San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Pied-billed Grebe


Western Grebe


Clark's Grebe


Black-crowned Night Heron


Black Phoebe


Vermilion flycatcher


"Cassink's Kingbird



Common Yellowthroat


Common Yellowthroat (female)



We visited San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and went shopping in the OC. Here are the birds we saw.

Lakes Hodges Western Grebes: Dinner and Dancing

Here are some photos of western grebe courtship behavior: mate feeding and rushing

Western Grebe Running on Water

Birding at Prado Regional Park, Chino

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermillion Flycatcher (Juveniles)

We went birding on the morning of July 4 at Prado Regional Park in Chino. The most exciting find for us was the Vermilion Flycatcher. This one was feeding two juveniles. 

The western grebes were also caring for a juvenile.

Western Grebes

Whe we first arrived, we saw a few common yellowthroats and later we saw the lesser goldfinch.

Common Yellowthroat

Lesser Goldfinch

On the way out we spotted a few Nutmeg Mannikins.

Nutmeg Mannikin

All in all, it was pretty good birding for a quick trip to a nearby park.