Hi Tweets,

Yesterday evening I took some time on my way home from work to stop by China
Lake Park and see what birds there were to be had. Things started off with
a male ANNA'S HUMMING BIRD right next to the parking lot. A little further
down the trail I spotted a large number of VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS flying over
the pond, with at least one NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW thrown into the
mix. Near the back of the pond I walked right into a large group of
warblers. I counted at least 7 ORANGE CROWNED WARBLERS with 4 NASHVILLE
WARBLERS and 2 MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS. There were certainly more but the
dense foliage prevented positive identification. There was also a group of
7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. To top things off, on the walk back to my car I
had a great look at 2 FOY SWAINSON'S THRUSH.


Good Birding!

Ken Benton





Final Count:

16 Mallard
2 Band-tailed Pigeon
1 Anna's Hummingbird
2 Northern Flicker
1 Hutton's Vireo
1 Steller's Jay
3 American Crow
36 Violet-green Swallow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
25 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Chestnut-backed Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 Bewick's Wren
2 Swainson's Thrush
16 American Robin
7 Orange-crowned Warblers
4 Nashville Warblers
7 Yellow-rumped Warblers
2 MacGillivray's Warblers
3 Spotted Towhee
1 Song Sparrow
2 Red-winged Blackbird
3 Pine Siskin
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