LACoBirds Birdwatching in Los Angeles Co., CA

[LACoBirds] Localised sightings LA River greeenway trail - comprehensive list

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:18:20 -0500

Hi LA Birders,

It is the English man back again for another 2 weeks hols ? this time equipped with decent bins (Swarovski el 10x42) and seen some fab stuff while here over the last 48 hours. All sightimgs checked against idntification charateristics, location, giz and cross referencing against Peterson

[LACoBirds] Los Angeles RBA - 24 May 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:46:35 -0500

- RBA
* California
* Los Angeles RBA
* May 24, 2012
* CALA1205.24

-Birds mentioned

American Wigeon
Black Tern
Northern Parula
Indigo Bunting
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Pine Siskin

California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form): http://www.californiabirds.org/

Enter your bird sightings on eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird

Hotline: Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert
E-mail reports to: Jon Fisher at (email address filtered)

[LACoBirds] nocturnal Stilts flying over Claremont

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:36:22 -0500

Just took out the trash at 11:30 p.m. (Wed 5/23/12) and was treated to the sound of a continuous stream of Black-necked Stilts flying overhead, in the overcast/fog/low clouds/call-it-what-you-will. Must have been quite a number of them e.g. 20 or more.

Thomas Miko (Mi'ko' Tama's)
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California

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[LACoBirds] Bonelli Park Black Tern

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:40:22 -0500

Today 5/23 at about 7pm a first year Black Tern was observed over the south side of the lake at Bonelli Park in San Dimas.

Rod & Pat Higbie
San Dimas

[LACoBirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak @ Whittier Narrows Nature Center

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:48:36 -0500

Hi All,

Today, Wilson Walters and I encountered a second-year male Rose-breasted Grosbeak feeding on elderberries south of the nature center and north of the San Gabriel River channel. Photo uploaded to the cardinal/grosbeak folder.

Cheers,
Robb Hamilton
Long Beach

[LACoBirds] Northern Parula @ The Village Green

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:04:53 -0500

Tue 22 May

At 6:45 this morning a singing Northern Parula was near a large coral tree at the northern edge of the large, central lawn easily accessible via the north-side entrance at Cloverdale Ave (visitor parking is OK near this entrance). Later, at 8:15 AM, it was singing farther

[LACoBirds] Moorhens Continue on Ballona Creek

Tue, 22 May 2012 04:42:19 -0500

Sunday, May 21 Afternoon

The two male Common Moorhens continue foraging West of Centinela Avenue on
Ballona Creek.

Also, pairs of Gadwalls are up and down the Creek, I counted three pairs
from the 90 going East to Sepulveda. Also some Cinnamon Teal pairs. Seems
late for them to be hanging

[LACoBirds] Ballona Creek Waterbirds

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:40:28 -0500

Biked up Ballona Creek for the first time in about a week because I was in Santa Fe. (I don't think I saw anything unique to the area although I did see a very sweet pair of Canyon Wrens.)
So anyway, I spotted one of the Moorhens poking around on the

[LACoBirds] Descanso Bird Walk this Sunday

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:16:24 -0500

Birders:

As of this date, it appears that the free admission policy for bird walks
held by San Fernando Valley Audubon at Descanso Gardens on the 2nd and 4th
Sundays, year around, will terminate at the end of this month, May, 2012.
After that, 8:00 a.m. entry

[LACoBirds] Late Migrants

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:38:57 -0500

Good Evening LA Co birders & bird chatters. I birded 2 places today(Sunday 5-20-12). 1st was Torrance Park in the City Of Torrance, CA. And 2nd was a place called George FCanyon,near the City of Rolling Hills Estates, CA. At Torrance Park, I had 3 late migrants: 3 Townsends Warblers, 1

[LACoBirds] Indigo Bunting near the Ballona Freshwater Marsh [& Venus note]

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:24:13 -0500

Sat 19 May

Illustrating the value of carrying a camera while birding, on May 15 Rick Pine photographed a bird assumed to be a Blue Grosbeak, an expected spring species in this area. A closer look at the photos three days later revealed that the bird was a male Indigo

[LACoBirds] Two Yellow headed Blackbirds at Madrona Marsh.

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:52:15 -0500

Hello birders.

As of 8:15am there is 2 yellow headed Blackbirds at Madrona Marsh.

Good birding!
Dinuk M
Torrance CA

Sent from my iPhone

[LACoBirds] Claremont Pine Siskin

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:06 -0500

I was surprised to run into a Pine Siskin on the campuses of the Claremont Colleges this morning, 12th St. and Dartmouth Ave.

Cathy McFadden
Claremont

[LACoBirds] Re: birds of Elysian Park

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:25 -0500

Judy,

I've wondered the same thing, but at this point, ebird is probably your best bet. My Griffith Park Wildlife Management Plan has a birdlist (and other species lists) that would be a good substitute (minus quail I suppose, and maybe a few others). It's at www.griffithparkwildlife.org

The City's Elysian Park Master

[LACoBirds] Los Angeles RBA - 17 May 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:47:15 -0500

[LACoBirds] birds of Elysian Park

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:57:47 -0500

Is anyone aware of any inventory of the birds of Elysian Park? Or any that
were done to list the mammals, reptiles, etc. in that park?

If you can point me to this information, I would appreciate it. Ebird will
help, but I need more for a neighborhood report I am

[LACoBirds] San Pedro chaeturae

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:51:14 -0500

This afternoon there was a pair of Chaetura swifts among White-throated Swifts and Cliff Swallows soaring over the intersection of Gaffey Street and West Channel Street in San Pedro. I couldn't pull over to look at them, stuck as I was in Onrampocalypse (they closed the ramp that comes

[LACoBirds] Re: Request assistance of Culver City Birders (tree trimming / nesting)

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:27:41 -0500

This is an excellent achievement, Eleanor. Well done. As a side note, eBird allows you to tag an observation with a breeding code but only for a specific species. I'm not sure if there is a good way to document nests of unknown species for very specific

[LACoBirds] Snowy Plovers at Lancaster Sewage Ponds

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:41:13 -0500

I finally saw the Red-necked Phalaropes (16) and Dunlin (2) but still missed on the Black Terns. However, I was suprised to see 3 Snowy Plovers on the road running along the northern side of the ponds.

Kris Ohlenkamp
Woodland Hills

[LACoBirds] Another "urban" nighthawk

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:09 -0500

Following Richard Barth's find from a few days ago, I flushed a female Lesser Nighthawk from a closed area of Playa Vista today (5/15), a pretty rare bird locally (< 5 Ballona records?) and one that took a while for my brain to register. Wing spots very dark buff, almost

[LACoBirds] Fw: White Eyed Vireo at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington, CA YES

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:44:31 -0500

Good Evening Bird Chatters across the country, and birders in SoCal. After learning from
Martin Byhower, yesterday( Sunday 5-13-12 Mothers Day of course), a local bird field trip
leader in Los Angeles County/San Pedro/South Bay area, that during his 2nd Sunday field
to Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park. That the most significant bird

[LACoBirds] Re: Another White-eyed Vireo

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:21:42 -0500

Greetings,

I went to Mallory Harbor Park this morning, Tuesday 15 May, arriving at about 7:15 AM. A couple had the White-eyed Vireo staked out when I got to the location. It was in a hardwood tree (don't know what kind) next to the pepper trees. It was actively singing and

[LACoBirds] Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society Monthly Meeting 5/15

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:25:47 -0500

Hello Birders,

Just a friendly reminder.

National Audubon Director and PV/South Bay Audubon Treasurer, Jess Morton, will present "ESA, Birds and Bugs--Jewels out of a Waste Land." at our 7 P.M. meeting on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center. In this presentation, Jess will delve into his library

[LACoBirds] America's Birdiest County Final Results: 263 Species

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:01:30 -0500

Hi Everyone,Our final total for America's Birdiest County this year is
263, an increase of one species relative to the preliminary total that I
announced the day after the count concluded on April 29. The new
species is black swift based on a report of three birds seen at

[LACoBirds] Another White-eyed Vireo

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:47:24 -0500

A new White-eyed Vireo was present today (Sunday the 13th) at Ken Malloy/Harbor Regional Park. The one in El Segundo is probably easier to find! This bird was in the pepper trees adjacent to the eastern union of the trails that encircle the Boy Scout Camp. The area is at

RE: [LACoBirds] R-w Bulbuls at Descanso Gardens

Sun, 13 May 2012 17:42:06 -0500

We have observed that the bulbuls arrive when the mulberries on the tree by one of the ornamental ponds are ripe.

Will & Lois Fulmer
(email address filtered)

----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Viduetsky
To: (email address filtered)
Sent: 5/13/2012 2:43:15 PM
Subject: [LACoBirds] R-w Bulbuls at Descanso Gardens

Hello birders,

Today,

[LACoBirds] R-w Bulbuls at Descanso Gardens

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:43:12 -0500

Hello birders,

Today, for the first time in years, I found two Red-whiskered Bulbuls at Descanso Gardens.

The only one place in LA County where I observed them before was the Arboretum in Arcadia.

Here's the photo that I took today, not the best quality but clearly of the Bulbul:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/116869188863835438571/albums/5739462894909681489/5742131065160017618?hl=en-US

Good birding,
Alexander Viduetsky
Valley Village,

[LACoBirds] Re: White-eyed Vireo

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:09:36 -0500

The White-eyed Vireo and the Baltimore Oriole are both being seen at El Segundo Library Park as of 9:30 am this morning. The oriole is providing very good views at the NW corner of the park. The vireo, however, has been reclusive at best and hasn't been seen since a

[LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo photo

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:13:25 -0500

For anybody interested, I have posted a photo of the Library Park White-eyed Vireo from Friday May 11 on my Flickr site. The link is below.

Tom Benson
San Bernardino, CA

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40928097@N07/7188490732/in/photostream

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[LACoBirds] Indigo Bunting at Paramount Ranch on Sat

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:55:53 -0500

1 adult male Indigo Bunting (along with several Lazuli Buntings) was seen from 11:00 to 11:30 today May12 about 50m uphill from the GPS location in the previous message.

John Lobel
Sherman Oaks, CA

Subject: Indigo Buntings at Paramount Ranch
From: "tidesinger" <silverwolf.lupinewilderness AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:47:19 -0000

Hello all,

I was ecstatic

[LACoBirds] Pasadena Audubon Society Monthly Meeting - Wednesday May 16, 2012 - 7 PM

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:02:47 -0500

Hi Birders!

You are cordially invited to attend Pasadena Audubon Society's monthly meeting this Wednesday May 16, 2012 at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107. Refreshments begin at 7:00 PM with the business meeting starting at 7:30 PM.

What has bright yellow eyes,

[LACoBirds] Possible Hooded Warbler Sand Dune Park

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:11:48 -0500

We had brief looks at a yellow warbler with obvioudwhite in the tail, which kept it's tail fanned in typical Hooded Warbler fashion! Found on a large pine tree at the top of the south stairs. Seen about 9:20, no photo.

Ann anf Eric Brooks
Los Angeles

[LACoBirds] Possible Hooded Warbler Sand Dune Park

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:11:07 -0500

[LACoBirds] Indigo Buntings at Paramount Ranch

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:47:19 -0500

<originally posted on VenturaCO>

Hello all,

I was ecstatic to find two breeding male Indigo Buntings at Paramount Ranch yesterday.

I was walking the Medicine Woman Trail, and while through the fields I saw a bright blue bird, which I originally thought was Lazzy. It was
then chased by another identical bird, but the

[LACoBirds] Baltimore Oriole at The El Segundo library park

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:46:26 -0500

Hi,

I just got a call from Mark Conrad saying that, Tom W. found a Male Balitmore Oriole at that park.

Mark said he is searching for the White eyed.

Good birding
Dinuk M
Torrance

Sent from my iPhone

[LACoBirds] Field sparrow still not seen @ KH Park

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:55:01 -0500

Not seen since Wednesday!
Ann and Eric
Los Angeles

[LACoBirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Sat, 12 May 2012 08:57:32 -0500

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was at our sunflower feeder this morning, 6:45 am. Woodland Hills, west of Valley Circle Blvd.
Not even in Kimball's book!

Ed

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[LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:15:16 -0500

Friday, May 11

When my mother and I left at 2 PM this afternoon, the White-eyed Vireo was still present at El Segundo Library Park.

Julia Ray
La Crescenta

[LACoBirds] Common Moorhen in Ballona Creek UPDATE

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:44:48 -0500

Today there was a pair of them! Same spot on the western side of Centinela. They were swimming around openly in the middle of the creek, then one of them went into a reedbed on the south bank.
I also took a turn through El Segundo Library Park on my

[LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo picture

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:14:12 -0500

Hello birders,

If anyone interested in seeing the the a photo of the White-eyed Vireo from today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nature_and_animals/7178216758/in/photostream

Sand dune had the common expected migrants.
(cassins vireo, tanagers, oriole, Blue, and black-headed Grosbeaks, warblers, flycatchers...)

Good birding!
Dinuk Magammana
Torrance CA

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Re: [LACoBirds] More White-eyd Vireo

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:06:44 -0500

Birders,
We got there just after Jean & Barbara arrived, between 10:30-11:00 am, & Lori managed to locate it for us.
During the 20 minutes we watched it, it was very active, foraging in 7 different trees, with multiple visits to several of these trees, hitting all the trees at the NW

[LACoBirds] More White-eyd Vireo

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:57:56 -0500

Hi all

As has been reported, the vireo was very active in the NW corner of Library Park in El Segundo this morning. It seems to like the very tall schefflera plant in front of 123 Palm. The cool thing was, some birders that were there had told me that it

[LACoBirds] Re: White-eyed Vireo in El Segundo Library Park now

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:46:53 -0500

Fri 11 May

This morning the vireo ranged along the entire north end of the park, between Richmond St and Main St, in trees on both sides of W Palm Ave

Don Sterba
Culver City

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> Birders,
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> I just got off the phone with Dick

[LACoBirds] No Field Sparrow yesterday or this morning!

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:18:05 -0500

I know observers were at Kenneth Hahn from 8 to after 10:30 and again in the late afternoon yesterday. We did not see or hear of anyone else seeing the Field Sparrow. We watched for half an hour after the birdseed was set out this morning, and no sparrow. Please

[LACoBirds] Re: White-eyed Vireo

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:03:57 -0500

The White-eyed Vireo is still in the same area at El Segundo
Library Park this morning.

Sandy

Sandy Koonce
Department of Mathematics
University of Redlands, Redlands CA

[LACoBirds] Forrestal Nature Preserve

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:26:15 -0500

Hello Birders,

This afternoon I had a Western Wood-Pewee at FNP in Rancho Palos Verdes. Have never seen one in this area before. Also, there was a Warbling Vireo and a Wilson's Warbler. All in the eucalyptus between the two soccer fields.
It has been a banner year for Black-headed Grosbeaks at

[LACoBirds] Summer Tanagers at Sycamore Canyon, Whittier Hills

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:33:33 -0500

Hello all,

I stopped in at Sycamore Canyon next to Gate 17 at Rose Hills in Whittier
for 45 minutes this afternoon.
I was greeted by a singing Summer Tanager while I was still in the parking
lot.
The bird was in full song from the crown of an Oak

[LACoBirds] Request assistance of Culver City Birders

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:02:14 -0500

Culver City has written language into their Tree Trimming contract specifically protecting birds during the nesting season. The City is also willing to work with local birders who can assist in identifying trees targeted for pruning that may contain nests. The City has agreed to release the dates and the

[LACoBirds] Common Moorhen in Ballona Creek

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:18:54 -0500

Today there was a Common Moorhen paddling around near the Centinela bridge in Ballona Creek.
I live right next to the El Segundo park with the White-eyed Vireo but didn't see it today, maybe if it sticks around I'll see if I can spot it in the next couple days.^^

Moro

[LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:57:04 -0500

A few more photos of the White-eyed Vireo at El Segundo Library Park may be seen at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alazere1/7173849742/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alazere1/7173858056/in/photostream/

Andy Lazere
Laguna Niguel