Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 6, July August 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Birds of the Season — June 2014
2014 Schreiber Grant Recipient
Ballona Wetlands Education Program
Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch, By Louis Tucker
Following the unprecedented disastrous fires of early January, the remainder of winter was downright calm. We were spoiled the past two winters by above average precipitation, but the 2024-2025 season had a very dry start.
At last we received measurable precipitation, with a handful of fronts passing through in late February and March. These alleviated extremely dry conditions in the region, though we are still well below normal and unlikely to catch up. As we enter April, we’re nearing the end of any significant chance of rain.
Solitary Sandpiper | VEGA GULL | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Black-and-white Warbler | Green-tailed Towhee | Northern Parula | Blackburnian Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Hepatic Tanager
Red-necked Grebe | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | “Prairie” Merlin | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Pacific Wren | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Northern Parula | Blackburnian Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Lazuli Bunting
Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Eastern Phoebe | Sagebrush Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Northern Parula | Pine Warbler | Painted Redstart
Inca Dove | White-winged Dove | Pacific Golden-Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Red-throated Loon | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Least Flycatcher | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Northern Parula | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Lazuli Bunting
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Birds of the Season — June 2014
2014 Schreiber Grant Recipient
Ballona Wetlands Education Program
Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch, By Louis Tucker
Sandhill Cranes, Pixley NWR & Kern NWR, March 25, 2014 Photo by Tommye Hite
• Birds of the Season—April 2014 | By Jon Fisher
• Conservation Art Show 2014 at Leo Politi Elementary School
• Cactus Commencement Celebration 2014
• Sandhill Crane Field Trip Pixley and Kern NWR’s | By Jim Moore
• TRIP REPORT: Anza-Borrego Birds and More (March 22-23, 2014) | By Kurt Leuschner
• Spring in Ballona —A Little Rain Can Do Wonders | By Cindy Hardin
SCHEDULES, Bird Walks, Field Trips, Monthly Program Presentations
Cover Photo of the Owens Valley, Photo by Mary Freeman
• Love and Thanks! Spring — Love is in the Air! | By Carol Babeli
• Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area: A park of the future that you should visit now! | By Cindy Hardin, Environmental Education
• The Magical Tejon Ranch Tour | By Louis Tucker, Field Trip Leader
• Vacation Interrupted: A Campus CBC | By Brad Rumble
• INTERPRETING NATURE: Los Angeles Audubon Expands its Snowy Plover Field Trip Program | By Stacey Vigallon, Director of Interpretation
• Birds of the Season—February 2014 | By Jon Fisher
SCHEDULES, Bird Walks, Field Trips, Monthly Program Presentations
Moon over Piute Ponds, 2013 Lancaster CBC, Photo by Mary Freeman
• The Aesthetics of Grass | By Kreigh Hampel
• Sound Bite of the Warbler Sound Workshop 2013 | By Linda Oberholtzer, Photos by Mary Freeman
• INTERPRETING NATURE: How I became a Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Intern | By Melvin Harris III, Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Intern, and Stacey Vigallon, Director of Interpretation
• ANNUAL DOCENT TRAINING: School Is Now In Session! | By Cindy Hardin, Environmental Education, Photographs by Leslie Davidson
• BIRDS OF THE SEASON—December 2013 | By Jon Fisher
• SCHEDULES, BIRD WALKS, FIELD TRIPS, MONTHLY PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS
From Mt. Wilson Observatory looking east to Mt. Baldy | Photo by Mary Freeman
Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 2 Nov-Dec 2013
• Marsh Madness at Ballona | By Don Sterba
• INTERPRETING NATURE: Los Angeles Audubon Youth Education Programs: Here’s Why It’s Worth the Effort… | By Stacey Vigallon
• Birds of the Season–October 2013 | By Jon Fisher
• Ralph W. Schreiber Ornithology Research Grants 2014
• CONSERVATION CONVERSATION: A Bird-friendly Los Angeles? | By Garry George
• TRIP REPORT: San Gabriel Mountains and Mount Wilson | By Dessi Sieburth
• Ballona Docents Head North | By Cindy Hardin, Photographs by Leslie Davidson
• 2013 End-of-Year Appeal
SCHEDULES
Bird Walks, Field Trips, Christmas Bird Counts, Monthly Program Presentations
• Zuma Canyon Recoveries | By Walter Sakai
• Identifying Confusing Vocalizations Using Sonograms and Song Structure | By Tom Stephenson, Photos by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle
• Birds of the Season — August 2013 | By Jon Fisher
• EDUCATION: It's Not Just For Kids! | By Cindy Hardin
• Docent Training
• Interpreting Nature: Exploring Nature in the City: Los Angeles Audubon’s First Summer Program for Middle School Students
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