Saturday, October 31st, 2026
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Leader: Luke Tiller
The San Gabriel Valley is known nationally for its overnight roosts of Amazona parrots and Mitred and Red-masked Parakeets, and they've taken up residence at Pasadena City Hall! This Halloween, behold the Hitchcockian spectacle, as the suburban skies and soundscape are overtaken by cacophonous flocks returning from their daytime foraging sites to gather at the roosts, as they do around dusk during the non-breeding season. These parrots and parakeets are not native to the United States, but large populations have established themselves in the Los Angeles area and become an important part of the local ecosystem. Join Pasadena Audubon as we sort through the impressive numbers of parakeets and Red-crowned Parrots, looking for some of the less common species. For this trip, we will mostly be standing around letting the birds come to us. We may stroll slowly around the plaza to get closer to roosting flocks, but this will involve minimal walking on sidewalks.
Participant limit: none
PHOTO: Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi). Photo by Luke Tiller.
Meet at the Jack and Mack Robinson sculptures at the southwest corner of Holly Street and Garfield Avenue.
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Saturday, October 31st, 2026
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Leader: Luke Tiller
The San Gabriel Valley is known nationally for its overnight roosts of Amazona parrots and Mitred and Red-masked Parakeets, and they've taken up residence at Pasadena City Hall! This Halloween, behold the Hitchcockian spectacle, as the suburban skies and soundscape are overtaken by cacophonous flocks returning from their daytime foraging sites to gather at the roosts, as they do around dusk during the non-breeding season. These parrots and parakeets are not native to the United States, but large populations have established themselves in the Los Angeles area and become an important part of the local ecosystem. Join Pasadena Audubon as we sort through the impressive numbers of parakeets and Red-crowned Parrots, looking for some of the less common species. For this trip, we will mostly be standing around letting the birds come to us. We may stroll slowly around the plaza to get closer to roosting flocks, but this will involve minimal walking on sidewalks.
Participant limit: none
PHOTO: Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi). Photo by Luke Tiller.
Meet at the Jack and Mack Robinson sculptures at the southwest corner of Holly Street and Garfield Avenue.