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Topanga Fire, May 14-18, 2021 | A local view
[Posted by Chuck Almdale | Photographer unknown, submitted by Chris Tosdevin]
Southern California, including the Los Angeles area, has a lot of brush fires. I use “brush fires” advisedly; these fires often involve houses and adjacent trees, but in the lowlands, except around homes, it’s mostly brush. The terrain is extremely rugged and hilly and anyone attempting to clamber through the dense, stiff and thorn-covered “brush” plant community known as “chaparral” quickly learns what a difficult, painful and sometimes lethal undertaking that can be.
I once took a short cut through the chaparral. It took at least 30 minutes to go 30 yards, and the less said about that incident, the better.
Eagle Rock, a local landmark, in Topanga State Park (Photo: park website)
Our wildfires are terrifying events, never to be taken lightly. Humidity is low, brush dry, rainfall rare, access and evacuation difficult, fog and clouds hamper visibility and prevent aerial water drops, and strong winds carry embers across highways, canyons and hillsides, sometimes for miles. Fires are not fun.
Your basic Google map. The three photos below were taken from Eagle Rock at top of map, looking south.
Last Friday 5-14-21 at ten in the evening, a fire started in Pacific Palisades. By Sunday it was over 1000 acres and burning northward over the hillside towards Topanga Canyon, a rugged rural area. As of this writing, Tuesday afternoon 5-18, the fire is being contained and evacuation alerts have been lifted.
Chris and Ruth Tosdevin, contributors of photos and sighting information to this blog over the past few years, live in Topanga Canyon. They missed our 5-16-21 Malibu Lagoon walk because of fire evacuations alerts. On Monday, May 17, they sent me this brief message in response to my inquiry about their safety. Prior to the pandemic, and for many years, Chris and Ruth led a monthly bird and nature walk from Trippet Ranch (part of Topanga State Park). They are intimately familiar with this area.
Before the fire. View from Trippet Ranch, Topanga State Park, standing east of Eagle Rock, southward towards the fire road/trail, over Pacific Palisades, out to Santa Monica Bay and to the northwest end of Santa Catalina Island, 40 miles away.
Santa Catalina Island.
So far…car packed and waiting for the word to leave—now 48hrs …what a drag! Great way to spend the weekend…situation remains dangerous and we are still on standby!
All depends on wind direction and the marine layer. 🤞
We missed birding this weekend and hope to catch up soon.
Very thoughtful of you to think of us.
Photos below show everything east of the fire road to eagle rock has gone—heartbreaking.
After the fire. Same view, May 17, 2021
So far it’s taken 110 firefighters and water drops from helicopters and airplanes, but the fires have been beaten back and evacuation warnings have been lifted.
After the fire. Same view as above, wider angle. Eagle Rock on right. May 17, 2021
Here’s the timeline from the Los Angeles Fire Dept. slightly shortened:
- Brush Fire 05-14-21 INC#1448 10:02PM. 1807 N Michael Ln; https://bit.ly/3yfAAUe; Pacific Palisades; Fire crews are working to access the remote area where a brush fire has been spotted. Relative humidity is high, with almost no wind. There are currently 60 LAFD firefighters assigned to the incident, as well as a brush response from LA County FD.
- Update Brush Fire 05-14-21 INC#1448 11:59PM. The fire is progressing slowly and has grown to approximately 10 acres.
- Update Brush Fire 05-15-21 INC#1448 01:04AM. LAFD has 72 firefighters on scene, with help from 4 LA County FD hand crews. Fire is approximately 10 acres in heavy brush and steep terrain; no wind and wet/cool conditions. No structures immediately threatened. Crews on standby in a local neighborhood for structure defense in case the conditions change unexpectedly. The fire is not advancing, but will be an extended process to extinguish because of the extremely remote location of the fire, where there are no road or hydrants in steep and rough terrain. LAFD Arson Investigators are on scene investigating.
- Update Brush Fire 05-15-21 INC#1448 06:30AM. Pacific Palisades. This incident initiated last night at 10PM and firefighters worked tirelessly through the night to hold it to approximately 15 acres (difficult to estimate at night due to fire location and it will be re-evaluated after morning briefings). No structures threatened, no evacuations in place and no injuries reported. The weather is cool and wet (with high humidity) and no-to-low winds which helped hold the fire in check within the ‘bowl’ it’s in. Last nights firefighting efforts were primarily from the air with LAFD helicopters making continuous water drops until 5AM, at which time the aircraft needed to undergo maintenance. Air Ops will resume operations today. Firefighters struggled to ascend the hillsides at night to lay in trunk lines (hand lines which serve as a water supply line to the firefighting lines) but due to the extremely steep terrain within the remote canyon and danger of trying to negotiate them in the dark, no existing safe escape routes and the lack of visibility to see the fire behavior (if a change in fire occurs, crews need to be able to move to safe ground prior to being put at risk), they were not able to put the trunk lines in place. A fresh set of fire engines and crews are rotating in this morning to continue the work.
- Update Brush Fire 05-15-21 INC#1448 04:15PM. Pacific Palisades. #PalisadesIC. There is a flare-up within the incident which is creating a large plume residents may see. The estimated size is 100 acres ‘slop over’ (meaning the edge of the fire crossed a control line as opposed to a ‘spot fire’ which is ahead of the fire body). Because the area of land under threat (to the west) is within the SRA (State Responsibility Area) which is a CAL-FIRE (state fire agency) jurisdiction (contracted to LA County Fire) this incident is expanding to a Unified Command with CAL-FIRE, LAFD and LA County Fire working together at incident command (for more information on SRA, https://bit.ly/3yc42dX). Fixed wing aircraft are approved for use as needed, determined by the Incident Command. Ventura Co Fire Dept is also provided a water dropping helicopter. There are no evacuation orders in place. The terrain is very steep and extremely difficult to navigate which hinders ground based firefighting operations. The bulk of the firefighting is air based. There are no injuries reported.
- Update Brush Fire 05-15-21 INC#1448 06:45PM. Pacific Palisades. This incident remains in a Unified Command with LAFD and LA County Fire. The estimated size is well over 200 acres in total. There are three burn areas (for a visual reference, two images will be available on @LAFDTalk on Twitter); the main fire, the original fire from last night and a small spot fire). There are no evacuation orders or structures threatened within the City of Los Angeles. For residents of the County of Los Angeles near this incident, follow @LACoFDPIO on Twitter for all information regarding threats or evacuations. The fire is burning at moderate rate due to the onshore winds. Dozers are working to improve access for firefighters on the ground but much of the area remains inaccessible. This is primarily an air based operation with both fixed wing and rotary working together. The state parks are closing trails in the area because it is unsafe for hikers but can not clear everyone due to the vast area involved. There are no injuries reported.
- Update Brush Fire 05-16-21 INC#1448 07:30AM. Pacific Palisades. Updated acreage and containment numbers are not yet available and will be provided as soon as possible. The weather remained cool and moist overnight which led to calmer fire activity. However, as it warms up today the conditions are expected to change as the vegetation in this area is very dry and has not burned in 50+ years. The onshore winds expected to pick up in the afternoon could push the fire in the NW direction and resources are in place for any structural defense required. The MANDATORY evacuation orders issued yesterday by Los Angeles County Fire Dept remain in effect (estimated to affect 1,000 people) and there is no change to the boundaries provided (follow @lacofdpio on Twitter for maps and orders). The fire cause is deemed to be a ‘suspicious start’ and it remains an open, active investigation (no further details). Helicopters continue to conduct water dropping operations while firefighters are on the ground in the difficult terrain, working to get handlines in place. An operational map of the fire perimeter as of 7AM this morning is available on @LAFDtalk on Twitter and @losangelesfiredepartment on Instagram. No structures have been damaged and no injuries reported. The command post relocated last night to Will Rogers State Beach with the media staging area located north of the lifeguard building. No further details.
- Cause Investigation Update: Brush Fire 05-16-21 INC#1448; 06:00PM. During the course of the investigation, LAFD Arson Investigators and LAPD have aggressively tracked down any and all potential leads. We did have one individual who was detained and released. However, we now have a 2nd individual that is being questioned. The active investigation into the cause of the Palisades fire continues.
- UPDATE Brush Fire 05-17-21 INC#1448 05:00PM. Pacific Palisades. Containment of the fire now stands at 23% while the acreage remains approximately 1325. There are no changes to the Evacuation Warning in the City of Los Angeles (map available at www.lafd.org/news). This has been a team effort across multiple agencies, both in the air and on the ground.
- Update Brush Fire 05-18-21 INC#1448 10:00AM. Containment of the fire now stands at 32% while the acreage has been more accurately updated to 1158 acres. There are no changes to the Evacuation Warning in the City of Los Angeles (map available at www.lafd.org/news). Information on the arrested arson suspect can also be found at lafd.org/news. This has been a team effort across multiple agencies, both in the air and on the ground.
- Update Brush Fire 05-18-21 INC#1448 01:00PM. The Evacuation Warning has been lifted for homes in the City of Los Angeles near the #PalisadesFire as of 1:00 PM today.
More updates, added later, follow below.
Google Satellite view of now-burnt portion of Topanga State Park.
Final Incident Update Brush Fire 05-26-21 INC#1448 6:00PM. As of 6:00PM today, the #PalisadesFire is 100% contained. Firefighters will remain on-scene patrolling to ensure all hotspots are fully extinguished. Fortunately, due to firefighter’s relentless efforts, no homes were damaged or destroyed, no civilians were injured and we were able to detain the arsonist within just 36 hours from the fire’s start. We would like to thank all of our partners and allied agencies who assisted in a successful conclusion of this incident. For information on how you can be prepared for this year’s fire season LAFD Wildfire Preparedness
For those who missed it, our May 4th presentation by John Sterling, “Birding Adventures in Morocco”, is now available for download at:
Chapter Officer Election
[Posted by Chuck Almdale]
Here’s the slate which we’re voting on tomorrow night at our zoom meeting.
Only chapter members in good standing can vote.
(This is a first for us. We’ll see how it goes.)
President: Jean Garrett
Vice-President: Ken Chotiner
Secretary: Darwin Mendinueto
Treasurer: Cindy Schotte
Zoom meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
[Posted by Chuck Almdale]
SMBAS has many excellent photographers. The California Coastal Commission is running a photography contest, and I think any one of you could win. Prizes galore! Here’s their announcement.
| Save the Date for the 22nd Annual Coastal and Ocean Amateur Photography Contest! Submit your photos of the following subjects: the scenic coast and Pacific Ocean off California, people and the California Coast, or the California ocean and coastal wildlife to the 22nd Annual Coastal and Ocean Amateur Photography Contest. Entry is free and open to the public. Visit mycoastalphoto.com for details. Enter photos from June 6th-July 17th, or visit and vote for your favorites by July 30! Four contest winners will be announced. Online voters will pick one Viewers’ Choice winner, while Judges’ Choice winners will be selected for first through third place. Winners will select from the following donated prize packages: 1. Four tickets for a San Diego whale watch cruise, courtesy of San Diego Whale Watch; and four tickets for a kayak or paddleboard wildlife tour of Mission Bay, courtesy of Aqua Adventures. 2. Two tickets for a Santa Barbara whale watch cruise, courtesy of Condor Express; two tickets for a Morro Bay kayak tour, courtesy of Central Coast Outdoors; and two tickets for a winery tour, courtesy of Malibu Wine Hikes. 3. Two tickets for a Moss Landing whale watch cruise, courtesy of Sea Goddess Whale Watch; one stand-up paddleboard lesson courtesy of 510 Waterline, Richmond; and one Tomales Bay double kayak adventure, courtesy of Blue Waters Kayaking. 4. Two tickets for a Monterey whale watching cruise courtesy of Discovery Whale Watch; a stand up paddleboard or kayak rental, courtesy of SeaTrek Sausalito; a kayak rental courtesy of Stacked Adventures, Alameda; and two stand-up paddle board classes and rentals, courtesy of Mike’s Paddle, Alameda. Summary of Guidelines: 1. Images may be in color or black and white. 2. Photographs must be taken from a public place. 3. Plants and animals depicted should be native species in their natural setting. 4. Photos of marine mammals must be taken at a distance of 50 yards away or more to avoid illegal disturbance or harassment. 5. Up to five pictures may be submitted. 6. Entrants must earn less than 50 percent of their income from photography. 7. Photographers will be giving non-exclusive rights to their photo, with photographer credit. VISIT MYCOASTALPHOTO.COM ENTER PHOTOS FROM JUNE 6-JULY 17, 2021 OR VISIT AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES BY JULY 30, 2021 |
Elegant Terns at Malibu Lagoon, 25 April 2021
[Posted by Chuck Almdale]
Mallard female touchdown (Ray Juncosa 4-25-21)
As with March, this was a Sunday morning affair, rather than mid-week. Although the surfers were out in force, cool temperatures for April kept sun-worshippers off the sand. Eleven masked and vaguely distanced birders appeared.
Over the lagoon and out to sea (Lillian Johnson 4-25-21)
The Canada Geese have definitely found the lagoon a friendly place to nest. At least three pairs nest on the southeastern brushy sand island; perhaps the fourth pair as well. This island has lots of brush and is the farthest from solid land. When the geese crouch lie low, they’re hidden from people on the path. From an Osprey-eye’s view, overhead, they’re obvious, but fortunately for them Osprey aren’t interested in geese.
One of the four pair of Canada Geese nesting at the lagoon. (Chris Tosdevin 4-25-21)
The noisy and busy Northern Mockingbirds were easily seen. This one’s face was probably buried in pollen. (C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
Ducks are leaving for the north. Our March 22 trip counted 9 species and 100 birds, now down to 5 species and 55 birds. Coots also dropped from 235 to 75 birds, but gulls and terns rose 252 birds in 8 species to 531 birds, also in 8 species. Most of those are the 395 recently-arrived Elegant Terns, back from wintering in Mexico. Migrant passerines were almost totally absent, with a lone male Hooded Oriole the sole representative. One or more pairs of Hooded Oriole have nested in the palms and other trees around the lagoon and Adamson House for the past 15 years, excepting 2007.
Brant geese are regular visitors at the lagoon. Recorded them 45 times since 1979 and average 3 birds per visit, they’ve appeared in all months, are least common in Oct-Jan and most common in May.
A recently wave-washed wide and low beach, looking west towards the lagoon and colony
(L. Johnson 4-25-21)
Check the toe-joints on the Least Sandpiper, left (R. Juncosa 4-25-21)
Western Sandpiper (C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
Both birds well on their way into alternate plumage.
The high tide of +4.83 ft. at 8:43am kept most of the rocks well-covered, so no Black or otherwise Oystercatchers were seen, unlike the previous four months.
Male Anna’s Hummingbird, either coming or going (R. Juncosa 4-25-21)
Semipalmated Plovers regularly appear in April on their northward journey back to the Arctic. The only years we’ve missed them in April is when we weren’t there, as during the 2020 pandemic. Our 29 birds this time is bested only by 35 birds on 4-23-06.
Semipalmated Plover, regular in April. It’s hard to see those semipalmated toes. (C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
We don’t get many Dunlin at the lagoon, I’d guess it has something to do with the vertebrate selection around the lagoon. Whatever the cause, for 1979-2021 I’ve recorded them only 27 times, for a total of 51 birds. 35 of those birds were fall migrants in Sep-Oct, 7 were spring migrants in April, and the remaining 9 birds were scattered over 4 months, 2 in May-Jun and 7 in Nov-Dec. This year’s bird is well on its way into alternate (breeding) plumage.
Our sole Dunlin (C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
The Snowy Plovers are gone. Grace & Larry reported 20 on 3-20-21, we had 23 on the following day, but on 4-12-21 G&L had none. The beach is very wide, but very low. Even ordinary high tides can send waves almost all the way across and into the lagoon.
Left: Elegant Tern with thin decurved bill (C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
Right: Caspian Tern with stout straight crimson bill (R. Juncosa 4-25-21)
The outlet channel was right up to the rip-rap protecting the Adamson House fence. We clambered over the rocks and explored the property. Most birds were more of the same – hummingbirds, Song Sparrows, Black Phoebes, but Chris found a beautiful brightly-plumaged male Hooded Oriole in a tree. A few minutes later we spotted the Dunlin back on the beach and Chris made his way back to the beach to get the photo above.
Male Hooded Oriole (C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
Birds new for the season: Brant, Semipalmated Plover, Dunlin, Elegant Tern, Peregrine Falcon, Spotted Towhee, Hooded Oriole.
Many thanks to photographers: Lillian Johnson, Ray Juncosa, and Chris Tosdevin
When Snowy Egrets aren’t wading, you can see their yellow feet.
(R. Juncosa 4-25-21)
The next three SMBAS scheduled field trips: Who knows? Not I.
The next SMBAS program: We may have a June Zoom meeting. Watch for announcements.
The SMBAS 10 a.m. Parent’s & Kids Birdwalk remains canceled until further notice due to the near-impossibility of maintained proper masked social distancing with parents and small children.
Squabbling (?) House Finch pair (R. Juncosa 4-25-21)
(C. Tosdevin 4-25-21)
Links: Unusual birds at Malibu Lagoon
9/23/02 Aerial photo of Malibu Lagoon
Prior checklists:
2020: Jan-July, July-Dec 2019: Jan-June, July-Dec
2018: Jan-June, July-Dec 2017: Jan-June, July-Dec
2016: Jan-June, July-Dec 2015: Jan-May, July-Dec
2014: Jan-July, July-Dec 2013: Jan-June, July-Dec
2012: Jan-June, July -Dec 2011: Jan-June, July-Dec
2010: Jan-June, July-Dec 2009: Jan-June, July-Dec.
The 10-year comparison summaries created during the Lagoon Reconfiguration Project period, despite numerous complaints, remain available on our Lagoon Project Bird Census Page. Very briefly summarized, the results unexpectedly indicate that avian species diversification and numbers improved slightly during the restoration period June’12-June’14.
[Chuck Almdale]
| Malibu Census 2020-21 | 11/23 | 12/22 | 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/25 |
| Temperature | 52-64 | 57-64 | 60-61 | 65-74 | 60-61 | 58-63 |
| Tide Lo/Hi Height | L+2.17 | L+2.15 | L+0.86 | L-0.13 | L+0.86 | H+4.83 |
| Tide Time | 1135 | 1052 | 1223 | 1314 | 1223 | 0843 |
| Snow Goose | 2 | |||||
| (Black) Brant | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Canada Goose | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Cinnamon Teal | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Northern Shoveler | 8 | |||||
| Gadwall | 28 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 25 |
| American Wigeon | 30 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| Mallard | 14 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | |
| Northern Pintail | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Green-winged Teal | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |
| Surf Scoter | 13 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Bufflehead | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser | 9 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| Ruddy Duck | 35 | 19 | 6 | 25 | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Eared Grebe | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Western Grebe | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| Rock Pigeon | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Mourning Dove | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Anna’s Hummingbird | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Allen’s Hummingbird | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Sora | 1 | |||||
| American Coot | 287 | 445 | 110 | 210 | 235 | 75 |
| Black Oystercatcher | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Black-bellied Plover | 30 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 22 |
| Snowy Plover | 28 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 4 | 1 | 29 | |||
| Killdeer | 8 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Whimbrel | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Marbled Godwit | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Sanderling | 78 | 25 | 8 | 50 | 160 | |
| Dunlin | 1 | |||||
| Least Sandpiper | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Western Sandpiper | 1 | 4 | 20 | |||
| Spotted Sandpiper | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Willet | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 1 | |||||
| Heermann’s Gull | 85 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 28 |
| Mew Gull | 2 | |||||
| Ring-billed Gull | 10 | 65 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 6 |
| Western Gull | 53 | 34 | 30 | 80 | 65 | 40 |
| California Gull | 535 | 485 | 50 | 235 | 130 | 35 |
| Herring Gull | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Glaucous-winged Gull | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Caspian Tern | 4 | 20 | ||||
| Forster’s Tern | 1 | |||||
| Royal Tern | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 6 | |
| Elegant Tern | 395 | |||||
| Pacific Loon | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Brandt’s Cormorant | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Double-crested Cormorant | 108 | 28 | 85 | 52 | 25 | 12 |
| Pelagic Cormorant | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Brown Pelican | 206 | 32 | 162 | 12 | 27 | 105 |
| Great Blue Heron | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Great Egret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Snowy Egret | 4 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | 1 | |||||
| Turkey Vulture | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Osprey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nuttall’s Woodpecker | 1 | |||||
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 | |||||
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | |||||
| Black Phoebe | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Say’s Phoebe | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| California Scrub-Jay | 1 | 2 | ||||
| American Crow | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Common Raven | 1 | |||||
| Tree Swallow | 3 | |||||
| Rough-winged Swallow | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Barn Swallow | 10 | 25 | ||||
| Bushtit | 30 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 1 | |
| House Wren | 1 | |||||
| Marsh Wren | 3 | |||||
| Bewick’s Wren | 2 | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 2 | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | |||||
| Western Bluebird | 2 | |||||
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| European Starling | 85 | 30 | 10 | 75 | 5 | |
| House Finch | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Lesser Goldfinch | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Spotted Towhee | 1 | |||||
| California Towhee | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Song Sparrow | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 1 | |||||
| Hooded Oriole | 1 | |||||
| Red-winged Blackbird | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Great-tailed Grackle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | 1 | |||||
| Common Yellowthroat | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Yellow-rumped(Aud) Warbler | 8 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Totals by Type | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| Waterfowl | 125 | 106 | 53 | 115 | 100 | 55 |
| Water Birds – Other | 617 | 518 | 359 | 292 | 306 | 198 |
| Herons, Egrets & Ibis | 7 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| Quail & Raptors | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Shorebirds | 175 | 127 | 114 | 141 | 264 | 80 |
| Gulls & Terns | 688 | 634 | 119 | 362 | 279 | 531 |
| Doves | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
| Other Non-Passerines | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Passerines | 170 | 126 | 72 | 46 | 198 | 78 |
| Totals Birds | 1808 | 1563 | 738 | 980 | 1172 | 962 |
| Total Species | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| Waterfowl | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Water Birds – Other | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Herons, Egrets & Ibis | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Quail & Raptors | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shorebirds | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Gulls & Terns | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Doves | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Non-Passerines | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Passerines | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 17 |
| Totals Species – 97 | 62 | 64 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 53 |
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