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August/September 2009 Published by the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society A Chapter of the National Audubon Society Aug/Sept 2009 Volume 60 No. 7 PROGRAM NOTES Olga Clarke to speak at Thursday, September 24, SFVAS General Member- ship Meeting. 7:30 p.m. TOPIC: Olga will present the birds and wildlife of Cabo San Lucas Olga Clarke, will share with us her love of nature, especially birds. A world traveler and accomplished photographer, Olga receives requests for pictures from publications all over the world. Olga has orga- nized and led natural history tours to Central and South America, Africa, India, Borneo and Southeast Asia, Australia, Hawaii, and Alaska. With her late husband, Herb, they served as guest lecturers on cruise ships, even going to Antarctica. Flashlight Walk August 23, 2009 Back by popular demand! A Family Flashlight Nature Walk at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve will be held this summer, on Sunday, August 23 at 6:45 p.m. San Fernando Valley Audubon and the Los Angeles City Park Rangers will co-sponsor the walk. The flashlight walk is designed for experienced birdwatchers, families with kids, and adults new to bird watching. We will visit the Wildlife Area at dusk, when birds are settling in for the evening. With luck, we may see bats or an owl. Donna Timlin, SFVAS, freeing Great Blue Heron at Sepulveda Basin The walk will last about one and a half hours. Be sure to bring a flashlight. We will loan binoculars to those who do not have their own. Insect repel- lent and a light wrap are recommended. NO General Membership Meetings in August. For more information contact Have a great summer. See you September 24! Muriel Kotin at (310) 457-5796. Aug/Sept 2009 Birdathon by Rose Leibowitz A big thank you to all the generous members who donated to our Birdathon this year. At the time of going to press we made over $8,000 which is almost the same as last year and exceeded my expectations! We had eight birding events this year: Five were part of the regular scheduled walks: Team Ohlenkamp at Sepulveda Wildlife Area spotted 62 species, while Dick Barth led his monthly trip to Big Morongo and Joshua Tree, where they saw 63. Team Herron Knode at Descanso Gardens found 39 species and Carolyn Oppenheimer’s team at O’Melveny Park saw 34. Art Langton found a total of 43 species, both at Chatsworth Reservoir and on a second trip. Three leaders created their own “big days.” Jim Moore, as he reported in last month’s newsletter, led a group who spotted a total of 123 species, Allan and Muriel Kotin traveled widely into Orange County and totaled 112, while John and Andrew Willis found 59 in their area. Thank you to all the leaders and participants for your time and keen eyes! The following people contributed to our total: Aurelio Albaisa Tracy Elliott Allan & Muriel Kotin G.B. Roberts Ellen Alkon Claire Englund Kathy Kusner Janice & Stuart Ross Paul Almond Ms. Nikki Erickson Marilyn & Raiford Langford Judith Rothman Richard & Pat Avery Fred & Doris Ferguson Arthur Langton Gertrude Rothschild Theresa Baker Sharon Ford Rosemary Leibowitz Frank & Lynn Ruger Krystine Baker Chaparro Lee Frank Ant & Verve Leps Sherrie & Leslie Schlom Marcia Balbus Leonard & Patty Garland Frederick Leseman Joyce F. Schumann William Jr & Margaret Barbour Frank & Susan Gilliland Margaret Levine Jerilyn Shimandle Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Barker Clare Given Rebecca LeVine Dave Short Richard Barth Michael & Judith Golub Kay Levy Seth Shteir Edmund & Joyce Batten Dennis & Heather Hagen-Smith Robert & Carlyn Lofrano Mel Sigman Dave & Jill Bennet Jim Hardesty Lynn Maddox Christine Smith Patricia Bennett Susan (Susi) Haugland Margie Maseda Ed & Jane Strauss Bettina Bennewitz William & Bernhild Heckman Halli Mason Paul Sundmark Vern & Linda Bernhart Nancy Herron Knode Roger & Judy McClure Betsy Swallow Roger & Patricia Blount Fleurette & Jerry Hershman Joanne McLaughlin Christine Taylor Joyce Bobo George & Elaine Hoffman John & Nancy McTigue Eugene & Audrey Taylor Anna Marie Bovill Lea Lynne & Bob Hopkins & Cousins Heather Medvitz Meredith & Robert Taylor Helen & Emmett Boyd Martha Horton Marilyn Molinari Bob & Carol Thille Robert & Martha Brewer Judy Howell Marilyn Molnar Donna Timlin Paul Butler Sara Huang Alvy Moore Charlene Tokuyama Peter & Tracy Carpenter Pam & Bob Huffman Jim Moore Fran Toll Fred & Karen Carrington Ann Hyden Karen & Joseph Morgan Karl & Christine Trinkley Marilyn Casey Harlene Hyman Darrell & Jean Morse Chris & Jim Van Beveren Linda Conlon Anna Iker Lorraine Ogg Charles Veden Fox Conner Pat & Jake Jacobs Carolyn Oppenheimer Judy Volin Roxanne Correa Gerald & Karen Jenne Mark Osokow Allen & Sue Wallander Mark Dappen Ms. Carol L. Johnson Judith Palmer Dave Weeshoff Jon Davison Linda Jones Joan Pearce Ms. Lillian Weinberg Mary Ellen Dittemore Diana Keeney Hank & Karen Piorek Ruth Weiss Richard & Shirley Docter Jo Kitz Ann Pirone Andrew & Amber Willis Richard & Theo Doyle Priscilla (Pixie) Klemic Sigrid Pittman Jack & Janet Willis Debbie Drews Rose Kline Jeanne Polak-Recht John Willis Merle Dvorak Celia F. Knight Octavia Radu Paulette Zemlicka Dottie Ecker Jeanne Kolasz Cynthia Reich F. Zepnick 2 Aug/Sept 2009 PART 3: A LIFETIME OF RECOLLECTIONS dominated by dense non-native grasses, oats or black mustard. CONCERNING NATIVE BIRDS IN Between 1980 and 1990 Roadrunners were fre- quently seen in O’Melveny Park along the edges of brush LOS ANGELES COUNTY beside large grass-covered lawns. During 2008 no Road- By Don Mullally, with some editing by Art Langton runners were seen in the Park. In fact I haven’t seen Road- runners at this location for many years. During this time pe- This portion of the paper will feature birds seen in wilder- riod robins also nested in trees on the lawn. Nesting robins ness locations in the County by the author between 1937 have become quite scarce as nesting birds in the lowlands of and 2007. Information is provided concerning the former Los Angeles. location, habitats, habits, and abundance past and present During 1988 a pair of Turkey Vultures nested on a within large open spaces on the edges of suburban areas or rocky ledge high above Bee Canyon Creek in O’Melveny in true wilderness. City Park. North of the cliff is the Browning-Ferris land-fill. During 1937 or 1938 a neighbor visited a friend liv- Since this sighting additional nests have not been detected. ing a mile or so south of Jeffrey’s Barn in the San Fernando Up to 1944 groups of six or more vultures were seen feast- Valley, probably Burbank. At the time Jeffrey was a cham- ing on large dead farm animals lying in a ranch south of pion prize fighter. The friend’s home bordered a seemingly Ventura Boulevard and west of Tarzana. abandoned vineyard of short, low vines. In boredom Joel, In the 1980s a mature Long-eared Owl was found my friend, and I wandered into the vineyard, and to our roosting in the grapefruit orchard of O’Melveny Park. While amazement encountered a couple of Burrowing Owls. The in East Canyon, south of the City of Santa Clarita, a Long- owls were not afraid of us but flew off a couple of hundred eared Owl was repeatedly frightened off a low perch in a feet when approached too closely. Other owls soon ma- dense oak tree. A dozen castings were found on the ground terialized. We had owls flying in all directions with most beneath its perch. The species probably continues to sur- headed towards Jeffery’s Barn, a professional boxing ring. vive in the East Canyon-O’Melveny Park area. In the late The sandy soil was home to numerous side-blotch lizards 1980’s Christmas bird counters located, saw and heard which took cover in rodent holes. I now realize the lizards Southern Spotted Owls in the dense oak and fir forest on and small rodents were a major food source for the owls. the north slope of the same area. On a family visit to once popular but now extinct In about 1990 a covey of Mountain Quail was ob- Pop’s Willow Lake in back of Hansen Dam a hunter emerged served in the oak woodlands north of Orcutt Ranch. This from the shrubby flat landscape displaying a dead Burrow- species hasn’t been noted by me elsewhere in the Santa ing Owl he had shot. I wanted that owl alive, not dead. The Susana or Santa Monica Mountains. The ranch is located next and last time I saw this owl in the San Fernando Valley on the crest of the Santa Susana Mountains above and north was in 1990 at the entrance to O’Melveny City Park. The of the underground gas field of the Southern California Gas bird had been killed by a car. Though I thoroughly explored Company. Some of the best forests in the Santa Susana the 730 acres of foothills composing the park and the adja- Mountains occur on the north slopes of this undeveloped cent Santa Susana Mountain Range, no additional Burrow- ranch. Although a part of the County Significant Ecological ing Owls were observed. Burrowing Owls apparently don’t Area, a draft copy of a County General Plan now being writ- inhabit steep slopes, forest, and woodlands, or grasslands ten indicates subdivision as a likely probability. Audubon-at-Home Mailbox by Alan Pollack In this now and then column, Alan Pollack, our Audubon-at-Home Chair, will answer your questions about gardening for wildlife and sustainable gardening practices. Alan Pollack would love to hear from you. Please e-mail him with any ques- tions you have regarding creating a wildlife-friendly garden that can be used for publication. Alan also offers free consul- tation/landscape design to help you make your yard wildlife friendly.
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