Current standings in LA County

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Top 100 eBirders in Los Angeles County : 533 Species

• By Checklists
• By Species

	Observer	Complete Checklists	Species (% of total)	Most Recent Addition
1	Kimball Garrett	6440	511 (95.87%)	Ridgway's Rail (Jun 21, 2016)
2	Jonathan Feenstra	3302	479 (89.87%)	Ridgway's Rail (Jun 19, 2016)
3	Jean Brandt	329	477 (89.49%)	Glossy Ibis (May 24, 2016)
4	Mike San Miguel	2387	465 (87.24%)	American Oystercatcher (May 18, 2010)
5	Wanda Dameron	169	462 (86.68%)	Glossy Ibis (May 24, 2016)
6	David Bell	1766	455 (85.37%)	Craveri's Murrelet (Aug 20, 2016)
7	Mark Scheel	2849	448 (84.05%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
8	Frank Gilliland	1553	439 (82.36%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
9	John Garrett	2946	435 (81.61%)	Glossy Ibis (May 24, 2016)
10	Susan Gilliland	1486	432 (81.05%)	Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Sep 25, 2016)
11	Janet Scheel	2415	429 (80.49%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
12	Nancy Strang	1668	428 (80.3%)	American Golden-Plover (Sep 4, 2016)
13	Becky Turley	1328	425 (79.74%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
13	Tom Benson	289	425 (79.74%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
15	Darren Dowell	2531	420 (78.8%)	Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Oct 14, 2016)
16	Michael Long	1926	416 (78.05%)	Sabine's Gull (Sep 25, 2016)
17	Jim Moore	1838	411 (77.11%)	Tennessee Warbler (Aug 25, 2016)
17	Kris Ohlenkamp	738	411 (77.11%)	American Golden-Plover (Sep 2, 2016)
19	Amy Williamson	981	408 (76.55%)	Lucy's Warbler (Aug 17, 2016)
20	Curtis Marantz	256	400 (75.05%)	Craveri's Murrelet (Aug 20, 2016)
21	Richard Norton	760	399 (74.86%)	Ridgway's Rail (Sep 18, 2016)
22	dessi sieburth	731	395 (74.11%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
23	Thomas Miko	1285	390 (73.17%)	Magnolia Warbler (Oct 24, 2016)
24	john fitch	1009	388 (72.8%)	Glossy Ibis (May 30, 2016)
25	Ron Cyger	766	387 (72.61%)	Yellow-fronted Canary (Jun 12, 2016)
26	Mei Kwan	1409	383 (71.86%)	Broad-winged Hawk (Sep 17, 2016)
27	Andrew Lazere	75	381 (71.48%)	Egyptian Goose (May 30, 2016)
28	Grace Wong	661	380 (71.29%)	Canada Warbler (Sep 18, 2016)
29	Daniel Tinoco	2465	378 (70.92%)	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Jul 23, 2016)
30	Lance Benner	4269	377 (70.73%)	American Golden-Plover (Sep 3, 2016)
30	Manuel Duran	1024	377 (70.73%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
30	Scott Logan	951	377 (70.73%)	Glossy Ibis (May 25, 2016)
30	Elaine MacPherson	734	377 (70.73%)	American Dipper (Sep 6, 2016)
34	John Sterling	57	375 (70.36%)	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Oct 19, 2016)
35	Alejandra Cedillo	645	373 (69.98%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
36	David Hurst	575	372 (69.79%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
37	Judy Matsuoka	545	370 (69.42%)	European Goldfinch (Sep 6, 2016)
38	James Abernathy	433	369 (69.23%)	Pacific Wren (Jan 2, 2015)
39	Justyn Stahl	1984	368 (69.04%)	Smith's Longspur (Sep 23, 2016)
40	Julia Ray	1892	367 (68.86%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
40	Jan Long	568	367 (68.86%)	Pectoral Sandpiper (Oct 2, 2016)
42	Larry Schmahl	842	365 (68.48%)	Sabine's Gull (Oct 3, 2016)
43	Jon Fisher	808	363 (68.11%)	Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Oct 1, 2016)
43	Richard Fisher	160	363 (68.11%)	Mandarin Duck (Oct 30, 2016)
45	Kathi Ellsworth	977	361 (67.73%)	American Golden-Plover (Sep 3, 2016)
46	Jun & Bin	283	359 (67.35%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)
47	Daniel Sloan	684	356 (66.79%)	American Redstart (Jan 4, 2014)
47	Jan Wilson	289	356 (66.79%)	Cassin's Auklet (Jan 17, 2016)
49	Laura Garrett	509	355 (66.6%)	Black-rumped Waxbill (Sep 22, 2016)
49	Howard King	157	355 (66.6%)	Zone-tailed Hawk (Sep 29, 2016)
51	Luke Tiller	459	353 (66.23%)	Black-throated Green Warbler (Oct 30, 2016)
52	Bob Schallmann	485	348 (65.29%)	American Golden-Plover (Sep 2, 2016)
53	Pam Dong	317	347 (65.1%)	Calliope Hummingbird (Apr 14, 2015)
54	Norm Vargas	1117	345 (64.73%)	Chukar (Mar 31, 2016)
54	Jim Hardesty	541	345 (64.73%)	Chukar (Apr 20, 2015)
56	Donna Bray	473	344 (64.54%)	Glossy Ibis (May 30, 2016)
57	David Moody	3328	342 (64.17%)	Verdin (Oct 21, 2016)
58	John Oliver	1740	338 (63.41%)	Black-throated Blue Warbler (Oct 29, 2016)

Moi, 342, 57th with Moody.
As a novice 2nd-year lister, not bad(of course, mere numbers doesn't tell everything about ability. For example I always peruse Andrew Lee's and Brooke Keeney's reports with interest and they spotted fewer species than me).

Birding this month

Spotted about 114 species, not bad.

Particularly, this Fall was good for warblers. Too bad Yellow-throated wasn't reported again.

Spotted this month;
Orange-crowned, Nashville, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Gray, Townsend's, Wilson's.

That's 13 warblers this month.

Did spot Magnolia with the help of other birders, but no Dickcissel, that was disappointing. It stayed like two days there methinks.

Yesterday birded Descanso and again with the help of other birders(4, including Chris who spotted it), found Black-throated Blue, a very rare vagrant from the East. Visibility was so poor, dunno how she spotted it. Thank goodness.

Now Fall migrant period is essentially over. Black-throated Green warbler was spotted at Lancaster yesterday by veteran birders David Bell/Luke Tiller/The Scheels, but that's about it I guess. Too bad I missed Dunlin. Now not much more birds I can add; Eastern Phoebe, Black and white Warbler, Pine Warbler, Red naped Sapsucker..not sure I can make it to 320 species.

Anyhow, so far

This year, LA county 316
Total Life list 369

Black throated Blue Warber at Descanso

http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L152135/activity

Visitor list is you know whos of local veteran birders lol.  Maybe should've birded today, hopefully it's still there tomorrow.
Has been a good Fall for warblers, for sure!

Varied Thrush and Red-naped Sapsucker are also reported there, hopefully I can find those as well.

Summer Tanager male and Lewis's Woodpecker are reported at Bette Davis picnic area.