This common desert woodpecker ... known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp. in North and Middle America; birds north of Mexico are cactophilus).

The toxic algae bloom spreading domoic acid across the Southern California coast has not only poisoned sea lions but also the birds flying above the waters. Two pelicans stranded in Dana Point and ...

Toxic algae off the coast of Southern California is killing or sickening hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and seabirds, while ...