Date: 5/16/24 4:37 pm From: Kay Regester via groups.io <kayregester...> Subject: Re: [venturacobirding] Birding at the Wheeler Gorge Campground & Ojai District in Los Padres Natl Forest
Cool! and thank you! Thanks to your knowledge of the bureaucracy you got
it done!
*Kay Regester*
*Ventura, Ca*
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:01 AM <conejomoon...> via groups.io
<conejomoon...> wrote:
> Hello Birders,
>
> Somewhat recently, the Campground Hosts at the Wheeler Gorge Campground in
> the Los Padres National Forest changed. The new hosts told birders they
> could not walk through the campground unless they paid. They put up signs
> that read similarly. Several of my friends were turned away.
>
> This seemed wrong, so I made some phone calls. I spoke with Steven
> Yamshon, the Ojai District Recreation Specialist and Acting Ojai District
> Ranger. Steve investigated and discovered the hosts had misinterpreted
> the rules. He rectified the situation by educating them and removing the
> signs.
>
> Birders who park outside Ojai District Campgrounds in the Los Padres
> National Forest, including Wheeler Gorge, can walk through them without
> paying a fee! Campground hosts are regularly changing, so should you
> encounter an issue call Steven Yamshon at +1 (310) 270-5256 for
> assistance.
>
> Happy Birding,
> Bonnie Clarfield, Bylin
> Thousand Oaks, CA
>
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Date: 5/15/24 11:01 am From: <conejomoon...> via groups.io <conejomoon...> Subject: [venturacobirding] Birding at the Wheeler Gorge Campground & Ojai District in Los Padres Natl Forest
Hello Birders,
Somewhat recently, the Campground Hosts at the Wheeler Gorge Campground in the Los Padres National Forest changed. The new hosts told birders they could not walk through the campground unless they paid. They put up signs that read similarly. Several of my friends were turned away.
This seemed wrong, so I made some phone calls. I spoke with Steven Yamshon, the Ojai District Recreation Specialist and Acting Ojai District Ranger. Steve investigated and discovered the hosts had misinterpreted the rules. He rectified the situation by educating them and removing the signs.
Birders who park outside Ojai District Campgrounds in the Los Padres National Forest, including Wheeler Gorge, can walk through them without paying a fee! Campground hosts are regularly changing, so should you encounter an issue call Steven Yamshon at +1 (310) 270-5256 for assistance.
Happy Birding,
Bonnie Clarfield, Bylin
Thousand Oaks, CA
Date: 5/6/24 8:50 am From: <conejomoon...> via groups.io <conejomoon...> Subject: [venturacobirding] David Pereksta is tonight’s guest speaker at the CVAS May Monthly Program
Ventura County Birders, you are invited to join us for this evenings monthly program. See details below. It is a hybrid program, so you can either participate on Zoom or inperson. It will be live at Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30. It will also available via Zoom. The link is, as always, https://zoom.us/j/6155249106.
Happy Birding,
Bonnie Clarfield-Bylin
Publicity Chair
Conejo Valley Audubon Society
MAY MONTHLY PROGRAM
“Pelagic Birding off Southern California: Searching for Seabirds in the Open Ocean”
by David Pereksta
Nazca Booby Copyright David Pereksta
While 70 percent of the earth is covered by oceans, the lives of the birds that inhabit those waters still hold a number of mysteries that science is only just starting to unravel. Many seabirds come ashore only to breed and then spend the majority of their lives ranging around the world’s oceans; some of which travel incredible distances during foraging trips and migratory movements. The waters offshore of southern California are one of the last birding frontiers in the state, where an exciting mix of seabirds that are rarely if ever seen from land can be found at sea if you know when, where, and how to look for them. A limited number of trips, unpredictable weather, and challenging viewing conditions make pelagic birding trips an adventurous way to explore this frontier. Birders wishing to see these special birds must find some of the few scheduled trips each year, get a reservation before they sell-out, and hope that the weather and birds cooperate.
David Pereksta took his first pelagic trip in 1994, which was a major birding-life changing event. That trip was the start of David’s fascination with seabirds and since then he has spent a considerable amount of time at sea looking for them. With hundreds of days on the water in the Pacific and Atlantic, and trips to remote breeding areas in Russia and the South Pacific, David has immersed himself in understanding the lives of seabirds. David will show us what experiences southern California pelagic birding trips offer including the species that occur off our coast, how the status and distribution of many species have changed recently, where local pelagic trips go and how they operate, and how to best schedule a trip to see the birds (and marine mammals) you are looking for. He will also share anecdotes from some of the most memorable local trips. Bring your soda crackers, Dramamine, and binoculars for this program that is richly illustrated with the best of the thousands of photos David has taken at sea.
David Pereksta is an Avian Biologist with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, where he studies and analyzes the effects of offshore oil and gas, and renewable energy development on birds off the Pacific coast and Hawaii. Prior to his position at BOEM, Dave spent 16 years working on endangered species issues with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Throughout his career with various Federal and State agencies, he has studied several imperiled bird species including Snowy Plovers, Piping Plovers, Least Terns, Ospreys, Northern Goshawks, Brown Pelicans, Spotted Owls, and Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. An avid birder for over 45 years, Dave has traveled throughout North America, South America, the American tropics, the South Pacific, and East Asia including leading trips to Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, and Chile. He also organizes pelagic trips off southern California and leads trips elsewhere in the Pacific and in the Atlantic. He has seen over 2,300 species of birds in his travels; photographing nearly 1,800 species along the way.
Date: 4/30/24 9:42 am From: joelrbarrett via groups.io <joelbsalty...> Subject: [venturacobirding] Island Scrub-Jay Pelagic May 30th
Hi Birders,
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Oxnard Scrub Jay Trip
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Since the previously scheduled Island Scrub-Jay trip was canceled due to weather, we have found a date and rescheduled the trip. Island Packers has a very full schedule so we are lucky to get this trip on the books. It will be running on a Thursday as weekend boats are already booked for the season. This will be a new trip so if you signed up previously you will need to book this trip again if you are interested. The date and location is above. Price is $130. Note this trip leaves from Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard (about 10 mins from Ventura Harbor) and will be on the vessel Vanguard.
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On this trip we will plan to stop off at Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island to view the endemic Island Scrub-Jay. After that we will spend the rest of the day at sea. We will decide our route for the day after considering the day's weather and recent bird activity. The day may include a visit south of the Islands and/or a cruise along the coast of Anacapa Island
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Here is a quick link to the Island Packers website that will get you a few clicks away from the booking page:
Date: 4/29/24 7:37 am From: Michael Zarky via groups.io <mzarky...> Subject: [venturacobirding] Field trips?
Hi Sammy,
How was your field trip to Bear Divide?
And aside from your cool lucky sighting of the
kite, how was the action in the Santa Rosa
valley? It's close enough I might meet a friend
there if I could ever get out from under the weed situation here?
Did you know about the plan to shoot Barred Owls
in NW forests to save Spotteds?
At 01:36 PM 4/27/2024, you wrote:
>Hey Tom!
>
>It hasn’t been seen since we had it flyover
>during our field trip this morning. We were
>roughly here (34.2443478, -118.8948567) It was
>heading west along the Santa Rosa Valley.
>Didn’t seem like it was sticking around, but
>you never know. I went back briefly to look
>around the area, but I didn’t see it. I know
>they are still others out looking, so hopefully it pops up again!
>
>Sammy Cowell
>Simi Valley
Date: 4/28/24 2:46 pm From: Kay Regester via groups.io <kayregester...> Subject: Re: [venturacobirding] ? Swallow tailed Kite in Ventura?
Yes, thank you TM. I am one of those people. This would be a wonderful
find for all of us "old birders" of Ventura County. Kay
*Kay Regester*
*Ventura, Ca*
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 1:15 PM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi, if anybody refines or figures out where the swallowtail kite that was
> seen this morning (Saturday) in Ventura County, close to Los Angeles County
> is hanging out please put the word out on these email lists. I'm sure
> others are saying the same thing but I needed to say this out loud.
> Tom
> PS: what is obviously a separate bird, a swallowtail kite was seen at the
> hawk watch in Arizona this morning. I'm going to go stand on my roof and
> maybe one will fly over my house in Claremont?
>
> Thomas Geza Miko
> Claremont, LA County
> 909.241.3300
> "Az sem kellemes, ha halálra ítélik az embert, de hogy a sakk csapatában
> se játszhasson már, az váratlanul érte. Erre végképp nem volt felkészülve"
> --Spiró György
>
>
>
Date: 4/27/24 1:46 pm From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> Subject: Re: [venturacobirding] ? Swallow tailed Kite in Ventura?
Thanks, Sammy!
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
"Az sem kellemes, ha halálra ítélik az embert, de hogy a sakk csapatában se
játszhasson már, az váratlanul érte. Erre végképp nem volt felkészülve"
--Spiró György
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 13:36 Sammy Cowell <samueldavidcowell...>
wrote:
> Hey Tom!
>
> It hasn’t been seen since we had it flyover during our field trip this
> morning. We were roughly here (34.2443478, -118.8948567) It was heading
> west along the Santa Rosa Valley. Didn’t seem like it was sticking around,
> but you never know. I went back briefly to look around the area, but I
> didn’t see it. I know they are still others out looking, so hopefully it
> pops up again!
>
> Sammy Cowell
> Simi Valley
>
> On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 1:15 PM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>> Hi, if anybody refines or figures out where the swallowtail kite that was
>> seen this morning (Saturday) in Ventura County, close to Los Angeles County
>> is hanging out please put the word out on these email lists. I'm sure
>> others are saying the same thing but I needed to say this out loud.
>> Tom
>> PS: what is obviously a separate bird, a swallowtail kite was seen at the
>> hawk watch in Arizona this morning. I'm going to go stand on my roof and
>> maybe one will fly over my house in Claremont?
>>
>> Thomas Geza Miko
>> Claremont, LA County
>> 909.241.3300
>> "Az sem kellemes, ha halálra ítélik az embert, de hogy a sakk csapatában
>> se játszhasson már, az váratlanul érte. Erre végképp nem volt felkészülve"
>> --Spiró György
>>
>>
>>
Date: 4/27/24 1:36 pm From: Sammy Cowell via groups.io <samueldavidcowell...> Subject: Re: [venturacobirding] ? Swallow tailed Kite in Ventura?
Hey Tom!
It hasn’t been seen since we had it flyover during our field trip this
morning. We were roughly here (34.2443478, -118.8948567) It was heading
west along the Santa Rosa Valley. Didn’t seem like it was sticking around,
but you never know. I went back briefly to look around the area, but I
didn’t see it. I know they are still others out looking, so hopefully it
pops up again!
Sammy Cowell
Simi Valley
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 1:15 PM <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi, if anybody refines or figures out where the swallowtail kite that was
> seen this morning (Saturday) in Ventura County, close to Los Angeles County
> is hanging out please put the word out on these email lists. I'm sure
> others are saying the same thing but I needed to say this out loud.
> Tom
> PS: what is obviously a separate bird, a swallowtail kite was seen at the
> hawk watch in Arizona this morning. I'm going to go stand on my roof and
> maybe one will fly over my house in Claremont?
>
> Thomas Geza Miko
> Claremont, LA County
> 909.241.3300
> "Az sem kellemes, ha halálra ítélik az embert, de hogy a sakk csapatában
> se játszhasson már, az váratlanul érte. Erre végképp nem volt felkészülve"
> --Spiró György
>
>
>
Date: 4/27/24 1:15 pm From: <tgmiko...> via groups.io <tgmiko...> Subject: [venturacobirding] ? Swallow tailed Kite in Ventura?
Hi, if anybody refines or figures out where the swallowtail kite that was
seen this morning (Saturday) in Ventura County, close to Los Angeles County
is hanging out please put the word out on these email lists. I'm sure
others are saying the same thing but I needed to say this out loud.
Tom
PS: what is obviously a separate bird, a swallowtail kite was seen at the
hawk watch in Arizona this morning. I'm going to go stand on my roof and
maybe one will fly over my house in Claremont?
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont, LA County
909.241.3300
"Az sem kellemes, ha halálra ítélik az embert, de hogy a sakk csapatában se
játszhasson már, az váratlanul érte. Erre végképp nem volt felkészülve"
--Spiró György
Date: 4/27/24 11:26 am From: Linnea Hall via groups.io <Linnea...> Subject: Re: [venturacobirding] Swallow-tailed Kite in Santa Rosa Valley
Wow!!!! I was just in Santa Rosa Valley (County) Park for another reason and didn't see it, but may have been in the wrong area!
Linnea
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From: <venturacobirding...> <venturacobirding...> on behalf of Sammy Cowell via groups.io <samueldavidcowell...>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2024 8:35:38 AM
To: <venturacobirding...> <venturacobirding...>
Subject: [venturacobirding] Swallow-tailed Kite in Santa Rosa Valley
We just had a Swallow-tailed Kite fly over us off Las Posas Rd. in Santa Rosa Valley, heading towards Hill Canyon. I know there was a sighting in Encino, so may be the same bird. Anyways, keep your eyes peeled!!
Date: 4/27/24 8:35 am From: Sammy Cowell via groups.io <samueldavidcowell...> Subject: [venturacobirding] Swallow-tailed Kite in Santa Rosa Valley
Hello,
We just had a Swallow-tailed Kite fly over us off Las Posas Rd. in Santa Rosa Valley, heading towards Hill Canyon. I know there was a sighting in Encino, so may be the same bird. Anyways, keep your eyes peeled!!
Date: 4/27/24 7:09 am From: Max Breshears via groups.io <wolfvolcanologist...> Subject: [venturacobirding] TRKI Midtown
Hello all,
I have a Tropical Kingbird this morning in my neighborhood. Hanging out in palms and sycamore along road here: 34.27819° N, 119.24885° W. You can park here as it is a dead end street or you can park in the church parking lot right next to it. eBird list w/ pics to be submitted soon.
