How I found a Lazuli Bunting/Blue Grosbeak at Madrona

Agonized between Madrona and Monrovia Canyon Park, but decided to bird the former place because according to ebird;

Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:15 AM

Protocol:

Traveling

Party Size:

1

Duration:

2 hour(s), 30 minute(s)

Distance:

2.0 mile(s)

Observers:

David Moody

3	Blue Grosbeak the male is calling very strongly with the female nearby, a probable HY bird hanging with the RWBL. Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male 1 Female 1 Sex Unknown 1
1	Lazuli Bunting

Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:50 AM

Protocol:

Traveling

Party Size:

2

Duration:

2 hour(s), 20 minute(s)

Distance:

2.8 mile(s)

Observers:

Tracy Drake

Species

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30 species (+3 other taxa) total

9	Mallard
2	Great Blue Heron
1	Great Egret
2	Snowy Egret
1	Cooper's Hawk
9	Western Gull
16	gull sp.
11	Mourning Dove
6	Anna's Hummingbird
12	Allen's Hummingbird
5	hummingbird sp.
2	Downy Woodpecker
2	American Kestrel female
1	Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
1	Gray Flycatcher
1	flycatcher sp. (Tyrannidae sp.) saw a large flycatcher -- about the size of an Ash throated. It had two white wing bars, a pinkish bill and was overall greenish. It was not an empid but was with a grey flycatcher.
3	Common Raven
34	Bushtit
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7	Orange-crowned Warbler
6	Common Yellowthroat
4	Yellow Warbler
1	Townsend's Warbler seen gleaning insects in the willows
4	Wilson's Warbler
1	Black-headed Grosbeak
4	Blue Grosbeak
5	Red-winged Blackbird
12	House Finch
5	Lesser Goldfinch
78	American Goldfinch
1	European Goldfinch continuing bird
12	House Sparrow
61	Scaly-breasted Munia

But maybe I should've gone to MCP, because they met at 8:30, when I thought the meeting time was 8. Furthermore, the leader didn't appear so sub? leader led us from almost 9am lol(wasted an hour!).

Birding wasn't very good, despite seeing American Goldfinches in ages(last seen by me at Switzer). So decided to stay and bird alone;

At the sunflower patch, southernmost of the site(right next to the fence surronding the pit), there was a small tree/brush. On the canopy, found a bird perching upright.

First thought it was a flycatcher, but after taking a pic and watching more intently(somewhat far, so even with bino or camera, not too easy to see; again, waiting for the scope to arrive).

The bird was blue!!! So bragged to another birder that it was a Blue Grosbeak, but I think it may be Lazuli Bunting, due to the white wingpatch; but have to upload to pic to my laptop to confirm.

But eh, I see that Summer Tanager was spotted at MCP according to ebird lol, also Western Tanager.