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VFO
If you would like to be part of VFO, and have your stats included on this
page, it's real easy. The only requirement is that your Ventura County
list is at least 300, regardless if you live in the county or not. If you
qualify, just email me with your name, your photo (optional), your Ventura
County list number (latest county bird optional), best self found Ventura
County birds (5 max), & favorite Ventura County birding locations (4 max).
IN REMEMBRANCE
Since the creation of this page, Ventura County has lost two very
important, compassionate, and personable birders. No amount of
text would ever say enough, no amount of sorrow would ever be enough
sorrow for those who knew and birded with them.
John Tiffany - November 15, 2007
Onik Arian - December 14, 2008
VFO RECORDS AND STATS
VENTURA COUNTY BIG YEAR
David Pereksta
2013, 339 species
VENTURA COUNTY BIG DAY
David Pereksta
24 April, 2015
190 species
VFO'ers
Their Ventura County list and latest county bird, best self found
Ventura County birds, & favorite Ventura County birding locations.
Onik Arian
County List:
358
Best Self Found Birds:
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Red-throated Pipit (Oxnard Plain)
Painted Redstart (Big Sycamore Canyon)
Prothonotary Warbler
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Pt Mugu Naval Base ("The Rock" & Lagoon)
Lockwood Valley-Mutah Flats
Canada Larga
Oxnard Plain
Onik's Spirit Bird:
Prothonotary Warbler
Don DesJardin
County List:
429 Bay-breasted Warbler 10-23-2016
428 Field Sparrow 11-23-2015
427 Neotropic Cormorant 06-08-2015
426 Hudsonian Godwit 10-05-2014
425 Blue-footed Booby 09-15-2013
424 Nutmeg Mannikin 09-11-2013 (ABA Added)
423 Northern Saw-whet Owl 06-30-2013
422 Wild Turkey 06-12-2013
421 Grace's Warbler 12-19-2012
420 Guadalupe Murrlet 07-17-2012 (Split from Xantus's Murrlet)
419 Connecticut Warbler 10-02-2011
418 Gray Viero 10-02-2011
417 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 9-03-2011
416 Broad-billed Hummingbird 12-27-2010
Best Self Found Birds:
Slaty-backed Gull (Ventura Marina)
Lesser Sand Plover (Near Pt Mugu)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1 Near Pt Mugu & 2 at SCRE)
Nelson's Sparrow (Near Pt Mugu)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Big Sycamore Canyon)
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Canada Larga Road
Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE)
Oxnard Plain
Pine & Frazier Mountain
David Pereksta "Big Dave"
County List:
435 Little Gull 11-23-2016
434 Bay-breasted Warbler 10-22-2016
433 Field Sparrow 12-06-2015
432 Brown Thrasher 10-23-2015
431 Neotropic Cormorant 03-27-2015
430 California Condor (ABA countable rule change)
429 Hudsonian Godwit 10-05-2014
428 Lark Bunting 08-31-2014
427 Common Nighthawk 06-20-2014
426 Gull-billed Tern 05-02-2014
425 King Eider 04-14-2014
424 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 10-22-2013
423 Black-throated Green Warbler 10-01-2013
422 Nutmeg Mannikin 09-11-2013 (ABA Added)
421 Grace's Warbler 12-19-2012
420 Bar-tailed Godwit 09-18-2012
419 Guadalupe Murrlet 07-17-2012 (Split from Xantus's Murrlet)
418 Connecticut Warbler 10-02-2011
417 Gray Viero 10-02-2011
416 Broad-billed Hummingbird 12-27-2010
Best Self Found Birds:
Bar-tailed Godwit ( Surfer's Knoll Beach)
Yellow-billed Loon (Pt Mugu, "The Rock")
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Olivas Adobe)
Broad-winged Hawk (Laguna Road, Oxnard Plain)
Blue-headed Vireo (Laguna Road, Oxnard Plain)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Hailes Road, Oxnard Plain)
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Pt Mugu Naval Base ("The Rock" & Lagoon)
Big Sycamore Canyon
Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE)
Pine Mountain
Beverage of choice when birding:
Mountain Dew
Brad Sillasen
County List:
364 Brown Thrasher 10-25-2015
363 American Oystercatcher 10-18-2014
361 Flesh-footed Shearwater
357 Blue-footed Booby 09-16-2013
Best Self Found Birds:
Red-necked Stint (SCRE)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Near Pt Mugu)
Gray-headed Junco (Soule Park, Ojai)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Upper Ojai)
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Soule Park, Ojai - Fall
Sisar Canyon - Spring
Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE)
Lake Casitas
John Tiffany
County List:
361
Best Self Found Birds:
Yellow-billed Loon (Rincon Point)
Greater Pewee (Saticy Spreading Grounds)
Lark Bunting (Oxnard Plain)
Sage Thrasher (Near Saticoy)
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Rincon Creek at Bates Road
Pt Mugu Naval Base ("The Rock" & Lagoon)
Lockwood Valley-Mutah Flats
Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE)
Steve Tucker
County List:
356
Best Self Found Birds:
Grace's Warbler (Etting Road, Oxnard Plain)
Yellow-green Vireo
Manx Shearwater (Pelagic trip off Ventura)
Tufted Duck (Saticoy Spreading Grounds)
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Lockwood Valley-Mutah Flats
Oxnard Plain
Pt Mugu Naval Base ("The Rock" & Lagoon)
Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE)
Walter Wehtje
County List:
396
Best Self Found Birds:
Sooty Tern (SCRE)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (McGrath State Beach)
Light-footed Clapper Rail (McGrath Lake)
Canada Warbler (Huneme Road, Oxnard Plain)
Favorite Ventura County Birding Locations:
Pine Mountain-Reyes Peak
Pt Mugu Naval Base
Big Sycamore Canyon
San Nicolas Island
Ventura County Birding Links
These sites can be a great source of information
if you are planning to visit Ventura County
for a "Birding Experience".
Bird Clubs
Conejo Valley Audubon
http://conejovalleyaudubon.org
Ventura Audubon
http://www.venturaaudubon.org
Bird Finding & Location Guides
Central Coast Birding Trail, Ventura County
http://ca-ccbt.info/Ventura.htm
Record Keeping and Reporting Bird Sightings
Here in Ventura County we pride ourselves in record
keeping that could provide valueable data on avian
occurrence and population trends for future researchers
and birders. Any information is better than no
information at all. You can report things like, out of range
migrants, unusal concentrations of a particular species, or
any other unusual sightings to our compiler for North
American Birds.
Ventura County Compiler for NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
Adam Searcy
serpophaga@gmail.com
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