page_title: Glendale Narrows
section_title: Fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Glendale Narrows / Ecology / Fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Bird (possibly a heron) in the Glendale Narrows of the Los Angeles River in 2019
context_page_description: The Glendale Narrows is a scenic 11 mile section of the Los Angeles River in the Northeast Los Angeles region of Los Angeles County, California.
context_section_description: The Glendale Narrows area supports a range of bird species, including the great egret, snowy egret, great blue heron, green heron, black-crowned night heron, double-crested cormorant, American white pelican, mallard, cinnamon teal, northern shoveler, American coot, black-necked stilt, greater yellowlegs, spotted sandpiper, killdeer, black phoebe, red-winged blackbird, and the introduced Muscovy duck. It also serves as a stopover for migrating birds such as the Canada goose. Bird hunting is illegal, violators are subject to a minimum $550 fine.
  The Narrows also serve as a water source for many other animals which include white-tailed deer, domesticated horse, king snake, and beaver. Before development in the 20th century, animals such as mountain lion, Mexican gray wolf, and the extinct California grizzly bear also relied on the river.
  Before complete concrete channelization of the LA River above and below the Glendale Narrows, it was home to native populations of steelhead trout.  Among the fish and crustaceans found in the area are introduced species such as common carp, largemouth bass, tilapia, green sunfish, black bullhead, catfish, fathead minnow, mosquito fish, and crawfish. Currently fishing is legal year round.
caption: A bird in the river
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