Bird Survey – Jan 2024

Urban Forest Monthly Survey
Jan 26, 2024
42 Species, 450 Individuals

Unexpected rain didn’t stop the six volunteers who showed up this rainy morning. Five of us crowded into Lena’s car while Jim Currie stayed dry in his vehicle. We were all confident the rain would stop, and it only set us back 15 minutes. Wet and muddy, occasionally drizzly, it was dark and overcast until the last half an hour of the survey.

The surveyors were Lena Hayashi, Betty Kanne (eBird), Jim Kendall, Sharon Telford, Jim Currie, and Brian Bleeker, joining us for the first time.

It was quiet initially but as the sky brightened, the birds started calling and singing. Despite the cold and dampness, we were able to count 42 species of birds.

It is worthy to note that four of the species were raptors; an immature Cooper’s Hawk, a mature Red-shouldered Hawk, a mature Red-tailed Hawk, and a female American Kestrel. When the Senior Center was built in 2016 on open space land, compensation for the environmental impact on raptors led to the designation of the grassland hill of the Urban Forest for raptor foraging and perching. Spotting raptors is always a favorite not only for bird surveyors but for the public. Many may not know the names of the raptors but because of their size and the open space habitat, they are easily seen and appreciated. There is no doubt that the Great-horned Owls, for years notoriously known and seen by many through the windows of Huntington Central Library and from the trail below, forage on the hill at night for rodents and other prey.

Below are the species and their numbers. Click the checklist below to enjoy photographs taken by the photographers. Once online, you can also click the name of the bird, printed in blue, to open with more information from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology including what sounds the bird makes and its status and distribution.

Checklist S159786192

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Thu 25 Jan 2024 8:16 AM

Location Huntington Central Park–Urban Forest

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Region

Orange County

California

United States

Additional details

People

Owner Lena Hayashi +5 Others

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Protocol: Traveling

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Observers: 6
Duration: 3 hr, 13 min
Distance: 2.13 mi

Totals

Species Observed

450 individuals

Species with Photos

Observations

Canada Goose

Number observed: 5
Mallard

Number observed: 25
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

Number observed: 15

Exotic: Naturalized

Details
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Eurasian Collared-Dove

Number observed: 1

Exotic: Naturalized
Mourning Dove

Number observed: 2

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Anna’s Hummingbird

Number observed: 6

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Allen’s Hummingbird

Number observed: 19

Breeding & Behavior Code:
C Courtship, Display, or Copulation (Probable)

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Ring-billed Gull

Number observed: 1

Age & Sex:

Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female Sex Unknown 1
Western Gull

Number observed: 1

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1st yr

Age & Sex:

Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female Sex Unknown 1
Cooper’s Hawk

Number observed: 1

Age & Sex:

Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female Sex Unknown 1

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Number observed: 1

Age & Sex:

Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female Sex Unknown 1
Red-tailed Hawk

Number observed: 1

Age & Sex:

Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female Sex Unknown 1

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Northern Flicker

Number observed: 2

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American Kestrel

Number observed: 1

Age & Sex:

Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female 1 Sex Unknown

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Black Phoebe

Number observed: 6

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Say’s Phoebe

Number observed: 2

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Cassin’s Kingbird

Number observed: 1
Hutton’s Vireo

Number observed: 1
American Crow

Number observed: 30
Bushtit

Number observed: 51
Swinhoe’s White-eye

Number observed: 15

Exotic: Provisional

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Number observed: 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Number observed: 3

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Western Bluebird

Number observed: 10

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Hermit Thrush

Number observed: 5

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Cedar Waxwing

Number observed: 5
House Sparrow

Number observed: 6

Exotic: Naturalized

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House Finch

Number observed: 63

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Lesser Goldfinch

Number observed: 10
American Goldfinch

Number observed: 3
Fox Sparrow

Number observed: 1

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White-crowned Sparrow

Number observed: 16
Song Sparrow

Number observed: 17

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California Towhee

Number observed: 7

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Spotted Towhee

Number observed: 2

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Western Meadowlark

Number observed: 12
Red-winged Blackbird

Number observed: 60

Details
Over stables
Brown-headed Cowbird

Number observed: 1
Great-tailed Grackle

Number observed: 2

Details
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Orange-crowned Warbler

Number observed: 4
Common Yellowthroat

Number observed: 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Number observed: 29

Exotic species

Exotic species flags differentiate locally introduced species from native species.

Naturalized: Exotic population is self-sustaining, breeding in the wild, persisting for many years, and not maintained through ongoing releases (including vagrants from Naturalized populations). These count in official eBird totals and, where applicable, have been accepted by regional bird records committee(s).

Provisional: Either: 1) member of exotic population that is breeding in the wild, self-propagating, and has persisted for multiple years, but not yet Naturalized; 2) rarity of uncertain provenance, with natural vagrancy or captive provenance both considered plausible. When applicable, eBird generally defers to bird records committees for records formally considered to be of “uncertain provenance”. Provisional species count in official eBird totals.

Escapee: Exotic species known or suspected to be escaped or released, including those that have bred but don’t yet fulfill the criteria for Provisional. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals.

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