BIRDS MENTIONED…
Surf Scoter | Barrow’s Goldeneye | Mountain Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | “Prairie” Merlin | Prairie Falcon | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Cassin’s Vireo | Gray Catbird | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Nashville Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for December 24, 2025.
Up to three SURF SCOTERS continued at Quail Lake through December 23.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continued at Quail Lake through December 23.
A MOUNTAIN PLOVER continued at the A&G Sod Farm in the Antelope Valley through December 15. The location is south of Avenue N and east of 40th Street East.
Two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were at Hansen Dam on December 20. They were observed at the basins south of the dam, just north of the dam by the outflow and on the south shore of the main lake.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at the gravel pits near the 605 Freeway and Arrow Highway on December 20, at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on December 20 and continuing along the Los Angeles River in Maywood through December 22 (between Slauson and Atlantic).
A “PRAIRIE” MERLIN was at Glen Haven and Sholom Memorial Park in Sylmar on December 21.
A PRAIRIE FALCON was observed flying over Hansen Dam on December 23.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel was reported through December 20. It typically frequents the southeast area of the park
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was around the parking lot at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro from December 20-21.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park along the Mineral Wells Trail was reported through December 23. Google Maps 34.1394, -118.2881. A HEPATIC TANAGER was in the same area through December 23 as were up to three SUMMER TANAGERS. A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was present here through December 23.
Another THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued by the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round through December 23.
A GREATER PEWEE continued in Monrovia Canyon by the Nature Center through December 23. Google Maps 34.1774, -117.9910.
A WESTERN FLYCATCHER was at Lacy Park in San Marino on December 20 by the playground area.
An EASTERN PHOEBE was at the Chatsworth Nature Preserve on December 20.
CASSIN’S VIREOS were at Recreation Park in San Fernando on December 18 and at the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve on December 21.
A GRAY CATBIRD was at Sage Hill on the UCLA campus through December 19. Google Maps 34.0741, -118.4550. Two NASHVILLE WARBLERS were in this area on December 17.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (Kiko’s Trail / Restroom #11) through December 21 and in the lower Arroyo Seco in Pasadena through December 22.
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 December 21.
Another GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through December 23.
A HOODED ORIOLE continued at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino through December 22 (often at the north end of the Desert Garden).
Another HOODED ORIOLE was at Pt. Dume in Malibu on December 14 (along Grayfox, east of Fernhill).
Three BALTIMORE ORIOLES were at El Nido Park in Torrance on December 23.
An OVENBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River near Willow Street from December 23. Google Maps 33.8064,-118.2043. A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continues in the same area.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was at Bonelli Park in San Dimas on December 20 on the northeast side by the old green pier.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia through December 20. It has been in the west side willows between the two lakes.
Another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at Joan Milke Flores Park in San Pedro on December 21.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Belvedere Park in East Los Angeles through December 22, last reported at the south end of the park.
A PINE WARBLER continued in the Whittier Narrows area through December 19. It was last seen here- Google Maps 34.0485, -118.0684.
A PAINTED REDSTART was at Chavez Ravine in Elysian Park through December 23. Google Maps 34.0844, -118.2460.
Another PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park near the restrooms through December 23.
SUMMER TANAGERS were at Bonelli Park in San Dimas (by the Sailboat Cove entrance) on December 20, at the Whittier Narrows Nature Center on December 20 and at the Village Green condominiums through December 21.
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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