On the way back from a delicious Indian buffet lunch in Marina del Rey, my eagle-eyed colleague drew my attention to two ravens scliding in over the rooftops of Playa Vista - avid birders that ravens are, they were probably coming in to check out the Ballona wetlands preserve. However, with the Furama Hotel, where [...]
Last Sunday found me atop the Verdugos, finding at least three dozen ravens having a big party in the pine woods planted on the heights. Birds were seen entering and leaving the area at high altitude (at least at high as Mt. Verdugo at times). Although it was partly cloudy and cool, there seemed [...]
I think the winter may be bringing larger numbers of vagrants to town. On my way to Runyon for a quick warmup for the next day’s 10-mile hike across the Verdugos, a flying circus of some 12-14 ravens suddenly passed overhead (at the very top of LaBrea Ave.) They dispersed before long, but the observation [...]
Cloudy and cool. One raven heading east-north-east at 50 ft. from direction of Park La Brea. Southernmost random sighting to date.
Mostly cloudy and cool. Two ravens over rooftops and alighting on telephone poles.
In Baker, California, the ravens occupy the place of pigeons in the local, anthropogenetic ecosystem, while long-tailed grackles play the role of crow. This online slideshow from Baker gives the impression that the raven is only part of the wilderness that surrounds the town, which also claims the title, “Gateway to Death Valley.”
This observer was [...]
Up to Runyon - for exercise, I swear. Somewhat early in the morning, cool, partly cloudy. again the only time I’ve caught the birds with food or caching - walking up LaBrea by Hawthorne, raven alights on billboard with some sort of paper wrapper looking thing. Bird hops inside billboard, seems to cache. May have [...]
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and here for an aerial view of the raven haven known as Runyon Canyon. The Wright house is hidden in the center.
Mid-morning sighting, Highland and Beverly. I had just been reading John Marzluff’s book, where research on Los Angeles crows was noted. Reminds me to check the golf courses (one of which is not far east of today’s location).
Runyon Canyon was a giant raven party this morning, with up to eight ravens at a time in flight above the ridges and canyons, mostly occupied in courting behavior, so far as I could tell. Various twosomes and threesomes mostly, favoring the lower ridges and treetop-filled canyons at the border between the mountains and the [...]
