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12 May Summer Tanager ["Ann and Eric Brooks" ] 12 May Birds at Angel's Gate Park, San Pedro ["robzimages" ] 11 May A Northern Waterthrush [Martin Byhower ] 12 May Red-necked Phalarope At Ballona Freshwater Marsh ["JoAnne" ] 12 May Red-necked Phalarope ["JoAnne" ] 11 May New yard bird today plus Sand Dune Park, MB ["Lori Conrad" ] 11 May Banning Park pigeon philanderings [Thomas Miko ] 11 May Vesper Sparrow (Peck Pit), Bufflehead (SGR at Washington) ["Jon Fisher" ] 11 May Northern Parula at Banning Park [] 11 May Spotted Owls Continue ["Ed Stonick" ] 10 May Re: Lilac Crowned Parrot [] 10 May Lilac Crowned Parrot [john small ] 11 May Spotted Owls - Three of Them ["becktravel" ] 10 May RE: Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam ["Kimball Garrett" ] 10 May Re: Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam [Thomas Miko ] 10 May Angel's Gate Park warbler invasion + nighthawk [David Ellsworth ] 10 May Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam ["Kimball Garrett" ] 10 May YB Chat at Malibu Lagoon ["Daniel S. Cooper" ] 10 May May in Mt.Washington ["jennymhenny" ] 6 May Eurasian Collared Doves & Park name [john small ] 9 May W. Tanagers [] 09 May USC migrants (finally!) [Thomas Miko ] 09 May Griffith Park migrants ["suhorton" ] 09 May Black-headed Grosbeak ["JoAnne" ] 8 May Los Angeles RBA May 8, 2008 [Jon Fisher ] 7 May America's Birdiest County 2008 Results [Lance Benner ] 7 May Franklin's Gulls etc., Lancaster Ponds [] 07 May probable YBCuckoo in Manhattan Bch [Thomas Miko ] 06 May [Admin] A few things [Steve Sosensky ] 6 May Brant at Piute Ponds [] 5 May LA Audubon Monthly Meeting, 5/14/08 [Nick & Mary Freeman ] 2 May Eurasian Collared Doves and park name [john small ] 05 May Piute Ponds Yesterday ["bcnh10" ] 3 May Spotted Owl Photo and Video [Andrew Birch ] 04 May Spotted Owl at Walker Ranch ["jimvanbev" ] 03 May Gull-billed Terns at Malibu Lagoon ["outcast41" ] 3 May Magic Johnson Co. Park [Eleanor Osgood ] 3 May Placerita Owl ["Walter Lamb" ] 2 May Re: Re: great blue herons nesting sites ["Judith Raskin" ] 03 May Re: great blue herons nesting sites ["Daniel S. Cooper" ] 02 May Re: Birding on Vacation [Chuck & Lillian ] 02 May Lazuli Buntings in Burbank ["rrm888" ] 2 May Los Angeles RBA May 1, 2008 [Jon Fisher ] 2 May Re: great blue herons nesting sites ["donnabray AT charter.net" ] 02 May 4 Franklin's Gulls @ Malibu Lagoon ["richardbarth38" ] 02 May Birding on Vacation ["No Answer" ] 02 May Birding on Vacation ["No Answer" ] 1 May Re: great blue herons nesting sites [] 1 May Re: great blue herons nesting sites [] 1 May great blue herons nesting sites ["Judith Raskin" ] 01 May Least Bittern ["Al Borodayko" ] 01 May ABC & Lance [Chuck & Lillian ] Subject: Summer Tanager From: "Ann and Eric Brooks" <motmots AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 03:59:40 -0000 Eric and I and 4 friends birded Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont today. There weren't many migrants, but we did have a beautiful male Summer Tanager this morning at about 9 am. It was along the fence next to the golf course, between the Vernal Pool and the container garden. It was last seen flying northeast. Ann Brooks Los Angeles Subject: Birds at Angel's Gate Park, San Pedro From: "robzimages" <robert.ransom AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 02:32:22 -0000 After reading David Ellsworth's post about Warblers and Tanagers at our nearby park I went over this morning to take a look. Sure enough the park was birdy. The tree-tops were a little of a stretch for my camera but I am able to share a few shots in the folder titled "Angel's Gate" in the group's photos. Rob Ransom, San Pedro Subject: A Northern Waterthrush From: Martin Byhower <avitropic AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:03:29 -0700 (PDT) ..was in the concrete-lined channel that enters Lake Machado (Harbor Lake) today. It is just southeast of where Normandie joins Vermont, North of Anaheim St. in Harbor City. A nice variety of migrants and resident breeders were also present at the Park today. Martin Byhower Martin Byhower President, Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Director, BIRDING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA private guide service Science Instructor, Chadwick School Email:avitropic AT sbcglobal.net WEBSITE: www.birdingsocal.com Subject: Red-necked Phalarope At Ballona Freshwater Marsh From: "JoAnne" <ponyrcr AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 00:59:32 -0000 I saw a Red-necked Phalarope in full breeding plumage late this afternoon at the pond area of the Ballona Freshwater Marsh. Also spotted at the pond area, three female Yellow-headed Blackbirds and four White-faced Ibis. Photos of the phalarope to be posted soon. JoAnne McKenzie El Segundo ** original message deleted and re-sent because I (always) forgot to sign it ** Subject: Red-necked Phalarope From: "JoAnne" <ponyrcr AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 00:41:05 -0000 Just got home from the Ballona Freshwater Marsh. There was a Red-necked Phalarope in full breeding plumage in the pond area of the marsh. Also saw three female Yellow-headed Blackbirds by the pond. Plus four White-faced Ibis. Plenty of babies around as well. Common Moorhen chicks, American Coot chicks, Canada Geese goslings. Plus, of course, lots of Red-winged Blackbird fledglings and European Starling fledglings. Will post photos of the Phalarope soon. Subject: New yard bird today plus Sand Dune Park, MB From: "Lori Conrad" <lconrad AT roadrunner.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:34:50 -0700 Hi all In response to Mike San Miguel's posting that mentioned several Hermit Warblers, I heard a funny chip in my yard this morning & was surprised to see 2 female Hermits in my pine tree. First time in my yard in 30+ years! We just don't get the variety here, 1 block from the beach in Hermosa, so that was very cool. This sighting prompted us to check Sand Dune Park in Manhattan Beach, & it was absolutely loaded with warblers.......mostly Townsend's, but there were at least a dozen Hermits there as well. A real nice migrant push. Lori & Mark Conrad Hermosa Beach, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Banning Park pigeon philanderings From: Thomas Miko <thomas.miko AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:47:24 -0500 (CDT) I birded Banning Park between 06:45 and 8:00 a.m,this morning and saw something bizarre: There were multiple Spotted Doves calling in the middle of the park. I looked up at the 2 “male” Spotted Doves that were performing elaborate courtship displays for 2 “female” Spotted Doves. Then I thought to myself, “Gee, those females are smaller, and paler.” Then I thought, “…no, they’re not Mourning Doves.” As I walked closer, I noted that the “female Spotted Doves”, who were quite enamored of the attention being rained upon them had a much narrower band on their nape. Then it hit me. Oh My God. The Spotted Doves were wooing (and cooing) two Eurasian Collared Doves, who stayed for the performance. Hm…there’s got to be a bad pun in this, somewhere. Too bad Bill Myers moved to Phoenix… Thomas Miko (Mi'ko' Tama's) thomas.miko AT verizon.net thomas_miko AT hotmail.com 653 S. Indian Hill Blvd., #C Claremont, CA 91711 U.S.A. 34.109167 N, 117.718293 W home: (909) 445-1456 cell: (626) 390-1935 work: (213)923-3944 “We are not punished for our sins, but by them.”---Elbert Hubbard Subject: Vesper Sparrow (Peck Pit), Bufflehead (SGR at Washington) From: "Jon Fisher" <IronHorse2060 AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 14:10:39 -0700 hello LA County birders, There was a late VESPER SPARROW this morning at Peck Pit (Peck Road Water Conservation Park) off Myrtle Ave. in Monrovia. The bird was in the picnic area just west of the parking lot at about 08:00. Along the SGR, there were a few lingering waterfowl. A BUFFLEHEAD was just north of the Washington crossing in Pico Rivera. At the same spot was an American Wigeon. Just below Whttier Blvd. was a Northern Shoveler. There were decent numbers of migrants moving through today, 98 percent of which were Yellow and Wilson's Warblers and Warbling Vireos. Jon Fisher Glendale, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Northern Parula at Banning Park From: sanmigbird AT aol.com Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:11:55 EDT LA County birders, This morning there was a male Northern Parula at Banning Park in Wilmington. It was in the flowering eucalyptus at the NW corner of the carriage house. I also saw my FOS Willow Flycatcher. Otherwise the park was loaded with migrants including 5 Hermit Warblers. Mike San Miguel Arcadia CA ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Spotted Owls Continue From: "Ed Stonick" <edstonick AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:53:41 -0700 Greetings and Happy Mothers' Day! I've just returned from Walker Ranch in search of the Spotted Owl family, where I met Mark and Janet Scheel about 6:30 this morning. We walked right past (underneath) the birds on our first pass but fortunately Mark spotted them on the return trip. The adult pair were in a small alder tree right next to the waterfall trail. Go past the first waterfall about 50-75 yards. After crossing the stream on a metal bridge, you'll reach a junction with a dry canyon wash directly ahead of you and the main trail and stream continuing on a sharp right turn. The trail goes straight for only another 30-40 yards or so and takes a sharp left turn. The birds are along this short section of trail halfiway between the two turns. While I was there, we did not see the youngster, although Mark and Janet stayed behind and may have found it. The Walker Ranch parking area is on Placerita Canyon road (right side) about a mile or so past the main marked entrance to Placertia Canyon State Park. Go down the dirt road (hill) to the stream bed. The waterfall trail is well-marked and proceeds to the left (west). Watch out-there is plenty of poison oak! Mountain Quail were calling near the stream bed, and a few Lazuli Buntings were singing, but the number of migrants was dismally low. Regards, Ed Ed Stonick Pasadena, CA edstonick AT earthlink.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Lilac Crowned Parrot From: ameliede AT earthlink.net Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 23:59:36 -0700 At 09:27 PM 5/10/2008, you wrote: >Good Evening Birders > >If any one is interested in parrots in the South Bay/Torrance area, >there is a Lilac Crowned >Parrot at Old Torrance Park in Torrance. Torrance Park is located on >Arlington Ave in the >city of Torrance, just north of Sepulveda Blvd > >Good Birding >John Small >Torrance,CA I wonder if it is the same lone Lilac Crowned I photographed several months ago at the Del Rey Lagoon. It was hanging with a small group of pigeons (the ordinary kind) who were being fed by an elderly gentleman. There are 3 images among my bird pics at http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z51/jflevin/. Jules Levin Mar Vista (LA) Desert Hot Springs Subject: Lilac Crowned Parrot From: john small <joutandabout AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:27:31 -0700 (PDT) Good Evening Birders If any one is interested in parrots in the South Bay/Torrance area, there is a Lilac Crowned Parrot at Old Torrance Park in Torrance. Torrance Park is located on Arlington Ave in the city of Torrance, just north of Sepulveda Blvd Good Birding John Small Torrance,CA --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Spotted Owls - Three of Them From: "becktravel" <becktravel AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 02:35:38 -0000 Richard Barth will probably post a more complete report of our San Fernando Valley chapter field trip to Walker Ranch/Placerita later. But, it is worth an early post to let you know that the Spotted Owl on the Waterfall trail at Walker Ranch was seen this morning with a mate and a baby owl. The baby is all fuzz but large, and was perched in a knothole nest in a tree facing the trail. Both parents were sleeping on perches nearby. It seems safe to say that the owls will be present for several weeks to come, waiting for the little guy to fledge. Chris Van Beveren, Chatsworth CA Subject: RE: Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam From: "Kimball Garrett" <kgarrett AT nhm.org> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:54:51 -0700 Sorry for lack of clarity. The heron snuck away from its perch at 1045 and I didn't see it for the next 15 minutes, at which time I left. I doubt it went far, but one might have to work around the lake a bit to look at the willow islands and shoreline from different angles. KLG Kimball L. Garrett Section of Ornithology Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-763-3368 kgarrett AT nhm.org ________________________________ From: LACoBirds AT yahoogroups.com on behalf of Thomas Miko Sent: Sat 5/10/2008 2:50 PM To: Kimball Garrett; LACoBirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam >This morning (10 May) from about 0830 to 1045 an adult Little Blue Heron was present with Great and Snowy Egrets on the more westerly Kimball, Not trying to be a funny guy: did you leave at 10:45, or the L B Heron??? Thomas Miko (Mi'ko' Tama's) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam From: Thomas Miko <thomas.miko AT verizon.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:50:47 -0500 (CDT) >This morning (10 May) from about 0830 to 1045 an adult Little Blue Heron was present with Great and Snowy Egrets on the more westerly Kimball, Not trying to be a funny guy: did you leave at 10:45, or the L B Heron??? Thomas Miko (Mi'ko' Tama's) thomas.miko AT verizon.net thomas_miko AT hotmail.com 653 S. Indian Hill Blvd., #C Claremont, CA 91711 U.S.A. 34.109167 N, 117.718293 W home: (909) 445-1456 cell: (626) 390-1935 work: (213)923-3944 “We are not punished for our sins, but by them.”---Elbert Hubbard Subject: Angel's Gate Park warbler invasion + nighthawk From: David Ellsworth <davidells AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:38:02 -0700 Hello Birders, I birded at Angel's Gate Park the last couple days, to be absolutely breathtaken with how birdy it is now. Townsend's, Hermit, and Wilson's Warblers up the wazoo; at least one Yellow; icing on the cake was a Yellow-breasted Chat! All of these warblers were singing (except maybe the Wilson's, although they were calling a lot). At first I thought the Chat was a Bullock's Oriole, because the loudest component of his song is an imitation of that bird's raucous chatter! The park was also chock full of Western Tanagers, often with many in a single Eucalyptus tree; some of them sang on occasion. There were tons of calling Pacific-slope Flycatchers, several Western Wood-Pewees, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher (as well as the resident breeding Cassin's Kingbird pair). A singing Black-headed Grosbeak apparently continues from a month ago. At least one Bullock's Oriole was there on both days, a hatching-year individual I think. I've never seen Bullock's Orioles in my neighborhood before, although every spring and summer since 2006 (when I got into birding) I've seen lots of Hooded Orioles � including now at Angel's Gate Park. To top it off, at 7:54pm I saw a nighthawk! I suppose it was most likely a Lesser Nighthawk. I got a very quick look as it swept over the landscape, flying extremely low (it rapidly curved its flight around the contours of the terrain). My first split-second impression was, "That's one HUUGE swift!" It was so fleeting but thrilling that it almost didn't feel real � like I saw a creature from the world of dreams. To summarize the rarer sightings: I saw both the YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and the NIGHTHAWK (sp.) yesterday, 9 May; the OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER on 8 May; the HERMIT WARBLERS on both days. David Ellsworth San Pedro, CA Subject: Adult Little Blue Heron at Hansen Dam From: "Kimball Garrett" <kgarrett AT nhm.org> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:29:19 -0700 This morning (10 May) from about 0830 to 1045 an adult Little Blue Heron was present with Great and Snowy Egrets on the more westerly of the two willow islands in the main lake at Hansen Dam, south of the Recreation Center along Foothill Blvd. It seems likely this was the same adult that was present in the same spot briefly last May. The biggest concentrations of herons in these willows are usually present in the morning and again in the late afternoon; remember that the Hansen Dam area is extremely crowded with people on weekday afternoons (although that shouldn't impact the herons on these islands, just the sanity of birders looking for them). Lots of expected migrants, but nothing unusual apart from the Little Blue. There are about 15 Bell's Vireo territories in the Hansen Dam basin this year, and the usual scattering of Yellow-breasted Chats and Blue Grosbeaks. KLG Kimball L. Garrett Section of Ornithology Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-763-3368 kgarrett AT nhm.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: YB Chat at Malibu Lagoon From: "Daniel S. Cooper" <dan_cooper_90042 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:19:49 -0000 Virtually no sign of passerine or any other migration today, but a singing chat was a nice surprise at Malibu Lagoon, and the nesting Great Egrets are back at the Malibu Country Mart/Starbuck's parking lot. Details here: http://gridlockbirding.blogspot.com/ Dan Cooper Los Angeles www.cooperecological.com Subject: May in Mt.Washington From: "jennymhenny" <redshoulderedhawk AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:31:53 -0000 On my morning bird/dog walk up Mt. Washington Drive, there were at least six male Phainopepla battling for territory. A few Band-tailed Pigeons are still around, and two Cedar Waxwings were in a Eucalyptus where a female Hooded Oriole was collecting nesting material. A Yellow Warbler and two Western Tanagers were near the top of the hill, and a Swainson's Thrush was sulking near the Tree-of-Heaven forest on Frontenac Ave. Top it off with two Warbling Vireos, a Townsend's Warbler and a female Black-headed Grosbeak at my backyard watering hole. Good birding, Jenny Jones Los Angeles Subject: Eurasian Collared Doves & Park name From: john small <joutandabout AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 21:24:14 -0700 (PDT) Good Evening L.A. County Birders So sorry for this late post, but I was riding to work this morning(Friday 5-2-08), and as I was passing the Honda Headquarters in the city of Torrance, I noticed 2 Eurasian Collared doves sitting on a roof top across the street from the Honda headquarters on Van Ness St., just north of Dominquez St. On another note, there was an article in the Los Angeles Times a few days ago. It was regarding a park in Playa Del Rey aptly( I hope I'm using the right word) named Titmouse Park, although the park is located miles away from any real titmouse habitat. A number of reasons have been stated for the misnaming for this park. My own personal take, and hopefully this might make some sense(maybe), is that some person whom may have not been very Knowledgeable about birds,possibly may have seen some Bushtits, and because then Bushtits looked so small to this person whom maybe learned of the name titmouse, may have possibly( now this just a hypothetical guess) convinced the local residents to give the park its name. This is just my take on it. Good birding John Small Torrance, CA --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: W. Tanagers From: surteesdn AT aol.com Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:05:52 EDT Hi Everybody -- Has anyone else noticed an unusual number of Western Tanagers this spring? They are EVERYWHERE and in large numbers. Wierd. Dave Surtees Hollywood ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: USC migrants (finally!) From: Thomas Miko <thomas.miko AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 18:42:02 -0500 (CDT) Since Tuesday there have been 7 species of warblers on campus at USC, including Hermit, Nashville, Townsend's, Yellow, and Orange-crowned Warblers, with many birds of each species. Western Tanagers have been quite numerous, with 3 or more birds in each tree. Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont finally has migrants. Yesterday afternoon one tree had 3 Yellow and 3 Wilson's Warblers (all males) in it at the same time, and at least 50 Warbling Vireos throughout the north half of the cemetery. Thomas Miko (Mi'ko' Tama's) thomas.miko AT verizon.net thomas_miko AT hotmail.com 653 S. Indian Hill Blvd., #C Claremont, CA 91711 U.S.A. 34.109167 N, 117.718293 W home: (909) 445-1456 cell: (626) 390-1935 work: (213)923-3944 “We are not punished for our sins, but by them.”---Elbert Hubbard Subject: Griffith Park migrants From: "suhorton" <sue.horton AT latimes.com> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 21:34:17 -0000 The bad news is, of course, that the last May's fire devastated the hillsides of Griffith Park. But boy are the birds visible. We hiked from the merry-go-round parking lot up to the top of the park in the late afternoon the other day. While we didn't see anything particularly surprising, the park was EXTREMELY birdy. There were dozens of singing Lazuli Buntings all along the fire road. Up closer to the top, mixed warbler flocks were moving through all the trees. At one point, we saw four male Western Tanagers in a single tree. There were Bullock's and Hooded Orioles and kingbirds by the dozen. Sadly, they're much easier to see than in an ordinary year because of the fire damage. It's worth a trip. Sue Horton Los Angeles Subject: Black-headed Grosbeak From: "JoAnne" <ponyrcr AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 20:13:38 -0000 I just had a male Black-headed Grosbeak at one of my feeders. I haven't seen them in my yard in a long long time. Also had a male Bullock's Oriole in the yard this morning. JoAnne McKenzie El Segundo Subject: Los Angeles RBA May 8, 2008 From: Jon Fisher <IronHorse2060 AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:41:40 -0700 - RBA * California * Los Angeles RBA * May 8, 2008 * CALA0805.08 -Birds mentioned Brant Solitary Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Franklin�s Gull Black Tern GULL-BILLED TERN California Bird Records Committee: Report sightings on the rare bird report form: http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/ Hotline: Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert Telephone Number: (323) 874-1318 E-mail reports to: JonF60 AT hotmail.com or by phone 818-544-5009 Coverage: Los Angeles County, Ventura County -Transcript This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for Thursday May 8, 2008. Please report sightings to Jon Fisher at 818-544-5009 or via e-mail to JonF60 AT hotmail.com Two BRANT were at Piute Ponds at Edwards AFB on May 6. Also at the ponds were a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER on May 3. On May 7 forty BLACK TERNS were present. Remember that these ponds are on government property and a letter of permission is required for entry. Under very windy conditions, three FRANKLIN�S GULLS were at the Lancaster Sewer Ponds on May 7 along with forty-seven BLACK TERNS. The entrance is on Avenue D east of the 14 Freeway. Please ask permission at the office before birding. Three GULL-BILLED TERNS were seen briefly at Malibu Lagoon on May 3. They have not been found again. This report is sponsored by the Los Angeles Audubon Society. - end transcript Jon L Fisher Glendale, CA JonF60 AT hotmail.com EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS For all events, field trips and announcements, please see our website at http://www.laaudubon.org _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008 ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds Listowners: mailto:LACoBirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: Turn off email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-normal AT yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:LACoBirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:LACoBirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: America's Birdiest County 2008 Results From: Lance Benner <lbenner AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 23:17:21 -0700 Hi Everyone, Our final total for the America's Birdiest County event in 2008 is 255, an increase of one species (a Merlin) over the preliminary total that I announced last week. In 2007 we got 272 species, significantly more than this year, which begs the obvious question of why the totals are so different. I think there are a number of reasons, such as: 1. We had Cosmic Good Luck in 2007 2. Seawatch conditions were crummy: hazy, offshore winds. Last year they were much better and we had more coverage. 3. No Team Fecal Sac Big Day in 2008 4. Fewer birdathons--some occurred on the following weekend, notably by Pasadena Audubon 5. Several wintering birds left shortly before the ABC weekend: Long-tailed Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lewis' Woodpecker, Tropical Kingbird, Plumbeous Vireo, White-throated Sparrow We got all of them last year. 6. Other rare birds reported recently were missed: Black-legged Kittiwake, Gull-billed Tern, Vermilion Flycatcher 7. Several key people had other commitments for significant portions of the weekend 8. We had less coverage in the Antelope Valley 9. Fewer rare wintering warblers Nevertheless, 255 species will probably place us among the top two or three counties nationwide and may be sufficient to win outright. Our principal competition last year came from San Diego and Nueces County, Texas (Corpus Christi region). Monterey County could also be a strong but for the last few years they've chosen not to enter but instead to continue their tradition of a one-day birdathon. San Diego did their ABC on the weekend before we did but has yet to post the results. Nueces County did theirs on the same weekend as ours, but again we don't know the results yet. Kern County just finished theirs on May 4 and have a preliminary total of 236, a number that could increase as more reports come in. Monterey got 241 species during their birdathon this year, which is an outstanding total and about 40 more species than we got on our first day. Here's a summary of results from 2007: Top counties 272 Los Angeles, CA 257 San Diego, CA 254 Nueces, TX 235 Kern, CA 206 San Mateo, CA As I mentioned in the summary email last year, Monterey did a one-day birdathon and got 250 species, which would have placed 4th nationwide had they chosen to enter the Birdiest County competition. Here's the official website that summarizes the 2007 results: http://www.coastalbirding.org/Birdiest%20City%202007/ABC_C_winners_text_2007.htm Previous Los Angeles Birdiest County totals: 2007 272 2006 265 2005 246 2004 240 2003 239 Previous America's Birdiest County winners: 2007 272 Los Angeles 2006 265 Los Angeles 2005 250 Monterey and San Diego (tie) 2004 266 San Diego 2003 248 Monterey Comparisons between 2008 and 2007 Even though our total dropped relative to 2007, we still found a number of species that we didn't get last year: Chukar Gambel's Quail American White Pelican Merlin Wilson's Snipe Mew Gull White-winged Dove Common Gound-dove Here are the species seen in 2007 but not in 2008: Long-tailed Duck Hooded Merganser Black-vented Shearwater Swainson's Hawk Northern Fulmar Pomerine Jaeger Black Tern Xantus' Murrelet Cassin's Auklet Rhinoceros Auklet Flammulated Owl Calliope Hummingbird Lewis' Woodpecker Willow Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Plumbeous Vireo Purple Martin Bank Swallow Golden-crowned Kinglet Le Conte's Thrasher Tennessee Warbler Black and White Warbler American Redstart Clay-colored Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Here's our master list for 2008: Greater White-fronted Goose Ross's Goose Canada Goose Cackling Goose Brant Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Green-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Bufflehead Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Chukar California Quail Gambel's Quail Mountain Quail Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Clark's Grebe Pink-footed Shearwater Sooty Shearwater American White Pelican Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White-faced Ibis Turkey Vulture Osprey White-tailed Kite Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle Merlin American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon Virginia Rail Sora Common Moorhen American Coot Black-bellied Plover Snowy Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Black Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Wandering Tattler Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Black Turnstone Surfbird Sanderling Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Snipe Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Parasitic Jaeger Franklin's Gull Bonaparte's Gull Heermann's Gull Mew Gull Ring-billed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Western Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Caspian Tern Royal Tern Elegant Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Black Skimmer Rock Pigeon Band-tailed Pigeon Spotted Dove Eurasian Collared-Dove White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Inca Dove Common Ground Dove Red-crowned Parrot Greater Roadrunner Barn Owl Western Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Northern Pygmy-Owl Burrowing Owl Spotted Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Lesser Nighthawk Common Poorwill Vaux's Swift White-throated Swift Black-chinned Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird Costa's Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Acorn Woodpecker Red-breasted Sapsucker Williamson's Sapsucker Ladder-backed Woodpecker Nuttall's Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker White-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Hammond's Flycatcher Gray Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Black Phoebe Say's Phoebe Ash-throated Flycatcher Cassin's Kingbird Western Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Least Bell's Vireo Cassin's Vireo Hutton's Vireo Warbling Vireo Steller's Jay Western Scrub-Jay Clark's Nutcracker American Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Mountain Chickadee Oak Titmouse Verdin Bushtit Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Brown Creeper Cactus Wren Rock Wren Canyon Wren Bewick's Wren House Wren Marsh Wren American Dipper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher California Gnatcatcher Western Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Wrentit Northern Mockingbird California Thrasher European Starling American Pipit Cedar Waxwing Phainopepla Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Townsend's Warbler Hermit Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Western Tanager Green-tailed Towhee Spotted Towhee California Towhee Rufous-crowned Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow Black-chinned Sparrow Lark Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Sage Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Tricolored Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Great-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Hooded Oriole Bullock's Oriole Scott's Oriole Purple Finch Cassin's Finch House Finch Red Crossbill Pine Siskin Lesser Goldfinch Lawrence's Goldfinch American Goldfinch House Sparrow Total species 255 None of this would be possible without the enthusiastic support of everyone who went out, found birds, and reported them. I'm amazed at the level of excitement this event generates, the dedication and hard work people put into it, and the extensive expertise so many people have regarding specific sites for individual species in our area. It's utterly remarkable that so many species are here despite the enormous changes we've made to the landscape of Los Angeles County. We would like to thank the following people for participating this year: Abernathy, Jim Almdale, Chuck Almdale, Lillian Barth, Dick Benner, Lance Bornstein, Hank Brooks, Ann Brooks, Eric Cantrell, Ann Clarke, Paul Coffin, Jonathan Dameron, Wanda Daniels, Brian Dawes, Johanna Drake, Tracy Ellsworth, Kathi Feenstra, Jon Fisher, Jon Freeman, Mary Freeman, Nick Fulmer, Lois Fulmer, Will Garrett, John Garrett, Kimball Gilbert, Karen Guthrie, Dan Hardesty, Jim Heirs, Pat Herron, Nancy Hite, Tommye Ivanov, John Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Sid Kelley, Al Lamb, Walter Larson, Kevin Lee, Andrew Lee, Joey Lumkin, Mary Mateer, Karen McGrath, Todd Medvitz, Heather Melin, Ron Miko, Tom Montgomerie, Deirdre Montgomerie, Jon Moody, David Moore, Jim Moore, Linda Morton, Jess Norton, Dick Ogata, Pegggy Ohlenkamp, Kris Osgood, Eleanor Pickus, Jean Pann, Bob Powell, Joan Sansone, Larry Scheel, Mark Schmahl, Larry Schotte, Cindy Scott, Laurel Selvey, Carol Shanman, Bob Sterba, Don Sterling, John Strang, Bruce Strang, Nancy Surtees, Dave Van Norman, Michael Vester, Marie Warren, Vic Number of observers: 72 So, in the end, is Los Angeles America's Birdiest County for 2008? We don't know yet--the event continues through May--and the results won't be announced until June (possibly around the middle of the month). As soon as we know the answer we'll post a report with the results. Thank you again, Lance Lance Benner Altadena, CA Subject: Franklin's Gulls etc., Lancaster Ponds From: sanmigbird AT aol.com Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 23:26:46 EDT L A County birders, Sustained winds of 27-28 mph with gusts to 35 mph made for a wild day in the Antelope Valley. A single Common Loon attempted to fly into the wind but quickly changed direction back to Lancaster Ponds. Three Franklin's Gulls decided to fly into the wind anyway and after about 10 minutes, barely clearing the desert scrub, eventually flew from sight. At least 47 Black Terns didn't want to have anything to do with these conditions and sat in a tight group in the lee of one of the dikes. An Osprey and another 40 Black Terns at Piute Ponds did their best to stay out of the wind. Taking a hint from the terns this birder made all of his observations from the inside of his vehicle. Mike San Miguel Arcadia CA ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: probable YBCuckoo in Manhattan Bch From: Thomas Miko <thomas.miko AT verizon.net> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 11:25:32 -0500 (CDT) Address: 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA (310) 802-5408 Dave Moody just called me up about a bird that he believes is an incredible early, and out-of-range Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Polliwog Park (address above). The bird is skulking in a eucalyptus tree. Thomas Miko (Mi'ko' Tama's) thomas.miko AT verizon.net thomas_miko AT hotmail.com 653 S. Indian Hill Blvd., #C Claremont, CA 91711 U.S.A. 34.109167 N, 117.718293 W home: (909) 445-1456 cell: (626) 390-1935 work: (213)923-3944 “We are not punished for our sins, but by them.”---Elbert Hubbard Subject: [Admin] A few things From: Steve Sosensky <mobile AT sosensky.com> Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 13:47:02 -0700 Hi LACoBirders, Last weekend I was up in Kern County for the Spring Nature Festival. I forgot to notify Jamie Chavez, who steps in when I go out of town, to take over. Jamie has enough to do with running the Santa Barbara County list and other pursuits that he does not turn on his notifications unless I let him know I'll be away. Because of this, a thread that needed to be closed was allowed to persist and some timely messages were late getting out. I apologize for not making sure the list was properly covered. Quite honestly though, I think it's pretty pathetic that nobody in LA County has been willing to step up and become a moderator of this list. (Remember I live in Orange County now.) The job consists mainly of checking moderated posts, making sure they are on topic for the list, and that they have a proper signature. I usually get to things fairly quickly, but sometimes messages need to get right out and I'm not able to do it. If you would like to help, please contact me off list. The message about birding vacations outside California was off topic for this list and should not have been posted. Had I been here, I would have cut if off right away. Anyone posting off topic messages of responding to them through the list risks being set to moderated status. If you feel you must respond to an off-topic post, please be sure to hit Reply instead of Reply To All. Both messages in that thread have been deleted from the archives. Good birding, Steve Owner LACoBirds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds Steve Sosensky SoCA Bird Guides www.sosensky.com/guides Optics4Birding www.optics4birding.com 84 Sandcastle Home: 949-269-2161 Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Cell: 818-522-5261 33.56485 N, 117.72205 W Yahoo Messenger ID: SteveSosensky SMS: stevesosensky AT vtext.com SoCal FRS: use channel 11 code 22 Subject: Brant at Piute Ponds From: sanmigbird AT aol.com Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 16:30:00 EDT LA County birders, Yesterday afternoon there were 2 Brant at Piute Ponds, Edwards Air Force Base. Mike San Miguel Arcadia CA ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: LA Audubon Monthly Meeting, 5/14/08 From: Nick & Mary Freeman <mnfreeman AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 22:18:23 -0700 Hi Birders You are cordially invited to attend Los Angeles Audubon's monthly meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2008. The meeting starts at 7:30pm at Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90037 in the Community Center, Room 6. The bookstore will be open before and after the meeting. I'd like to invite you to learn about a superb birding destination. Once you get a taste of tropical birding in your system, there's no turning back: �Birding in San Blas, Mexico� with Nick & Mary Freeman Mary and Nick spent two weeks birding one of the jewels of western Mexico - San Blas in the state of Nayarit. This sleepy fishing village a few hours north of Puerto Vallarta is the hub of the area�s prime birding spots. Hospitable accomodations and guides can be had readily. San Blas is a slow-paced village where one can walk the streets at night to enjoy the local cuisine, and where the people are friendly. From sandy beaches, to mangroves, to coniferous forests, to thorn scrub forest to the north and more tropical forest to the south, the area around San Blas is a great introduction to a manageable number of tropical families, or a great destination for any relaxed birder�s vacation. There are a number of endemics to be had in this area, as well as a smattering of exotic flora. Mary will feature her photographic essay of their most recent visit from April, 2006, which will feature some of the prized endemics of west Mexico. Come on over to meet up with your fellow birding buds this night! Mary Freeman Glendale, CA President and Programs Chair for Los Angeles Audubon ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds Listowners: mailto:LACoBirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: Turn off email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-normal AT yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/join (Yahoo! 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It was regarding a park in Playa Del Rey aptly( I hope I'm using the right word) named Titmouse Park, although the park is located miles away from any real titmouse habitat. A number of reasons have been stated for the misnaming for this park. My own personal take, and hopefully this might make some sense(maybe), is that some person whom may have not been very Knowledgeable about birds,possibly may have seen some Bushtits, and because then Bushtits looked so small to this person whom maybe learned of the name titmouse, may have possibly( now this just a hypothetical guess) convinced the local residents to the park its name. This is just my take on it. Good birding John Small Torrance, CA --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Piute Ponds Yesterday From: "bcnh10" <johngarrett AT jps.net> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 01:33:35 -0000 Sorry for such late posting. Yesterday for the Pasadena Audubon Society's 'Birdathon' we bumped into Mike San Miguel at Piute Ponds who told us of a Semipalmated Sandpiper mixed in with about 400 Western Sandpipers. The bird was somewhat surprisingly easy to find in the Ducks Unlimited Ponds. It was in 'classic' alternate plumage. Also present was a calling flyover Solitary Sandpiper. Please remember a permit is required at Piute Ponds. Also of interest were a Red-breasted Sapsucker, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, two Red Crossbills, and some Pine Siskins at Grassy Hollow. John Garrett Pasadena Subject: Spotted Owl Photo and Video From: Andrew Birch <andyrbirch AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 21:07:03 -0700 (PDT) Thanks to helpful birders already on the trail, we saw the owl fairly easily late this afternoon. Videograb here: http://surfbirds.com/albums/showgallery.php?cat=6&ppuser=2 Video here: http://surfbirds.com/video2/view_video.php?viewkey=52343bc8e460416382dc Best, Andy Birch Los Angeles Subject: Spotted Owl at Walker Ranch From: "jimvanbev" <jvanbeveren AT vbandb.com> Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 02:07:12 -0000 Chris and I found the Spotted Owl at 9am this morning at the base of the Waterfall in the Walker Ranch area of Placerita Canyon. The owl was sleeeping in a cottonwood tree near the end of the trail on the west side if the stream about 50 feet above ground surface. Chris and Jim Van Beveren Chatsworth, CA. Subject: Gull-billed Terns at Malibu Lagoon From: "outcast41" <IronHorse2060 AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 20:54:59 -0000 Hello LA County Birders, This morning between 7:30 and 7:45, there were three Gull-billed Terns at Malibu Lagoon. As of about 7:45 the birds had gone, but obviously they could return or be seen elsewhere along the coast. I would have posted earlier, but this was my first opportunity to get to a computer. Jon Fisher Glendale, CA Subject: Magic Johnson Co. Park From: Eleanor Osgood <gardenbird AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 12:36:17 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Larry Allen and I were birding MJ Park (south of the 105 FWY off Century Blvd)this morning as part of an LAAS walk and observed the following (the park has a large lake): 5+ pairs of "naturalized" Canada Geese with 15+/- goslings; a nesting American Coot; two full breeding plumage male Ruddy Ducks and two females; a single juvenal (plumage more like fledgling) Black-crowned Night Heron; Cliff, Northern Rough-winged, Barn Swallows; Pied-Billed Grebe (according to Larry, they have previously nested in this lake.) Double-Crested Cormorants Wilson's Warbler Yellow Warbler Warbling Vireo Common Raven a beautiful lecuestic American Coot (white bill, white body, black wing coverts) along with the usual resident wild and domestic birds. Eleanor Osgood Culver City Subject: Placerita Owl From: "Walter Lamb" <walter.lamb AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 16:58:21 +0000 I was in the process of striking out on Spotted Owl for perhaps the 20th time when a couple wearing San Fernando Audubon t-shirts arrived (did not get their names), one of whom very quickly spotted the owl high in a tree on the other side of the stream where Eric and Anne Brooks originally spotted it. It isn't the tree directly across, but the one just upstream that leans away from the stream with branches reaching back toward the stream. Also on site was a photographer who will perhaps post some pictures. Calling Mountain Quail, singing Townsend's, several Lazuli Buntings, Western Tanagers and other fun birds along the trail. Walter Lamb Culver City Subject: Re: Re: great blue herons nesting sites From: "Judith Raskin" <jayebea AT att.net> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 23:39:09 -0700 Thanks to you and the others who responded, I have passed along the information to the people who inquired. The great blues are wonderful to see and I get a great charge everytime a tiny heron head sticks its head out of the nest!. Judy Raskin Echo Park ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel S. Cooper" To: Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:27 PM Subject: [LACoBirds] Re: great blue herons nesting sites > Judy/all, > > I put this together a while ago: http://cooperecological.com/Herons.htm > > It's a preliminary summary of published/known (as of a year ago) > heron/egret rookeries in > the region. I'm sure there are more, since several species are increasing > locally (for > example, I didn't realize Great Blues were breeding at Echo Park!). > > I was thinking of putting more work into this but got sidetracked. Most of > these rookeries > have Great Blue Heron, which is probably the most common of the > colonial-nesting herons > in L.A. Co. > > Dan Cooper > Los Angeles > www.cooperecological.com > > --- In LACoBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Judith Raskin" wrote: >> >> I recently had some correspondences that contained the statement that >> there >> are "only" two locations in Los Angeles County where great blue herons >> are >> nesting. This doesn't sound right to me. I can name two -- Marina del >> Rey >> and Echo Park Lake -- but there must be more. >> >> Can anyone help with some information about additional gbh nesting sites? >> >> (So far this season, four great blue heron chicks can be seen in the pine >> trees at Echo Park Lake, and I think there is at least one more). >> Nesting >> began in in February.) >> >> Judy Raskin >> Echo Park >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Unsubscribe: mailto:LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com > Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds > Listowners: mailto:LACoBirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com > > For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My > Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to > these addresses: > Turn off email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-nomail AT yahoogroups.com > Resume email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-normal AT yahoogroups.comYahoo! > Groups Links > > > Subject: Re: great blue herons nesting sites From: "Daniel S. Cooper" <dan_cooper_90042 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 04:27:31 -0000 Judy/all, I put this together a while ago: http://cooperecological.com/Herons.htm It's a preliminary summary of published/known (as of a year ago) heron/egret rookeries in the region. I'm sure there are more, since several species are increasing locally (for example, I didn't realize Great Blues were breeding at Echo Park!). I was thinking of putting more work into this but got sidetracked. Most of these rookeries have Great Blue Heron, which is probably the most common of the colonial-nesting herons in L.A. Co. Dan Cooper Los Angeles www.cooperecological.com --- In LACoBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Judith Raskin" wrote: > > I recently had some correspondences that contained the statement that there > are "only" two locations in Los Angeles County where great blue herons are > nesting. This doesn't sound right to me. I can name two -- Marina del Rey > and Echo Park Lake -- but there must be more. > > Can anyone help with some information about additional gbh nesting sites? > > (So far this season, four great blue heron chicks can be seen in the pine > trees at Echo Park Lake, and I think there is at least one more). Nesting > began in in February.) > > Judy Raskin > Echo Park > Subject: Re: Birding on Vacation From: Chuck & Lillian <misclists AT att.net> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 11:14:34 -0700 I don't know how close you'll be to the Edwards Plateau area, but it's home to the endemic Black-capped Vireo & Golden-cheeked Warbler. I'd: 1) Google Texas + Birds 2) Check BirdingPal and follow the trail to Texas 3) Go into Audubon.org and follow the trail to chapters, Texas. Chuck Almdale North Hills, CA At 09:14 PM 5/1/2008, No Answer wrote: >i am one of those native California Birders ( never birded anywhere >else ) and i will be visiting North Western Texas beginning May 8th. >Does anyone have any suggestions for good birding there? I will be in >the San Angelo / Midland area (but not looking for any Culted >Mormons). Does anyone have any suggestions or suggestions for websites >i might visit to find the birding spots in that area? I know somebody >has to have birded there....any help would be really appreciated. >thank you >judy richards > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lazuli Buntings in Burbank From: "rrm888" <rmlm01 AT charter.net> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:44 -0000 This a.m., between 8 and 10:30, there was a pair of Lazuli Buntings flying around the trees around the debris basin in Wildwood Canyon (up Walnut Ave.). Also seen were yellow and Townsend warblers. Lynn & Renny Maddox Burbank Subject: Los Angeles RBA May 1, 2008 From: Jon Fisher <IronHorse2060 AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 08:49:32 -0700 - RBA * California * Los Angeles RBA * May 1, 2008 * CALA0805.01 -Birds mentioned Least Bittern Solitary Sandpiper Franklin�s Gull Gray Flycatcher Summer Tanager Pink-sided Junco Yellow-headed Blackbird California Bird Records Committee: Report sightings on the rare bird report form: http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/ Hotline: Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert Telephone Number: (323) 874-1318 E-mail reports to: JonF60 AT hotmail.com Coverage: Los Angeles County, Ventura County -Transcript This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for Thursday May 1, 2008. Please report sightings to Jon Fisher at 818-544-5009 or via e-mail to JonF60 AT hotmail.com LEAST BITTERNS were either heard or seen at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh near Playa del Rey and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach this past week. The Ed Dorado Park bird was at the south end of the north lake in Area 3. A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh from April 27-29. Another SOLITARY SANDPIPER was on the San Gabriel River between Whittier and Washington Blvd on April 26 and three more were at the Sepulveda Basin on the LA River just below Burbank Blvd on April 27. Four FRANKLIN�S GULLS were in the gull flock at Malibu Lagoon on May 1. A GRAY FLYCATCHER was at Sycamore Canyon in Whittier on April 27. A SUMMER TANAGER was seen at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont on April 27. Quite rare was a PINK-SIDED JUNCO found at St Andrew�s Priory near Valyermo on April 25. The bird was at the northwest corner of the big lawn. A notable flock of over 150 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh on April 27. This report is sponsored by the Los Angeles Audubon Society. - end transcript Jon L Fisher Glendale, CA JonF60 AT hotmail.com EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS For all events, field trips and announcements, please see our website at http://www.laaudubon.org _________________________________________________________________ Back to work after baby�how do you know when you�re ready? http://lifestyle.msn.com/familyandparenting/articleNW.aspx?cp-documentid=5797498&ocid=T067MSN40A0701A ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds Listowners: mailto:LACoBirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: Turn off email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-normal AT yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:LACoBirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:LACoBirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: great blue herons nesting sites From: "donnabray AT charter.net" <donnabray@charter.net> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 10:05:12 -0400 Please add to the list the rookery at the Long Beach Marina. Birds nest in the palms, which need protection from trimming while the birds nest. Donna Bray Norwalk, CA ---- surteesdn AT aol.com wrote: ============= There's a huge rookery along the south shore of the LA River in the Encino/Balboa LA City Golf Courses in theSepulveda Basin. Dave Surtees Hollywood ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: 4 Franklin's Gulls @ Malibu Lagoon From: "richardbarth38" <busyday AT ca.rr.com> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 04:34:20 -0000 Birders- Thurs evening 1 May Mid afternoon there were four breeding-plumaged Franklin's Gulls in the gull and tern flock at Malibu Lagoon. I have posted digiscoped shots at the end of the "Skuas, Gulls and Terns" photo album. (Jim Hardesty, Jim Moore and I encountered the birds on a Hardesty SFVAS birdathon.) Also of interest, the Spotted Owl continues along the Waterfall Trail at Walker Ranch in Placerita Canyon (see msg #5769 on 20 Apr). Richard Barth West Hollywood Subject: Birding on Vacation From: "No Answer" <crowesr2gud4trubl AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 04:20:43 -0000 i am one of those native California Birders (never birded anywhere else) and i will be visiting North Western Texas beginning May 8th. Does anyone have any suggestions for good birding there? I will be in the San Angelo / Midland area. Does anyone have any suggestions or suggestions for websites i might visit to find the birding spots in that area? I know somebody has to have birded there....any help would be really appreciated. thank you judy richards, Azusa, USA Subject: Birding on Vacation From: "No Answer" <crowesr2gud4trubl AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 04:14:33 -0000 i am one of those native California Birders ( never birded anywhere else ) and i will be visiting North Western Texas beginning May 8th. Does anyone have any suggestions for good birding there? I will be in the San Angelo / Midland area (but not looking for any Culted Mormons). Does anyone have any suggestions or suggestions for websites i might visit to find the birding spots in that area? I know somebody has to have birded there....any help would be really appreciated. thank you judy richards Subject: Re: great blue herons nesting sites From: surteesdn AT aol.com Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 23:14:35 EDT There's a huge rookery along the south shore of the LA River in the Encino/Balboa LA City Golf Courses in theSepulveda Basin. Dave Surtees Hollywood ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: great blue herons nesting sites From: larschmahl AT aol.com Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 22:03:14 EDT Judy, Great Blue Herons nest in a large Eucalyptus between the south and middle lakes at Legg Lake, El Monte. They also nest in a Sycamore tree on an island in the San Gabriel River Spreading Basin in Pico Rivera. I'm sure there are a few other locations I am not aware of. Larry Schmahl Whittier In a message dated 5/1/2008 6:54:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jayebea AT att.net writes: I recently had some correspondences that contained the statement that there are "only" two locations in Los Angeles County where great blue herons are nesting. This doesn't sound right to me. I can name two -- Marina del Rey and Echo Park Lake -- but there must be more. Can anyone help with some information about additional gbh nesting sites? (So far this season, four great blue heron chicks can be seen in the pine trees at Echo Park Lake, and I think there is at least one more). Nesting began in in February.) Judy Raskin Echo Park **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: great blue herons nesting sites From: "Judith Raskin" <jayebea AT att.net> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:53:49 -0700 I recently had some correspondences that contained the statement that there are "only" two locations in Los Angeles County where great blue herons are nesting. This doesn't sound right to me. I can name two -- Marina del Rey and Echo Park Lake -- but there must be more. Can anyone help with some information about additional gbh nesting sites? (So far this season, four great blue heron chicks can be seen in the pine trees at Echo Park Lake, and I think there is at least one more). Nesting began in in February.) Judy Raskin Echo Park Subject: Least Bittern From: "Al Borodayko" <adboro AT att.net> Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 19:29:33 -0000 Greetings, I was at El Dorado Park in Long Beach this morning, Thur, and had a Least Bittern on the edge of some cattails at the south end of the north pond in Area 3. It was out in the open getting some rays. Hope this adds to the ABC count list total. Regards, Al Borodayko Cypress, CA Subject: ABC & Lance From: Chuck & Lillian <misclists AT att.net> Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 12:08:33 -0700 I know that Lance is not yet completely done with this year's compilation for America's Birdiest County, but I want to thank him now for all his fine & diligent work, as I'll probably be out at Morongo Valley by the time he's dotted all the T's and crossed all the I's. Great Job, Lance. Soon you can get back to your owls and NEO's, in no particular order. Chuck & Lillian Almdale North Hills, Ca. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]