Trip report for the
2015 Bird Fest 8:30am Bird Walk

First of many bird walks held for the Second Annual Bird Fest Event at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas.  The park was active today, and lots of birds were seen throughout the walk.  Highlights included a Red Tailed Hawk being harassed by a Red-shouldered Hawk, a huge flock of over 150 Mourning Doves, many Hooded Mergansers in the pond and two Red-breasted Sapsuckers. 

Although not countable, the Northern Goshawk at the event was quite spectacular!

46 species:

American Wigeon  

Mallard

Ring-necked Duck  

Hooded Merganser

Red-shouldered Hawk  

Red-tailed Hawk  

American Coot  

Killdeer  

Western Gull -- fly-over

Band-tailed Pigeon  

Mourning Dove

Anna's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird  

Acorn Woodpecker  

Red-breasted Sapsucker  

Nuttall's Woodpecker  

Northern Flicker -- heard only

American Kestrel -- male

Nanday Parakeet  

Black Phoebe  

Say's Phoebe  

Western Scrub-Jay  

American Crow  

Common Raven  

Oak Titmouse  

Bushtit  

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren -- heard only

Bewick's Wren  

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  

Wrentit -- heard only

Hermit Thrush  

American Robin  

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Common Yellowthroat

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Lark Sparrow  

Dark-eyed Junco

White-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

California Towhee

Spotted Towhee

House Finch

Purple Finch

Lesser Goldfinch

 

Mammals:

Male and female Hooded Merganser - photo: David Barton