Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - August 9, 2026

Hooded Merganser | Black Swift | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Wilson’s Snipe | Masked Booby | Northern Harrier | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Lucy’s Warbler | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - July 31, 2026

Black Swift | Bald Eagle | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Summer Tanager

BIRDS OF THE SEASON
Susan Castor
Birds of the Season — July 2026

Early June saw spring migration winding down as well as a handful of late spring vagrants.  Right on their heels were the first southbound shorebirds.  As we moved into July shorebird numbers increased rapidly.

Birds of the Season — July 2026
Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - July 25, 2026

Black Swift | Laysan Albatross | Brown Pelican | Bald Eagle | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Bell’s Sparrow | Northern Parula | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - July 18, 2026

Common Goldeneye | Inca Dove | Greater Roadrunner | Black Swift | Brown Pelican | Bald Eagle | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Varied Thrush | Summer Tanager

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What Birds Help Us See

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To love birds is to know that beauty is all around us, if we just take the time to notice. There is a tree in Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, where I like to walk as often as I can.

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Los Angeles: The Place to Pursue Your Dream (of Birding)

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Los Angeles: The Place to Pursue Your Dream (of Birding)

I am a part-time Californian. I have a loving husband and home in Michigan. In 2015, I drove out to LA to pursue a part-time creative life. I’ve dabbled in birding since I was 18, but my time in California, with access to so many birds has put that passion into overdrive.

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