SAY'S PHOEBE, MONTE VERDE PARK, LAKEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this tyrant flycatcher as Say's Phoebe as follows:

• Mostly gray upperparts, with head being a somewhat darker gray
• In the last photo, the head of the bird looks almost flat.  This is common in Phoebe's.  Also, sometimes Phoebe's raise their head feathers into a small peak at the back.  You can see this in the first photo.
• Gray chest
• Cinnamon belly and under-tail coverts
• Black tail
• Two white wing bars
• Dark bill

   Say's Phoebe is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our Life List now stands at 1,109.

 

MALE ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (ORANGE-RUMPED), MONTE VERDE PARK, LAKEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this hummingbird as a male Allen's Hummingbird (Orange-rumped) as follows:

• Green back and crown with rufous rump, flanks, face and tail.
• Large iridescent throat patch
• As much as we can see of the breast is white.
• White spot behind eye
• Some Allen's Hummingbirds are year-round residents of California, but the very similar Rufous Hummingbird is a migrant, thus it would not normally be seen in Los Angeles County in December.

   Allen's Hummingbird is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,108.

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WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, MONTE VERDE PARK, LAKEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

FEMALE NORTHERN FLICKER (RED-SHAFTED), WARDLOW PARK, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

MOURNING DOVES, WARDLOW PARK, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

BLACK PHOEBE, PLAYA VISTA PARK, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

BIRDS GALORE!, BALLONA WETLANDS RESERVE-AREA B, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023