January-February 2009 Chaparral Naturalist - Pomona Valley Audubon Society

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Chino Hills: Dustin Leicht

Claremont: Mercedes Clayton

Corona: Jo Zito

Diamond Bar: Pam Pomeroy

Glendora: Daniel Meyer, T.R. Smith,

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La Verne: Eileen Clark

Norco: James Kromka

Ontario. Grady Parks

Rancho Cucamonga: Melissa Sortwell,

William Barry, Eva Valentijn

San Dimas: Ellen Goldman

Upland: Benjamin Ramirez, Robert Wied

West Covina: Juan Diaz, Jo Mellinger,

Sam Sheffer

by Dan Guthrie

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2008MarcynClements

WesternGull, Morro Bay

Two Potential Life List Additions That Many of Us Have Seen!

The latest issue of the Auk, has two articles of interest. Both

are based on molecular work, but back up previously known

differences in appearance. The rst is about meadowlarks.

Once upon a time all meadowlarks in the United States were

in a single species. Then the western meadowlark (speciesname neglecta!) was separated, partly on differences in song

but also on some slight differences in feathering. Now a third

species is proposed. The pale form of the eastern meadowlark

from the desert grasslands of New Mexico, eastern Arizona

and west Texas was recognized as a distinct subspecies in

1930. Named Lilians meadowlark, this group has now been

shown to differ from both eastern and western meadowlark

in genetic material as well as show slight differences in song

and plumage. If you have seen an eastern meadowlark in

Arizona or New Mexico, yo will soon have a new species

to add to your list!

The second new species or possibly two new species are scrub

jays! As you know, in 1995 the Florida and the Santa Cruz

Island Scrub Jays were separated from the Western Scrub

Jay as full species (giving Island Packers more business as

they have a virtual monopoly on boat trips to Santa Cruz

Island!) There are, however, still several subgroups within

the Western Scrub Jay and it is now proposed that, based on

differences in color, morphology and genetics, these should

become full species. One of these, the California Scrub

Jay, is our local coastal bird, found from Washington State

south to the tip of Baja California.

The second species, to be called

Woodhouses Jay, is the interior

species. It is found very locally

in far eastern California, but is the scrubjay found throughout Nevada, Arizona,

New Mexico and parts of Texas and

northern Mexico. This species is paler

than our blue coastal species and is a

bird of the pinyon-Juniper woodland

r a t h e r t h a n

the oaks of

our coastal

s p e c i e s .

T h e t h i r d

suggested species

is SunichrastsScrub-Jay, a species of southern Mexico. This species is

large in size compared to its northern relatives and is the only

group of western jays that, like the Florida Scrub Jay, is a

cooperative breeder (last years young birds help their parents

raise this years young). So, if you have seen a scrub jay in

Nevada, Arizona or New Mexico, you will soon be able to

add another species to your life list! Remember, it isnt legal

until the American Ornithologists Union says it is!


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I was ve hours behind them. They played gin rummy all

afternoon. But I was birding and taking pictures of owers,

trees, butteries, beetles, elephant scat, a jackal spoor,

the mist in the moors, and struggling up the steep, rocky

trail through the

heath.

F r o m S h i r a

Plateau to Moir

Hut was another

long day. We

were literally in

the clouds most

of the day. At

our misty lunch,

Bosco and I were

seated on the

same boulder,eating our peanut butter and honey sandwiches, when

I noticed he had his binoculars up. What could he be

looking at I thought, and slapped my bins in his direction.

There was a raptor soaring out along the ridge. It wasnt

the Augur Buzzard, wed seen that red-tailed look-alike

that morning, or the Mountain Buzzard (another Buteo).

It had a wedge-shaped tail, black wing linings, a pinkish

throat. Then it evaporated into the cloud. I looked in my

book. I asked Bosco for his book. There was only one

choice. Bosco! I said, I think that was a Lammergeyer!

My angel guide was non-plussed. I told you we wouldsee them, Mama. Well, Id sure like to have another

experience with it! (Missed it in 5 countries and I was

greedy!) Bosco said nothing, but got up to climb on.

Our third camp was another 2,000 feet higher, at Moir Hut

Camp. Moir means mouse. I saw my rst four-striped

eld mouse there. But there were more in other camps

even higher.

It was interesting to me how one species of bird would

dominate each camp, and the others had to scramble on

the edges. At Shira, the Streaky Seedeater was prominent,while at Moir, it was there too, but there were a lot of

Alpine Chats (a lifer) vying for crumbs around our feet.

And up at Lava Tower, 14,600 feet, the White-necked

Raven was king of scavengers. And while the raven was

a strong presence at the next 2 camps, Barranco (at 13,186

feet a.s.l.) and Karanga, (13,229 feet), the dominant bird

at Karanga was the sweet-faced Dusky Turtle-Dove, with

its cinnamon-edged wings.

There were swallows on The Wall, above Barranco, where

we climbed using hands and feet, kissing-the-rock, and I

saw two wonderful white-phase Augur Buzzards.

But Barafu Camp, at 14,700 feet, situated on ledges at the

very foot of Kibo and our base camp for ascending the

peak, had the highest density of ravens, and lots of the

four-striped mice. Each evening there was a wonderfu

spiraling of swifts, one of which was huge with a white

belly, appropriately named, Alpine Swift. Anothe

lifer.

The day we climbed to Barafu was supposed to be a

short day, but when I nally dragged into camp, downed

another delicious bowl of hot soup, I dove into my tent

to try on the clothes I would wear to ascend tomorrow

to see if I could still walk in all those layers. But abou

4:00 in the afternoon, the clouds we had hiked in all day

lifted. I called to the guys to put down their cards, come

out of the mess tentthe mountain was spectacular

We could see the other volcano, Mawenzi, to the east, a

technical climb, her spires like a Bavarian castle in the

parting clouds. The ravens were up, cartwheeling inthe air for sheer exuberance. And there were two raptors

soaring around too, for the fun of it, so it seemed. They

had wedged tails. I screamed for Bosco, who shot out of

the cook tent in alarm, but then grinned and grabbed his

Mountain Chat

Most Wanted Bird (Cont'd. from pg. 1)

White Necked Raven

binoculars and joined me on the ledge above the tents. The

Lammergeyers circled slowly in big lazy arcs, as if thiswas their joy and their pleasure, as if there were no 19,340-

foot peak above them and the day would never end.

The next day, after nearly eight hours of baby steps up the

mountain, I sumitted Uhuru Peak, tallest point in Africa

It was a huge accomplishment for a 68-year-old lady with

a fairly sedentary life style, but I had lots of help. And

the euphoria of the Lammergeyer stayed with me all the

way.


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2008 2008 2008

Species TOTALS Species TOTALS Species TOTALS

Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Bonaparte's Gull CW Ruby-crowned Kinglet 96Canada Goose 113 Ring-billed Gull 478 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16Gadwall 40 California Gull 47 California Gnatcatcher 3Eurasian Wigeon CW Herring Gull CW Western Bluebird 61American Wigeon 478 Western Gull CW Townsend's Solitaire 2Mallard 442 Glaucous-winged Gull CW Hermit Thrush 11Blue-winged Teal 5 Caspian Tern CW American Robin 66Cinnamon Teal 96 Forster's Tern CW Wrentit 17Northern Shoveler 180 Rock Pigeon 86 Northern Mockingbird 142Northern Pintail 11 Band-tailed Pigeon 632 California Thrasher 36Green-winged Teal 146 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 European Starling 390Canvasback 4 Mourning Dove 499 American Pipit 21Ring-necked Duck 51 Red-crowned Parrot CW Cedar Waxwing 634Lesser Scaup 122 Greater Roadrunner 2 Phainopepla 9Bufflehead 120 Barn Owl 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 9Hooded Merganser 1 Great Horned Owl 13 Yel.-rump. Warbler (Aud.) 1337Common Merganser 3 White-throated Swift 200 Townsend's Warbler 11Ruddy Duck 378 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Hermit Warbler 1California Quail 151 Anna's Hummingbird 278 Common Yellowthroat 11Pied-billed Grebe 26 Costa's Hummingbird 2 Wilson's Warbler 1Horned Grebe CW Allen's Hummingbird 18 Painted Redstart 1Eared Grebe 24 Belted Kingfisher 2 Spotted Towhee 71Western Grebe 80 Lewis' Woodpecker 9 California Towhee 155Clark's Grebe 6 Acorn Woodpecker 207 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 2Double-crested Cormorant 104 Red-naped Sapsucker 2 Chipping Sparrow 87Great Blue Heron 13 Red-breasted Sapsucker 6 Lark Sparrow 123Great Egret 15 Nuttall's Woodpecker 27 Savannah Sparrow 19Snowy Egret 9 Downy Woodpecker 2 Fox Sparrow 1Green Heron 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Song Sparrow 56Black-crowned Night-heron 14 Northern (R.S.) Flicker 71 Lincoln's Sparrow 12Turkey Vulture 2 Gray Flycatcher 1 Swamp Sparrow 1Osprey 2 Black Phoebe 166 White-crowned Sparrow 719White-tailed Kite 1 Say's Phoebe 33 Golden-crowned Sparrow 6Bald Eagle 1 Cassin's Kingbird 92 Drk-eyed Junco (Oregon) 294Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Hutton's Vireo 2 Red-winged Blackbird 13Cooper's Hawk 16 Steller's Jay 53 Western Meadowlark 135Red-shouldered Hawk 12 Western Scrub Jay 238 Brewer's Blackbird 89Red-tailed Hawk 52 American Crow 204 Purple Finch 4Ferruginous Hawk 1 Common Raven 39 Cassin's Finch 3Golden Eagle 2 Mountain Chickadee 26 House Finch 945American Kestrel 20 Oak Titmouse 25 Pine Siskin 5Merlin 1 Bushtit 612 Lesser Goldfinch 246Peregrine Falcon 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 American Goldfinch 126Sora 1 Brown Creeper 1 House Sparrow 301American Coot 783 Cactus Wren 6Killdeer 29 Rock Wren 6Black-necked Stilt 258 Canyon Wren 1 Total Species Count Day 139American Avocet 1 Bewick's Wren 36 Total Individuals 14333Spotted Sandpiper 7 House Wren 12 Count Week Only 11Greater Yellowlegs 9 Winter Wren 1 High Counts (37 years) 11Least Sandpiper CW Marsh Wren CW Low Counts (10 years) 0Long-billed Dowitcher 11 American Dipper 2 New Species This Year 1Wilson's Snipe 42 Golden-crowned Kinglet 8 Number of Participants 51

2008 Christmas Bird Count ResultsPosted below are the results from the 2008 PVAS Christmas Bird Count. 139 species seen on count day plus 11 for count week

gave us 150 in total. We added only one new species this year: Black-chinned Hummingbird. Even though many peoplecomplained about the number of birds being way down, we had 11 species with high counts (higher than any of the last 36

years), and no species with counts lower than the last 10 years. We missed Mountain Quail, Northern Harrier, Spotted Dove(now very rare), White-headed Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, and Brown-headed Cowbird. We had a total of 15 count circleswith 51 participants. Thanks to all those who helped with this year's count as always, we couldn't do it without you!

by Neil Gilbert


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Field Trips

Sunday, December 28, 2008Bonelli Park Bird WalkMeet 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters on Via

Verde near the 57 freeway. Leader: Rod Higbie (909)

599-6526Sunday, January 4, 2009Beginners Bird WalkRancho Santa Ana Botanic GardenJoin us for our monthly bird walk at the Rancho Santa

Ana Botanic Gardens. Bring binoculars if you have

them. Adults and children welcome. The walk is at

and slow and takes about two hours. Meet at 8:00 a.m.

at the front entry gate (north end of College Ave. north

of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.) Leader: Fraser

Pemberton (909) 624-6451.

Saturday, January 10, 2009Big Day Trip to Orange CountyA tour of coastal migrant traps and hot spots for

wintering specialties and a New Year start with a big

list. Meet at Memorial Park at 7:00 a.m. or the Cost

1 parking lot of Bolsa Chica at 8 a.m. Bring a lunch.

Leader: Dan Guthrie (909) 607-2836.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Santa Fe DamMeet at Memorial Park at 8:00 a.m. for a trip forwintering geese, kingbirds, sparrows and wrens.

Leader: Dan Gregory (909) 944-2259.

Sunday, January 25, 2009Bonelli Park Bird WalkMeet 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters on Via

Verde near the 57 freeway. Leader: Rod Higbie (909)

599-6526

Sunday, February 1, 2009Beginners Bird WalkRancho Santa Ana Botanic GardenJoin us for our monthly bird walk at the Rancho Santa

Ana Botanic Gardens. Bring binoculars if you have


and slow and takes about two hours. Meet at 8:00 a.m.



Pemberton (909) 624-6451.

Wednesday, February 11Prado Basin ParkMeet at Memorial Park at 7:00 a.m. Leader: Dan

Gregory (909) 944-2259.

Saturday/Sunday, February14-15, 2009Salton Sea WeekendWe will tour the south end of the Salton Sea for the

spectacular ocks of geese and sandhill cranes and

wintering sparrows, and possibly longspurs. Meet at

the Headquarters of the Wister Unit of the National

Wildlife Refuge on highway 111 north of Niland at 8 am

Saturday. We will spend the night in Brawley and bird

Sunday until a little after noon. Leader: Dan Guthrie

(909) 607-2836.

Sunday, February 22, 2009Bonelli Park Bird WalkMeet 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters on Via

Verde near the 57 freeway. Leader: Rod Higbie (909

599-6526

Sunday, March 1, 2009Beginners Bird WalkRancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Join us for our monthly bird walk at the Rancho SantaAna Botanic Gardens. Bring binoculars if you have


and slow and takes about two hours. Meet at 8:00 a.m



Pemberton (909) 624-6451.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009Los Angeles County ArboretumDan Gregory, 7:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 21, 2009Lake Perris/San Jacinto PreserveLeader to be Announced, 7:00 a.m.

Sunday, March 22, 2009Bonelli Park Bird WalkMeet 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters on Via

Verde near the 57 freeway. Leader: Rod Higbie (909

599-6526


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Oak Park Revisited

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PVAS winter/SPring field triPS 2009

January2009

Sunday, January 4, 2009 - Beginners Bird Walk -Rancho Santa Ana, 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, January 10, 2009 - Dan's Big Day Trip to

Orange County - Meet at Memorial Park 7:00 a.m.Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - Sante Fe Dam -

Meet at Memorial Park 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, January 25, 2009 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk.Rod Higbie, 8:00 a.m.

February

Sunday, February 1, 2009 - Beginners Bird Walk- Rancho Santa Ana, 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 11 - Prado Basin Park. DanGregory, 7:00 a.m.

Saturday/Sunday, February 14-15 - Salton SeaWeekend Dan Guthrie

Sunday, February 22 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk. RodHigbie, 8:00 a.m.

March

Sunday, March 1- Beginners Bird Walk RanchoSanta Ana Botanic Garden, 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, March 11- Los Angeles CountyArboretum. Dan Gregory, 7:30 a.m.

Saturday,March 21 - Lake Perris/San JacintoPreserve. Leader to be Announced, 7:00 a.m.

Sunday, March 22 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk. RodHigbie, 8:00 a.m.

april

Sunday, April 5 - Beginners Bird Walk - RanchoSanta Ana, 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, April 8 - Living Desert Reserve. Dan

Gregory, 8:00 a.m.Saturday,April 25 - Morongo Valley. Dan Guthrie,

6:00 am

Sunday, April 26 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk. RodHigbie, 8:00 a.m.

May

Sunday, May 3 - Beginners Bird Walk - RanchoSanta Ana, 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, May 6 - Big Morongo Nature Preserve.Dan Gregory, 7:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 16 - Galileo Hill and the northerndesert. Dan Guthrie, 6:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 24 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk. Leader tobe announced, 8 a.m.

One day and half day trips start at Memorial Park,

Indian Hill Blvd at 10th Street, Claremont. Weekend

trips usually meet at the destination on Saturday,urday

morning. Bonelli Park trips meet at park headquarters

on Via Verde, just off the 57 freeway. It is recommended

for all trips to bring a snack and plenty of water, lunch

if recommended.

To paraphrase Heraclitus, You cannot step twice into the

same cemetery. The 2007 fall migration of insectivorous

birds at Oak Park Cemetery was spectacular as we reported

here a year ago. The trees were lled with warblers, vireos,

and ycatchers. In stark contrast, the 2008 fall migration has

been a dismal disappointment. The following table shows

the glaring disparity between the two years.

The July/August period saw a loss of nearly half the species

and a decline of 76 % in the number of migrants seen.

The September period showed a similar decline though the

decline in the number of birds seen was not quite so severe.

This pattern is consistent with Internet reports of a meager

2008 fall migration in most parts of Southern California

I have not seen any plausible explanation for this.

Certainly neotropical migrants face an increasing array of

obstacles to their existence from loss of habitat; windmills

in the migration route; tall, well-lighted buildings; andcowbirds among other things. Agradualdecline in their

numbers is to be expected. We can only hope that the

cataclysmic results at Oak Park Cemetery are not reective

of the actual situation.

As Bob Dylan sang,

The Times They Are

aChangin.

July/August07 July/August08

NumberofSpecies 20 11

NumberofMigrantsSeen 1195 284

AverageMigrants/Day 34 12

September07 September08

NumberofSpecies 24 12

NumberofMigrantsSeen 895 433

AverageMigrants/Day 36 18

by Rick Clements


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PVAS OffiCerS 2008-2009

President.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Vice-President.Bruce.Strang. 626-339-6984Secretary.Pam.Kling.909-596-7604.Treasurer.Neil.Gilbert. 909-626-0334.Board.Member..Nancy.Strang. 626-339-6984Board.Member.Dick.Moore. 909-626-1127.Board.Member.Pat.Higbie. 909-599-6526.Board.Member.Rod.Higbie. 909-599-6526

COMMittee CHAirS

Conservation.Dick.Moore. 909-626-1127Education.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Field.Trips.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Membership.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Publications.Neil.Gilbert.909-626-0334Publicity.Shirley.Harris.909-982-9727Door.Prizes.Karlene.Campo. 909-627-8191Hospitality.Gloria.Slosberg.909-626-4754.Website.Mike.Klein.909-625-5510.

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Come Bird With Us!

Olympic BirdFest 2009Sequim, WA, April 3-5, 2009

Grab your binoculars and join the Olympic BirdFest 2009

celebration at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, April

3-5, 2009.

The stage is setquiet bays and estuaries, sandy beaches,

a ve-mile-long sand spit, and a protected island bird

sanctuary on the Strait of Juan de Fuca; wetlands, tide

pools, rainforests, and lush river valleys. The players

are ready Marbled Murrelets, Rhinoceros Auklets,

Harlequin Ducks, Black Oystercatchers, Peregrine

Falcons, and Pygmy owls will be sporting their nest

spring plumage for this celebration. Enjoy guided birding

trips, boat tours; and a traditional salmon bake at the

Jamestown SKlallam Tribal Center.

New this year! Follow your BirdFest weekend with athree-day, two night birding cruise of the spectacular

San Juan Islands on April 5-7, 2009. Stay at the historic

Roche Harbor Resort. Get program information and

registration forms online at: www.olympicbirdfest.org

or contact us by phone, at 360-681-4076, or e-mail at

[email protected].

You may write to us at:

Dungeness River Audubon Center

P.O. Box 2450

Sequim, WA 98382


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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Rod Higbie

"Travels in Nova Scotia"

Our member and specialiston Bonelli Park, Rod

Higbie, will present a

program on his recent

summer travels to Nova

Scotia by motor home and

show us some of the wildlife

along the way.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Jordan Karubian

"Birds of the Ecuadorian Choco"Our February program will be presented by Jordan

Karubian, Latin American Director of the UCLA Center

for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment. He

is engaged in a number of education, conservation and

research projects in Ecuador and will give a presentation on

his work there, entitled Ground-cuckoos, Umbrellabirds

and other rain forest delights: highlights from ve years

of research and conservation work in the Ecuadorian

Choco.

Monthly meetings are held in Bauer Forum of Claremont McKenna College. Evenings begin with a bird identication

session at 7:00 p.m., followed by refreshments, a short business meeting, and our evening program.

New Date!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Steve Shunk

"Inland Islands of

Woodpeckers"From the western TransverseRanges north of Santa Barbara

to the Laguna Mountains

west of Anza Borrego, nine

species of woodpeckers

hold year-round territories

in largely complimentary

habitats. Winter also brings

an inux of ickers and

sapsuckers to the region, when some of the resident

species wander a bit. Some of Southern Californias

local woodpecker populations have developed uniquelyspecialized lifestyles suited to their preferred islands of

habitat, and at least one endemic subspecies inhabits

the regions pine forests. Join Oregon naturalist and

woodpecker specialist Steve Shunkas he interprets the

lives and times of our local woodpeckers. Steve will

discuss natural history, adaptation, and hybridization

among our resident and migratory woodpecker species,

as well as potential identication challenges.

January-February 2009 Chaparral Naturalist - Pomona Valley Audubon Society

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