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California Specialties Field Report 1996 - 2018 CALIFORNIA SPECIALTIES FIELD REPORT 1996 - 2018 White-headed Woodpecker, Lawrence’s Goldfinch & Island Scrub-Jay © Peter LaTourrette Prepared by Jeri M. Langham VICTOR EMANUEL NATURE TOURS, INC. 2525 WALLINGWOOD DR., STE 1003, AUSTIN, TX 78746 !"#$%&'()*+,*-+(**)'#.'-//+,*-+-,0-'1'234&'()*+,*-+*5)5' 6$7#89%$:;6.<=>#?'1'@@@=9%$:;6.<=>#?' When I retired from California State University in May 2008, I was ready for my first free spring since starting kindergarten. Then I received a phone call from Victor Emanuel. Would I like to take over the late April California Specialties tour? Before I began leading tours for VENT 32 years ago, I chased vagrant birds to all corners of California. However, once I became a part-time VENT leader on top of full-time university teaching, there was no extra time. In the last two decades, I had forgotten how wonderfully diverse the southern California ecosystems are and thus what a great adventure they would provide. Now, I cannot wait to lead this tour every spring. An enticing example of what awaits visitors to this marvelous birding paradise can be found by looking at the checklist at the end of this document and also reading here a few excerpts taken from the Journal I write during every tour and later email to all my tour participants. The following are some excerpts from our 2018 tour. Our birding began at Murray Lake. At the first location California Thrasher and Wrentit cooperated; at the second we discovered a nest when calling in the Cassin’s Kingbirds; and our walk around part of the lake gave us killer views of California Gnatcatcher (federally threatened species) and two male Allen’s Hummingbirds along with another 25+ species. California Thrasher © John Dixon and California Gnatcatcher © Sue Wright At the bottom of the hill, near Mission Trails Regional Park, we had superb views of Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and, especially, Bell’s Vireo. Since we did not find Scaly- breasted Munia at Murray Lake today, I decided to get out and play the tape where I had seen them when scouting Santee Lakes, and we ended up with two flocks of over a dozen birds each…big relief! The only other unusual species was a pair of Ring-necked Ducks. We drove down the one-way Father Junipero Serra trail road in Mission Gorge, and were treated to great views of Yellow-breasted Chat, Hutton’s Vireo, two juvenile Red- tailed Hawks in their nest, and probably my best ever view of a Canyon Wren that came to about 15 feet from us and displayed on a couple of large rocks near us. The last scheduled stop of the day was at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge near Imperial Beach, where we walked the trail to find two adults and one juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, a species only found at this location in California! Then we had a killer experience when a Ridgway’s Rail walked up to about 8 feet away from us. At the end of the day, I decided to stop at the huge mudflat along the Strand. Wow, our tour’s first-ever Tricolored Heron was seen here, along with Red Knot, and a single Brant. We had a fantastic first day in the lowlands of San Diego County with a tally of 115 species! Ridgway’s Rail © Sue Wright Black-chinned Sparrow © Peter LaTourrette Heading east for Brawley, near the Salton Sea, our first stop was Kitchen Creek Road. It was superb with Gray Vireo (a must see here), California Thrasher, Western Bluebirds, Lazuli Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Rock Wren seen and Canyon Wren heard, Steller’s Jays, Black-chinned Sparrows (another must for here), and Bullock’s and Scott's orioles (the latter also a must for here). Our first destination today was down the street from our hotel in Brawley where I called in three Gilded Flickers. Before arriving at the entrance to Finney Lake, I pulled over to look for a sparrow, but we ended up standing here for about 30 minutes as it was clear that, after yesterday’s super high winds, we were getting a landfall…more migrants than I have ever encountered here. Birds included various warbler species, Lazuli Buntings, Western Tanagers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, as well a great show by residents like Gambel’s Quail, Common Ground-Doves, Abert’s Towhees and on it went. As we were about to reach the houses near the entrance to Finney Lake itself, there was a flock of about 21 Lazuli Buntings on the fence and ground next to the gravel road. I have never encountered such a flock…I simply could not believe what we were seeing. Common Ground-Dove © Sue Wright Lazuli Bunting © Peter LaTourrette Arriving at a lake overlook, we saw both Clark’s and Western grebes. Further along, at another overlook, Sue Wright asked if the Least Bittern I was calling ever flew toward me and just then, the one that had been calling flew right toward me. Unfortunately, it buried in the tules where we could not see it again. We then drove to Obsidian Butte but all birds were way too far away to ID so off we went on foot for better views. Two Red Knots, three Black-bellied Plovers, two Dunlins, five Snowy Plovers, two Wilson’s Phalaropes and hundreds of gulls and shorebirds kept us walking .45 miles before turning around. Fortunately, clouds had come in so the heat was bearable. From here we worked our way down the levees, but it was slow. The Sea level continues to drop, and areas that were once productive were barren. We did get a few good birds at some of the corners: both Red-necked and Wilson’s phalaropes, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, two Bonaparte’s Gulls and lots of shorebirds. With several target birds at Covington Park, we decided to begin there and had great success. I heard a Phainopepla and we were able to see five individuals, next came a pair of Vermilion Flycatchers, but most important to my participants was to see a Lawrence’s Goldfinch and a male obliged us. A surprise pair of Lark Sparrows made up for an earlier miss at Mission Hills. At Big Morongo there is a wonderful set-up for sitting and watching 12 feeders next to Dee (the host) Zeller’s trailer while sitting in comfortable chairs. There we enjoyed watching Hooded and Bullock’s orioles, Western Tanagers, Lesser Goldfinches, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Black-chinned, Costa’s and Anna’s hummingbirds. On the way to Yucca Valley, I stopped on a side street where I saw a Cactus Wren last year. Wow, immediate response and we even found the nest! Nuttall’s Woodpecker and Greater Roadrunner were there too. Great way to end the birding day! Western Tanager © Sue Wright Cactus Wren © Larry Martin After lunch, we drove straight to the main road going up to Mt. Pinos. During our brief visit, my owl calls and pishing were quite effective, bringing in Mountain Chickadees, White-breasted, Red-breasted and Pygmy nuthatches, Steller's Jays, and White-headed and Hairy woodpeckers. This morning we had lots of Bell’s Sparrows singing and perched, saw our first Loggerhead Shrike, and then worked very hard before getting a perched, but not singing, LeConte’s Thrasher. We drove slowly up the winding Cerro Noroeste Road through open grasslands and to my surprise found a male Lark Bunting perched on a fence wire. This was so unexpected that it is not even listed in my Checklist for this tour. Before our next stop a large Black Bear was crossing the road…another first. We stopped briefly at one location in the Pinyon Pine forest where we picked up Gray Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Lawrence’s Goldfinches, and Band-tailed Pigeons. Bell’s Sparrow and Gray Flycatcher © Sue Wright Climbing the 8 mile road to the top of Mt. Pinos (8,300 feet), we saw several new tour species: Green-tailed Towhee, Dusky Flycatcher, Thick-billed race of Fox Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Cassin’s Finch, Red-breasted Sapsucker, and Clark’s Nutcracker. Green-tailed Towhee and Thick-billed race of Fox Sparrow © Sue Wright However, after hearing them call for two days, it was FINALLY getting great views of Mountain Quail that was my most enjoyable part of Mount Pinos. On our way to Pismo Beach, I planned to stop at three locations to scan the skies for California Condor. Lady luck was with us when two California Condors were seen at the first stop! All of you met me at 6:00 a.m. for birding from the parking lot of our Pismo Beach hotel. The fog was high, so we had good weather for looking down on the dozens of Pigeon Guillemots, Black Oystercatcher, Peregrine Falcon (watched one eat a Mourning Dove), Red-throated and Common loons, Surf Scoters, and our two missing Pigeon Guillemot © Peter LaTourrette Peregrine Falcon © Sue Wright species of cormorants. Two birds were a surprise, Rhinoceros Auklet and Black Scoter. We managed to locate 2 late Wandering Tattlers. The long sandy beach near our hotel had migrating Whimbrels for as far as we could see. After breakfast, we drove straight to Oceano Campground where we walked a trail along the lagoon's riparian vegetation. It was an excellent walk as we picked up Chestnut-backed Chickadees as soon as we got out of the van. Other species were Swainson’s Thrush, Wrentit, Hooded Oriole, Wilson’s Warblers, Bushtits, Purple Finch, and both Anna’s and Allen’s hummingbirds. We turned off the freeway for the Zaca Station Road in order to look for Yellow- billed Magpies where I have seen them the last two years and Sue T.
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