of conservation projects and policy issues that Audubon rodenticides for the control of problem rodents. In 2016, California is working on in the state and some current OCMVCD launched a robust public education-program legislative matters of importance.” that emphases non-poisonous methods to address unwanted rodents, such as reducing food sources and Doors open at 7:00 for snacks and social. Program sealing buildings. They are also successfully working to starts at 7:30. We hope to see you there. reduce the use of pesticides for mosquito control through education and awareness programs. The award was presented to OCMVCD at a ceremony on Monday, February 12, 2018 at the California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in Sacramento.

Sea and Sage Audubon Society is very proud to have an excellent working relationship with OCMVCD and we extend our congratulations to the agency for receiving one of DPR’s highest honors. We also express our sincere appreciation for these innovative programs that will have direct benefits for raptors and other birds. Visit the OCMVCD website at www.ocvector.org to see the video highlighting the District’s use of IPM strategies and the CDPR IPM Achievement Award. Leo Tuchman, Program Coordinator showing students best practices for transplanting native plants to create bird habitats around farmland. Photo by Khara Strum

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Orange County Rarities by Doug Willick

To report a RARE or UNUSUAL bird, or to receive reports from other birders about rare or unusual bird sightings here in Orange County, send an email to: [email protected]

The biggest birding highlight of this past winter, in wintering in the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (SJWS), Orange County (and quite possibly for the rest of 2018), and adjacent Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course, was last was the discovery of the Tropical Parula in Huntington reported Mar. 6. A White-breasted Nuthatch in Bommer Beach (Jan. 5), as highlighted in last month’s column. Canyon, Mar. 4, was unusual for this relatively coastal Unfortunately the bird was found on private property, so location. Spring migration has barely even begun as of birder access was quite limited. Nevertheless a number this writing, and it already has been a record one for Sage did get to see this bird, which was the first ever to be Thrashers in coastal So Cal.; a minimum of eight have documented in California. The last known date of the been recorded in OC as of early March. These included bird’s presence was February 10—this was the last date birds at BC, Harriett Weider Regional Park, Casper’s that limited access was granted to birders. Wilderness Park, SJWS, Rancho Santa Margarita and the

UCI Ecological Reserve. Waterfowl of note from around the county included eleven Snow Geese at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons It was a good year for rare warblers wintering in the Station (SBNWS) through at least Feb. 10, as well as four county (in addition to the Tropical Parula). Wintering at Mile Square Regional Park (MSRP). Ross’s Geese this Ovenbirds were at Huntington Central Park (HCP) till at past month included singles at Carl Thornton Park and at least Mar. 3, and at MSRP till Feb. 16. A Northern MSRP. Fifty-one Greater White-fronted Geese at the Waterthrush wintering at HCP was last reported Feb. 10; SBNWS, Feb. 20, was potentially a record high count for it’s not clear if the one at HCP’s Shipley Nature Center, this in the county. Male Eurasian Wigeons Feb. 23, was a different individual. A Black-and-white continued in Anaheim’s Pearson Park, to at least Feb. 11; Warbler was at HCP through Feb. 18, and a new one was at Burris Basin, to at least Mar. 4; and a new one was reported along the Oso Creek Trail, Feb. 12. An discovered at Greer Park, Feb. 19-27. Single Common American Redstart at SJWS’s “Tree Hill”, Mar. 4, may Goldeneyes were at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve have been a bird first reported last Dec. The Chestnut- (BC), Walnut Canyon Reservoir, and in Irvine’s North sided Warbler wintering at HCP was still present Mar. 3. Lake. White-winged Scoters have become very scarce A Palm Warbler at HCP was last reported Feb. 9, while a in Southern California during the last few decades, hence new one discovered at SJWS on Feb. 24 remained until at the significance of eight being seen flying past the Newport least Mar. 8. A male Summer Tanager found at SP, Feb. Pier, on Feb. 5, and one to two subsequently seen with 18, added to two female Summer Tanagers already known Surf Scoters off the Newport Beach jetties, as well as off to be wintering there! Bolsa Chica State Beach. Two Green-tailed Towhees known to be wintering in A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron continued to be OC included one at BC till Feb. 4, and one in Irvine till Mar. reported at BC, through at least Feb. 27. A 7; additional new finds were in Bommer Canyon, Mar. 4, was flying along the base of the Santa Ana Mountains, and at Talbert Marsh, Mar. 5. A few lingering sparrows of observed from O’Neill Regional Park, Feb. 18. Bald note included a Clay-colored Sparrow at HCP through at Eagles continue to be occasionally seen along the upper least Feb. 9, and single White-throated Sparrows at Santa Ana River, near the Santa Ana River Lakes, such as Moulton Meadows Park till Feb. 17, and at Pinecrest Park one adult seen on Feb. 25. A rare winter visitor in the till Mar. 7. Two Vesper Sparrows were found at SBNWS, interior foothills of the county, a Zone-tailed Hawk Feb. 10, and a Black-throated Sparrow was a nice continued in the Rancho Santa Margarita through Feb. 10, discovery in a Yorba Linda backyard, Mar. 7. while presumably a second bird was observed in the Orchard Hills area, Mar. 2-8. Two Common Ground- Doves were reported in Orchard Hills, Mar. 7; this is the only area of the county where an extremely small resident population seems to be hanging on. An immature female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker found in Carbon Canyon Regional Park in January, the only one known in the county this winter, was last reported Mar. 4.

Rare wintering Hammond’s Flycatchers included individuals at MSRP through at least Mar. 4, and at Santiago Park (SP) through Mar. 7. A “Western” Flycatcher found at SP, Feb. 13, was undoubtedly wintering locally. A Gray Flycatcher known to be wintering at Irvine Regional Park since November was last reported Mar. 3. A Tropical Kingbird known to be Tropical Parula – photographed by Don Hoechlin

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Chapter News & Announcements

For more information about Sea & Sage activities, check out our SCHEDULE of Chapter Activities on our webpage under the heading of “Main Areas.” The Schedule lists our activities in a little more detail than the Calendar: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Chapter/ChapterSchedule.pdf

Audubon House Volunteers k Chapter History – Did You Know? We would like to thank the following people for helping to Recognizing Carolyn Honer and Robert House staff Audubon House in March and April: Sherry Bass, Chris Byrd, Fresia Escalona, Greg Figge, Carol Getz, Ann Sea and Sage members Carolyn Honer and Robert House have been chapter members since at least Harmer, Pat Heilig, Patti 1958, the year of incorporation, and have the most Henshaw, Sarah Jayne, long-standing memberships in the chapter. Each Nancy Kenyon, David Kramer, deserves special recognition in this anniversary year!

Lauretta Kyle, Maya Matkin, Joan McCauley, Bobbie Carolyn Honer has served the chapter in many ways Miller, Barbara Mitchell, through the years. She was chapter recording secretary Eunice Morita, Dagmar and vice president in the early days. It was Carolyn who Muthamia, JoAnn Nothhelfer, managed the event logistics when Starr Ranch was

SusanSheakley Joan Plevin, Roberta Ray, transferred to National Audubon in 1973. Later she Barbara Reber, Susan Sheakley, Bev Spring, Monte became Education Chair. Under her leadership, the Taylor, Beryl Vogel, Marilyn Walter. Pat Wells. committee produced a series of filmstrips, The Birds of Southern California, for use in elementary schools. Along Our Volunteers greet visitors, answer the phone, sell with the filmstrips were supplemental classroom activities merchandise, answer questions about birds, check out and nature kits. It was Carolyn who brought Sylvia binoculars, etc. If you are interested in helping at Audubon Gallagher into the chapter. Sylvia and Jim were married in House, please call Barbara Mitchell at 949-646-4115. Carolyn’s back yard! Thank you, Carolyn! An oral history interview with Carolyn was recently postponed but will be rescheduled very soon. News from our Bookstore New Items: embroidered caps in three different colors and Robert House taught biology at Newport Harbor High bird designs (Quail, Tanager, Hummingbird). A Place for School for many years. It was Robert who had the vision, Butterflies (a children's book by Melissa Stewart, author led the planning, and did much of the fund-raising to of A Place for Birds) which is packed full of beautiful art establish the Environmental Nature Center in Newport work and information. Back in stock: handcrafted birding Beach. He was an early field trip leader and Programs bags, anklets and garden ornaments. Also eight new soap Chair for Sea and Sage. For many summers beginning in fragrances from A Wild Soap Bar, a Texas company that the late 1960’s, Robert taught Vertebrate Ecology at the hand makes soaps using only natural, organic ingredients Audubon Camp of the West in Dubois, Wyoming. Robert with pure essential oils. New soaps include sweet grass, led international field trips for National Audubon around the blue bonnet, prickly pear and more plus the popular globe -- to the Bahamas, Hawaii, Alaska, New Zealand, wildflower bars. Baja California, Northern Europe, and the Yucatan. The Archives and Records Committee recorded an oral history Summer Camp Enrollment Continues interview with Robert in April 2017.

By March, most of our popular summer camp programs were already half-full! Our camps are well-known for CA Least Tern Monitoring Project helping children learn about birds and appreciate Help our local endangered species – the CA Least Terns – nature. Each day, we take a daily nature walk, write and at the Least Tern Natural Preserve at Huntington State Beach. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED from May to the middle sketch in a nature journal, conduct research, create art, of August for weekly 2-hour shifts. win prizes during Mystery Bird and team contests, and spend time with others who love birds. If your child loves The Season Kick-off Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 25th, from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. nature, he or she will love our camp. Don’t wait until camp th is full; contact coordinator Bev Spring today at 714-505- The Field Training will be held on Saturday, May 5 , from 9980 to find out if there is space for your child! 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Please RSVP to Chelsia Crager at [email protected] to let her know you want to • Fledgling Camp for 7-8 year olds is June 25-29. attend the kick-off meeting and/or the Training Session Marsh Camp I for 9-12 year olds is June 18-22. and to ask her any questions about the program. • • Marsh Camp II for 9-12 year olds is June 25-29. Full Information about the Least Tern monitoring program • Birds, Bugs & Blossoms for 11 years & older is July 9-13. can be found on our chapter webpage at: https://tinyurl.com/yaxlc3mj

4 9 W Northeastern (Inland) CBC Report – 12/16/17

The Northeastern CBC covers the inland areas of Orange County and is divided into the following sections: Irvine Reg. Park, Irvine Lake & vicinity, Silverado Canyon, Upper & Lower Black Star Canyon, Mountain Areas, Modjeska & Harding Canyons, O’Neill Reg. Park & Plano Trabuco, Lion Country & Areas south of the 405 (The area between Lake Forest & El Toro from Trabuco Rd. to Glen Ranch Rd, excluding Oso Reservoir), Mission Viejo-Lake Forest-El Toro & foothills, former El Toro Marine Base & foothill areas, Rattlesnake & Siphon Reservoirs, Peters Canyon Reg. Park & Lemon Heights. The count was coordinated and compiled by Doug Lithgow. Full information on this count will soon be posted on our Sea & Sage webpage: http://tinyurl.com/d25g9p4

The Total Species for this count was 152. Number of Participants was 93.

SPECIES Total SPECIES Total SPECIES Total SPECIES Total G. White-fronted Goose 1 Wilson’s Snipe 3 Cassin’s Kingbird 115 American Goldfinch 41 218 Spotted 6 Hutton’s Vireo 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 50 Wood Duck 16 Ring-billed Gull 264 California Scrub-Jay 197 Nashville Warbler 1 156 California Gull 28 American Crow 1701 Yellow Warbler 1 American Wigeon 332 Herring Gull 1 Common Raven 753 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2308 582 Caspian Tern 2 Horned Lark 2 Black-thr. Gray Warbler 1 Blue-winged Teal 10 Forster’s Tern 1 Tree Swallow 88 Townsend’s Warbler 13 Cinnamon Teal 25 Double-crested Cormorant 267 Violet-green Swallow 6 Common Yellowthroat 62 Northern Shoveler 132 43 N. Rough-winged Swallow 3 Spotted Towhee 81 Northern Pintail 18 Great Blue Heron 12 Mountain Chickadee 36 California Towhee 272 Green-winged Teal 35 Great Egret 23 Oak Titmouse 69 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 5 Canvasback 3 Snowy Egret 38 Bushtit 936 Chipping Sparrow 22 1 Black-cr. Night-Heron 13 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 Lark Sparrow 20 Ring-necked Duck 248 White-faced Ibis 7 White-breasted Nuthatch 16 Savannah Sparrow 62 Lesser Scaup 6 Turkey Vulture 179 Rock Wren 3 Fox Sparrow 21 Bufflehead 42 Osprey 2 Canyon Wren 1 Song Sparrow 113 Hooded Merganser 17 White-tailed Kite 1 House Wren 49 Lincoln’s Sparrow 29 Ruddy Duck 455 Northern Harrier 5 Marsh Wren 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 California Quail 104 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Bewick’s Wren 66 Golden-crowned Sparrow 73 Pied-billed Grebe 35 Cooper’s Hawk 17 Cactus Wren 6 White-crowned Sparrow 2438 Eared Grebe 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 27 Dark-eyed Junco 240 Western Grebe 425 Zone-tailed Hawk 2 California Gnatcatcher 17 Red-winged Blackbird 14 Clark’s Grebe 10 Red-tailed Hawk 80 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Western Meadowlark 191 Rock Pigeon 104 Golden Eagle 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 141 Brewer’s Blackbird 69 Band-tailed Pigeon 254 Barn 4 Wrentit 61 Great-tailed Grackle 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 78 Western Screech-Owl 5 Western Bluebird 105 Brown-headed Cowbird 36 Common Ground-Dove 8 1 Townsend’s Solitaire 1 Bullock’s Oriole 1 268 Belted Kingfisher 3 Hermit Thrush 103 Scaly-breasted Munia 89 Greater Roadrunner 8 Acorn Woodpecker 414 American Robin 18 Palm Warbler 2 White-throated Swift 20 Red-breasted Sapsucker 3 California Thrasher 25 Tropical Kingbird 1 Anna’s Hummingbird 365 Nuttall’s Woodpecker 115 Northern Mockingbird 117 Costa’s Hummingbird 1 Downy Woodpecker 9 European Starling 318 Exotic species: Allen’s Hummingbifrd 178 Northern Flicker 35 Cedar Waxwing 293 Egyptian Goose 38 Virginia Rail 2 American Kestrel 17 Phainopepla 14 Indian Peafowl 40 Common Gallinule 1 Merlin 8 House Sparrow 41 1445 Peregrine Falcon 5 American Pipit 351 cw Black-necked Stilt 28 Red-crowned Parrot 4 House Finch 950 Killdeer 25 Black Phoebe 339 Purple Finch 15 Least Sandpiper 1 Say’s Phoebe 78 Pine Siskin 7 Long-billed Dowitcher 38 Vermilion Flycatcher 5 Lesser Goldfinch 455

Special thanks to the 93 CBC birders who did such a great job helping us with this count. Total species count:152 Unfortunately, there is not enough room on this page to list everyone’s name. Instead, the names of all this count’s participants will be posted soon on our chapter webpage along with the complete report of this count.

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Chapter News & Announcements

For more information about Sea & Sage activities, check out our SCHEDULE of Chapter Activities on our webpage under the heading of “Main Areas.” The Schedule lists our activities in a little more detail than the Calendar: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Chapter/ChapterSchedule.pdf

60th Anniversary But, we hope to find renewal of life in the evidence of crown sprouting of these shrubs.

Potluck Picnic and Bird Walk We hope you will join us at Irvine Park. Be sure to Irvine Regional Park bring your OC Parks pass or be prepared to pay the WHEN: Saturday, April 28 — 5:00 PM $5.00 parking entrance fee. We suggest sensible shoes, WHERE: Picnic Area 3 (near Parking Area 14) a small flashlight, repellant, a warm wrap, and your WHAT: Potluck Picnic at 5:00 PM, followed by the binoculars, of course! Bird Walk starting around 6:30 PM If you have any questions, please contact Susan Sheakley, Carolyn Noble, Nancy Kenyon or Scott Many of us love birding in Irvine Park. It is the oldest Thomas. regional park in Orange County and has wonderful oak

and sycamore trees that support local birds, near and dear to our hearts, that rely on these trees. These include What is the OCSC? the Acorn Woodpecker (one of the inspirations for Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker) and the Oak Titmouse, plus The OCSC (Orange County Spring Count) is part of a a host of spring and fall migrants and winter and summer nationwide migration count, similar to a Christmas Bird residents. Count, but timed to the opposite half of the migration The chapter's love affair with Irvine Park extends cycle. This year the OCSC is being expanded to try to back before we were even an official Audubon chapter. capture more of the birds that migrate through the county. For example, the William Harding Nature Trail was a Sea and Sage is encouraging birders to participate project of the Santa Ana Bird Club, our predecessor. At anytime during the months of April and May. different times, the chapter held its annual potluck picnic at Irvine Park. During the 80s, Sea and Sage helped with How you can a study of all the trees in the park. Starting in1986, we participate: partnered with OC Parks on a native plant revegetation One of the objectives of project, for which, in 1992, the chapter received both a Environment for the Disneyland Community Service Award and the National Americas (the sponsor of Audubon Society Earth Defender Award. When the the hemisphere wide chapter held annual Birdathons, many teams started their count) is to enter all of 'big-day' in Irvine Park at dusk to watch and listen for the data into eBird. This nighthawks, poorwills, and . means that it is very

Join us for a 60th Anniversary Walk Down Memory simple to participate. Lane and a Potluck Picnic and Bird Walk on Saturday, See our webpage fo full April 28. instructions.

We have reserved Picnic Area 3 and will have the All of the regularly BBQ coals ready for grilling at 5:00 so we can all eat by scheduled bird counts in 5:45. (Don't tarry, get there early!) We will supply the hot April and May will be dogs and condiments, but please bring a dish to share, included in the OCSC. Darrell Wilson will also include the something to grill on the barbie if you don't want hot dogs, checklists from all of the Sea and Sage field trips in your own beverage, plate and silverware. At 6:30, after Orange County held during April and May. our potluck dinner, we'll see what birds we can find in the Many of you already use eBird. You can enter your park as we walk over to adjacent Santiago Wash to watch Spring Count data directly into eBird for any birding that and listen at dusk for Lesser NIghthawks, and, later, you do during April and May. You don’t have to send tally Common Poorwills and owls. sheets to anyone. All that is needed is to share the eBird Our Bird Walk will be a mini after-fire survey for these checklist with the Sea and Sage Audubon eBird account. species, as the natural areas surrounding Irvine Park (The eBird user name is sea_sage_aud). were severely burned in the recent fires. We are anxious to know if the poorwills survived the fire. BTW, where do A goal for the OCSC is to count all the “Top 100 Hot they go after they finish breeding? Will we hear them this Spots” shown in eBird. It does not matter how many times spring calling out their names from the hills around Irvine a particular spot is covered. Users of the eBird data can Park? Many of the native shrubs the chapter planted at sort that out. For additional info, see our OCSC chapter the east end of Irvine Park were burned in the fire also. webpage at: http://tinyurl.com/bz5ab4c

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San Juan Capistrano CBC Report – 12/23/17 The San Juan Capistrano CBC covers the southern section of Orange County and is divided into the following areas: Laguna Niguel Regional Park & vicinity; San Clemente; Caspers Wilderness Park; Pelagic Areas along the coast, or a Sea Watch from land; Saddleback College & vicinity; Prima Deshecha Landfill & vicinity; Upper San Juan Creek & vicinity; Aliso-Woods Canyon & the Ziggurat/Cosco Area; San Clemente hillside area; Dana Point: doheny State Beach, Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point Headlands, Salt Cree Beach, local parks, golf course; Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park. The count was organized and compiled by Darrell Wilson.

The Total Species for this count was 151. The number of participants was 51 SPECI Total SPECIES Total SPECIES Total SPECIES Total Ross’s Goose 1 Northern Harrier 1 White-throated Swift 72 California Thrasher 41 Canada Goose 357 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Anna’s Hummingbird 228 Northern Mockingbird 50 Egyptian Goose 10 Cooper’s Hawk 22 Allen’s Hummingbird 133 European Starling 288 Cinnamon Teal 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 Belted Kingfisher 5 American Pipit 168 Northern Shoveler 2 Red-tailed Hawk 46 Lewis’s Woodpecker 1 Cedar Waxwing 86 Gadwall 23 Sora 1 Acorn Woodpecker 55 Phainopepla 11 American Wigeon 33 Common Gallinule 10 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 43 Mallard 157 American Coot 622 Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 Nashville Warbler 1 Green-winged Teal 2 Black-necked Stilt 3 Nuttall’s Woodpecker 68 Common Yellowthroat 103 Ring-necked Duck 1 Black Oystercatcher 4 Downy Woodpecker 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1427 Lesser Scaup 5 Black-bellied Plover 35 Northern Flicker 30 Townsend’s Warbler 8 Bufflehead 6 Snowy Plover 49 American Kestrel 20 Wilson’s Warbler 3 Hooded Mergenser 16 Semipalmated Plover 1 Merlin 1 Lark Sparrow 18 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Killdeer 41 Peregrine Falcon 1 Fox Sparrow 7 Ruddy Duck 112 Whimbrel 20 Black Phoebe 147 Dark-eyed Junco 25 California Quail 54 Marbled Godwit 3 Say’s Phoebe 47 White-crowned Sparrow 1002 Pacific Loon 4 Black Turnstone 9 Cassin’s Kingbird 79 Golden-crowned Sparrow 29 Common Loon 1 Sanderling 53 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Savannah Sparrow 29 gold Pied-billed Grebe 14 Least Sandpiper 512 California Scrub-Jay 78 Song Sparrow 165 Eared Grebe 3 Wilson’s Snipe 3 American Crow 7175 Lincoln’s Sparrow 355 Western Grebe 26 Spotted Sandpiper 10 Common Raven 110 California Towhee 143 Clark’s Grebe 2 Greater Yellowlegs 4 N. Rough-winged Swallow 2 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 2 Sooty Shearwater 2 Willet 12 Tree Swallow 1 Spotted Towhee 114 Black-vented Shearwater 81 Parasitic Jaeger 1 Mountain Chickadee 1 Western Meadowlark 45 Brown Booby 1 Heermann’s Gull 25 Oak Titmouse 21 Red-winged Blackbird 114 Brandt’s Cormorant 78 Ring-billed Gull 92 Bushtit 578 Brewer’s Blackbird 20 Pelagic Cormorant 3 Western Gull 162 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Great-tailed Grackle 61 Double-crested Cormorant 49 California Gull 229 House Wren 35 House Finch 609 American White Pelican 5 Herring Gull 1 Marsh Wren 1 Purple Finch 1 Brown Pelican 92 Glaucous Gull 1 Bewick’s Wren 37 Pine Siskin 3 Great Blue Heron 12 Caspian Tern 2 Cactus Wren 4 Lesser Goldfinch 160 Great Egret 8 Forster’s Tern 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 28 American Goldfinch 30 Snowy Egret 20 Royal Tern 12 California Gnatcatcher 24 House Sparrow 11 Green Heron 5 Rock Pigeon 225 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 99 Scaly-breasted Munia 145 Black-crowned Night Heron 9 Eurasian Collared-Dove 59 Wrentit 80 White-faced Ibis 56 Mourning Dove 338 Japanese White-eye 1 Turkey Vulture 22 Greater Roadrunner 6 Western Bluebird 66 Osprey 4 6 Hermit Thrush 75 White-tailed Kite 2 Great Horned Owl 4 American Robin 69 Special thanks to the 51 CBC birders who did such a great job helping us with this count. Total species count:152. Unfortunately, there is not enough room on this page to list everyone’s name. Instead, the names of all this count’s participants will be posted soon on our chapter webpage along with the complete report of this count.

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April Field Trips 6 2 New Field Trips have just

Nancy Kenyon, FT Chair been added to the schedule. 949-786-3160; [email protected]

2 Owl Prowls at Starr Ranch ® E EASTERN SIERRA TRIP – April 7-8 Fri, April 6 & Sat, April 28 – 6:30 PM A This trip has just been scheduled! Info on webpage or See write-up in Feb & March Tattlers and on the chapter contact Nancy Kenyon for details. Advance reservations webpage for full information. Reservations: Nancy S are needed. Trip will fill quickly; don’t wait to sign up! Kenyon. Leader: Pete DeSimone T E Potluck Picnic & evening bird walk Irvine Regional Park bird walk R at Irvine Regional Park — 5:00 PM Sat, April 7th – 7:30 to 11:30 am Sat, April 28 – See page 6 for information. Join Linette for a bird walk at Irvine Reg. Park at 7:30. N Irvine Park supports a large number of species, and it does not close when it rains because the connecting Big Morongo Preserve ® roads are paved. Directions: Take Jamboree NE S Sun, April 29th – 7:00 am to 2:00 pm (toward the mts.) and follow it across Santiago Canyon I Big Morongo Preserve is a mecca for migratory birds as Rd. and into the park. OR, from the 55 Fwy, exit on E well as resident desert species. This willow- cottonwood, Katella & drive east. Katella turns into Villa Park Rd. & riparian oasis, is surrounded by mesquite woodland and then Santiago Cyn. Rd. which you will stay on until it R desert, and attracts a wide variety of birds including the intersects with Jamboree. Turn left on Jamboree & followR nesting Vermilion Flycatcher, Brown-crested Flycatcher, it into the park. Be prepared to pay the $5 entrance fee if Summer Tanager, Yellow-breasted Chat, Ladder-backed you don’t have a county park pass. Meet in the 1st R Woodpecker, Lucyʼs Warbler, Gambel's Quail, Verdin, parking lot on the right, after you enter the park. A Lawrenceʼs Goldfinch and often, many migrants. Least Leader: Linette Davenport Bellʼs Vireos, Sora and Virginia Rail may be found in the marsh beneath the cottonwoods. We will eat lunch in the Wildlife Walk at the SJWS T picnic area at Covington Park after finishing birding th R there. After lunch, we will drive to a desert area to pick Sat, April 7 - 9:00 to 10:30 am up more species and then up to Idyllwild and Humbar Explore the diverse life of the Marsh - its birds, plants, I Park for montane species. Trip is limited to 12 people. and other . Meet at the San Joaquin P Advance reservations are necessary; trip will fill quickly. Wildlife Sanctuary in front of Audubon House at 9:00 am Nancy Kenyon 949-786-3160; [email protected] for a 1½ hour nature walk. Children under the age of 11 Leader: Bruce Aird must be accompanied by an adult. (See page 11 for – directions) Leaders: Audubon Naturalists Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun, April 29th – 8:00 am to 11:30 am Bird Walk at the SJWS A Join Mark Kincheloe for a monthly bird walk in Upper th Sun, April 8 - 8:00 to 12:00 noon p Newport Bay to check out the seasonal shorebirds, Join Chris for a monthly bird walk around the ponds of r ducks, grebes, herons & egrets, etc. that frequent the the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine at 8:00 am. bay. Bring binoculars, a field guide, and a scope if you We will look for spring migrants. The walk, which is open i have one. We will meet in the Big Canyon parking lot in to birders of all ages, will meet by the front porch of l Newport Beach. This is easily reached from Jamboree. Audubon House. Children under the age of 11 must be Take San Joaquin Hills Road west toward the bay where accompanied by an adult. (Directions to the SJWS on it intersects with Back Bay Drive. Turn right on Back Bay page 11) Leader: Chris Obaditch 7 Dr. & follow it to the Big Canyon parking lot on your left. - Leader: Mark Kincheloe Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat 8 th th Upcoming Spring Pelagic Trip ® Wed, April 25 & May 16 - 8:15 -11 am ® h Sat, May 12th – 6:30 am to 3:00 pm Join us for the rare chance of birding the Upper Newport a Bay from the deck of a pontoon boat. Spotting birds s Full information about this trip is on our webpage. All of from the water offers one a different perspective and the our pelagic trips meet at the Ocean Institute in Dana birds seem to view us differently also. Trips are limited toj Point at 6:30 am. The trips, which are 8 hours long and 15 persons and there is a $10 trip fee per person u cost $60 per person, return to the dock at 3:00 in the payable in cash on the morning of the trip. Advance s afternoon. Pre-payment is mandatory; information on the reservations are necessary; contact Nancy Kenyon to trips and how to sign up is on our webpage under the t reserve a spot on the boat. Directions will be provided to heading of Pelagic Trips. those with reservations. Leader: Nancy Kenyon Leader: Jon Feenstra with 5 co-leaders b Wandering Tattler e8 April 2018 e n

s Coastal CBC Report – 12/31/17 The Coastal CBC covers the coastal areas of Orange County and is divided into the following sections: Westminster Memorial Park & Corner of the Seal Beach NWR; HB Pier, Beach Areas, HCP west, Wintersburg Channel outside Bolsa Chica; Bolsa Chica, Beach Areas, Wintersburg Channel inside Bolsa Chica; Mile Square Park; SA River Mouth, 19th St. Willows, Canyon Park, SA Golf Course; HB , Talbert Present, Banning Ranch; Older Areas within Santa Ana; Centennial Reg. Park & former MCAS Blimp Base; West Side of Upper Newport Bay; East Side of Upper Newport Bay; San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary & UCI Marsh; Mason Reg. Park, UCI Foothills, Corona del Mar; Newport Harbor & Beaches; and Pelagic Areas along the coast. The count was coordinated and compiled by Bettina Eastman. Full information on this count will soon be posted on our chapter webpage. (http://tinyurl.com/25hctax)

SPECIES Total SPECIES Total SPECIES Total SPECIES Total 2 Red Knot 18 Ferruginous Hawk 1 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Brant 287 Surfbird 1 Barn Owl 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 270 Canada Goose 2357 Sanderling 278 Great Horned Owl 4 Nashville Warbler 2 Gadwall 205 Dunlin 52 Short-eared Owl 1 Common Yellowthroat 421 Eurasian Wigeon 1 Least Sandpiper 525 Belted Kingfisher 37 American Redstart 1 American Wigeon 3392 Western Sandpiper 2160 Acorn Woodpecker 13 Palm Warbler 1 Mallard 1514 Short-billed Dowitcher 222 Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3716 Blue-winged Teal 77 Long-billed Dowitcher 129 Nuttall’s Woodpecker 102 Black-th. Gray Warbler 3 Cinnamon Teal 81 Wilson’s Snipe 15 Downy Woodpecker 30 Townsend’s Warbler 39 Northern Shoveler 763 Spotted Sandpiper 34 Northern Flicker 53 Wilson’s Warbler 9 Northern Pintail 516 Greater Yellowlegs 41 American Kestrel 43 Spotted Towhee 112 Green-winged Teal 749 Willet 758 Merlin 6 California Towhee 132 Canvasback 16 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Peregrine Falcon 8 Chipping Sparrow 6 Redhead 104 Pomarine Jaeger 4 Red-crowned Parrot 345 Lark Sparrow 2 Ring-necked Duck 9 Bonaparte’s Gull 331 Black Phoebe 557 Savannah Sparrow 282 Greater Scaup 2 Heermann’s Gull 196 Say’s Phoebe 149 Fox Sparrow 19 Lesser Scaup 541 Ring-billed Gull 1373 Vermilion Flycatcher 5 Song Sparrow 531 Surf Scoter 193 Western Gull 1273 Cassin’s Kingbird 181 Lincoln’s Sparrow 53 Bufflehead 477 California Gull 1649 Loggerhead Shrike 10 Swamp Sparrow 1 Hooded Merganser 9 Herring Gull 10 Hutton’s Vireo 27 White-crowned Sparrow 1377 Red-breasted Merganser 35 Thayer’s Gull 1 California Scrub-Jay 11 Golden-crowned Sparrow 7 Ruddy Duck 993 Glaucous-winged Gull 4 American Crow 6659 Dark-eyed Junco 61 California Quail 12 Caspian Tern 26 Common Raven 30 Summer Tanager 2 Pied-billed Grebe 92 Forster’s Tern 23 Horned Lark 186 Western Tanager 4 Horned Grebe 22 Royal Tern 7 Tree Swallow 42 Red-winged Blackbird 113 Eared Grebe 64 Black Skimmer 31 N. Rough-winged Swallow 20 Western Meadowlark 135 Western Grebe 639 Red-throated Loon 13 Barn Swallow 2 Brewer’s Blackbird 277 Clark’s Grebe 23 Pacific Loon 25 Mountain Chickadee 2 Great-tailed Grackle 43 Rock Pigeon 1152 Common Loon 23 Bushtit 1299 Brown-headed Cowbird 22 Band-tailed Pigeon 2 Northern Fulmar 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Bullock’s Oriole 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 137 Black-vented Shearwater 600 Rock Wren 1 Scaly-breasted Munia 163 Common Ground-Dove 3 waterBrandt’s Cormorant 129 House Wren 81 Mourning Dove 996 Double-crested Cormorant 794 Marsh Wren 14 Yellow-cr. Night-Heron 1 Greater Roadrunner 1 Pelagic Cormorant 3 Bewick’s Wren 10 Hooded Oriole 1 White-throated Swift 224 American White Pelican 87 Cactus Wren 3 “Western” Flycatcher 1 Anna’s Hummingbird 668 Brown Pelican 193 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 92 Tropical Kingbird 1 Costa’s Hummingbird 2 American Bittern 2 California Gnatcatcher 41 Cackling Goose 1 Allen’s Hummingbird 591 Least Bittern 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 322 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Ridgway’s Rail 24 Great Blue Heron 85 Wrentit 35 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Virginia Rail 34 Great Egret 87 Western Bluebird 260 Sora 39 Snowy Egret 206 Hermit Thrush 142 CW Birds – Birds which were Common Gallinule 2 Reddish Egret 6 American Robin 9 present during count week but American Coot 4155 Green Heron 14 California Thrasher 15 were not seen on count day Black-necked Stilt 180 Black-cr. Night-Heron 48 Northern Mockingbird 130 American Avocet 152 White-faced Ibis 80 European Starling 1296 Common Goldeneye cw avocetBlack-bellied Plover 886 Turkey Vulture 134 Cedar Waxwing 594 Mew Gull cw Snowy Plover 77 Osprey 26 Phainopepla 1 Gray Flycatcher cw Semipalmated Plover 496 White-tailed Kite 1 House Sparrow 548 Brown Creeper cw Killdeer 343 Northern Harrier 13 American Pipit 642 Green-tailed Towhee cw Whimbrel 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 House Finch 1757 Bald Eagle cw Long-billed Curlew 46 Cooper’s Hawk 41 Lesser Goldfinch 378 Ovenbird cw Marbled Godwit 450 Red-shouldered Hawk 23 American Goldfinch 140 Pine Warbler cw Ruddy Turnstone 1 Red-tailed Hawk 62 Northern Waterthrush 1 Cassin’s Vireo cw

Exotic Species: Egyptian Goose, Mute Swan, Domestic Duck, Muscovy Domestic, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Blue-crowned Parakeet, Mitered Parakeet, White-fronted Parrot, Lilac-crowned Parrot, Red-lored Parrot, Turquoise (Blue)-fronted Parrot, Yellow-headed Parrot, Japanese White-eye, Northern Red Bishop, Pin-tailed Whydah.

Wandering Tattler 9 April 2018

Education News Trude Hurd, Project Director of Education http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Education/Education.html

Summer Bat Walk Registration Meet The Fishes of the Marsh Opens April 1 Saturday, May 19

th As part of our 60 anniversary celebration, Sea and Sage will host a unique event on Saturday, May 19 so you can learn more about the underwater life of the marsh. Join aquatic ecologists Earl and Ava as they use a variety of nets to capture the wildlife that You asked for it and we responded! This year, we will make up the aquatic food chain including fish, use an online registration service called EventBrite for insects, and . Next to the ponds, you can our popular Summer Bat Walks. Beginning on April 1, examine the captured fish in temporary aquaria and you can go to www.eventbrite.com and search for Summer listen to Earl and Ava explain fish role at the marsh. Bat Walk. We are offering 12 events this year so you can In the Lab, Audubon Naturalists will assist as you use choose the one that’s best for you. Once full, you microscopes to observe common such cannot sign up although you can be put on a waiting as dragonfly nymphs, amphipods, and more. You will list. These events are very popular and fill quickly so also see taxidermy birds from the top of the food be sure to sign up as quickly as possible. Choose chain. It will be fun for everyone! All wildlife will be from these dates in 2018: returned to the pond after the event.

Friday July 6 Saturday July 7 During this free event, you will discover that Friday July 20 Saturday July 21 invertebrates are vital to the well-being of the marsh, Friday August 10 Saturday August 11 Friday August 17 Saturday August 18 that fish are used to evaluate water quality of the Friday Sept 7 Saturday Sept. 8 watershed, and that the invertebrates, fish, and birds are connected together in the ecosystem. Friday Sept 14 Saturday Sept. 15 Because start times vary according to sunset, July There are two times to choose from: 9-10:30 AM events are 7:15-9:45 PM, August events are 6:45- and 10:30 AM-12 PM. Participation is limited, so 9:15 PM, and September events are 6:30-9 PM. make your reservation before it closes. Email

Prices remain the same as last year, although registration opens April 1. Contact Project Director there is a service fee charged during online Trude Hurd at [email protected] with your registration. Program fee is $18 for adults and $10 name, number of participants, and ages of any children. for children ages 7-12. Because of the length of program, children under age 7 are not allowed. Due Taxidermy Birds for Sponsorship to the presence of disease-causing insects, there is a strict clothing requirement (information will be Last month, we offered sponsorship opportunities emailed.) for five new taxidermy bird specimens for use during our education programs. Many thanks to Steve Summer Bat Walk is one of the most fun events in Zarate and Robin Elliott who sponsored the Snowy Orange County on a summer night! Located at a Plover and to Catherine Reynolds who sponsored beautiful 300 acre freshwater wetland in Irvine, the the Bullock’s Oriole in honor of Christopher Reynolds. event combines an indoor presentation by the local A sponsorship tag will be attached to the display and bat biologist and an outdoor evening walk along the donors will receive a photograph taken of them with ponds in search of bats. Two species of colonial bats their bird. Birds awaiting sponsors are the Ruddy visit the marsh in small numbers to feed on flying Duck ($800), Common Yellowthroat ($600), and Cliff insects. You can watch and hear them flying right Swallow ($500). You can also donate any amount over the ponds and trails! Participants write that “it’s towards our taxidermy program and know that the fun, educational, and great for all ages” and “chance money will help keep our specimens protected in to see and learn about a fascinating creature.” perfect condition. Email Trude Hurd, Project Director, Remember, registration for Summer Bat Walks at [email protected] about taxidermy begins on April 1 at www.EventBrite.com . sponsorship availability.

Wandering Tattler 10 April 2018

Directions and Membership Sea and Sage Audubon Society's mission is to protect birds, other wildlife,

and their habitats through education, citizen science, research, and public policy advocacy.

Tattler Subscriptions Your Membership Directions Non-Audubon members or members Payment to Audubon House, our Chapter from other Audubon chapters who Do you want to join National Audubon Meetings & the San Joaquin wish to subscribe to our chapter and Sea and Sage? Use the Wildlife Sanctuary newsletter, may do so for $14.00 per membership form at the bottom of this year. Make check payable to “Sea page. An Individual Membership or a and Sage Audubon” and mail to: Our entrance is now from Family Membership is only $20. Sea Tattler Subscriptions, 32 Almond Tree Campus Dr., not Michelson & Sage receives 100% of a chapter generated new member’s dues for the Ln, Irvine CA 92612 From the San Diego Fwy (405): Exit first year. Mail the form and your on Jamboree, south toward Newport check - payable to National Audubon Beach. At the 1st signal, Michelson, Go Paperless! Society - to Sea and Sage Audubon, turn left. Continue on Michelson Sign up to receive your newsletter via PO Box 5447, Irvine CA 92616. If you (past the old entrance to the SJWS) email — get your issues faster, help want to use a credit card for your to the 5th signal which is Harvard and save natural resources, reduce waste, membership payment, go online to: turn right. Drive to University & turn and help our chapter save money! http://www.audubon.org/membership right. Drive to Campus Drive & turn You can read it online or print out the If you have questions, please contact right. Stay in the far right lane and pages you need to refer to more Membership Chair, Jim Kissinger, at immediately turn right onto Riparian frequently. It is in pdf format and will [email protected] View which will enter the San Joaquin look and print exactly like the original Wildlife Sanctuary. The entrance road ones. Photos will be in color. Send an is marked by a green sign. If you miss Temporarily Away or e-mail to [email protected] to the turn and reach Carlson, turn right Moving? start your paper-free Tattler delivery and go around the block again to today! (offer good only for chapter Harvard. The sanctuary is open every Please notify Jim Kissinger of your members in good standing) new address if you are temporarily, or day from dawn until dusk. permanently, moving from your C9ZC150Z Remember Us in Your current address; or, let him know if Will or Trust Audubon House you do not want to continue to receive Open daily: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm the Tattler. This will save us postage. Please remember to include “Sea and Jim Kissinger, Membership Chair Sage Audubon Society” by name (tax 949-261-7963 [email protected] ID#23-7003681) in your will or trust.

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AUDUBON HOUSE ...... 949-261-7963 BOARD MEMBERS Executivep Committee: STAFF President ...... Doug Lithgow ...... 714-962-4145 Marsh Education Project Director Trude Hurd ...... 949-261-7964 Vice President ...... Gail Richards ...... 714-267-2420 Education Assistant ...... Deborah Brin ...... 949-261-7964 Sales Manager ...... Debby Thyssen ...... 949-261-7963 Secretary ...... Sandy Smith ...... 949-706-9396 Administrative Aide ...... Rebecca Craft ...... 949-261-7963 Treasurer ...... Tom Van Huss ...... 714-417-9940 Director 2018 ...... Bruce Aird ...... 949-458-1520 OTHER CONTACTS Director 2018 ...... Ralph Sugg ...... 949-855-6575 Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center – for injured or sick birds and Director 2019 ...... Star Howard ...... 949-770-3177 other native wild animals in need of help (corner of Newland & PCH in HB) 714-374-5587. http://www.wwccoc.org/ Director 2019 ...... Joan McCauley ...... 949-642-1938 Director 2020 ...... Ann Harmer ...... 949-631-3322 Call Songbird Care & Education Center for injured or sick native Director 2020 ...... Debbie Hays ...... 714-356-6302 songbirds. 714-964-0666. www.songbirdcareandeducation.org

Past President ...... Vic Leipzig ...... 714-848-5394 SCHEDULE OF CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

Committee Chairpersons: April 2018 all month Orange County Spring Count ...... see page 6 for info Archives & Records ...... Chris Byrd ...... 714-639-0967 01 Sun Summer Bat Walk registration opens ...... Audubon House ...... Susan Sheakley ...... 949-552-5974 03 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting ...... 6:45 pm Audubon House Volunteers . Barbara Mitchell ...... 949-646-4115 06 Fri Owl Prowl at Starr Ranch ® ...... 6:30 pm Bird Information ...... Sylvia Gallagher ...... 714-962-8990 7-8 S-S Eastern Sierra weekend trip ® ...... 7:30 am Conservation ...... Susan Sheakley ...... 949-552-5974 07 Sat Irvine Regional Park bird walk ...... 7:30 am Counsel ...... Sean Sherlock ...... 07 Sat Monthly Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ...... 9:00 am 08 Sun Monthly Bird Walk at the SJWS ...... 8:00 am Development ...... Cheryl Thomas ...... 949-294-2275 10 Tues Board Meeting ...... 7:00 pm Education ...... Carolyn Noble ...... 714-731-9091 20 Fri GENERAL MEETING ...... 7:30 pm Events ...... Mary Joseph ...... 714-848-8362 24 Tues 4th Tuesday Conservation Lecture ...... 7:30 pm Exhibits ...... Mary Joseph ...... 714-848-8362 25 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ...... 8:15 am Field Trips ...... Nancy Kenyon ...... 949-786-3160 25 Wed Least Tern Season’s Kickoff Meeting ...... 6:30 pm 28 Sat Potluck Picnic & Birding at Irvine Reg. Park .. 5:00 pm Finance ...... Hal Sheakley ...... 949-552-5974 28 Sat Owl Prowl at Starr Ranch ® ...... 6:30 pm Membership ...... Jim Kissinger ...... 949-713-1148 29 Sun Big Morongo Preserve & vicinity ® ...... 7:00 am Newsletter Editor ...... Nancy Kenyon ...... 949-786-3160 29 Sun Monthly bird walk at UNB ...... 8:00 am Orange County Spring Count .... Darrell Wilson ...... 949-559-4542 May 2018 Partners in Flight ...... Janet & Al Baumann ... 949-859-5081 all month Orange County Spring Count ...... see page 6 for info Programs ...... Gail Richards ...... 714-267-2420 01 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting ...... 6:45 pm 05 Sat Monthly Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ...... 9:00 am Publicity ...... Susan Kramer ...... 714-240-6678 05 Sat Least Tern Training at LETE preserve ® ...... 8:00 am Raptor Research ...... Scott Thomas ...... 949-293-2915 08 Tues Board Meeting ...... 7:00 pm Science ...... Amber Heredia ...... 714-812-2430 12 Sat Spring Pelagic Trip ® ...... 6:30 am SJWS Liaison ...... Chris Obaditch ...... 949-640-7234 13 Sun Monthly Bird Walk at the SJWS ...... 8:00 am Social Media ...... Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson.949-413-0297 16 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ...... 8:15 am Starr Ranch/Envir. Liaison Pete DeSimone ...... 949-858-0309 17 Thurs Bolsa Chica bird walk ...... 8:00 am 18 Fri GENERAL MEETING ...... 7:30 pm Webmaster ...... Nancy Kenyon ...... 949-786-3160 19 Sat Brown Pelican Roost Survey ...... Webpage: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org 22 Tues 4th Tuesday Conservation Lecture ...... 7:30 pm 27 Sun Monthly bird walk at UNB ...... 8:00 am 12 W