Friendly Lizard Photo Shoot

At the Willow Staging Area today, a friendly Fence lizard allowed me to do a photo shoot of him!

Where's the lizard?














Here he is! (Click on the Photo Below to Access Our Lizard Photo Album!)

Birding Hike at Willow

This morning at 8 AM, a lovely group of people met at the Willow Staging Area in Laguna Canyon for a Birding Hike led by Paul Klahr and John Heussenstamm, as was advertised on Laguna Canyon Foundation's Events Page at: http://www.lagunacanyon.org/events.html

Sunday, November 30
8:00-10:30 a.m.

Birding Hike
Spot fall and migratory birds with Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalist Paul Klahr and bird expert John Heussenstamm on this hike through one of the most diverse plant communities in the United States. Bring binoculars. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Road, just south of El Toro Road intersection). Reservations required: 949-923-2235. Parking: $3.

They went up Laurel Canyon and down Willow, and had a great time! By the end of the hike, John and Paul said that they had seen about 22 different birds!

Of particular note were the Canadian geese that flew overhead at 9 AM!

To check the upcoming Laguna Canyon hikes, click HERE.

With A Month's Rain in 6 Hours, Laguna Canyon Trails are Closed

What rain we got last night! All OC Wilderness parks close down for anywhere from 48-72 hours following 0.25 inches of rain ~ you can expect the Laguna Coast Wilderness to be closed for a few days, with more than 1.54 inches falling down last night.

Take a look at the amount of rain that poured onto Orange County from 9 pm on 25 November to 5 am 26 November, as seen in THIS ARTICLE:

Yorba Linda: 1.93 inches

Huntington Beach: 1.81 inches

Corona del Mar: 1.81 inches

Costa Mesa: 1.85 inches

Westminster: 1.69 inches

Newport Coast: 1.65 inches

Brea-Olinda: 1.57 inches

Laguna Canyon: 1.57 inches

Laguna Beach: 1.54 inches

Irvine: 1.38 inches

Laguna Niguel Lake: 1.38 inches

Villa Park Dam: 1.34 inches

Garden Grove: 1.26 inches

Santa Ana: 1.28 inches

Anaheim: 1.22 inches

San Juan Capistrano: 1.22 inches

El Toro: 1.22 inches

Upper Oso Creek: 1.22 inches

Upper Harding Canyon: 01.10 inches

Upper Silverado Canyon: 1.02 inches

Coto de Caza: 0.91 inches

---> Keep in mind that OC's November Rainfall Average is 1.31 inches!

OC Parks Are Closed Due to Muddy Conditions today. You can check the status of OC Parks Closures at: www.ocparks.com

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