Bird habitat trumps walkers

A $4.5 million project to rebuild a wild bird habitat is under way at Balboa Park's Bull Creek, but many residents are complaining that the effort has left them fenced out of their favorite spot. Susan Abram in the Daily News.

The Bull Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project includes reviving 28 acres within the Sepulveda Dam Flood Control basin to encourage 200 species of wild birds, including the American goldfinch, the Ash-throated flycatcher and the Bullock's oriole, to nest and thrive within the area.

Plans include building a C-shape side channel to allow reclaimed water from Lake Balboa to flow around an island, as well as pedestrian bridges over key parts of the channel.