Trip report for Malibu Creek State Park
Saturday, May 02, 2015

Number of participants: 78 + 3 leaders
Start time 4:30pm
Finish time 7:05pm
Distance covered: 2 miles
Weather:  mid 80s at the start, cooling to the low 70s and breezy


Wild Wings Patrons Partake in Bird L.A. Day in a Big Way!

We had an incredible turnout for our Saturday afternoon Malibu Creek SP walk - 81 in all!  With so many birdwatchers, sometimes finding birds can be problematic, but our group was simply awesome.  Everyone participated from beginning to end. From finding birds to helping others get on a bird that was in view, everyone worked together as a group.  It really was a team effort!  Most had great looks at Lazuli Bunting, Blue Grosbeak and Nanday Parakeet - a few of our target birds for the day.  We scored big with a nesting pair of American Kestrels who were taking advantage of a cavity in a magnificent Valley Oak tree.  It was also nice to see pair of Downey Woodpeckers along with the expected Nuttall's and Acorn Woodpeckers.  All and all it was a fantastic afternoon with a wonderful group of people.  Birding can be fun on so many levels and we definitely reached another level today, on a day set aside for bird lovers in the City of Angels!
 
45 Bird Species:

Mallard

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Pigeon

Photo: Laura Huges
Lazuli Bunting.  Photo: Laura Hughes 

Mourning Dove

Anna's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Acorn Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

American Kestrel

Nanday Parakeet

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Black Phoebe

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Western Scrub-Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Oak Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

Bewick's Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Wrentit

Western Bluebird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Phainopepla

Orange-crowned Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Yellow Warbler

Spotted Towhee

California Towhee

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)

Black-headed Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

Bullock's Oriole

House Finch

Lesser Goldfinch



Mammals:
California Ground Squirrel
Eastern Fox Squirrel

Reptials:
Western Fence Lizard

Butterflies:
Western Tiger Swallowtail
California Sister
Checkered White
Cabbage White
Monarch
Common Buckeye


Late afternoon Malibu Creek State Park bird watchers


Enjoying food and drinks afterward at the Adobe Cantina


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