10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2013

Southern California is loaded with parrots. Quite a few species are well-established and breeding from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond. Red-crowned Parrot in Irvine Regional Park Despite the number of species involved only one, the Red-crowned Parrot , is considered countable by the California Bird Records Committee.

Parrots 228

Parrots California Los Angeles San Diego 228

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APRIL 4, 2023

At any rate, the inclusion of these species, which are seen in Mexico and Central America, does make this a ‘North American’ field guide in the true ‘North American’ definition of the geographic term. Large and colorful, they include Mexico, Central America and sometimes South America, showing the full migration route.

Los Angeles 225

Los Angeles North America America Species 225

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons. His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds.

Falcons 190

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 190

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JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Reintroduction efforts expanded to Arizona in 1996, and later, to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.

California Condor 106

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 106