Los Angeles Audubon Society | laaudubon.org Western Tanager Burrowing Owl at Esperanza Elementary | Photo by Brad Rumble CONTENTS On The Cover Burrowing Owl at Esperanza Elementary 3 A New Schoolyard Habitat at Esperanza This image was taken on Elementary School December 9, 2016 when the bird was perched in a Los Angeles Audubon Society jacaranda tree adjacent to the student lunch P.O. Box 411301 7 Lost Migrants in Los Angeles County Los Angeles, CA 90041-8301 pavilion. I took the shot with a Canon EOS Rebel t2i www.losangelesaudubon.org 10 Birds of the Season camera using a 55mm‐250mm lens. (323) 876-0202
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