The date: 9/9/2026
The week number: 37

The walk number: 1887
The weather: 102 F; sunny

The walkers: Alan Cummings, Viveca Sapin-Areeda, Chip O’Connor,

Kevin Kan, Ellen Yu, Wan-Ying Kan, Andrew Guerra, Calvin Kan

The birds (96)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

2	Red-whiskered	Bulbul	0.88
46		Bushtit	0.88
1	American	Crow	0.62
2	Mourning	Dove	0.75
2	House	Finch	0.75
2	Western	Flycatcher	0
4	Lesser	Goldfinch	0.88
1	Cooper’s	Hawk	0.12
4	Anna’s	Hummingbird	1
2	Dark-eyed	Junco	0.88
1	Black	Phoebe	1
1	Band-tailed	Pigeon	0.75
3	Common	Raven	0.75
1	Oak	Titmouse	0
3	California	Towhee	0.50
2	Warbling	Vireo	0.12
9	Acorn	Woodpecker	1
1	Nuttall’s	Woodpecker	0.12
2	Bewick’s	Wren	0.50

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 14:05

Well, if two weeks ago was brutal, this was brutaler. Hot and humid. Not as bad as Florida in August, but hot and humid for Pasadena. Calvin brought a battery-powered fan and could have sold it for a nice profit. And, despite the heat, we saw birds. In fact, we observed 19 species, 2.3 better than the prediction. And we saw some interesting birds that we had to wrestle with identifying. We settled on Western Flycatcher and Warbling Vireo. I guess the latter is now known as Western Warbling Vireo but give me a break. I don’t want to have to go in and edit my data. I need to do that for the Western Flycatcher too (previously known as the Pacific-slope Flycatcher. I don’t like these name changes. Anway, those two were fun. Maybe we will remember the walk for those two, but I doubt it; I will remember the heat.

Alan,

9/10/2026