Brown Pelican
I think it is helpful to have checklists of birds that might be in the area. I am not sure why more Orange County Regional Parks and wildlife areas don't publish their lists online, but I will continue to update this list as I find checklists for birding locations.
Cooper's Hawk, immature.
Links to Orange County Bird Checklists
Great site.
Bird checklist for Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve--one of the major birding hotspots of Orange County. Wetlands.
Cleveland National Forest Bird List
Cleveland National Forest is located in Orange County and San Diego Counties. The most southern of California's National Forests, it covers 460,000 acres.
Crystal Cove Pictorial Bird List
Although not complete, it does list numerous pictures of the birds found in Crystal Cove which includes both beach and back country areas.
Huntington Beach has numerous parks and wildlife areas including Huntington Central Park, Bolsa Chica, Carr Park, and numerous beaches.
Los Cerritos Wetlands Bird Checklist (Seal Beach/Long Beach)
Wetlands and surrounding areas. El Dorado Audubon Society bird checklist.
The Sanctuary is run by Sea and Sage Audubon and the Irvine Ranch Water District.
Run by the US Navy. Restricted access.
Nature Center in Huntington Central Park.
Audubon ranch.
Estuary and wetlands.
Black Phoebe
Checklists of Nearby Counties
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley Audubon's checklists for local birding areas.
This chapter has several checklists for birding areas in the San Fernando Valley.
Los Angeles Audubon Society Field List of the Birds of Los Angeles County
El Dorado Nature Center (Long Beach) Check List
USGS Bird Checklist for Los Angeles County Drainage Area and Prado Dam
Bird List for Ernest E. Debs Park
Ernest E. Debs Park in Los Angeles
Bird Checklists and Guides from the Pasadena Audubon Society
Birds of the Arroyo Seco
Pasadena.
Lower Arroyo Seco Bird List from Pasadena Audubon
Bird List of Eaton Canyon
Located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in LA County.
Bird Checklist of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Los Angeles County area managed by the National Park Service.
Mt. Wilson Birds from Mike Bradford on The Pasadena Audubon Site
San Bernardino County
Bird Checklist from USGS for Joshua Tree National Park
Birding with some bird species listed from the National Park Service for Joshua Tree National Park
Bird Checklist from Big Morongo Preserve and Adjacent Covington Park
Glen Helen Park in San Bernardino Bird Check List
San Bernardino Audubon Pictorial Check List
San Jacinto Wildlife Area Check List
San Diego County
San Diego Field Ornithologists--Bird Species of San Diego County
Buena Vista Audubon Society--Birds of San Diego County Checklist
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County Birding--Complete Santa Barbara County Bird Checklist
Ventura County
Birds of Ventura County
Channel Islands National Park Bird Species List
In Ventura County.
Kern County
Birds of Kern County, California: A photo checklist
A pictorial checklist of Kern County birds.
Audubon California--Kern River Valley Bird Checklist-Birds of the Kern River Watershed
State Link
California Bird List Western Field Ornithologists' California Bird Records Committee
Official bird checklist of the Western Field Ornithologists.
USGS Bird Checklist of California
Checklists for National Wildlife Refuges and other wildlife areas in California.
Avibase: Bird Checklist of California
Compiled from several sources.
Male American Kestrel National Link
ABA Bird Checklist for the United States
USGS Bird Checklists for the United States
Bird Checklists for National Wildlife Refuges and other wildlife areas.
Great Blue Heron
OC Birder Girl Links
Birding Hot Spots in Orange County, California
Birding Code of Ethics from American Birding Association
Beginning Birders in Orange County
Bird Walks and Nature Programs in Orange County
Pishing
Book Review: Good Birders Don't Wear White
Parts of a Bird
The Christmas Bird Count
Bird Guide Reviews
Central Park after the Rain
Wood Duck or Mandarin Duck?
What Birds Eat--Terrestrial Invertebrates
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Hi! I'm so glad to have just found you! I have been hearing the most beautiful song in the mornings. Not now, but in the spring and summer. I run outside every time I hear it and I think it's coming from a gray, sparrow sized bird (maybe a little taller and slimmer looking) with a light pink chest/stomach. I'm not a birder but would like to become one so please forgive my lack of knowledge. Is this a warbler? I can't find "him" on lists that have photos of OC birds, but I think he just passes through for a season. I live in Fountain Valley near the Santa Ana river and my house is surrounded by lots of trees, but he seemed to be nesting or hanging out between a tree and someone's upstairs balcony. His song is like water running over a small waterfall - warbly, if there is such a term. Does anyone know what bird this might be? It's driving me nuts. I'm an owl biologist but don't know much about identifying songbirds - a serious deficit that I wish to correct! Thank you so much for your time!
ReplyDeleteThe bird that comes to mind is a House Finch. Remember, that birds vary in plumage due to age, gender, season, and even diet. It could have been a young male. Check out my post on House Finches and Cornell's Lab of Ornithology site All About Birds. Both include the song. All About Birds also has a page on finches that includes pictures and songs of several species https://www.allaboutbirds.org/search/?q=Finch Even though the House Finch is a resident bird, it tends to sing mostly in spring and summer. Every once in a rare while, I hear one sing a bit out of season. Check out the All About Birds page and let us know what you think.
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