Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Birding schedule in September

5 Hahamongna(Pasadena Audubon), then Ballona(Yellow crowned Night Heron spotted at Del Rey Lagoon)?


9 Madrona Marsh?


12 LA River, Santa Monica Audubon


13 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary? (Sea and Sage Audubon)


15 Legg Lake(Pasadena Audubon)


19 Huntington Central Park(San Fernando Valley? Audubon)


27 Huntington Library Birdwalks

(PAS Members only)

Sunday, September 27 2015

8:00 am - 11:00 am

Bought Arm Sleeves

Was impressed with a tennis umpire wearing at SD, so bought it, sunscreen doesn't really seem to help. Wearing long sleeve shirts is too cumbersome(especially in this humidity, ugh), and I do want to show of my bird-themed T shirts as well lol, so..

Monday, August 31, 2015

8/31 Vina Vieja pics









U.S. birders spend as much money for seed as U.S. gov's donation to Africa

According to John Marzluff's book Welcome to Subirdia p. 82-3


"Across U.S, birders, buy one half milllion to nearly one and a quarter million tons of seed.


Roughly same amount as corn, wheat, rice that U.S. gov donates annually to feed people in Africa.


Annual cost of $3.5 billion.  Hence 350 species of birds has been reported eating at feeders in U.S."

Bolsa Chica >> Upper Newport Bay

Not only for birding, as I've already mentioned.

There's no restroom, at least on the Bay Dr. side, at UNB!! At BC, both at Warner Ave. entrance and at the walkbridge, there's restrooms.  So had to curtail birding hastily last Sunday. Even San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary wasn't exactly good in this regard.  Or is it just Huntington Beach > Irvine in municipal undertakings lol.

UNB does have a nice setting; you can bird quite easily facing the river early in the morning, because the sun is behind your back.

Yet, the NOISE!  When I went to the patch of scrubs again(after the May Sea and Sage Audubon bird trip), couldn't hear Yellow-Breasted Chat(if there was any), because the planes repeatedly took off from god knows where, the airport must be pretty near. It was like UNLV campus; so bad for birding lol.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

8/30 Pt. Vicente & Madrona Marsh












 Yup, the Great Egret is 'surfing' lol
  Towhee from Vicente General Area






 Kestrel from Madrona
 Juv. Cooper's Hawk