Hello all. 

Had a very productive trip to Swan Creek/Cox Creek Dredge Containment Facility today.  I had FOY Glossy Ibis and Marsh Wren along with a total of 9 Little Blue Heron. Also a group of 13 Blue-winged Teal on the mitigated wetland. BWTE are obviously not easy to find in AACO, and are even less common in north county.  A very good trip.

Highlights (out of a total of 52 species):

Gadwall: 1
BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 13  Mitigated wetland
Green-winged Teal: 1 Mitigated wetland
Pied-billed Grebe: 1 
Great Blue Heron: 2  A low number for this site
Great Egret: 1
Snowy Egret: 1 flyover
LITTLE BLUE HERON: 9   Eight adult, one first year
GLOSSY IBIS: 3  Mitigated wetland
Black Vulture: 1
Turkey Vulture: 15
Red-tailed Hawk: 1 local bird
Osprey: 3  One was nest-building
American Kestrel: 1 
Killdeer: 1
Herring Gull: 80+ of mixed ages
Great Black-backed Gull: c. 20  Mostly adults
Caspian Tern: 2  North dredge cell
Hairy Woodpecker: 2
Eastern Phoebe: 1
Tree Swallow: c. 40
N. Rough-winged Swallow: 2
MARSH WREN: 1  Called a few times and was seen twice
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1
Brown Thrasher: 1
Palm Warbler: 2  Yellow
Eastern Towhee: 3
Swamp Sparrow: 1
White-throated Sparrow: 28
American Goldfinch: 6

Herps:

S. Leopard Frog: c. 10  Seepage area off of woodland trail
Red-bellied Turtle: 1  Old wetland pond

Matt Grey
Pasadena