Travel Journals

By Miles     It’s our third Bear Divide day of the year, and we’re already seeing a sharp rise in both species variety and total bird counts.     Bear Divide is a flat area in a valley within the Angeles National Forest, with a huge number of birds migrating through. For more information about Bear […]

 By Miles     This spring break, my family and I went on a fantastic birding and sightseeing trip to California’s Central Valley and the south-central coastal area. * The articles about this trip will be divided into three separate blog posts: D1 – the Forest of Giants, D2 – Condor of the Pinnacles D3 – Exploring Monterey D4

By Miles     This spring break, my family and I went on a fantastic birding and sightseeing trip to California’s Central Valley and the south-central coastal area. * The articles about this trip will be divided into three separate blog posts: D1 – the Forest of Giants, D2 – Condor of the Pinnacles D3 –

By Miles     This spring break, my family and I went on a fantastic birding and sightseeing trip to California’s Central Valley and the south-central coastal area. * The articles about this trip will be divided into three separate blog posts:  D1 – the Forest of Giants, D2 – Condor of the Pinnacles D3 –

By Miles     Today is the first Bear Divide day of the year. Although there weren’t that many birds, we did see a Rufous Hummingbird (flying through super fast like a bullet, couldn’t get any photo) and Swainson’s Hawk that we hoped would be flying over.      Bear Divide is a flat area in

By Miles     Today, my dad and I drove to the Chilao Visitor Center in the Angeles National Forest. We were looking for the special birds often spotted there – the White-headed Woodpecker, Pygmy Nuthatch, and Hairy Woodpecker.      We first went to the visitor center, got some interesting things, and asked the staff where to