Day 4 of the GBBC I will admit, I did not document any bird sightings on February 21. The weather was extremely cloudy and cold by my California standards (around 55ºF). Not many birds were out as they were probably staying warm. I wasn’t sure how many layers I’d have to put on and I …
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February 20, 2022GBBC Stats Sepulveda Basin (8:30am-11:10am) Total 2.6 hours, 2.19 miles coveredHabitat: Grass field, marsh, lakeeBird Checklist: Sepulveda Basin Birds Spotted Canada Goose Cinnamon Teal Mallard Domestic Mallard Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Eared Grebe Mourning Dove White-throated Swift Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Western Gull Larus sp. (genus of Large White-headed Gulls) Double-crested Cormorant Great …
February 19, 2022GBBC Stats Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens (10:20am-12:20pm) Total 2 hours, 1.8 miles coveredHabitat: Grass fields, introduced plants (palm trees, cacti, etc.) eBird Checklist: Huntington Gardens Birds Spotted Canada Goose Mourning Dove Anna’s Hummingbird Red-shouldered Hawk Acorn Woodpecker Black Phoebe American Crow Red-whiskered Bulbul Bushtit Northern Mockingbird House Finch White-crowned Sparrow Audubon’s Warbler …
February 18, 2022GBBC Stats Total Bird Species42 Total Lifers2 Santa Fe Dam (7:30am-10:00am) Total 2.5 hours, 2.28 miles coveredHabitat: Grass field, lake, chaparraleBird Checklists: Just Grass Field and Lake Just Chaparral Habitat Birds Spotted Canada Goose Mallard Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck California Quail Pied-billed Grebe Clark’s Grebe Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove White-throated Swift Anna’s Hummingbird …
Organized by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a global four day event in which people all over can enjoy the beauty of nature and birds. GBBC is an excellent way to contribute to community science while getting to know your local bird …
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2021 marked the twenty seventh full year of banding at Zuma Canyon (established in 1994), located in Malibu. The year was, without a doubt, interesting for both birds and the bird banders. 2021 was especially challenging for birds as the effects of the Woolsey Fire of late 2018 and the ongoing drought continued to impact …