BIRDS OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

CICONIIFORMES

Ardeidae (Bitterns and Herons)

American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus

Abundance: Rare
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Marsh

Slide #11.12.14 - Adult, camouflage posture (Oct 31). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Marsh

Slide #11.11.02 - Male, high alternate (Mar 6). Photograph © Ned Harris. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias

Abundance: Very common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Marsh; Shore or mudflat

Slide #11.01.54 - Adult (Oct 17). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.01.123 - Adult, in flight (Nov 24). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Great Egret, Ardea alba

Abundance: Common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #11.06.24 - Adult (Jan 30). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.06.54 - Adult, in flight (ca. Nov. 8). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.06.57 - Adult, with Snowy Egret for size comparison (Dec 2). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Snowy Egret, Egretta thula

Abundance: Very common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #11.07.66 - Adult (July 22). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.07.82 - Adult, in flight (Mar 10). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #11.03.13 - Adult (Nov 21). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.03.25 - Immature (Nov 28). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #11.08.17 - Adult (Nov 26). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.08.25 - Immature (Dec 3). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #11.05.09 - Adult (Nov 25). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis

Abundance: Occasional
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Upland; Marsh; Shore or mudflat

Slide #11.04.18 - Adult, basic (Dec 5). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.04.21 - Adult, basic molting to alternate (Dec 11). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Green Heron, Butorides virescens

Abundance: Uncommon
Season: Year round
Habitat: Marsh; Shore or mudflat

Slide #11.02.23 - Adult (Jan 28). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.02.38 - Juvenile (Sep). Photograph © Peter Knapp. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax

Abundance: Common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Marsh; Riparian; Shore or mudflat

Slide #11.09.54 - Adult (Oct 9). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.09.55 - 1st year (Dec). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #11.09.35 - 2nd year (Feb). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)

White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Marsh

Slide #13.01.19 - Adult, alternate (Jun 29). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #13.01.11 - Adult, basic (Sep 24). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Ciconiidae (Storks)

Wood Stork, Mycteria americana

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Shore or mudflat

Slide #12.01.10 - Adult (Nov 20). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #12.01.20 - Adult, in flight (Nov 27). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #12.01.21 - Immature (Nov 24). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #12.01.23 - Immature, in flight (Dec 3). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.