UCLA has had a distinguished history of ornithology research. When first located in Westwood the area was still wild, surrounded by scrub and with real riparian habitat, only a few remnants of which remain today.
An early (1947) guide to the birds of campus by Loye Miller, with drawings by distinguished vertebrate biologist Robert Stebbins can be viewed at:
http://www.birdsofwestwood.com/history.htm
