Bird list for Ernest E. Debs Park
LEGEND
SEASON
R – Resident, or seen year-round
S – Summer (May through August)
T – Transient (s = Spring; f = Fall)
W – Winter (October through March)
STATUS
C – Common; usually found in numbers
U – Uncommon, but expected in habitat/season
O – Occasional to rare, but regular
V – Vagrant; unexpected
Waterbirds (mainly fly-overs) Diurnal Birds of Prey Doves, Owls, Parrots, Nightjars Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers Woodpeckers Flycatchers Shrikes and Vireos Jays and Crows |
Swallows and Larks Wrentit, Bushtit, Parids and Wrens Thrushes, etc. Wood-Warblers Tanagers, Buntings, and Sparrows Blackbirds and Finches Weavers |
* Confirmed breeder in/adj. to park
*? Possible breeder
Additional species (28)
Mt. Washington/Highland Park only (all J. Donahue, in litt.): Black-crowned Night-Heron, Canada Goose, Virginia Rail, Common Poorwill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Bank Swallow, Varied Thrush, Green-tailed Towhee, White-throated Sparrow; Summer Tanager (02 Nov. 2000 DSC)
“Huntington Terrace” only (open space on the border of South Pasadena/El Sereno): Osprey, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, White-winged Dove, Costa’s Hummingbird, California Gnatcatcher, Cassin’s Finch (all J. Kirchner, in litt.); Lesser Nighthawk (13 Apr. 1991 DSC).
Historical recors from Highland Park area, (pre-1985, incl. museum holdings): California Quail, Burrowing Owl, Greater Roadrunner, Broad-billed Hummingbird (vagrant), Bell’s Vireo, Townsend’s Solitaire, Mountain Bluebird, Bendire’s Thrasher, Grasshopper Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow.
Observers: DC -- Daniel Cooper: RB – Richard Barth, JC – Jeff Chapman, KLG – Kimball L. Garrett, MI – Melanie Ingalls, TM – Tom Miko; MW – Mark Wimer
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Audubon Center at Debs Park is located at 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Center Hours:
- Thursdays to Sundays : 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Trail Hours:
- Sunrise to Sunset
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