Hi all, It's been a while since I've been to Peck Pits, so I biked over there late this morning. It was a very good day for gulls, the greatest surprise being...
hi, last friday i saw a canada goose with yellow neck band "YV01". it is a member of a large flock of approximately 160, seen in el dorado park east, at the...
Birders, I birded the stretch of the LA River through Los Feliz from Fletcher Dr to Colorado St. The single highlight was the continuing Yellow-throated ...
I am really bad at sending these reports out, mostly because I haven't been able to conform to the way you guys put your posts together out here. Anyway,...
I haven't seen any Black/Ruddy Turnstones or Surfbirds for a couple of months (not sure of the exact date). This Sunday's Turnstone was the first in awhile at...
I too have wondered where all the rockpipers have gone. Maybe they are hiding out on the seaward side of the breakwater. Has anyone ever taken a boat to see...
During the L.A. CBC (Jan. 4, 2009), counters tallied 7 Black Oystercatchers, 4 Black Turnstones, 4 Ruddies, and 11 Surfbirds at the Playa del Rey/Marina del...
Hello Birders, Went on a short hike at about 11:30 AM at Whitney Canyon this past Sunday. Significant sighting was a flock of 30+ Western Meadowlark. They...
Birders, At about 8:30am today (02/03/09), I found a 'Red' Fox Sparrow in the Lower Arroyo Seco at the archery range (south of the Colorado Bridge; north of...
Wed 4 Feb This morning the hawk flew in, from the west, to the south end of Ballona Freshwater Marsh. It perched for several minutes in a bare tree 3/4 of the...
Hi all, Can anyone recommend a convenient and reasonably priced hotel to stay a couple of nights for birding the Ballona and Playa del Ray areas in early...
Yesterday, at the soccer field at Hansen Dam I saw a Great Egret in breeding plumage. Kathie Riedel La Crescenta [Non-text portions of this message have...
This morning, perhaps in anticipation of rain, the birds were quite active. While walking down through the sculpture gardens I saw and heard more birds than I...
- RBA * California * Los Angeles RBA * February 5, 2009 * CALA0902.05 -Birds mentioned Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-necked Grebe...
I've actually gotten this question a few times. Ballona is hard to bird w/o a car since the sites are spread out and there are some busy roads w/ no sidewalks...
I dropped by Creek Park's eucalyptus grove between showers on my walk to work this morning around 7:15, and soon after I heard the Dusky-capped Flycatcher...
Hi Birders You are cordially invited to attend Los Angeles Audubon's monthly meeting, 7:30pm, Wednesday February 11, 2008 in Plummer Park, 7335 Santa Monica...
LA County birders, During a lull in the rain this morning a male Rufous Hummingbird made a couple of visits to my feeders. He was doing battle with the...
Hi all, At around 2:20pm Feb 7 a California Gnatcatcher was at the LA River, an unusual species for this area. The location was just south of the Blue Line...
Dear birders, If anyone is interested, we currently have large numbers of very noisy western kingbirds in our neighborhood (Lindberg Park, Culver City). The...
Peggy Ogata and I finally saw the Yellow-throated Warbler on the LA River this morning, just where it's been seen before, about 150 yards south of the Colorado...
David, Others have probably already pointed out to you that your kingbirds were surely Cassin's, not Westerns. The latter species is casual in winter in...
Hi Mark, A very remarkable find! I know of two records of California Gnatcatchers along the lower Los Angeles River in recent years: One 14 Sep 2002 north of...
An adult Bald Eagle was observed catching a fish about 100 yards of the north shore of the lake west of the green pier. There were also a group of 15 Horned...
All: After the recent occurrence of Parakeet Auklets off SLO, we're attempting to organize a pelagic out of Santa Barbara on March 1 to search for this species...
Both yesterday and today I had to walk down to Ackerman Union to the Post Office, which naturally allowed me a good stretch of the legs and a chance to see...
- RBA * California * Los Angeles RBA * February 12, 2009 * CALA0902.12 -Birds mentioned Bald Eagle Rufous Hummingbird Dusky-capped Flycatcher California...
Greetings Birders and Photographers: The Bird Conservation Area of Marina del Rey was established in 1959-1961 as a gesture for destruction of a large Ballona...
Friday the 13th All, After an absence of Surfbird's the last few weeks, I had a dozen this morning; mostly on the south jetty. There were also a small number...
Yesterday I recovered a fallen Nutmeg Mannikin nest here in La Mirada. I've seen them gathering nesting material before, but never have previously actually...
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