People from Los Angeles Birders-Students met up at Bear Divide in the San Gabriel Mountains to witness spring migration in action. It was very foggy and birds were scarce. We did manage to spot a few birds migrating through the passage, but the weather made it rather hard for me to really distinguish anything. We …
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Above: Greenery by one of the nets (we’ll see how long it lasts) Start at 7:00am, closing at 12:00pmTotal 19 nets upTotal 37 birds, 15 species 1 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2 Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) 5 Allen’s hummingbirds (Selasphorus sasin) 1 Unknown Hummingbird (escaped, either Allen’s or Rufous) 3 House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) 7 …
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For anyone reading this blog post after the presentation was given, here is the link to the recording:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2stDn465AlE&list=PLh7t-m6ncxjVOXrv5Of_PCL2Iuju-kI_Q&index=6 As part of the Los Angeles Public Library’s Neighborhood Science initiative, three members of Los Angeles Birders-Students, including myself, are giving a presentation on L.A.’s rich biodiversity! The presentation is through Zoom and will begin at 4pm …
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