It’s not a plane, nor Superman; it’s birds in the news today
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It’s a morning sampler of bird news throughout Southern California today:
- Although pigeons often get a bad rap for being a nuisance, The Times’ Joe Mozingo has a tale of a man from South L.A. who credits his roller pigeons for helping straighten his life out. With a photo gallery and video to boot, we find out how this pigeon lover is passing on his expertise to a new generation.
- Also, Mike Anton reports on Orange County scientists who are experimenting with ways to restore the coastal habitat of cactus wrens. In recent weeks, they’ve planted 15 homemade, green-painted contraptions that resemble cactus on fire-scarred hills throughout Orange County’s Irvine Ranch Conservancy to try to entice the wrens’ declining population to nest. Check our photo gallery and video.
- Ventura County health officials say two more birds found in the county have tested positive for West Nile virus. The birds were found in the Camarillo area in the last week of August and the first week of September. Including these latest findings, seven birds in the county that have tested positive for the virus this year. Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties haven’t been immune this year either.
- And Alfred Hitchcock fans will want to flock to the Edison downtown on Sunday evening for the 45th anniversary screening of the master of suspense’s classic ‘The Birds.’ The Times’ Susan King reports that the event, presented by the Jules Verne Festival, will also honor the film’s star, Tippi Hedren. Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz, the new co-hosts of ‘At the Movies,’ will emcee.
--Francisco Vara-Orta