Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Palos Verdes Peninsula Habitat
The California sagebrush and California buckwheat are the natural habitat of a bird called the coastal California Gnatcatcher. Indigenous to the coastal zones of California, the California Gnatcatcher is a threatened species that feeds on insects gleaned from California sagebrush and buckwheat. The California Gnatcatcher maintains a year-round territory but stays within the home range during the breeding season. Since these areas of the Peninsula maintain California sagebrush, keep an eye out for a California Gnatcatcher, like the one pictured to the left.
Erected 2000.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 33° 44.598′ N, 118° 22.776′ W. Marker is in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on Palos Verdes Drive, South, ¼ mile east of Sea Cove Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Portuguese Bend (here, next to this marker); Santa Catalina Island (here, next to this marker); Harden Gatehouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Villa Francesca (approx. 0.6 miles away); Portuguese Bend Whaling Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Point Vicente Lighthouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of the First Japanese American Farm on the Palos Verdes Peninsula (approx. 2 miles away); “The Farmery” (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2015, by Eric Polk of Lakewood, California. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Eric Polk of Lakewood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.