LA Birding

Spring Migration in Cali

Went out for a few hours at lunchtime to Rancho Sierra Vista in the Santa Monica Mountains (101 north and exit Lynn and head south for 6miles). Didn't see any Grasshopper Sparrows in a brief search but did see good flocks of Vaux's Swifts, 2 or 3 Blue Grosbeaks and a nice singing Lazuli Bunting and brief looks at a female Bullock's Oriole. It was quite windy and most birds I saw were dashing from one bush to the next so photography was limited. The only obliging birds were some California Quails. Here's a male and a female. Click on pics for bigger pictures: