Cherin Perelman: Bird Watching in Southern California

1. Cherin Perelman: Bird
Watching in Southern
California

2. A member of the American
Birding Association and the Royal
Society for the Protection of
Birds, Cherin Perelman enjoys
bird watching on both the east
and west coasts.

3. Southern California is one of the
world’s best places to visit for
those who enjoy bird watching.
The region’s year-round mild
climate and diverse ecological
habitats make it a haven for many
different birds. While the coastal
areas attract a variety of ocean
birds, inland wetlands, lakes, and
rivers also attract migrating birds,
many of which are seen in few
other places.

4. The five islands of Channel Island
National Park, located about 20
miles off the coast of California,
are home to a diversity of wildlife
found nowhere else. Some of the
most common ocean birds
spotted in the Channel Islands
are seagulls, cormorants, auklets,
and brown pelicans.

5. Another southern California
birding hotspot is the Angeles
National Forest, located just
outside Los Angeles, where
visitors can see red-winged
blackbirds and other local and
migratory birds.

6. Another southern California
birding hotspot is the Angeles
National Forest, located just
outside Los Angeles, where
visitors can see red-winged
blackbirds and other local and
migratory birds.