Here's photographs taken and a list of birds sighted on our property. Quail Hollow is located in Tujunga, California (about 25 miles outside of Downtown Los Angeles). It's located in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, near the San Gabriel Mountains, about 5 minutes from the borders of the Angeles National Forest and the Big Tujunga Wash, home to several endangered species. The environment is urban oak scrub with some riparian elements (we have several small ponds and have 3 artificial streams). The temperatures range in winter average from 25 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit and 75 to 100+ degrees Fahrenheit in summer.

 

BIRDS OF QUAIL HOLLOW

Updated June 2009 - 103 Species

LEGEND

SEASON

R – Resident, or seen year-round

S – Summer (May through August)

T – Transient (s = Spring; f = Fall)

W – Winter (October through March)

STATUS

C – Common; usually found in numbers

U – Uncommon, but expected in habitat/season

O – Occasional to rare, but regular

V – Vagrant; unexpected

 

Waterbirds (mainly fly-overs)

American White Pelican  T:O

California Gull  T:O

Canada Geese T:O

Great Blue Heron T:O

Great Egret T:O

 

  Diurnal Birds of Prey

Turkey Vulture  R:C

Red-tailed Hawk  R:C

Red-shouldered Hawk  R:C

Cooper’s Hawk  R:C

Sharp-shinned Hawk  R:U

 

Doves, Owls, Parrots, Nightjars

Band-tailed Pigeon  R:C

Budgerigar R:U

California Quail  R:C

Common Poorwill R:O

Mourning Dove  R:C

Eurasian Collared Dove  R:U

Rock Dove  R:U

Red-crowned Parrot  T:O

 

Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers

Anna’s Hummingbird  R:C

Allen’s Hummingbird  R:C

Black-chinned Hummingbird R:U

Calliope Hummingbird  T:U

Costa's Hummingbird T:C

Rufous Hummingbird T:C

Xantus' Hummingbird V

Belted Kingfisher T:O

 

Woodpeckers

Acorn Woodpecker  R:C

Downy Woodpecker  R:U

Hairy Woodpecker  R:U

Nuttall’s Woodpecker  R:C

Northern Flicker  R:C

Red-breasted Sapsucker T:O

Red-naped Woodpecker T:O

 

Flycatchers

Black Phoebe R:C

Dusky-capped Flycatcher R:O

Olive-sided Flycatcher R:O

Pacific-slope Flycatcher R:C

Western Kingbird  T:O

Western Wood-Pewee R:O

 

Shrikes and Vireos

Hutton’s Vireo R:O

Least Bell's Vireo T:O

Warbling Vireo: R:O

 

Jays and Crows

Western Scrub-Jay  R:C

American Crow  R:C

Common Raven  R:C

 

Swallows and Larks

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  T:O

Barn Swallow R:O

 

Wrentit, Bushtit, Parids and Wrens

Bewick’s Wren RW:C

Bushtit  R:C

House Wren R:C

Mountain Chickadee RW:C

Oak Titmouse R:C

White-breasted Nuthatch RW:C

Wrentit  R:C

 

Thrushes, etc.

American Robin R:C

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R:U

California Gnatcatcher T:U

California Thrasher R:C

Sage Thrasher R:V

Cedar Waxwing T(s):C

European Starling  R:U

Hermit Thrush RW:C

Northern Mockingbird  R:C

Phainopepla  RS:C

Ruby-crowned Kinglet TW:C

Swainson’s Thrush T(s):C

 

Wood-Warblers

Conneticut Warbler T(s):O

Orange-crowned Warbler T:C

Nashville Warbler T:U

Yellow Warbler T:C

Yellow-rumped Warbler RW:C

Black-throated Gray Warbler T:C

Townsend’s Warbler RW:C

MacGillivray’s Warbler RW:C

Wilson’s Warbler RW:C

Hooded Warbler T(s):O

 

Tanagers, Buntings, and Sparrows

Western Tanager RS:C

Black-headed Grosbeak R:C

Lazuli Bunting R:U

Spotted Towhee R:C

California Towhee R:C

Ashy Rufous-crowned Sparrow RW:C

White-crowned Sparrow RW:C

Golden-crowned Sparrow RW:U

Fox Sparrow ('Sooty race') RW:C

Fox Sparrow ('Canadian Rockies Race) RW:O

Dark-eyed (Oregon Race) Junco RW:C

Dark-eyed (Pink-sided Race) Junco RW:O

Dark-eyed (Slate-colored Race) Junco RW:O

 

Blackbirds and Finches

Brewer’s Blackbird R:U

Brown-headed Cowbird T(s):C

Hooded Oriole T(s):C

Bullock’s OrioleT(s):C

Purple Finch RW:O

House Finch  R:C

Pine Siskin RW:O

American Goldfinch R:C

Lesser Goldfinch  R:C

Lawrence's Goldfinch RW:O

 

Weavers

House Sparrow R:C

 

Vagrants

Cordon Bleu  V

Java Sparrow  V

Purplish-backed Jay  V

 

Cooper's Hawk (immature)

 

Black-headed Grosbeak

 

House Wren

 

Western Scrubjay

 

Eurasian Collared Dove

 

Fox Sparrow

 

Red-naped sapsucker