The July–August 2022 issue of the Western Tanager is online. Inside this issue are our regular columns, Interpreting Nature, Conservation Conversation and Outdoor Education. This summer, we present an article, “The Great Lek Trek”, about 30th Anniversary LAAS field trip to the Owens Valley for grouse viewing, written by Robbie Lisa Freeman. Enjoy the writings submitted by the winners of the “2022 Green Feather” awards, Jennifer Wu and Jonathan Kim, and articles “From Our Readers”, Judith Deutsch and Sharon Udkoff.
Western Tanager, March-April 2022, Volume 88 Number 4
Western Tanager, Volume 88 No. 3, January–February 2022
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Western Tanager, Vol. 88 No. 3, January-February 2022
•Birds of the Season — December 2021, •Island Hopping: Birding the U.S. Virgin Islands, Part 3: St. Thomas – Gateway to the Caribbean, •Trial Winter Bird Atlas Underway, •Until Next Time ... Goodbye Sadie, •A Botanical County, •Ballona Wetlands Learning Experiences–Interview with Ethan Greenberg
Western Tanager, Vol. 88 No. 2, Nov–Dec 2021
The Western Tanager, is the chapter newsletter of the Los Angeles Audubon Society, published continuously since 1934. Originally printed and mailed to each member, it is now published online as PDF files. Beginning in 2006 with the January/February 2006 issue (Vol. 72 No. 3), the Western Tanager has been continuously published. For previous issues, please visit the archives at: https://thewesterntanager.org/
Western Tanager, Vol. 88 No. 1, Sep–Oct 2021
INSIDE THIS ISSUE, Vol. 88 No. 1 Sep–Oct 2021
Island Hopping: Birding the U.S. Virgin Islands, By Lisa Freeman; The Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program Research Projects, 2020-2021 school year: What If We Had A Field Trip and Nobody Could Attend?, By Cindy Hardin; Birds of the Season - August 2021, By Jon Fisher; Grand Appreciation For All Things Natural, By Rose White; Long Live The Queen, By Michael H. Lester; The Circus Is In Town, By Michael H. Lester; The Velocity Master, By Richard Knight; We Have a Birdbath, By Susan Lapham; The Los Angeles Cardinal, By Rachelle A. Arslan;
The Western Tanager is the chapter newsletter of the Los Angeles Audubon Society and has been published continuously since 1934. Originally published in print and mailed to each member, beginning with the January/February 2006 issue (Vol. 72 No. 3), the Western Tanager has been published online as PDF issues. For older issues, please visit the archives at: https://thewesterntanager.org/
Western Tanager May–June 2021 Vol. 87 No. 5
Western Tanager Vol. 87 No. 3 Jan–Feb 2021
Western Tanager, Vol. 87 No. 2, November-December 2020
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COLUMNS
Western Tanager, Vol. 87 No. 1, Sep-Oct 2020
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
INTERPRETING NATURE — Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program Research Projects, By Stacey Vigallon & Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program Interns
OUTDOOR EDUCATION — “More on Perspective, Pandemic Changes”, By Cindy Hardin
YOUNG BIRDERS — “The Brown Pelican”, By Dessi Sieburth
WINGING IT: Discovering the Caribbean Birding Trail
Part 3—The Rare Birds of St. Lucia, By Lisa Freeman
BIRDS OF THE SEASON — August 2020, By Jon Fisher
BOOK REVIEW
A History of the World in 12 Maps AND Underland: A Deep Time Journey,
Written By Brandon Kim, Greenhouse Program Intern
FROM OUR READERS
The Spider and The Fly, By Ms. Sherry L. Roberts
A New Beginning, By Rachelle Arslan
Springtime in South Pasadena, By Mary Anne Lower and Julie Vogel
Western Tanager, Vol. 86 No. 6, July–August 2020
The endangered Imperial Parrot | Photo by P. Reillo, RSCF, TCI/FIU.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
WINGING IT—Discovering the Caribbean Birding Trail, Part II, Dominica — The Rare Parrots' Paradise | By Robbie Lisa Freeman
BIRDS OF THE SEASON — June 2020 | By Jon Fisher
YOUNG BIRDERS—Charismatic and Clever: The Cactus Wren (campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) | By Dessi Sieburth
OUTDOOR EDUCATION—Experience & Perspective | By Cindy Hardin
INTERPRETING NATURE—Making Connections Between Birding and Food Gardening | By Ingrid Carrillo
CONSERVATION CORNER—Rio de Los Angeles State Park Riparian Breeders | By Andy Birch
FROM OUR READERS
Top Ways To Preserve Nature While Hiking, by Rachel Gaffney
Photo Essay — India Journal: December 2019, by Rustom Jamadar
The Fledgling, by Brenda Rees
Owls Nesting in Our Yard, by Janice Rayman
Reclaiming Ourselves Through Nature, by Danny Humphrey
Two Robins in a Birdbath, by Janine Soucie Kelley
No Sparrows, by Annie Margis
Birding Notes from the Ebell Club 1917, by Judith Thompson
POEM: Ballona Stories, by Joyce Karel