Hector Tobar in an interesting piece running in today's LA Times reports on the spectacle of exotic bird species now established in the greater LA area. Changes in landuse, water availability and landscaping have helped the relative newcomers become established in the area far from their normal ranges.
By dtaylor
March 31, 2009
HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.