Date: 6/4/26 2:58 am From: Gary McLarty via groups.io <hugomclag1...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Kentucky Warbler
There is an adult male Kentucky Warbler behind the US Forest Service Rock Camp Fire Station 13 on Hwy 173 north of Lake Arrowhead. It was found in the morning (6/3) by Laurie Shanen and seen again in the afternoon by Gavin Aquila and Gary and Traudy McLarty.
Starting from Hwy 173 walk up the drive into the station but stay right. After about 400 feet you will come to a fork where the Metate/Rock Camp Trail goes left and an old unused road goes right. Stay to the right. From the fork you can see a gate across the road. Go past the gate and continue till you come to a small riparian strip crossing the road about 1/4 mile from the fork mentioned above. There is a very small creek with just a trickle of water in it but with dense underbrush following its course. The bird was in the underbrush on either side of the road. It was much more easily heard than seen.
Date: 6/3/26 8:13 am From: Edana Salisbury via groups.io <edanasal...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] Mississippi Kite continues at big Morongo
It moved to snags along the boardwalk. Currently visible about here (34.0488056, -116.5696500) near the Nature Science Center.
Edana Salisbury
Buena Park
Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
> On Jun 3, 2026, at 7:07 AM, Edana Salisbury <edanasal...> wrote:
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> Same location as yesterday since about 0700 34.0471858, -116.5744217
>
> Edana Salisbury
> Buena Park
> Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
Date: 6/2/26 8:16 am From: Sylvia Afable via groups.io <wanderlust42005...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] Mississippi Kite @ Big Morongo
Last seen SE heading deep into the canyon lining the ridge line and out of sight.
Sylvia et al
> On Jun 2, 2026, at 8:08 AM, Sylvia Afable via groups.io <wanderlust42005...> wrote:
>
> Currently perched here. (34.0471858, -116.5744217) SW of Covington Park.
>
> Happy Birding,
> Sylvia Afable et al
Date: 6/1/26 4:38 pm From: asekoonce via groups.io <sandy_koonce...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] NAB reports, Spring 2025
Dear San Bernardino County birders,
The spring season for North American Birds (1 March 2026 - 31
May 2026) is now over. I will shortly submit a list of significant San
Bernardino County sightings to Kimball Garrett, the regional
editor for the Southern Pacific Coast report.
As usual, I'd appreciate any reports of
unusual species, arrival and departure dates for common and unusual
species, notable numbers, and absences. Please also include a careful description
or other documentation for rare species; records cannot be added to the county database without at least some documentation. In particular, birds that are on the CBRC review list need to be fully documented. For those of you who have submitted eBird reports, I will of course look through those, but it would aid me greatly if you could also send me directly a report of what you found of interest this spring, including the numbers of expected migrants relative to recent years, as well as the timing of migration.
Please send your sightings to me by 10 June.
Thanks for your assistance!
Sandy Koonce
Sandy Koonce
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373
Date: 5/28/26 1:45 pm From: Thomas Benson via groups.io <tbenson...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Southeastern CA RBA: May 28, 2026
RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* May 28, 2026
* CASE26.05.28
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds). If there is some reason that you cannot post there, please e-mail or call/text Tom Benson at <tbenson...> or (909) 648-0899.
Birds mentioned:
*FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK*
*WOOD STORK*
Brown Pelican
*COMMON BLACK HAWK*
Baltimore Oriole
Bronzed Cowbird
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
A *WOOD STORK* continued at Lake Los Serranos through May 25 (Christopher Hinkle). Note that the lake is on private property; please view from the public roads to the south (Los Serranos Blvd) or southwest (Pipeline Ave).
A BROWN PELICAN was seen at Big Bear Lake on May 25 (Philip Goldstein)
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve May 22-23 (Dan Ward).
A BRONZED COWBIRD was seen at Chet Huffman Park May 23-26 (Justyn Stahl).
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at Fort Irwin on May 23 (Erik Atwell).
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
A *COMMON BLACK HAWK* was seen at Palo Verde Ecological Reserve May 22-26 (Justyn Stahl).
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A *FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK* continued at the Alamo River Wetlands in Brawley through May 21 (Justyn Stahl).
A NORTHERN PARULA was seen at Phil Swing Park on May 22 (Henry Detweiler).
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Birds included in this weekly summary are those that are considered casual or of less than annual occurrence in San Bernardino, Riverside, or Imperial Counties, or in some cases regionally within these areas. If you do find or see something of interest, whether it be a geographical or seasonal rarity, evidence of local range expansion, or a novel breeding record, I'd recommend sharing that information with the CBRC, North American Birds subregional editors, or regional listservs as appropriate. Information for contacting these entities is available below.
Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to CBRC Secretary Tom Benson at <secretary...> or via the CBRC website: https://www.californiabirds.org/report_sighting.html
CBRC review species and birds of local or seasonal rarity should be reported to the North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds/) county coordinators. They are:
IMPERIAL COUNTY: Guy McCaskie, <guymcc...>
INYO COUNTY: Chris and Rosie Howard, <chris93514...>
KERN COUNTY: Kelli Heindel-Levinson, <kkheindel...>
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: David Rankin, <david.rankin...>
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, <sandy_koonce...>
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Other dying birding listservs that occasionally include reports of birds in southern California are:
A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is available on the SBVAS website at https://www.sbvas.net/field-trips
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Bird status and distribution references that every southeastern California birder should own:
Birds of southern California: status and distribution (1981), by Kimball L. Garrett and Jon L. Dunn
Birds of the Salton Sea: status, biogeography, and ecology (2003), by Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt (update: https://archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V56/56(2)-p126-p142.pdf)
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley (1991), by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, William C. Hunter, and Bertin W. Anderson
Date: 5/24/26 11:14 am From: Julie Szabo via groups.io <jsszabo1...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] Black Skimmer, Lake Elsinore 5/24/26
As of 11 AM 5/24/26 the Black Skimmer is standing with a large flock of Caspian Terns on the north end of the T Peninsula. (Levee 2 mile marker). After watching for an hour and getting photos, it sleeps alot. Impossible to see from Elm Grove Beach even with a scope.
The Brown Pelican I found yesterday has not been seen today.
Julie SzaboWildomar, CA
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 9:17 AM, Julie Szabo via groups.io<jsszabo1...> wrote: This morning, Sunday 5/24/26, Luca Cinus found a Black Skimmer at Elm Grove Beach at the east side of Lake Elsinore.
Serving as the messenger
Julie SzaboWildomar, CA
Date: 5/24/26 9:17 am From: Julie Szabo via groups.io <jsszabo1...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Black Skimmer, Lake Elsinore 5/24/26
This morning, Sunday 5/24/26, Luca Cinus found a Black Skimmer at Elm Grove Beach at the east side of Lake Elsinore.
Serving as the messenger
Julie SzaboWildomar, CA
Date: 5/23/26 10:28 am From: Julie Szabo via groups.io <jsszabo1...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] Brown Pelican, Lake Elsinore 5/23/26
The Brown Pelican has now flown to and is standing at the T peninsula, levee mile marker 2 at south end of Lake. Can be seen from Elm Grove Beach, use a scope.
Julie SzaboWildomar, CA
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM, Julie Szabo via groups.io<jsszabo1...> wrote: This morning, Saturday 5/23/26, I found an immature Brown Pelican standing in shallow water south of Elm Grove Beach at the east side of Lake Elsinore. There are also 20 Neotropic Cormorants standing on a chain link fence right next to it. Location 33.663131,-117.331081. Photos will be posted to eBird later today.
Happy BirdingJulie Szabo
Wildomar, CA
Date: 5/23/26 9:03 am From: Julie Szabo via groups.io <jsszabo1...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Brown Pelican, Lake Elsinore 5/23/26
This morning, Saturday 5/23/26, I found an immature Brown Pelican standing in shallow water south of Elm Grove Beach at the east side of Lake Elsinore. There are also 20 Neotropic Cormorants standing on a chain link fence right next to it. Location 33.663131,-117.331081. Photos will be posted to eBird later today.
Happy BirdingJulie Szabo
Wildomar, CA
Date: 5/21/26 2:09 pm From: Thomas Benson via groups.io <tbenson...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Southeastern CA RBA: May 21, 2026
RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* May 21, 2026
* CASE26.05.21
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds). If there is some reason that you cannot post there, please e-mail or call/text Tom Benson at <tbenson...> or (909) 648-0899.
A *WOOD STORK* continued at Lake Los Serranos through May 21 (Nathan Moorhatch). Note that the lake is on private property; please view from the public roads to the south (Los Serranos Blvd) or southwest (Pipeline Ave).
A BOBOLINK was seen at Mojave Narrows Regional Park on May 14 (Becca Cockrum).
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen at CSU San Bernardino on May 19 (Tom Benson).
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Two *FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCKS* continued at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area through May 10 ("Ruby and Louis").
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A *FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK* continued at the Alamo River Wetlands in Brawley through May 16 (Natalya Hebert).
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Birds included in this weekly summary are those that are considered casual or of less than annual occurrence in San Bernardino, Riverside, or Imperial Counties, or in some cases regionally within these areas. If you do find or see something of interest, whether it be a geographical or seasonal rarity, evidence of local range expansion, or a novel breeding record, I'd recommend sharing that information with the CBRC, North American Birds subregional editors, or regional listservs as appropriate. Information for contacting these entities is available below.
Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to CBRC Secretary Tom Benson at <secretary...> or via the CBRC website: https://www.californiabirds.org/report_sighting.html
CBRC review species and birds of local or seasonal rarity should be reported to the North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds/) county coordinators. They are:
IMPERIAL COUNTY: Guy McCaskie, <guymcc...>
INYO COUNTY: Chris and Rosie Howard, <chris93514...>
KERN COUNTY: Kelli Heindel-Levinson, <kkheindel...>
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: David Rankin, <david.rankin...>
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, <sandy_koonce...>
************
Other dying birding listservs that occasionally include reports of birds in southern California are:
A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is available on the SBVAS website at https://www.sbvas.net/field-trips
************
Bird status and distribution references that every southeastern California birder should own:
Birds of southern California: status and distribution (1981), by Kimball L. Garrett and Jon L. Dunn
Birds of the Salton Sea: status, biogeography, and ecology (2003), by Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt (update: https://archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V56/56(2)-p126-p142.pdf)
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley (1991), by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, William C. Hunter, and Bertin W. Anderson
Date: 5/19/26 8:03 pm From: Brad Singer via groups.io <bcsinger...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] SBVAS General Meeting, Spring Potluck Dinner, SB County Musuem, Tomorrow night, 6:30 pm
Come help celebrate the end of our chapter year, the beginning of summer
and the joy of nature at our May Potluck dinner. We will begin our evening
a half hour earlier than usual at 6:30 P.M. in the Fisk Auditorium at the
San Bernardino County Museum. SBVAS will supply turkey and cheese and
veggie and cheese sandwiches as well as beverages. Please bring a dish to
share—either a salad, vegetable, casserole, or dessert. Please remember to
bring your own table service (plate, knife, fork & spoon) and a cup along
with your dish. Our program for the evening will be supplied by our
members who will share their nature photos with us. Anyone may bring up to
30 nature photos to show and share on a memory stick. Everyone is always
welcome.
Date: 5/19/26 11:33 am From: Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Baltimore Oriole at CSUSB
Earlier this morning, May 19, I saw an adult male Baltimore Oriole in the middle of campus at Cal State San Bernardino. Details in eBird, but likely not chaseanle. https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S342431937Tom Benson Redlands, CA
Correction, make that Heerman’s Gull. Darn cell phone auto correct.
Charity
> On May 18, 2026, at 1:26 PM, Charity Hagen via groups.io <daughterofmirkwood...> wrote:
>
> For those who frequent the SESS, there is currently an adult Herman’s Gull at the west end of Bowles Road. It seems to like the island that is slightly off to the northwest from the No Trespassing locked gate. It flew to the south end of the lake earlier but has returned to the sandbar at the south end of the described island.
> Charity Hagen
> Lake Elsinore
>
>
>
>
>
For those who frequent the SESS, there is currently an adult Herman’s Gull at the west end of Bowles Road. It seems to like the island that is slightly off to the northwest from the No Trespassing locked gate. It flew to the south end of the lake earlier but has returned to the sandbar at the south end of the described island.
Charity Hagen
Lake Elsinore
Date: 5/17/26 3:55 pm From: Kathy Snyder via groups.io <flipflopfox...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Northern Paula at 29 Palms Inn
This morning about 8:30am, Steve and I spotted a Northern Parula in the mesquite at the parking lot at 29 Palms Inn. The owners are gracious to allow birders on the property but if you visit, please be mindful that there are guests staying at there.
Date: 5/16/26 10:42 pm From: Ann and Eric via groups.io <motmots...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Northern Parula at Big Morongo
Hello, Inland County Birders,
This morning at 11:50, Margaret Hoggan and I had a Northern Parula along the Marsh Trail in the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. It was seen between trail markers 16 and 17, on the opposite side of the trail from a wooden bench, in the company of a Wilson's Warbler..
Good Birding!Ann BrooksLos Angeles
Date: 5/8/26 2:25 pm From: Thomas Benson via groups.io <tbenson...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Southeastern CA RBA: May 8, 2026
RBA
* California
* Southeastern
* May 8, 2026
* CASE26.05.08
This is the Southeastern CA weekly RBA summary. We cover Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. California Bird Records Committee review species are denoted by asterisks. To report a bird POST TO INLANDCOUNTYBIRDS (https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds). If there is some reason that you cannot post there, please e-mail or call/text Tom Benson at <tbenson...> or (909) 648-0899.
A *WOOD STORK* continued at Lake Los Serranos through May 7 (Jason Vassallo). Note that the lake is on private property; please view from the public roads to the south (Los Serranos Blvd) or southwest (Pipeline Ave).
A YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was seen at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve/Covington Park on May 3 (Tom Wurster), but the stupid bird couldn't stick for like an hour to be chased by some birders who really wanted to see it.
A LARK BUNTING continued at Rock Tank in the Mojave National Preserve through May 5 (Earl Johnson).
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Two *FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCKS* continued at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area through May 6 (Eric Smith Jr.).
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A *FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK* continued at the Alamo River Wetlands in Brawley through May 7 (Bob Miller).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Birds included in this weekly summary are those that are considered casual or of less than annual occurrence in San Bernardino, Riverside, or Imperial Counties, or in some cases regionally within these areas. If you do find or see something of interest, whether it be a geographical or seasonal rarity, evidence of local range expansion, or a novel breeding record, I'd recommend sharing that information with the CBRC, North American Birds subregional editors, or regional listservs as appropriate. Information for contacting these entities is available below.
Please submit your documentation of all California Bird Records Committee review species (denoted by asterisks) to CBRC Secretary Tom Benson at <secretary...> or via the CBRC website: https://www.californiabirds.org/report_sighting.html
CBRC review species and birds of local or seasonal rarity should be reported to the North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds/) county coordinators. They are:
IMPERIAL COUNTY: Guy McCaskie, <guymcc...>
INYO COUNTY: Chris and Rosie Howard, <chris93514...>
KERN COUNTY: Kelli Heindel-Levinson, <kkheindel...>
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: David Rankin, <david.rankin...>
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Alexander E. Koonce, <sandy_koonce...>
************
Other dying birding listservs that occasionally include reports of birds in southern California are:
A schedule of San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society field trips is available on the SBVAS website at https://www.sbvas.net/field-trips
************
Bird status and distribution references that every southeastern California birder should own:
Birds of southern California: status and distribution (1981), by Kimball L. Garrett and Jon L. Dunn
Birds of the Salton Sea: status, biogeography, and ecology (2003), by Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt (update: https://archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V56/56(2)-p126-p142.pdf)
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley (1991), by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, William C. Hunter, and Bertin W. Anderson
