Hi Tweets,

Of interest, given past threads on the subject, particularly to any
twitchers heading California way:

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>- RBA
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>* California
>* Orange County
>* January 1, 1998
>* CAOC9801.05
>
>- Birds mentioned
>
>COUCH'S KINGBIRD
>
>- Transcript
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>hotline: Orange County, California
>date: December 31, 1997
>number: (714) 487-6869
>compilers: Joel Weintraub and Tim Ryan
>internet: JWeintraub at Fullerton.edu
> Scarletfire1 at earthlink.net (Tim Ryan)
>
>Send reports on California Bird Record Committee
>Review Species sightings to David Blue, CBRC
>Secretary, 1013 Heritage Drive, Ridgecrest, CA
>93555-5509. The species in caps on the bird mentioned
>list are all Review species; the committee would appreciate
>documentation on their occurrence in Orange County.
>
>This is Joel Weintraub with the Orange County Rare Bird
>Alert for a special Birdwest update.
>
>Today (5th) at Craig Regional Park, Fullerton, a COUCH'S
>KINGBIRD, a state record for California if accepted, was
>taped and photographed. The bird was initially identified as
>a Tropical Kingbird on the 31st, but when refound a few days
>later did not sound like a Tropical. Today the bird was
>vocal, and active between about noon and at least 3:30 pm.
>
>Directions (Mostly from Kimball Garrett's Calbird Message):
>
>Craig Regional Park is just west of the 57 Freeway in Fullerton.
>Take the Imperial Hwy. exit west, then turn left at the first main
>intersection, following the signs to the park. There is an entrance
>fee ($4.00, *or park on State College Blvd
> Wind down the hill and park in the first lot. I'm not
>sure exactly where the bird was seen today, but most likely on the
>small hill across the open ravine, where there is a line of houses.
>
>The bird has been seen previously around the lake, in the eucalyptus
>trees to the north and I think to the east. There are several
>Cassin's Kingbirds in the area as well.
>
>- End transcript
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