Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach

 Birding with Bob this morning. Canada Geese with Mallard duck to start. Also saw a Say's Phoebe, orange crowned warbler, yellow-rump warbler, white-crowned sparrows, American goldfinches, house finches, house sparrows, crows, mockingbirds, Anna's and Allen's hummingbirds.

 Spring has sprung, it's a gorgeous day.

 Lovely American wigeon pair, male with iridescent green.

 Ring-billed gulls.

 California gull.

American coots, maybe 200.

Madrona Marsh

Very nice birding with Bob this morning.  Great egret, male and female Anna's hummingbirds, Northern flicker pair, Western meadowlark with bright yellow breeding colors, bushtits, starlings, Say's phoebe and black phoebe, American kestrel chasing red tailed hawk, wigeons, mallards, and Northern shovelers, green-winged teal.  Black throated gray warbler, yellow rumped warbler.

 Cassin's Kingbird, a pair.

 Red winged blackbird.

 Say's phoebe.

Male Anna's hummingbird.

Northern flicker pair.

Ballona Freshwater Marsh

 Beautiful morning walk at Ballona.  The star of the show is the great egret. I also had a nice yellow rumped warbler, white crowned sparrows, goldfinches, bushtits, black phoebes, hummers, mourning doves, coots, and what I believe is a hermit thrush.

 Followed by the smaller snowy egret.

 But my favorite was the blue gray gnatcatcher. He moved fast and we watched him for a long time; photography was difficult.

 Mainly Northern shoulder ducks, some mallards, some grebes.

 It's a flower, how should I know?

I believe these are cinnamon teals.

George F. Canyon Preserve, Palos Verdes

Took a very nice birding walk with Loretta at the Land Conservancy canyon on the hill. I didn't get many photos, but saw towhees, bushtits, brown phoebe, yellow warbler, red tailed hawk, white crowned sparrows, scrub jays, and lots of hummingbirds.