This morning I participated in the Descanso Gardens Member Bird Walk. They offer it once a month. Our guide took us around the gardens and pointed out some of the local species. Interestingly enough, since I started birding just a few weeks ago, I actually knew most of them already! I did learn a few things though... Our guide pointed out two species that I would not have been able to Identify on my own, and I also learned how to identify a few birds by their song. It was a cloudy morning, but the birds were still active. After the walk which lasted about two hours, I stayed for another hour birdwatching and taking photos on my own. It was a good day. I saw 21 species and a couple of new ones to add to my life list. Below is a list of the birds I saw today: Mallard, Ring-Necked Duck, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Red-Crowned Parrot, Black Phoebe, California Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Wrentit, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, California Thrasher, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch. White-Crowned Sparrow, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee
