Birds of the Garden

During the last 10 years over 180 different bird species have been recorded in Polliwog Park.  Learn to ID these birds by sight and sound.  

Get news of upcoming guided bird walks around the South Bay by clicking here:

https://pvsb-audubon.org

Or contact Bob Shaman, a long-time Audubon Society member/leader at:   

Wild Birds Unlimited

1886 1/2 S Pacific Coast Hwy

Redondo Beach, CA 90277

(310) 543-2473

Bird List of Los Angeles, California ( Open PDF )

Most of the photos below were taken at MBBG. All are common birds of MBBG, depending on the season.

Bushtit

   Julie Gonella

American Bushtit    Psaltriparus minibus  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bushtit/

Cardinals

Western Tanager (male and female)

Corvus brachyrhynchos

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/western_tanager

Corvids

Julie Gonella

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Crow

Common Raven

Corvus corax

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Raven

Julie Gonella

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Scrub-Jay

Doves

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove

Finches

American Goldfinch

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch

Lesser Goldfinch

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Lesser_Goldfinch

Flycatchers

  Julie Gonella

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Phoebe

   Julie Gonella

Cassin's Kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cassins_Kingbird/id

Say's Phoebe

Sayornis saya

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Says_Phoebe

Grosbeaks

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Grosbeak

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak

Falcons & Hawks

 Julie Gonella

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Kestrel

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/coopers_hawk

  Julie Gonella

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-shouldered_Hawk

Julie Gonella

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk

Hummingbirds

Bob Shanman

Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Allens_Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Annas_Hummingbird

Juncos

  Julie Gonella

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco

Kinglets

 Julie Gonella

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/id

Owls

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl

Sparrows

 Julie Gonella

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow/id

Thrushes

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin

Hermit Thrush

Cathanus gattatus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hermit_Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Swainsons_Thrush

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/western_bluebird

Towhees

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Spotted_Towhee

Warblers

 Julie Gonella

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Setophaga nigrescens

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-throated_Gray_Warbler

Hermit Warbler

Setophaga occidentalis

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hermit_Warbler/overview

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Nashville_Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/orange-crowned_warbler

  Julie Gonella

Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Townsends_Warbler

 Julie Gonella

Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wilsons_Warbler/id 

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow_Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-rumped_Warbler

Waxwings

 Julie Gonella

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing

 Julie Gonella

Wrens

@Julie Gonella

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/id

Woodpeckers

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker