Posted by ravens at February 15th, 2009

Last December I had been hiking late in the afternoon around Mt. Hollywood, when I noticed group after group of ravens appearing from the east, and flying over the tunnel near the Observatory. They would all take a similar path over the top of Mocahuenga Canyon, crossing over the western ridge near a large water tank. After hiking over to see where they were going – I was guessing Lake Hollywood – I found that their destination was the area of the Hollywood Girls Camp on the west side of Brush Canyon, not far below the Hollywood Sign.

Today I spent the later part of the afternoon on a hike up and around Mt. Hollywood. Large groups of two to three dozen birds were cavorting over the upper slopes, and some would break off in the direction of Brush Canyon. As the sun sank lower in the sky, some birds looked to be settling in on Hollywood Way – until they got annoyed when I stopped by to take a look. More birds arrived from the east, again making their way down to the roost I’d seen before. I passed the tunnel at true sunset, and there were still small groups of birds flying in, using the same route as I’d seen before.

Like everyone else in LA, ravens commute to work…

There are very large landfills to the east of Glendale, so I’m assuming that’s where their job site is.