PVAS OFFICERS 2009-2010

President.......................Dan Guthrie.........909-607-2836
Vice-President..............Bruce Strang...... 626-339-6984
Membership Meetings
Secretary......................Pam Kling............909-596-7604
Treasurer.......................Neil Gilbert......... 909-626-0334 Thursday, January 7, 2010 Membership Meeting, February 4, 2010
Board Member ............Nancy Strang..... 626-339-6984
Board Member.............Dick Moore.......... 909-626-1127. Rod Higbie Cathy McFadden
Board Member.............Pat Higbie........... 909-599-6526.
Arctic Adventure and Paul Clarke
Board Member.............Rod Higbie......... 909-599-6526
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
O u r w id ely t r avel l i n g Vultures, Villas and
members Rod and Pat Higbee, Vistas: Birding A publication of
Olympic Birdfest 2010 Conservation................Dick Moore.......... 909-626-1127 will present a program about
Olympic
April 9-11,Birdfest 2010
2010 in Sequim, WA Education......................Dan Guthrie.........909-607-2836
Field Trips.....................Dan Guthrie.........909-607-2836
his summer 2009 trip to in Spain Pomona Valley Audubon Society
April 9-11, 2010 - Sequim, WA the northwest territories of P VA S m e m b e r s C a t h y www.pomonavalleyaudubon.org
A bird Membership.................Dan Guthrie.........909-607-2836 Canada. McFadden and Paul Clarke will give a multimedia
A birdwatching vacationfor
watching vacation forbeginners
beginnerstoto experts,
experts, from
from
leisurely Publications..................Neil Gilbert......... 909-626-0334 presentation on their recent visit to some of the premier
leisurely strolls to active hikes. Bird for a few hours, orall
strolls to active hikes. Bird for a few hours, or
January/February 2010 Volume 49, No. 3

Websites for Birders

Publicity........................Shirley Harris.......909-982-9727 The program takes us to the boreal forests of northern Alberta A Chapter of the National Audubon Society
dayall… from
day the dawn
… from choruschorus
the dawn to the evening owl prowl
to the evening owl and Northwest Territories, and then on to Nunavut, Canada’s birding locations in southern and western Spain. A
Door Prizes...................Karlene Campo... 909-627-8191 confluence of northern European, Mediterranean and
prowl!
Enjoy the show from guided birding trips, boat tours, Hospitality.....................Gloria Slosberg...909-626-4754 newest territory, which lies above the Arctic Circle.  They
traveled with their truck and 5th wheel trailer to Yellowknife African avifauna make Spain a European biodiversity
Enjoy
silent the show
auction, salmonfrombanquet,
guided birding trips, boat tours,
and more. Website.........................Mike Klein............909-625-5510
on the north shore of the Great Slave Lake and the end of hotspot. Add fantastic scenery and history and you have
silent auction, salmon banquet, and more.
Also this year! Stay on for a three-day, two-night CHAPARRAL NATURALIST the road.  They then flew from Yellowknife to Cambridge a world-class birding vacation! Their photos will take us
Also this year! Stay on for a three-day, two-night
Juanbirding/ to visit cliffside aeries thronged with nesting vultures,
birding/sightseeing cruise of the San Islands. Editor.............................Pam Kling............909-596-7604 Bay, NU on Victoria Island along the NW Passage.  While
sightseeing cruise of the San Juan Islands. Register at eagles, and storks, arid grasslands concealing flocks of
Register at www.olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org .
The Chaparral Naturalist is published bimonthly, at Cambridge Bay they birded the arctic tundra taking
www.olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org . bustards, sandgrouse, and larks, shallow lagoons dotted by
except July and August by the Pomona Valley advantage of the 24 hours of daylight at that time of year. 
BirdFest programinformation
BirdFest program information and registration
and registration can be with flamingos and spoonbills, and Wagtails and wheatears Dan Guthrie
found at www.olympicbirdfest.org
can be found at www.olympicbirdfest.org Audubon Society. Copy deadline is the last singing alongside alpine streams.
Thursday of the month. Articles may be reprinted Thursday, March 4, 2010
without permission, but please give credit to Dr Joseph Platt will present an illustrated discussion on the birds and wildlife of the Arabian Peninsula. Here are a few sites you may find useful. If it every rains
the author and the Chaparral Naturalist. We Dr. Platt, a professional ornithologist has spent 20 years on the peninsula and served as personal wildlife again and you are tired of watching football, you might take
encourage members to submit articles and photos advisor to the Ruler of Dubai and the King of Bahrain. He will discuss the habitats of the peninsula, its a look at them.
by email at pamtone@verizon.net. Acceptable importance to birds migrating between Europe and Africa, and conservation projects, including captive www.camacdonald.com/birding/
2010 PVAS Desk Calendars file formats are jpg, Word and Excel. breeding programs designed to bring back birds and mammals native to the area. An accomplished www.sialia.com Is a site for information about birding in any country or state.
Available Now! Subscriptions to the newsletter are available for photographer this should be an excellent introduction to the wildlife and conservation issues of the Presents all bird sighting messages from California daily It’s a great first step in planning a trip and lists lodges, past
$10 per year to non-members. Make checks Arabian Peninsula. on one site! It is separated into northern and southern trip lists, etc.
PVAS Desk calendars are available now - make sure you
payable to PVAS and mail to W. M. Keck California but is a great place to see what is being seen
get yours! This calendar makes a great gift and money Monthly meetings are held in Bauer Forum of Claremont McKenna College. Evenings begin with a bird http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/rare
raised will help fund our Audubon Adventures program Science Center, 925 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, when you are planning a trip.
identification session at 7:00 p.m., followed by refreshments, a short business meeting, and our evening Is a site for California birding. It has lists for each county
and other worthy outreach programs. Calendars are CA 91711. www.birdforum.net
program. in the state as well as an excellent photo gallery of rare
available for purchase by calling Pam Kling at 909-596- Is a site with lots of links to birding information by country,
7604 and will be available meetings. National Audubon Membership birds in the state and discussion of difficult identification
state, region, etc. It also has a place (under forum) where problems.
Annual membership in the National Audubon Society is $30 per you can ask any identification question, through submitting a
year. New membership dues are $20. Members receive the description or photo. You usually receive a response within www.ebird.org
Audubon Magazine and Chaparral Naturalist newsletter. Renew- A site run by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and
an hour!
als of membership are computerized by National Audubon and Audubon is a sight you can join for free and load onto it
Galileo Defunct should not be sent to PVAS. However, a new membership may any sightings lists from your field trips. You can also see
be sent directly to PVAS. all sightings by others as specific places throughout the
by Dan Guthrie
Make checks payable to National Audubon Society. Mail payment country. Lots of other information as well.
I have heard from other birders that Silver Saddle, otherwise with membership form below and mail to: PVAS, W. M. Keck
known as Galileo Hill, has closed. The property is up for Science Center, 925 North Mills Avenue, Claremont,
sale (reputed at 25 million), watering has stopped and CA 91711. (Please note chapter code number, CO8, 7XCH
the petting zoo animals have all been shipped elsewhere. on your check.) In this issue...
Watering was costing about $200,000 a year for electrical Name__________________________________________ Websites for Birders.................................................Pg. 1
pumping and the water. All the trees are dropping their PVAS Mid-West Migration Trip.................................Pg. 2
Address________________________________________
leaves and will probably die (the water table is too deep for Christmas Bird Count................................................Pg. 3
them to acquire water from the ground. The bird list over City, State, Zip___________________________________ PERMIT NO. 240
CLAREMONT, CA.
Field Trips...................................................................Pg. 4
Chapter Code: Pomona Valley Audubon CO8, 7XCH
Claremont, CA 91711
the years at Galileo tops 300 species and it has been one of PAID www.pomonavalleyaudubon.org 925 North Mills Avenue Announcements........................................................Pg. 5
our favorite migration stops, both fall and spring. You may also join National Audubon via our website at: U.S .POSTAGE W.M. Keck Science Center Upcoming Programs.................................................Pg. 6
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 PVAS Mid -West Migration Trip Blocks of rooms have been reserved for Magee Marsh,
2009 PVAS Christmas Bird Count Results by Neil Gilbert
PVAS Fall/winter field trips 2009-10
May 15-22, 2010 Pt. Pelee and Mio, Michigan. and space is limited. If Posted below are the results from the 2009 PVAS Christmas Bird Count. 150 species seen on count day plus 4 for count
you are interested in joining us for this once-in-a-lifetime week gave us 154 in total. Thanks to all those who helped with this year’s count – as always, we couldn’t do it without January Saturday March 20, 2010 - Lake Perris, San Jacinto
Please join us for a very special opportunity to witness Preserve. 7:00 a.m. leader to be announced
opportunity, please contact Pam Kling at 909-240-7604 you! Sunday, January 3, 2010 - Beginner’s Bird
eastern songbird movement at the height of migration!
or Dan Guthrie at 909-607-2836. Walk Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Sunday, March 28, 2010 - Bonelli Park
We plan to visit three of the most popular locations along 2009 Christmas Bird Count
Join us for our monthly (first Sunday, September, through Bird Walk. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park
the midwestern flyway during the peak of migration. 2009 2009 2009
June) bird walk. Family friendly, the walk is flat and takes
Magee Marsh in Ohio is the stopping point for many birds
Plan to join us! Species TOTALS Species TOTALS Species TOTALS
about two hours. (Bring binoculars if you have them)
headquarters on Via Verde near the 57 freeway for our
Greater White-fronted Goose 8 Long-billed Dowitcher 180 Golden-crowned Kinglet 7 monthly walk (4th Sunday, about 2 hours) at Bonelli
just before crossing Lake Erie on their way to the boreal Canada Goose 88 Wilson's Snipe 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 173
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry gate (north end of Park. Rod Higbie 909-599-6526
forests of Canada. Pt. Pelee National Park, Canada is the College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.)
Gadwall 116 Ring-billed Gull 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Fraser Pemberton 909-624-6451. April
first land for many birds crossing the great lakes. Bird Eurasian Wigeon 3 California Gull 55 California Gnatcatcher 3
Saturday, January 9, 2010 - Big Day Trip to Orange Sunday, April 4, 2010 - Beginner’s Bird
numbers at both locations should prove to be dazzling and American Wigeon 488 Western Gull CW Western Bluebird 269
County. Dan Guthrie, 7:00 a.m. Walk Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
443 194 15
can provide many of us with several lifer opportunities. Mallard Rock Pigeon Mountain Bluebird
Join us for our monthly (first Sunday, September, through
Blue-winged Teal 4 Band-tailed Pigeon 545 Townsend's Solitaire 6 Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - Santa Fe Dam.
Plan to see many of the eastern warblers including Canada, Cinnamon Teal 23 Eurasian Collared-Dove 5 Hermit Thrush 9 Dan Gregory 8:00 a.m. June) bird walk. Family friendly, the walk is flat and takes
Blackburnian, Palm, Black-Throated Blue, and Chestnut- Northern Shoveler 211 Mourning Dove 455 American Robin 334 Sunday, January 24, 2010 - Bonelli Park Bird
about two hours. (Bring binoculars if you have them)
Sided.. Uncommon but possible warbler species include 37 278 43 Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry gate (north end of
Northern Pintail Red-crowned Parrot Wrentit
Walk. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.)
Hooded, Mourning, and Connecticut. Other commonly Green-winged Teal 108 Lilac-crowned Parrot 10 Northern Mockingbird 142 on Via Verde near the 57 freeway for our monthly walk Fraser Pemberton 909-624-6451.
seen species include Scarlet Tanager, Rose-Breasted Canvasback 1 Greater Roadrunner 1 California Thrasher 18 (4th Sunday, about 2 hours) at Bonelli Park. Rod Higbie
Grosbeak, Orchard Oriole, Amercian Woodcock, along Redhead 2 Barn Owl 2 European Starling 430 909-599-6526 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - Living Desert Reserve
Ring-necked Duck 141 Great Horned Owl 20 American Pipit 22 – Dan Gregory 8:00 a.m.
with possible Yellow-Billed and Black-Billed Cuckoos! February
Lesser Scaup 58 White-throated Swift CW Cedar Waxwing 901 Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Morongo Valley. Leader;
We will also make a stop in Mio, Michigan where we stand Bufflehead 63 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Phainopepla 6 Sunday, February 7, 2010 - Beginner’s Bird Pam Kling, 6:00 a.m.
a good chance to see and hear one of North America's 1 354 14 Walk Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Hooded Merganser Anna's Hummingbird Orange-crowned Warbler
Sunday, April 25, 2010 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk.
rarest species - Kirtland's Warbler. Common Merganser 9 Costa's Hummingbird 6 Yellow Warbler CW Join us for our monthly (first Sunday, September, through Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters on
Ruddy Duck 358 Rufous Hummingbird 1 Yel.-rump. Warbler (Aud.) 1480 June) bird walk. Family friendly, the walk is flat and takes Via Verde near the 57 freeway for our monthly walk (4th
California Quail 55 Allen's Hummingbird 53 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 about two hours. (Bring binoculars if you have them) Sunday, about 2 hours) at Bonelli Park. Rod Higbie 909-
Pied-billed Grebe 40 Belted Kingfisher 5 Townsend's Warbler 11 Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry gate (north end of 599-6526
Horned Grebe 8 Lewis' Woodpecker 4 Hermit Warbler 1 College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.)
Eared Grebe 100 Acorn Woodpecker 297 Black and White Warbler 1 Fraser Pemberton 909-624-6451.
May
Western Grebe 50 Williamson's Sapsucker 1 Common Yellowthroat 5 Sunday, May 2, 2010 - Beginner’s Bird Walk
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - Prado Basin
Welcome New Members Clark's Grebe CW Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Spotted Towhee 68
Park A visit to this nearby park in Chino for waterbirds,
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Double-crested Cormorant 340 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 California Towhee 150 Join us for our monthly (first Sunday, September, through
wintering vermillion flycatchers, and raptors. Meet at
We extend a warm welcome to all new members. Subscribers to Audubon Magazine from our area are automatically Great Blue Heron 18 Red-breasted Sapsucker 8 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 2 June) bird walk. Family friendly, the walk is flat and takes
Memorial park at 7 a.m. Leader: Dan Gregory 909- about two hours. (Bring binoculars if you have them)
enrolled in our chapter and receive the Chaparral Naturalist at no additional charge. You are welcome to all our Great Egret 15 Nuttall's Woodpecker 45 Chipping Sparrow 95
944-2259
Snowy Egret 15 Downy Woodpecker 3 Lark Sparrow 108 Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry gate (north end of
events. Green Heron 2 White-headed Woodpecker 5 Savannah Sparrow 15 Saturday/Sunday, February, 13-14, 2010 - Salton College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.)
Black-crowned Night-heron 9 Northern (R.S.) Flicker 107 Fox Sparrow 2 Sea Weekend – Dan Guthrie Fraser Pemberton 909-624-6451.
Alta Loma: Paul Hildebrand, John Lowe, Kevin Rice Ontario: Rene Edelman, Ethel Franklin, Melody Groom, Sunday, February 28, 2010 - Bonelli Park Bird
Turkey Vulture 9 Black Phoebe 185 Song Sparrow 36 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - Big Morongo Nature
Baldwin Park: Nancy Beach Nancy Martin, R. Wayne and Rogers Osprey 1 Say's Phoebe 18 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Walk. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Bonelli Park headquarters Preserve – Dan Gregory 7:00 a.m.
Chino: Indy Noe, Erin and Mandi Pratt Phillips Ranch: Tom McCabe White-tailed Kite 1 Cassin's Kingbird 51 White-crowned Sparrow 713 on Via Verde near the 57 freeway for our monthly walk May 15-22, 2010 - PVAS Mid-West Migration Trip.
Bald Eagle 1 Loggerhead Shrike 3 Golden-crowned Sparrow 3 (4th Sunday, about 2 hours) at Bonelli Park. Rod Higbie (See page 2 for more information)
Chino Hills: Baine Conant, The Kims, Anna Eloy Loera, Pomona: Richard and Sue Antram, Mary Johnson, Janice Northern Harrier 1 Plumbeous Vireo 1 Drk-eyed Junco (Oregon) 332 909-599-6526
Montgomery Saturday, May 22, 2010 - Butterbread Spring and
Mary Lou Walberg, Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Hutton's Vireo 3 Red-winged Blackbird 31
march the Northern Desert. 5:00 a.m. leader Dan Guthrie
8 39 202
Claremont: Marilyn Brunger, Joseph and Elsie Bowie Rancho Cucamonga: S. Arroyo, Michele Layne, Linda Cooper's Hawk Steller's Jay Western Meadowlark
Sunday, May 23, 2010 - Bonelli Park Bird Walk.
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 Western Scrub Jay 298 Brewer's Blackbird 81 Sunday, March 7, 2010 - Beginner’s Bird
Harber, Louise Lochhead, Ursula Ott, Sally Seven Powers Red-tailed Hawk 63 American Crow 278 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Walk Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Leader to be announced. 8:00 a.m.
Corona: Sally Price San Dimas:John Robert Bottala, Maria Bowman, Donna Ferruginous Hawk 1 Common Raven 26 Purple Finch 8 Join us for our monthly (first Sunday, September, through June
Hebb, Golden Eagle 1 Mountain Chickadee 115 Cassin's Finch 2 June) bird walk. Family friendly, the walk is flat and takes
Covina: Joan Hamilton, Marilyn Humphrey, Joel American Kestrel 18 Oak Titmouse 40 House Finch 614 about two hours. (Bring binoculars if you have them) Sunday, June 6, 2010 - Beginner’s Bird Walk
Raffel, Upland: Virginia Allen, Chrys Bare, Jo Ann Broecker, Merlin 5 Bushtit 731 Pine Siskin 49 Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry gate (north end of – Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 8:00 a.m.
Yvonna Kean, Shelley Kirkpatrick, Ms. F. J. Mistretta, Peregrine Falcon 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 23 Lesser Goldfinch 414 College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.) Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - Carbon Canyon
Diamond Bar: Pennie Born Gabrielle Richardson Virginia Rail 1 Pygmy Nuthatch 4 American Goldfinch 164 Fraser Pemberton 909-624-6451. Regional Park. Dan Gregory. 7:30 a.m.
Glendora: Mr and Mrs Edwin R. Anderson, Lois Doe, Walnut: Ruth Mondt
Common Moorhen 1 Brown Creeper 7 House Sparrow 203 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Los Angeles County Saturday, June 12, 2010 - Big Bear Lake Area
Mary Fabela, Fred Mc Gehee, Peggy Renfrow, Sammi American Coot 526 Cactus Wren 10 Total Species Count Day 150 Arboretum – Dan Gregory 7:30 a.m. – leader to be announced.
Sheppard West Covina: Pat Cannon, Lee Gurwell, Marcial Killdeer 53 Rock Wren 14 Total Individuals 15740
Hellebuyck, Doug and Gloria Payton, Marilyn Pinda Black-necked Stilt 391 Canyon Wren 14 Count Week Only 4
La Verne: Alfonso Arredondo, Dr. G.A. Chalfant, Cathy Spotted Sandpiper 9 Bewick's Wren 57 High Counts (37 years) 13 Half and one day trips start at Memorial Park, Indian Hill Blvd at 10th Street, Claremont. Weekend trips
Leonard, Allan Shuey, The Temples, Megan Thomas Greater Yellowlegs 5 House Wren 19 Low Counts (10 years) 0 usually meet at the destination on Saturday morning. Bonelli Park trips meet at park headquarters
Least Sandpiper 28 Winter Wren 1 New Species This Year 1 on Via Verde, just off the 57 freeway. It is recommended to bring a snack (lunch if recommended),
American Dipper 2 Number of Participants 49 plenty of water, sun protection, and bug spray to all trips.

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