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Birds of the Season–February 2021, Amateurs and Experts Ballona and Bulldozers, Fungi in the City, A Comic, MONTHLY SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS, Ralph W. Schreiber 2021 Ornithology Awards, FROM OUR READERS
Amateurs and Experts — Ballona and Bulldozers
At the moment, the State has approved a plan that would disrupt much of the Ballona Wetlands and that is a ‘restoration’ in name only. A section of habitat, known as Area A, is slated to be bulldozed beyond recognition in a misguided attempt to “reconnect” the wetlands to the open ocean. However, historical records indicate that Ballona Creek only very occasionally reached all the way to the sea, and only during extremely heavy rain years. The plan, known as Alternative One, would create a full tidal habitat that never existed previously on the site.
Rare Bird Alert - February 26, 2021
White-winged Scoter | Black Scoter | Long-tailed Duck | Inca Dove | Vaux's Swift | American Oystercatcher | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Little Blue Heron | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Northern "Yellow-shafted" Flicker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | GREATER PEWEE | Tropical Kingbird | Dusky Flycatcher | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | "Red" Fox Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Scott's Oriole | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy's Warbler | Nashville Warbler | American Redstart | Palm Warbler | Summer Tanager | Black-headed Grosbeak
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Birds of the Season — February 2021
Los Angeles is one of only two counties in the state— indeed in the country— that span the breath of habitats from offshore waters to coastline to mountains to deserts. The other is San Diego County; geographically next door to us. This situation naturally translates to a high diversity of birds, with both counties being closely matched and both having recorded over 520 species. The layperson is unlikely to think of Los Angeles as a great birding destination, but it is certainly that. Every year and every season demonstrate that clearly.
Rare Bird Alert - February 19, 2021
Barrow's Goldeneye | Inca Dove | Vaux's Swift | Broad-billed Hummingbird | American Oystercatcher | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | Little Blue Heron | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Rough-legged Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | GREATER PEWEE | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Cassin's Vireo | Bank Swallow | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | "Red" Fox Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Black-headed Grosbeak
Ralph W. Schreiber 2021 Ornithology Research Awards
Call for Applications
The Los Angeles Audubon Society presents an annual research grant, the Ralph W. Schreiber Ornithology Research Award, to support research relevant to the biology of birds. Award recipients are limited to students and amateur ornithologists with limited or no access to major granting agencies and who reside in southern California (from San Luis Obispo, Kern and San Bernardino Counties south) or are currently enrolled in a southern California academic institution. There is no geographical restriction on the research area.
One or more awards will be given out in 2021. Between $1500 and $5000 are awarded each year. The application deadline for the 2021 Research Award is April 30, 2021; grants will be awarded in June, 2021.
Direct any questions to Ryan Harrigan, Grants Committee Chairman, @ Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Box 951496, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496, By email: iluvsa@ucla.edu
Dr. Schreiber was curator of birds and mammals at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, known for his research on Pacific seabirds, including the impacts of the pesticide DDT on Brown Pelicans, who died in the prime of his career.
Rare Bird Alert - February 12, 2021
Barrow's Goldeneye | Inca Dove | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | Little Blue Heron | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Broad-winged Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Short-eared Owl | "Prairie" Merlin | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | GREATER PEWEE | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Warbling Vireo | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager | Black-headed Grosbeak
Rare Bird Alert - February 6, 2021
Barrow's Goldeneye | Spotted Dove | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Pacific Golden-Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Little Blue Heron| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Broad-winged Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | GREATER PEWEE | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Cliff Swallow | Sage Thrasher | American Pipit (japonicus) | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Nashville Warbler | American Redstart | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart