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

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Springtime — Time for Nesting Birds Here’s how you can help them: ! Donʼt trim trees & shrubs until mid Sept. ! Remember – Birds only need to be rescued if they are injured, cat caught, icy cold, naked, orphaned or abandoned. ! Donʼt assume bird is abandoned unless you have observed it continuously for 60-90 minutes from a distance of 50 feet. ! Watch carefully; the parents fly in and out quickly! If the babies arenʼt crying, you can assume they are being fed. ! Injured or sick birds need to be taken to a licensed rehabilitator. Here are two: • Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center (corner of Newland & PCH in HB) 714-374-5587 • Songbird Care and Education Center in Fountain Valley 714-964-0666 More information on pages 8 & 9.

General Meeting

April 15th – Friday evening – 7:30 pm

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presented by Dr. John Avise Our April program will feature Dr. John Avise, who is a Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution at UC Irvine. His presentation will highlight some of the more interesting creatures that he has studied during his half-century career in evolutionary genetics, including various fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. He will describe the oft-bizarre lifestyles of these amazing creatures. The talk will be somewhat autobiographical, and will be accompanied by beautiful line drawings from natural-history artist Trudy Nicholson. Dr. Avise came to UCI in 2005 after a 30-year career at the University of Georgia as a Distinguished Professor of Genetics. Born in Michigan, John received a Bachelors degree in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, a Master’s degree in Zoology from the University of Texas, and a PhD in Genetics from the University of California, Davis. He has published more than 350 scientific articles and 28 books. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from Introductory Biology, Ornithology, Genetic Engineering, and Conservation to Ecological Genetics and Evolutionary Theory. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Ornithological Union, the Pew Program in Marine Conservation, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Dr. Avise has received the Earle Greene Award from the Georgia Ornithological Society and the William Brewster Memorial Award from the American Ornithologists’ Union. He is proud to have lectured in all 50 U.S. states and 38 countries. The program will be held in the Duck Club at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine. The doors open at 7:00 for refreshments and fellowship, and the meeting and program will begin at 7:30 pm. (See page 11 for directions to the meeting.)

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)“Effects of Drought and Fire on Breeding Raptors: A 20 Year Case Study, 1994-2015”".&%4%#+%$)56)789++)*:9;"4)) Scott Thomas, Sea and Sage’s Raptor Research Committee Chair, will present on a paper he co-authored, and recently presented at the 2015 Raptor Research Convention, reporting on the effects of drought, wildfires and climate change on local raptor populations on a federal reserve in Fallbrook, CA. “Migration, Summer Range, and Route Fidelity of Adult Rough-legged Hawks Captured While Wintering” .&%4%#+%$)56)<%==)>'$$?) Jeff Kidd, a local raptor researcher and lead author will present his work, also presented at the 2015 Raptor Research Convention, describing ground- breaking research on the movements of Rough-legged Hawks in the west from wintering grounds in California and Nevada to breeding territories in Canada and Alaska.

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)For unknown reasons, the Brown Pelican has shown signs of declining since it was delisted a few years ago. When the Brown Pelican was on the Endangered Species list, the USFWS monitored its populations, but since the delisting, Brown Pelican surveys are no longer being done. To get a sense of the Brown Pelican population, Audubon California has created a state-wide Brown Pelican Roost Survey to take place on the evening of Saturday, May 7, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Scott Thomas is coordinating Sea and Sage’s effort for Orange County, where the surveys will take place at four or more known pelican roost locations. Surveyors will count the pelicans coming in to roost and identify whether they are adult or immature. Photo documentation will be made. If you are interested in participating in the Brown Pelican Roost Survey, please contact Scott Thomas at redtail1@cox.net.

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: OrangeCountyBirding-subscribe@yahoogroups.com!!!!

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This month weʼll review some of the late winter highlights that were reported around the county, first touching on a few found earlier in the season that continued to be seen into February. Weʼll also recap some new discoveries that were made during the last month. Waterfowl rarities that have lingered late into the winter period included a Snow Goose and two Cackling Geese at Mile Square Regional Park (MSRP), and a pair of Hooded Mergansers at the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve. The first record of Tufted Duck in Orange County, found in January along the Santa Ana River in Anaheim (Roger Schoedl), was reported up through at least Feb. 9. A Zone-tailed Hawk observed in the Orchard Hills area, Feb. 22, was potentially one that had been occasionally seen this winter along the foothills between Lake Forest and Irvine Lake (although itʼs quite possible that more than one bird may also be involved in these sightings). A Lewisʼs Woodpecker, Varied Thrush, and a “Gray-headed” Junco, continued on at Irvine Regional Park. A Prairie Falcon was seen into early February at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. Continuing flycatchers of note included the Tropical Kingbird (hit or miss, it seemed) at Gibbs Park and the adjacent Meadowlark Golf Club; the reliable Gray Flycatcher at Carl Thornton Park; and Vermilion Flycatchers at multiple locations. Lingering warbler rarities included a Black-and-white Warbler at Santiago Park Nature Reserve and Huntington Central Park (HCP), a Northern Parula at Laguna Niguel Regional Park, and two Painted Redstarts (Silverado Canyon and Irvine Lake). A Summer Tanager persisted at HCP, while a number of highlights continued at MSRP: a White-throated Sparrow, a “Red” Fox Sparrow, a possible Baltimore Oriole, and two or three Orchard Orioles (immature and adult males, and an apparent female as well). During February, a number of new rarities were reported in the county. Notable waterfowl included a Snow Goose at LNRP, Feb. 28 (Tom Eastman), a young male Eurasian Wigeon at Tewinkle Park, Feb. 17-22

(Robert Scrimger), and a Common Goldeneye at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (SJWS), Feb. 9 (Don Hoechlin). Mountain Quail vocalizing in the

vicinity of the Bell View Trail, above Rancho Santa Margarita, Feb. 20-23 (Mike Sanders), were at a surprisingly low elevation. Also a surprise was a pair of adult Bald Eagles at Anaheim Lake, Feb. 14 (Doug Willick). Twenty Elegant Terns at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER), Feb. 26 (R. Schoedl), was a substantial concentration for this early of an arrival date. A day roost of at least seven presumably wintering Long-eared Owls, at SJWS, Feb. 28+, was unprecedented in the county; although communal roosts for this owl is well-known, rarely are these roosts found in areas near high human activity, due to their low tolerance for disturbance. A Short-eared Owl was found at the BCER, Feb. 26+ (R. Schoedl). A male Calliope Hummingbird at a Silverado Canyon feeder, Feb. 21-23 (Sherry Meddick), was completely unexpected, being at least a month earlier than the countyʼs earliest record. A male Rufous Hummingbird was also present at Sherryʼs feeders on Feb. 21 (a fairly typical early arrival date for this species). A first year female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a nice discovery at MSRP, Feb. 5-28+ (Rick Shearer). A Western Kingbird at MSRP, Feb. 28 (David Kaiser, Tom Wurster), was presumably a record early migrant. A Hammondʼs Flycatcher was found wintering at Hummingbird Park, Feb. 2-21 (Jeff Bray). A female-type Vermilion Flycatcher at El Modena Park, Feb. 20 (D. Willick), was possibly the same individual seen briefly during the previous fall. A Plumbeous Vireo in Orchard Hills, Feb. 22 (R. Shearer), had undoubtedly been wintering locally. Palm Warblers were found in two locations last month, with one in Corona del Mar, Feb. 2 (Samuel Burckhardt), and the other in the UCI Freshwater

Marsh, Feb. 18 (Robert McNab). A Blackburnian Warbler reported from LNRP, Feb. 25, would apparently be the first winter record for Orange County. In addition to the

Orchard Orioles already known to be present at MSRP, a first-year male was also found at Bart Spendlove Park, Feb. 2 (Tom Ford-Hutchinson). What were apparently early spring migrants, Lawrenceʼs Goldfinches were at the Santa Ana Cemetery, Feb. 18-20 (D. Willick), and at the El Toro Memorial Park, Feb. 19-22 (J. Bray); this species is typically quite rare in the county during the winter months, but can be fairly common during spring migration (primarily March and April).

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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 !

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Audubon House Volunteers We would like to thank the following people for helping to staff Audubon House in March and April: Sherry Bass, Pat & Dick Cabe, Deana Collins, Fresia Escalona, Carol

Getz, John Hargrove, Lynne Hayes, Pat Heilig, Patti Henshaw, Cindy Herrera, Sarah Jayne, Cailey Jonas, Nancy Kenyon, Lauretta Kyle, Joann Lemberger, Maya Matkin, Joan McCauley, Bobbie Miller, Eunice Morita, Dagmar

Muthamia, Roberta Ray, Barbara Reber, Annette Ritchie, Ana Rubyn, Susan Sheakley, Bev Spring, Beryl Vogel, and Pat Wells. Our Volunteers greet visitors, answer the phone, sell merchandise, answer questions about birds, check out binoculars, etc. If you are interested in helping at Audubon House, please call Ana Rubyn at 949-351-5393.

News from our Bookstore Our bookstore inside Audubon House is open daily from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We accept credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, and American Express) with a $10 minimum purchase. New arrivals include: North American Hummingbirds: An ID Guide (Univ. of NM Press); Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast (Princeton Univ. Press); Tracks & Sign of Reptiles and Amphibians; Mountains of the Heart: 20th Anniversary Edition (Scott Weidensaul); Birding Basics and Beyond; and Do Unto Animals. Children's books: Amazing Animals (hawks; sea turtles; etc.); Little Bird Who Lost His Song; Little Brown Bat Story; Owl Babies; Hello Bumblebee Bat. Garden décor: new bird stakes; wall mounted owl. Candles: new scents; colors; manifestations candles.

Volunteer to Help with Exhibits! Every year, Sea & Sage is invited to put up outreach tables at fun and exciting community events. The following events still need volunteers. Contact Mary Joseph if you can help with one or more of these events. (714-848-8362) • Adventure Day at Caspers Wilderness Park: Sat, April 2 (Our shifts will be 10AM-12noon, 12:00-2:00 PM, 2:00- 3:30 PM) • Amigos de Bolsa Chica at Bolsa Chica: Sat, April 16 (Shift schedule to be announced; call Mary for details) • Earth Day 26h Anniversary Celebration at Muth Interpretive Center, UNB. Sat, April 23. (Our shifts will be 10AM-12 Noon; 12:00-2:00PM, 2:00PM – 3:30 PM)

Least Terns Are on Their Way! They are on their way from points south. Many will be landing and nesting at the Least Tern colony at the

Natural Preserve at Huntington State Beach, located next to the mouth of the Santa Ana River. You can help this endangered small tern by being a part of our of docent/ monitoring project beginning mid-April 2016. All

active volunteers will receive a free 2016 beach parking pass for the State Beaches in Orange County. In a partnership with CA State Parks and Sea & Sage Audubon, our docents spend two hours each week observing and collecting data at this site. This 13 acre preserve was established in 1973 for the endangered Least Tern as a breeding site. It is one of many breeding sites in California and provides protection from beach activities and ground predators. However, docents are needed to watch for avian predators as well as be ambassadors for the Least Terns and Snowy Plovers, who also frequent this area. New and Returning Docents: Please join us for the launch of our 12th season with volunteer training on Wed, April 20th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Peter Knapp, Photographer of the Natural World, will be presenting “The Breeding Biology of the Least Tern and Snowy Plover” at the Huntington State Beach Lifeguard Headquarters at the Magnolia entrance. Field Orientation & Training is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2016, 8:30 – 10:30 am, at the Preserve. This is mandatory for new volunteers. PARKING IS FREE FOR BOTH EVENTS ENTER AT MAGNOLIA New volunteers are required to become a member of the

“Volunteers in State Parks” program. Information will be given when you RSVP.

If you are interested in becoming a Least Tern docent,

please contact Cheryl Egger at LeastTernsHB@gmail.com to RSVP for the kick-off or

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San Juan Capistrano CBC Report – 12/26/15 The San Juan Capistrano CBC covers the southern most end of Orange County. It is divided into the following sections: Laguna Niguel Regional Park, San Clemente, Starr Ranch Sanctuary & Caspers Wilderness Park, Pelagic Areas along the coast, Saddleback College & vicinity, Prima Deshecha Landfill & vicinity, Upper San Juan Creek & vicinity, Aliso-Wood Canyons & Ziggurat/Costco area, Donna OʼNeill Land Conservancy, and Dana Point & vicinity. The count was coordinated and compiled by Darrell Wilson. Full information on this count can be found on our Sea & Sage webpage in the form of a spreadsheet showing count data for each area. (http://tinyurl.com/yf7nxnn)

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SPECIES   Total SPECIES   Total SPECIES   Total SPECIES   Total Canada Goose 225 White-tailed Kite 1 Mourning Dove 165 European Starling 358 Gadwall 24 Northern Harrier 3 Greater Roadrunner 9 American Pipit 97 American Wigeon 23 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Barn Owl 4 Cedar Waxwing 227 Mallard 97 Cooperʼs Hawk 12 Western Screech-Owl 7 Phainopepla 6 Cinnamon Teal 11 accipiter sp. 1 Great Horned Owl 4 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Northern Shoveler 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 18 White-throated Swift 112 Orange-crowned Warbler 59 Northern Pintail 1 Red-tailed Hawk 76 Annaʼs Hummingbird 264 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Green-winged Teal 15 American Kestrel 25 Costaʼs Hummingbird 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Aud.) 1850 Ring-necked Duck 14 Merlin 2 Allenʼs Hummingbird 89 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4 Lesser Scaup 6 Virginia Rail 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Townsendʼs Warbler 17 Surf Scoter 2 Sora 4 Acorn Woodpecker 45 Common Yellowthroat 64 Bufflehead 5 Common Gallinule 14 Red-naped Sapsucker 4 Wilsonʼs Warbler cw Hooded Merganser 6 American Coot 1120 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Summer Tanager 1

Red-breasted Merganser 1 Black-bellied Plover 19 Nuttallʼs Woodpecker 66 Spotted Towhee 87 Ruddy Duck 242 Snowy Plover 10 Downy Woodpecker 5 California Towhee 185 California Quail 60 Killdeer 81 Northern Flicker 60 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 4 Red-throated Loon 2 Black Oystercatcher 7 Black Phoebe 110 Chipping Sparrow 4 Pacific Loon 2 Black-necked Stilt 14 Sayʼs Phoebe 44 Lark Sparrow 20 Common Loon 3 Spotted Sandpiper 8 Cassinʼs Kingbird 65 Fox Sparrow 7 Pied-billed Grebe 16 Willet 49 Huttonʼs Vireo 3 Song Sparrow 161 Horned Grebe 3 Whimbrel 14 N Rough-winged Swallow 1 Lincolnʼs Sparrow 9 Eared Grebe 16 Marbled Godwit 3 Western Scrub-Jay 90 White-crowned Sparrow 513 Western Grebe 25 Sanderling 28 American Crow 7466 Golden-crowned Sparrow 54 grebe sp. 19 Wilsonʼs Snipe 5 Common Raven 101 Dark-eyed Junco (Ore.) 10

Black-vented Shearwater 175 Red Phalarope 125 Mountain Chickadee 7 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Sooty Shearwater 1 Heermannʼs Gull 223 Oak Titmouse 30 Western Meadowlark 60 Brown Booby 1 Ring-billed Gull 93 Bushtit 582 Brewerʼs Blackbird 29

American White Pelican 30 California Gull 211 Rock Wren 1 Great-tailed Grackle 18 Brown Pelican 1930 Herring Gull 5 Bewickʼs Wren 24 Bullockʼs Oriole 1 Brandtʼs Cormorant 361 Western Gull 518 House Wren 22 Purple Finch 1 Double-crested Cormorant 289 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 99 House Finch 444 Great Blue Heron 5 gull sp. 80 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Lesser Goldfinch 183 Great Egret 5 Forster’s Tern 6 California Gnatcatcher 15 American Goldfinch 18

Snowy Egret 19 Royal Tern 19 Western Bluebird 27 House Sparrow 12 Green Heron 4 Elegant Tern cw Hermit Thrush 33 97 Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 jaeger sp. 1 American Robin 176 Exotic species White-faced Ibis 9 Cassinʼs Auklet 5 Wrentit 132 Nutmeg Mannikin 97 Turkey Vulture 66 Rock Pigeon 234 Northern Mockingbird 48 Osprey 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 33 California Thrasher 32

Special thanks to the following CBC participants who did such a great job helping us with the count: Bruce Aird, Becky Allen, Lisa Allen, Tom Benson, Naman Bhushan, Elizabeth Blecker, Jeff Bray, Jeff Caplan, Dawn Chimenti, Steve Counts, Brian Daniels, Dan D’Urso, Art Davenport, Tom Dayton, Diane Etchison, Jeff Evans, Karen Evans, Lee Evans, John Fallan, Tom Ford-Hutchinson, Ken Fortune, Sachiko Fukuman, Megan Garfinkle, Trish Gussler, Sharon Harrow, Stephanie Hines, Amin Khalifa, Mark Kincheloe, Patty Knight, Vic Leipzig, Merri Levy, Linette Lina, Tim Maas, Gary Meredith, Dwight Mudry, Vasuki Nas, Nora Papian, Barbara Reber, Mike Sanders, Chuck Schussman, Carol Schussman, Robert Scrimger, Mark Silverstein, Susan Smith, Steve Sosensky, Steve Speakman, Caleb Speakman, Sofia Speakman, Ann Stanton, Paul Straus, Corey Vane, Steve Vosbigian, Ryan Vosbigian, Laura Wantz, Jim Wantz, Phyllis Watson, Joel Weintraub, Doug Willick, Darrell Wilson, Stan Woodward and Gina Zuleeg.

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Wildlife Walk at the SJWS Sat, April 2nd - 9:00 to 10:30 am Explore the diverse life of the Marsh - its birds, plants, insects and other animals. Meet at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in front of Audubon House at 9:00 am for a 1! hour nature walk. Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. (See page 11 for directions) Leaders: Audubon Naturalists

Laguna Niguel Regional Park Wed. April 6th – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Join us for a morning of birding at Laguna Niguel Reg. Park at 8:00 am. This park attracts a wide variety of birds due to the landscaped park vegetation and lake. We will look for spring migrants and resident species. Directions: Take the Santa Ana Fwy (5) to the La Paz Road off-ramp. Head west 4 miles to the park entrance. Be prepared to pay the $5 entrance fee if you don"t have a county parks pass. Meet at the Shelter #3 parking lot at the far end of the park where there is ample parking and a nearby restroom. (Ask for directions to Shelter 3 at the park entrance kiosk.) The park is located at 28241 La Paz Rd. in Laguna Niguel. Leader: Diane Etchison

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For trip information, see the Owl Prowl article in the Feb. or March Tattler, or check our webpage at: www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/Trips/OwlProwls.html Advance reservations are needed for this Owl Prowl and trip is limited to 15 people. Trip fee: $25 per person. Make check payable to Sea & Sage Audubon and mail to: Owl Prowl, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Include your email address & phone number, or a stamped self-addressed envelope for trip confirmation and additional info. Check our webpage for space availability. Leader: Pete DeSimone Reservations: Nancy Kenyon 949-786-3160; nancykenyon@cox.net

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Bird Walk at the SJWS Sun, April 10th - 8:00 to 12:00 noon Join us for a monthly bird walk around the ponds of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine at 8:00 am. We will look for spring migrants. The walk, which is open to birders of all ages, will meet by the front porch of Audubon House. Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. (Directions to the SJWS on page 11) Leader: Chris Obaditch

Mile Square Park bird walk Sun, April 17th – 7:30 to 11:30 am Come join us at Mile Square park as we look for spring migrants as well as the local resident birds. We will meet at the south east end of the north pond (at the corner of Edinger and Euclid) near the rental buildings. There we will look for warblers and nesting raptors, and then circle the pond, head over to the Nature Center for sparrows and more raptors, then down toward the archery range and athletic fields for flycatchers. We will circle back looking for more warblers and other migrants along the tree lined main road. Parking is free along the perimeter, but parking inside requires a OC Parks Pass or paying the $5 parking fee. Leader: Garett Lepper

Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat Wed, April 20th & May 18th - 8:15 -11 am ® Join us for the rare chance of birding the Upper Newport Bay from the deck of a pontoon boat. Spotting birds from the water offers one a different perspective and the birds seem to view us differently also. Trips are limited to 15 persons and there is a $10 trip fee per person payable in cash on the morning of the outing. Advance reservations are necessary; contact Nancy Kenyon to reserve a spot on the boat. Directions will be provided to those with reservations. Leader: Nancy Kenyon 949-786-3160; nancykenyon@cox.net Bommer Canyon nature walk Sat, April 23rd – 7:30 to 11:00 am Come join Ryan Winkleman for a morning nature walk on the public access trails of Bommer Canyon, where we will explore riparian woodlands, mulefat scrub, coastal sage scrub, a freshwater pond, and one of Orange County's last remaining public large, open grasslands. Our primary targets will be spring migrants and summer

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Bommer Canyon nature walk - continued residents, including swifts, swallows, warblers, Blue Grosbeak, Least Bell's Vireo, and the star of Bommer Canyon, the Grasshopper Sparrow. We will also keep an eye out for non-avian wildlife and will identify the dominant vegetation making up the various on-site habitats. We will be covering approximately 4 miles round trip on primarily flat, maintained, dirt trails. If time allows we may do some light hiking on a slope. There is little to no shade, so sunscreen, water, and a hat are highly recommended; there is a restroom at the trailhead. Meet in the parking lot of the Turtle Rock Community Park in Irvine at 7:30 am. Directions: From Culver, turn onto Shady Canyon Drive (opposite Anteater Drive), drive past the Bommer Canyon entrance, then turn left onto Sunnyhill and the Turtle Rock Community Park will be on your left. Leader: Ryan Winkleman Upper Newport Bay Bird Walk Sun, April 24th – 8:00 to 11:30 am Join Mark Kincheloe for a monthly bird walk in Upper Newport Bay to check out the seasonal shorebirds, ducks, grebes, herons & egrets. etc. that frequent the bay. Bring binoculars, a field guide, and a scope if you have one. Directions: We will meet in the Big Canyon parking lot in Newport Beach. This is easily reached from Jamboree. Take San Joaquin Hills Road west toward the bay where it intersects with Back Bay Drive. Turn right on Back Bay Drive & follow it to the Big Canyon parking lot on your left. Leader: Mark Kincheloe Spring Pelagic Trip ® Sat, April 30th — TRIP IS FULL Big Morongo & Vicinity Trip ® Sun, MAY 1st – 7:00 am to 1:00 or 2:00 pm Big Morongo Preserve is a mecca for migratory birds as well as resident desert species. This willow-cottonwood, riparian oasis, is surrounded by mesquite woodland and desert, and attracts a wide variety of birds including the

nesting Vermilion Flycatcher, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Summer Tanager, Yellow-breasted Chat, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Lucy’s Warbler, Gambel's Quail, Verdin, Lawrence’s Goldfinch and often,

many migrants. Least Bell’s Vireos, Sora and Virginia Rail may be found in the marsh beneath the cottonwoods. Directions will be sent to those with reservations. Leader: Bruce Aird

Kern County Spring Migration Trip ® Fri-Mon, May 6th-9th — 5:30 am Friday Kern County is justifiably known as one of a handful of "Best in the West" areas to go birding to witness spring migration. The second weekend in May is an excellent time for best chances for experiencing species diversity and impressive numbers of individuals of numerous western migrant landbird species as well as the chance for finding some vagrant eastern species. Species diversity is likely to be high each day with this four day trip allowing a decent or better chance to witness a spring migration phenomenon. EXPECTATIONS for trip bird species: 100-150 species HABITATS: cottonwood/willow riparian forest, desert scrub, developed parkland, grasslands & pastures, Joshua tree woodland, lake & pond, Mojave Desert oases (many), montane, pinyon pine woodland. LOCATIONS: from among Butterbredt Spring, California City Central Park, Cerro Coso Community College campus, Desert Memorial Park, Galileo Hill, Inyokern--Knecht, Inyokern--Middlemiss, Inyokern Water Treatment Plant (sewage treatment ponds), Kelso Valley, Kelso Valley Road desert oases north of Kelso Valley, Kern River Preserve, Ridgecrest Watchable Wildlife Park, plus Sequoia National Forest (Greenhorn Mountains) . . . wherever the birds are and where we stand at the end of each day! LODGING: Our base of operations will be in Ridgecrest. TRIP LIMIT: 8 to 10 people. MORNING DEPARTURES: 5:30 AM Friday TRIP FEE: $17 per day or $68 for the 4-day trip. Make check payable to Sea & Sage Audubon and mail it to: Kern County Spring Migration Trip, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Additional trip info and directions to the meeting place will be provided to those with reservations. Please include your phone number, email address, if you have a 2-way radio, and your signed trip waiver which you can find on the webpage. Leader: Bob Barnes Mammoth Lakes Trip ® Fri-Sun, June 24-26 – 5:30 am on Sat & Sun Target species include Sooty Grouse, Common Nighthawk, Black Swift, Black-backed Woodpecker, Mountain Bluebird, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Red Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak, and Evening Grosbeak. You will need to plan ahead for this trip; don’t wait until the last minute to sign up because accommodations may be hard to get in this popular summer vacation area. Full trip information is on the webpage at: www.seaandsageaudubon.org/FieldTrips/Trips/MammothLakesTrip.html Leader: Vic Leipzig

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Are You a Birdnapper? You found a baby bird on the ground. . . Now what? The information below is from Songbird Care and Education Center. Both Songbird Care & Education Center and the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center care for birds in trouble.

Parent birds will feed their babies after you have touched them. Birds have a poor sense of smell and the parents won't know that you have touched their babies. They will even be foster parents for an abandoned baby of the same species and age as their own young. Additionally, there is no danger to you from picking up a baby bird and returning it to the nest, and no need to be afraid to do this. Parent birds will search for their babies even after 24- 48 hours of absence. Most birds have their own territories. Even if the nest and babies are gone, the parents remain in their home territory, waiting to welcome their babies home. Once you have returned the babies to their nest, or created a new nest for them and replaced the babies, the parents will start right back in caring for them where they left off before disaster struck, such as nest blown down in the wind. Birds only need to be rescued if they are: injured, cat caught, icy cold, naked, orphaned or abandoned. Determining that a baby is orphaned can be tricky, and many people step in to rescue what they believe to be an orphaned bird when in fact it is not. People often believe the parents are not feeding a baby when it is simply a matter of them not seeing the parent coming in to feed, as this is usually done very quickly, since a parent bird does not want to attract the attention of a predator to the location of the nest. They will quickly fly in, poke the food down the baby’s throat and fly back out in a matter of seconds. Watch for the parents: observe the baby bird continuously for 60-90 minutes from a distance of 50 feet. Watch carefully; the parents fly in and out quickly. If the babies aren’t crying, you can assume they are being fed. NOTE: even if one parent bird has been killed, there is no need to rescue the babies, since the other parent will take over feeding the babies. SYMPTOMS of an INJURY or ILLNESS: • Falling over on side • Weak or shivering • Wing tweaked upward • Feathers fluffed • Unable to flutter wings • Attacked by a dog or cat • Wings drooping • Bleeding

If you have the bird in a box, check the feces: • Clear with white poop (or green bile) indicates a baby bird is not being fed, and is likely abandoned. • Color in the poop indicates that the parents are feeding the baby, and the bird should be put back where found.

FALLEN BABIES: Naked and pin-feathered birds should be kept warm while trying to locate the nest. The babies will get chilled quickly. RE-NESTING: An entire nest of birds can be placed in a small tissue-filled wicker basket or butter tub with drainage holes in the bottom. Nail back near the original location. One single nestling must be returned to the original nest with his siblings. The parents will only sit on and feed the babies in one nest. If the nestling cannot be returned, call Vicki Anderson (714-964-0666).

FLEDGLINGS: These birds have feathers and short tails, and can perch, hop or walk. They are learning to fly, a process that may take two weeks. They should be left alone to practice hopping and fluttering from low shrub branches to the ground. The parents are close by, and continue to feed the babies until they learn to fly and eat on their own. Parents will guide the fledglings into the bushes at night to hide from predators.

SAFE RETURN OF THE FLEDGLING • Keep pets and children indoors so that the parents will return

to the baby. • If a bird can perch on your finger, place him on a branch in a

bush near the area you found him. • If you found him in a high traffic area, move him to a safe area

under the cover of bushes. • Parents communicate with their young by a series of voice

calls. They are able to locate their babies and move them where they wish.

• At a distance - indoors is best - watch continuously for 1 hour for the parents to return. They fly in and out very quickly. If the parents don't return, call a wildlife rehabilitater.

HUMMINGBIRD TIPS • The young birds secure themselves to the nest by weaving • If you find an injured or orphaned hummingbird on the ground,

scoop up what he is sitting on with him and place him on crumpled tissue paper in a shoe box with holes in the lid. Always use tissue or paper towels, NOT cloth; his feet may become entangled in the cloth.

• Call a wildlife rehabilitater. Hummingbirds will die within 4 hours if not fed. Babies that are fed sugar water or hummingbird nectar for more than 24 hours may develop crippling deformities.

TEMPORARY CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL BIRDS • NO food or water. • Keep the bird warm. Tissue-filled shoe box or other small box

with holes in lid. Place on a heating pad on LOW. • Keep bird in a dark, quiet place. • Leave the bird alone; don't handle or bother it. • Keep children and pets away. • Call a wildlife rehabilitater.

RAISING AN ORPHANED BIRD Keeping a native wild bird in the State of California is against the law if you don't have a permit, even if you plan to release the bird. April 2013

Songbird Care & Education Center Vicki Andersen: (714) 964-0666 Susan DiGregorio: (562) 598-8028 Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center (714) 374-5587

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WHAT DO HUMMINGBIRDS EAT? The Hummingbird diet consists of small soft body insects (aphids, gnats, small spiders, small fruit flies that feed on rotten fruit, etc.) and nectar from flowers which is mostly sucrose. When you put up a feeder, you are providing them an easy access to only the sucrose part of their diet. This is very important when flower nectar is in short supply. SELECTION OF FEEDER: Purchase a feeder that has no hidden areas. Be sure all the inside surfaces can be reached and cleaned with a bottle brush (this will eliminate many types of feeders). FEEDER FOOD – Sugar water prepared as below: One (1) Part White Sugar Four (4) Parts Boiled Water Cool to room temperature and then fill feeder If you mix up small quantities of sugar water every day or two, there’s no need to boil the water. But if you mix up larger batches and refrigerate part for later use, then it’s wise to make the mixture with boiling water. The above ratio approximates the sugar to water ratio present in the nectar of Hummingbird flowers. Too much sugar is hard on their liver and kidneys. Too little sugar will not provide the needed calories and may cause them to lose interest in your feeder. DO NOT USE

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mixture described above.

HANGING THE FEEDER – You can use a piece of coat hanger to hang the feeder. If you have an ant problem, use a commercial water moat to keep away the ants. Hang the feeder in the shade and where the Hummingbirds are safe from cats.

MAINTAIN FEEDER CLEANLINESS – You will need to wash the feeder out in very hot water every two to three days. Use a bottle brush to scrub all surfaces then rinse well. In hot weather, above 60 degrees, clean and change feeder every 2 days. Hummingbirds put their tongues into the feeder to drink and sugar water is a good medium for the growth of pathogens. If you see any mold in the feeder or the mixture becomes cloudy, then it was left up too long (you blew it). Remember, if it is not clean enough for you to drink from then your feeder is not fit for these delicate little Hummingbirds. Proper maintenance of feeders needs to be strongly emphasized. The Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center’s Hummingbird rescue team rehabilitates hundreds of hummingbirds of which 10% or more of those received have fungus infections from improperly maintained feeders. These include sick adults or the sick babies of dead or about to die mother Hummingbirds. Unfortunately, not all of them make it. Because of their diet, treatment of candidiasis in Hummingbirds is extremely difficult.

FRUIT AND FLOWERS – You can put out spoiled fruit in a plastic bucket, which will draw small gnat and fruit flies. You can get Hummingbird flowers and/or seed mixture from your nursery. Always consider the cat problem and hang where cats can’t pick off the Hummingbirds (they get very good at doing that). YOU FOUND A HUMMINGBIRD – Put it in a shoebox on crumpled Kleenex. Put a pencil size hole in the cover, cover the box and keep it warm and quiet. Specialized care and diet is required for captive Hummingbirds. Please call (714) 374-5587 option 9, for detailed information about hummingbird care and get it to one of our Hummingbird Rehab Team members as soon as possible.

Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center 21900 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach CA 92646 (714) 374-5587 Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm daily http://www.wwccoc.org/

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Meetings & the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Our entrance is now from Campus Dr., not Michelson

From the San Diego Fwy (405): Exit on Jamboree, south toward Newport Beach. At the 1st signal, Michelson, turn left. Continue on Michelson (past the old entrance to the SJWS) to the 5th signal which is Harvard and turn right. Drive to University & turn right. Drive to Campus Drive & turn right. Stay in the far right lane and immediately turn right onto Riparian View which will enter the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. The entrance road is marked by a green sign. If you miss the turn and reach Carlson, turn right and go around the block again to Harvard. The sanctuary is open every day from dawn until dusk.

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BOARD MEMBERS Executive Committee: President ........................... Vic Leipzig ................... 714-848-5394 Vice President ................... Doug Lithgow .............. 714-962-4145 Secretary ........................... Chris Byrd ................... 714-639-0967 Treasurer ........................... Kate Grabenstein ........ 714-540-6768 Director 2016 ..................... Jonathan Aguayo ........ 805-204-6986 Director 2016 ..................... Star Howard ................ 949-770-3177 Director 2017 ..................... Claire Readey ............. 949-679-7167 Director 2017 ..................... Chris Johnson ............. 714-528-9928 Director 2018 ..................... Gail Richards ............... 714-267-2420 Director 2018 ..................... Ralph Sugg ................. 949-855-6575 Past President ................... Bruce Aird ................... 949-458-1520 Committee Chairpersons: Audubon House .................... Susan Sheakley .......... 949-552-5974 Audubon House Volunteers ..... Ana Rubyn .................. 949-351-5393 Bird Information ................. Sylvia Gallagher .......... 714-962-8990 Christmas Bird Counts ...... Steve Alter ................... 714-669-9482 Conservation ..................... Susan Sheakley .......... 949-552-5974 Counsel ............................. Sean Sherlock ............. 714-427-7036 Development ..................... Cheryl Thomas ............ 949-294-2275 Education .......................... Carolyn Noble ............. 714-731-9091 Events ............................... Mary Joseph ................ 714-848-8362 Exhibits .............................. Mary Joseph ................ 714-848-8362 Field Trips .......................... Nancy Kenyon ............. 949-786-3160 Finance ............................. Hal Sheakley ............... 949-552-5974 Membership ...................... Jim Kissinger ............... 949-713-1148 Newsletter Editor ............... Nancy Kenyon ............. 949-786-3160 Orange County Spring Count .... Darrell Wilson .............. 949-559-4542 Partners in Flight ............... Janet & Al Baumann ... 949-859-5081 Programs ........................... Doug Lithgow .............. 714-962-4145 Raptor Research ............... Scott Thomas .............. 949-293-2915 Science ............................. Amber Heredia ............ 714-812-2430 SJWS Liaison .................... Chris Obaditch ............ 949-640-7234 Social Media ...................... Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson.949-413-0297 Starr Ranch/Envir. Liaison Pete DeSimone ........... 949-858-0309 Webmaster ........................ Nancy Kenyon ............. 949-786-3160 Webpage: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org

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STAFF Marsh Education Project Director Trude Hurd ................ 949-261-7964 Education Assistant ......................... Deborah Brin ............. 949-261-7964 Sales Manager .................... Debby Thyssen ......... 949-261-7963 Administrative Aide ............. Rebecca Craft ........... 949-261-7963

OTHER CONTACTS Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center – for injured or sick birds and other native wild animals in need of help (corner of Newland & PCH in HB) 714-374-5587. http://www.wwccoc.org/ Call Songbird Care & Education Center for injured or sick native songbirds. 714-964-0666. www.songbirdcareandeducation.org

SCHEDULE OF CHAPTER ACTIVITIES !"#$%&'()*&02 Sat Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ............................. 9:00 am 05 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting. ................. 6:30 pm 06 Wed Laguna Niguel Regional Park bird walk ......... 8:00 am 9/10 S,S Eastern Sierra weekend trip ® - (full) ............. 7:30 am 10 Sun San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk ...... 8:00 am 12 Tues Board Meeting . .............................................. 7:30 pm 15 Fri GENERAL MEETING .................................... 7:30 pm 17 Sun Mile Square Park bird walk ............................ 7:30 am 20 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ................................. 8:15 am 23 Sat Bommer Canyon nature walk ......................... 7:30 am 24 Sun Upper Newport Bay bird walk ........................ 8:00 am 26 Tues Poster Session ............................................. 5:30 pm 26 Tues ‘4th Tues’ Conservation Lecture ..................... 7:30 pm 30 Sat Spring Pelagic Trip ® - (full) ........................... 6:30 am +!,&'()*&01 Sun Big Morongo Valley & vicinity ® ..................... 7:00 am 04 Wed Riley Wilderness Park bird walk ..................... 8:00 am 6-9 F-M Kern County Spring Migration Trip ® ............. 5:30 am 07 Sat Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ............................. 9:00 am 08 Sun San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk ...... 8:00 am 13-15 F-S Orange County Spring Count ............. time is up to you 14 Sat Butterflies & Dragonflies walk at the SJWS . 10:00 am 15 Sun Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk ....... 7:30 am 18 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ................................. 8:15 am 19 Thurs Bolsa Chica bird walk ..................................... 8:00 am 24 Tues ‘4th Tues’ Conservation Lecture ..................... 7:30 pm 27 Fri Butterflies & Dragonflies walk at the SJWS . 10:00 am 29 Sun Upper Newport Bay bird walk ........................ 8:00 am

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