Broad-billed Hummingbird | Lesser Nighthawk | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher |American Dipper | White Wagtail | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rare Bird Alert - March 1, 2024
Broad-billed Hummingbird | Black-legged Kittiwake | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Brown Thrasher | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Hooded Oriole | Scott’s Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
Rare Bird Alert - February 23, 2024
Broad-billed Hummingbird | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | “Prairie” Merlin | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
Rare Bird Alert - February 16, 2024
Red-necked Grebe | Vaux’s Swift | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Swainson’s Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell’s Vireo | WINTER WREN | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Sagebrush Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart
Lancaster CBC Analysis Over the Last 45 Years and Beyond
For 2023, we tallied a total of 16,177 (16.2K) birds. Sounds like a lot! It isn’t especially in light of Count history. After excluding one anomalous** year, the adjusted Overall Count Avg is (33.0K/yr); that’s right, we’ve lost more than half (50.9%) of our birds in the Antelope Valley over the last 45 years, compared to our adjusted Count Average!
Rare Bird Alert - February 9, 2024
Black Scoter | Red-necked Grebe | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | CRESTED CARACARA | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Brown Thrasher | Lapland Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart
REGISTRATION BEGINS: Dancing Chicken Weekend Field Trip—April 2024
Dancing Chicken Weekend Field Trip
31st Annual Trip to view the Greater Sage Grouse in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley and Round Valley
April 26–28, 2024, Friday through Sunday
$60 per person for the entire weekend
Limit of 12 participants, 8 cars allowed (NOTE: As of Wed. Feb. 14, 5 slots are listed as interested with their checks in the mail.)
For information on how to register, call Susan at (323) 876-0202 (Voice) or e-Mail susancastor@laaudubon.org
Rare Bird Alert - February 1, 2024
Lesser Nighthawk | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Warbling Vireo | Pacific Wren | Brown Thrasher | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
BOTS - JANUARY 2024
Winter in southern California. As far as the weather goes, we’re the envy of much of the country. Thus far, the winter of 2023-2024 has been drier than the previous one, but last winter was an aberration. At present, most areas are at least near normal for this time of year. In these unpredictable times, that’s a welcome scenario.
Rare Bird Alert - January 26, 2024
White-winged Dove | Lesser Nighthawk | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Bell’s Vireo | Pacific Wren | WINTER WREN | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Clay-colored Sparrow |Swamp Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Palm Warbler | Hooded Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager