It’s no surprise that in the quintessentially Californian chapparal and oak woodland habitat of the Lower Arroyo Seco, one can reliably find so many of our near-endemic birds, like Nuttall’s and Acorn Woodpeckers, California Towhees, California Thrashers, and Wrentits. But this area can also produce some surprises! A Red-necked Phalarope showed up here last year, and, more recently, a Lazuli Bunting and a Blue Grosbeak! Meet in the parking lot west of the casting pond. Parking can be a challenge here so you may have to park in the neighborhood above and carefully make your way down.
Participant number: 30.
PHOTO: Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus). Photo by Jack Wickel.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2026
8:00 AM to ~10:30 AM
Trip leader: Omar Alui and Preston Hinds
It’s no surprise that in the quintessentially Californian chapparal and oak woodland habitat of the Lower Arroyo Seco, one can reliably find so many of our near-endemic birds, like Nuttall’s and Acorn Woodpeckers, California Towhees, California Thrashers, and Wrentits. But this area can also produce some surprises! A Red-necked Phalarope showed up here last year, and, more recently, a Lazuli Bunting and a Blue Grosbeak! Meet in the parking lot west of the casting pond. Parking can be a challenge here so you may have to park in the neighborhood above and carefully make your way down.
Participant number: 30.
PHOTO: Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus). Photo by Jack Wickel.