BIRDS MENTIONED…
Surf Scoter | Pacific Golden-Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Eastern Phoebe | Lapland Longspur | Chestnut-collared Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Tennessee Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager | Painted Bunting
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for November 7, 2025.
Two SURF SCOTERS were near the west end of Quail Lake near Gorman on November 1.
A continuing PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was near the Ballona Creek mouth in Playa del Rey through November 6. Check for it upstream from the Pacific Ave. bridge and by the UCLA boat ram
A second cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings in Maywood through November 5.
A NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKER was at Downey Cemetery on November 1.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through November 5 (east side, adjacent Mines Ave).
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park continued through November 6. Google Maps 34.1373, -118.2878. Remarkably, a second THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD was nearby on November 2 (this bird missing its tail feathers). Google Maps 34.1242, -118.2839.
An EASTERN PHOEBE had returned for another winter to Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills as of November 4. It generally hangs out near the spillway.
A CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR continued at the A&G Sod Fields in the Antelope Valley through November 1.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was on Santa Catalina Island on October 31 in the Avalon area. Also present was a TENNESSEE WARBLER on November 2 and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER on November 2.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO was at Mt. Wilson on November 2.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS included two on the north side of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through November 2 and one at Malibu Creek State Park on November 3.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at Rocky Oaks Park in Malibu on November 5.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood (south of Monte Verde Park by the gazebo) through November 2. A PALM WARBLER was here on November 1, closer to Carson Street.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Guardia Park near South Pasadena on October 31.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Buena Vista Park in Burbank from November 2-6. Google Maps 34.1531, -118.3259.
The returning wintering CAPE MAY WARBLER at Loyola Marymount University was reported through November 4. Google Maps 33.9688, -118.4167.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at the William Andrews Clark Library in Los Angeles (restricted hours) through November 6.
A returning wintering PAINTED REDSTART was at San Dimas Canyon Park from November 4-6, being seen between the parking area and north restrooms.
SUMMER TANAGERS were at the South Coast Botanic Garden on October 31 (northeast section), at Sycamore Canyon in Whittier on November 1 (near the entrance), at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles (two birds) on November 2, at Michigan Park in Whittier on November 5, continuing in Griffith Park through November 5 and in El Segundo on November 6.
A PAINTED BUNTING was at the north end of Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on November 2.
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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