Gruff Dodd
Well-known member
Hi everyone
I may be visiting Southern California from Wales for a week at the beginning of September 2010.
This would be a family trip, based in Santa Monica, but I will have a rental car and don;t mind travelling in search of birds.
I would really appreciate your views on the likelihood of my seeing the following birds at that time of year, please:
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Vaux's Swift
Western Screech Owl
Common Poorwill
Red Knot
California Condor
Grey Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Swainson's Thrush - Russet-backed form
Sage Thrasher
Bendire's Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrasher
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow
Large-billed Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Any suggestions about specific locations to search for these birds would be very gratefully received.
Also, can you recommend any bird guides based in that area who I may be able to hire to help me find these birds?
Finally, would you be able to suggest anyone I could contact with respect to pelagic seabird trips in that area at that time of year?
All help and suggestions would be extremely welcome.
Many thanks in advance
Gruff Dodd
I may be visiting Southern California from Wales for a week at the beginning of September 2010.
This would be a family trip, based in Santa Monica, but I will have a rental car and don;t mind travelling in search of birds.
I would really appreciate your views on the likelihood of my seeing the following birds at that time of year, please:
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Vaux's Swift
Western Screech Owl
Common Poorwill
Red Knot
California Condor
Grey Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Swainson's Thrush - Russet-backed form
Sage Thrasher
Bendire's Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrasher
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow
Large-billed Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Any suggestions about specific locations to search for these birds would be very gratefully received.
Also, can you recommend any bird guides based in that area who I may be able to hire to help me find these birds?
Finally, would you be able to suggest anyone I could contact with respect to pelagic seabird trips in that area at that time of year?
All help and suggestions would be extremely welcome.
Many thanks in advance
Gruff Dodd