BIRDS MENTIONED…
“Eurasian” Green-winged Teal | Surf Scoter | Barrow’s Goldeneye | Vega Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | Prairie Falcon | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Verdin | Gray Catbird | Grasshopper Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Ovenbird | Palm Warbler | Grace’s Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for December 31, 2025.
A “EURASIAN” GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on December 28.
Up to three SURF SCOTERS continued at Quail Lake through December 24.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continued at Quail Lake through December 29.
A VEGA GULL was at MacArthur Park on December 31.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through December 28. Two more were along the Los Angeles River between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings in Maywood on December 28.
A NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKER was at the Rio Hondo Spreading Basins in Pico Rivera on December 27.
A PRAIRIE FALCON continued at Hansen Dam through December 29.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel was reported through December 28. It typically frequents the southeast area of the park.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through December 28. It is often on the east side of the basins across from where Mines Ave. ends.
Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued around the parking lot at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro through December 28.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park along the Mineral Wells Trail was reported through December 30. Google Maps 34.1394, -118.2881. A HEPATIC TANAGER was in the same area through December 29. A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was present here through December 31. One or more SUMMER TANAGERS also continue here.
Another THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued by the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round through December 25.
The GREATER PEWEE continued in Monrovia Canyon by the Nature Center through December 30. Google Maps 34.1774, -117.9910
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER and a SUMMER TANAGER were at the Japanese Garden at Kenneth Hahn SRA in Baldwin Hills on December 28.
Rare away from the deserts was a VERDIN along the Santa Clara River in Santa Clarita on December 17 and another nearby along Vasquez Canyon Road the same day.
A GRAY CATBIRD was at Sage Hill on the UCLA campus through December 31. Google Maps 34.0741, -118.4550
Three GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were at Cruzan Mesa near Santa Clarita on December 27.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through December 27. Look for it on the west side around the athletic field.
Another DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO was at Mt. Wilson Observatory on December 28 near the 60” telescope.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (Kiko’s Trail / Restroom #11) through December 28.
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 27.
A HOODED ORIOLE continued at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino through December 28 (often at the north end of the Desert Garden).
An OVENBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River near Willow Street from December 25. Google Maps 33.8064,-118.2043. A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued in the same area through December 30.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued along the Los Angeles River in Glendale through December 31. Google Maps 34.1565, -118.2888. Access from the end of Garden Street.
A NORTHERN PARULA continued at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia through December 27. Google Maps 34.1031, -118.0153
A PALM WARBLER continued at Belvedere Park in East Los Angeles through December 28, last reported at the south end of the park.
A GRACE’S WARBLER was at Wardlow Park in Long Beach from December 29-31. Google Maps 33.8211, -118.1296
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park near the restrooms through December 27.
A SUMMER TANAGER continued by the Whittier Narrows Nature Center in South El Monte through December 27.
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/
Enter your bird sightings on eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird