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A Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), a common bird in parks and wealthy treed locations of L.A., is perched on a Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). Photo by E Wood
A Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), a common bird in parks and wealthy treed locations of L.A., is perched on a Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). Photo by E Wood

City birds tend to be for the rich — and there is a historical element to this as well

By Eric Wood Related paper: Historical racial redlining and contemporary patterns of income inequality negatively affect birds, their habitat, and people in Los Angeles, California by Eric M. Wood, Sevan Esaian, Christian Benitez, Philip J. Ethington, Travis Longcore, Lars Y. Pomara. Ornithological Applications While driving around Greater Los Angeles (L.A.), one cannot help but notice …