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Taken on 2-18-2023 at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA (at Sunnynook River Park).

Taken on 2-18-2023 on the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA.

Taken on 7-10-2021 at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. Half the time I get these wrong. My first impression on the first photo was Sharpie, but after closer inspection I'm pretty sure its Cooper's.

Taken on 9-15-2021 at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA The images were dark and had to be lightened quite a bit. Not sure if the colors are represented well.

Taken on 9-15-2021 at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. There were about 50 of these small sandpipers that all seemed to be about the same size. All of those that I could clearly see the legs had yellowish legs. They landed in the shallow water, then after a while all flew around, then landed back in the water. I believe these are Least Sandpipers, but I want to make sure since they don't seem to be in the proper habitat. Normally they prefer mudflats and the waters edge -- which is where I have seen them in the past in small groups of 3 to 5. But here the whole large group was wading out in the center of the very shallow river -- maybe for lack of preferred habitat. Through this section of about 5 miles of the river, called Glendale Narrows, the river has a concrete embankment on the sides, and a natural bottom with trees and vegetation growing in it -- except for the sections immediately before and after a roadway overpass where the bottom is concrete and runs very shallow with lots of sediment and organic material. This is where the sandpipers were.

Taken on 9-3-2021 in the late afternoon at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. I'm not sure what I've got here.

Taken on 7-10-2021 over the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. Help.

Taken on 6-20-2021 at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA Is this a Barn Swallow? -- there were a lot of them flying around at the time. Do they have stubby outer tail feathers at some life stage? Thanks

Taken in the late afternoon at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. It was in the background of my subject and this is the only photo I have of it. Anyone?

Taken on 5-2-2021 in the late afternoon at the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. I'm debating between Western Wood-Pewee and Olived-sided Flycatcher.

Taken 2-17-2021 at the Los Angeles River near Fletcher Dr. bridge in Atwater Village, CA. When I took this shot, I thought it was a Black-crowned Night Heron by it's size and stance. But now I'm not so sure. It's all brown, but doesn't have white spots on its back. And it's head is quite bushy -- although it was a bit windy. Could this be anything other than BCNH ?

Taken 2-27-2021 above the Los Angeles River near Fletcher Drive bridge in Atwater Village, CA. What are these white pigeons?

Taken 2-15-2021 on the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. Is the yellow bird a female Common Yellowthroat? And is the other a Song Sparrow (both photos are the same bird).

Taken 2-15-2021 above the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village, CA. I'm thinking Tree Swallow, crow or raven (can't tell) and maybe a California Gull. If its a California Gull, that's the first one I've identified.

Taken 2-15-2021 above Los Angeles River from Sunnynook Foot Bridge in Atwater Village, CA. Can this be identified?

Taken 2-6-2021 in afternoon on the Los Angeles River near North Atwater Park, Atwater Village, CA. Are all three of these Cinnamon Teal? The image is upsized to 300% and lightened.

Taken on 1-24-2021 late afternoon on the Los Angeles River near Sunnynook Foot Bridge in Atwater Village, CA. Is the woodpecker a female Nuttall's? The hawk photos are the same bird -- which flew about 100 yards to another tree. Is this a Red-Shouldered? Thanks.

Taken 1-19-2021 in the afternoon above Los Angeles River, near Red Car pedestrian bridge, Atwater Village, CA. Are both of these Cooper's Hawks?

Taken 1-15-2021 late afternoon above the Los Angeles River near Sunnynook Foot Bridge, Atwater Village, CA. What gulls are these? The first two are the same bird, and the second two are the same bird.

Taken on 1-15-2021 late afternoon on above Los Angeles River, Atwater Village, CA. I'm thinking Sharpie, but not confident.

Taken 2021-01-15 at dusk above the Hyperion Ave bridge over Los Angeles River, Atwater Village, CA. Would this be a White-faced Ibis?

Taken 1-19-2021 late afternoon on the Los Angeles River upstream of Hyperion Ave Bridge, Atwater Village, CA. Are these both Mallards?

Taken 1-19-2021 in late afternoon on the Los Angeles River, north of Glendale Blvd. bridge, Atwater Village, CA. Orange-crowned Warbler(s) ??? Maybe one individual or two individuals -- taken 5 minutes apart. I can't tell that there is a broken eye ring or an eye line.