BIRDS MENTIONED…
Hooded Merganser | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | Pacific Golden-Plover | Bar-tailed Godwit | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Common Tern | SWALLOW-TAILED KITE | Burrowing Owl | White-crowned Sparrow | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for August 16, 2025.
The HOODED MERGANSER at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City continued through August 10.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was observed at the Ballona Wetlands near Playa del Rey from August 6-12.
Up to three BLACK SWIFTS continued to be seen along Cobal Canyon Motorway above Claremont through August 11. A good spot is the bench some distance up the fire road. Late afternoon and early evening is the time to look for them.
A returning PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was back along lower Ballona Creek from August 12-15. Check for it with the flock of Black-bellied Plovers along the creek or on the salt pan.
A BAR-TAILED GODWIT was found in Playa del Rey on August 9 and seen there through August 11. It alternated between the beach adjacent the Ballona Creek mouth, to the creek channel and also on the salt pan. There have been no further reports.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued at Dockweiler State Beach in El Segundo through August 15. It is often adjacent the end of Imperial Highway.
A COMMON TERN was at Belmont Shore / pier (Alamitos Bay) through August 15.
The continuing SWALLOW-TAILED KITE at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City was seen through August 15. It often prefers the north end of the lake and golf course, but it may be seen anywhere in the general area.
The BURROWING OWL continued at the Fish Docks in San Pedro through August 16 near Harbor Blvd. and West 22nd Street.
A rather early WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was at Jackson Lake near Big Pines on August 14.
An immature male SUMMER TANAGER was at Kenneth Hahn SRA near the Japanese Garden on August 10.
A male INDIGO BUNTING was along the San Gabriel River in South El Monte (just above the Whittier Narrows Dam) on August 15.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
For all events, field trips and announcements, please see our website at http://www.laaudubon.org
California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form): http://www.californiabirds.org/
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