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Sightings and Observations For 2011

Below is a user-friendly, interactive, searchable table to assist you in reviewing a list of wildlife sightings and observations in the San Gabriel Foothills, Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, Orange County, Inland Empire and other locations in Southern California. These are wildlife sightings and observations made by ourselves or others generous enough to share what they have seen.

This page lists wildlife sightings and observations for the year of 2011.

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Date	Name	Group	Location	Field Notes

2011-09-22	Western Bluebird	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-09-23	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-09-25	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-09-25	Rufous-Winged Sparrow	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	Juvenile. Coulter Pine Trail.
2011-09-29	Funereal Duskywing	Skipper	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-09-29	California Sister	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-09-29	Lorquin's Admiral	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-09-29	Cloudless Giant Sulphur	Butterfly	Glendora (north)	Several. One orange/yellow.
2011-09-29	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-09-22	Lark Sparrow	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-02	Western Bluebird	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-02	Say's Phoebe	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-02	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-03	Common Sulphur	Butterfly	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-03	Gopher Snake	Snake	Johnson's Pasture	Young, 15 inches.
2011-10-03	Side-Blotched Lizard	Lizard	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-03	Hummingbird Trumpet	Flower	Pomello Canyon	Late bloomer.
2011-10-06	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-10-06	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-10-06	Common Buckeye	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-10-08	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Glendora	Palm Dr E of GMR
2011-10-09	White-Crowned Sparrow	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-10	Great Horned Owl	Prey Bird	San Dimas (W foothills)	1 adult, 1 juvenile.
2011-10-10	Mormon Metalmark	Butterfly	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-10-10	CA Striped Racer	Snake	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-10-11	Great Blue Heron	Bird	San Dimas	Puddingstone Diversion Dam
2011-10-11	Lesser Scaup	Water Bird	San Dimas	Puddingstone Diversion Dam
2011-10-11	Great Egret	Water Bird	San Dimas	Puddingstone Diversion Dam
2011-10-11	Killdeer	Water Bird	San Dimas	Puddingstone Diversion Dam
2011-10-11	Sharp-Shinned Hawk	Prey Bird	San Dimas	Puddingstone Diversion Dam
2011-10-11	American Coot	Water Bird	San Dimas	Puddingstone Diversion Dam
2011-10-12	Sulphur	Butterfly	Glendora (north)	Common and Cloudless
2011-10-17	Say's Phoebe	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-17	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-17	Western Bluebird	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-17	Phainopepla	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-16	Buckeye	Butterfly	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-16	Red-Shouldered Hawk	Prey Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-16	Monarch	Butterfly	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-16	Gopher Snake	Snake	Johnson's Pasture	Young, 15 inches.
2011-10-16	Say's Phoebe	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-16	Tarantula	Spider	Johnson's Pasture
2011-10-15	Tricolored Blackbird	Bird	Camp Pendleton	S I-5 fwy vista.
2011-10-15	Savannah Sparrow	Bird	Camp Pendleton	S I-5 fwy vista.
2011-10-15	White-Crowned Sparrow	Bird	Camp Pendleton	S I-5 fwy vista.
2011-10-15	White-Tailed Kite	Prey Bird	Camp Pendleton	S I-5 fwy vista.
2011-10-14	California Dogface	Butterfly	Oak Glen Preserve	Over 30 sightings!
2011-10-14	California Sister	Butterfly	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Lorquin's Admiral	Butterfly	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Painted Lady	Butterfly	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Monarch	Butterfly	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Brown Creeper	Bird	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Western Bluebird	Bird	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Dark-Eyed Junco	Bird	Oak Glen Preserve
2011-10-14	Red-Tailed Hawk	Prey Bird	Oak Glen Preserve	Juvenile. Stuck in mud!
2011-10-20	Lincoln's Sparrow	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	E of Mystic trailhead.
2011-10-20	Song Sparrow	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-10-20	Monarch	Butterfly	Glendora	Palm Dr E of GMR
2011-10-20	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Glendora	Palm Dr E of GMR
2011-10-21	Lark Sparrow	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-21	White-Crowned Sparrow	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-21	Kingbird	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-22	Rufous-Crowned Sparrow	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	E of Mystic trailhead.
2011-10-22	California Sister	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-10-22	Lorquin's Admiral	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-10-22	Monarch	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-10-22	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-10-22	Bewick's Wren	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-10-22	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	Everywhere.
2011-10-23	Cloudless Giant Sulphur	Butterfly	Glendora	Palm Dr E of GMR
2011-10-26	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-26	Monarch	Butterfly	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-10-31	Mormon Metalmark	Butterfly	San Dimas (W foothills)	Group of 8!
2011-10-31	Painted Lady	Butterfly	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-10-31	Red-Shoulderd Hawk	Prey Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-11-06	Cooper's Hawk	Prey Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-11-06	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-11-06	Bushtit	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	Throughout area.
2011-11-08	Thoas Swallowtail	Butterfly	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Egyptian Goose	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Western Grebe	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Pied-Billed Grebe	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Belted Kingfisher	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	American Coot	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Northern Flicker	Woodpecker	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Double-Crested Cormorant	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Great Egret	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Mallard	Water Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Western Bluebird	Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-08	Bufflehead	Water Bird	San Gabriel River
2011-11-08	Cactus Wren	Bird	Santa Fe Dam
2011-11-13	Green Darner	Dragonfly	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-11-14	Western Meadowlark	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-13	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-11-13	Lorquin's Admiral	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-11-17	Titmouse	Bird	Colby Canyon
2011-11-17	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Colby Canyon
2011-11-17	Western Gray Squirrel	Rodent	Colby Canyon
2011-11-17	Cloudless Giant Sulphur	Butterfly	Glendora	GMR N of Palm Dr
2011-11-19	Red-Shouldered Hawk	Prey Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-19	American Kestrel	Prey Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-19	California Thrasher	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-19	Mule Deer	Deer	Johnson's Pasture	Herd of 7.
2011-11-19	Dark-Eyed Junco	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-19	White-Crowned Sparrow	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-19	American Robin	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-21	Western Meadowlark	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-21	Red-Shouldered Hawk	Prey Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-21	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-21	Lark Sparrow	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-11-25	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Colby Canyon
2011-11-25	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Alta Loma
2011-11-25	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-11-26	Cloudless Sulphur	Butterfly	Glendora	GMR near Fire Station
2011-11-26	Monarch	Butterfly	Glendora	Palm Dr E of GMR
2011-11-26	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-11-28	Meadowlark	Bird	Colby Canyon	Colby-Dalton Trail
2011-11-28	California Dogface	Butterfly	Colby Canyon
2011-12-02	Lincoln's Sparrow	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-03	Say's Phoebe	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-12-04	Hermit Thrush	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-04	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-04	Townsend's Warbler	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-04	Orange-Crowned Warbler	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-04	Seep Monkeyflower	Flower	Big Dalton Canyon	Several blooms near tunnels.
2011-12-07	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Colby Canyon
2011-12-07	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Colby Canyon
2011-12-07	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Colby Canyon
2011-12-10	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-12-10	Say's Phoebe	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-12-13	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-15	Western Bluebird	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-12-17	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-12-17	Western Bluebird	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-17	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-20	California Thrasher	Bird	San Dimas (W foothills)
2011-12-20	American Robin	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	California Quail	Game Bird	San Dimas (W foothills)
2011-12-20	Northern Flicker	Woodpecker	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Red-Shouldered Hawk	Prey Bird	San Dimas (west)
2011-12-20	American Lady	Butterfly	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Spotted Towhee	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	CA Ground Squirrel	Rodent	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Northern Mockingbird	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Oak Titmouse	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Western Bluebird	Bird	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Brewer's Sparrow	Bird	San Dimas (W foothills)
2011-12-20	Bobcat	Cat	Glendora (E foothills)
2011-12-20	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-23	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-12-23	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-23	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-23	Western Gray Squirrel	Rodent	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-25	Gulf Fritillary	Butterfly	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Western Meadowlark	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Western Bluebird	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	American Kestrel	Prey Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Coyote	Dog	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Northern Flicker	Woodpecker	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Dark-Eyed Junco	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-25	Lesser Goldfinch	Bird	Johnson's Pasture
2011-12-24	Wrentit	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-24	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-12-24	Oak Titmouse	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-24	Red-Shouldered Hawk	Prey Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	Juvenile.
2011-12-29	Clouded Sulphur	Butterfly	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-29	Spotted Towhee	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon
2011-12-29	Common Yellowthroat	Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	At tunnels.
2011-12-31	Orange-Crowned Warbler	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-31	Mountain Chickadee	Bird	Glendora (north)
2011-12-31	Say's Phoebe	Bird	Sandburg MS Park	Upper field.
2011-12-31	Western Bluebird	Bird	Sandburg MS Park
2011-12-31	Cedar Waxwing	Bird	Sandburg MS Park
2011-12-31	Northern Flicker	Woodpecker	Colby Canyon
2011-12-31	Bewick's Wren	Bird	Colby Canyon
2011-12-31	Mourning Cloak	Butterfly	Colby Canyon
2011-12-31	Red-Shouldered Hawk	Prey Bird	Big Dalton Canyon	Juvenile.