BIRDS MENTIONED…
Surf Scoter | Barrow’s Goldeneye | Solitary Sandpiper | Laughing Gull | Vega Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Western Kingbird | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Gray Catbird | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | “Large-billed” Savannah Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Nashville Warbler | MacGillivray’s Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Northern Parula | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Grace’s Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager |Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Black-headed Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for January 13, 2026.
One to several SURF SCOTERS continued at Quail Lake through January 10.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continued at Quail Lake through January 10.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER continued at Hansen Dam through January 10, now near the Ranger Station.
Another SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at the Coyote Creek Bikeway in La Mirada on January 12.
Two LAUGHING GULLS were at Malibu Lagoon on January 4 and one was along lower Ballona Creek from January 5-6.
A VEGA GULL continued at MacArthur Park through December 31.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the Rio Hondo Spreading Basins in Pico Rivera on January 1. Another was along the Los Angeles River between Bandini and Slauson in the Vernon / Maywood area on January 10.
A PACIFIC LOON was at Lake Palmdale (no public access, viewing from Highway 14 pullout) from January 1-5.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was in Monrovia (vicinity of Encinitas and Greystone) from January 7-11.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was in the Antelope Valley at West Ave. B and 60th Street West on January 11.
A NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKER continued at the Rio Hondo Spreading Basins in Pico Rivera through January 5.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel was reported through January 11. 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 January 2. 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 January 10. One was in San Pedro on January 6 and another was in Area 3 at El Dorado Park in Long Beach on January 9.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park along the Mineral Wells Trail was reported through January 11. Google Maps 34.1394, -118.2881. A HEPATIC TANAGER was in the same area through January 10. A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was present through January 11. One or more SUMMER TANAGERS also continue here.
Another THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued by the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round through January 7.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh on January 2.
The GREATER PEWEE continued in Monrovia Canyon by the Nature Center through January 10. Google Maps 34.1774, -117.9910
A WESTERN FLYCATCHER was at Murphy Ranch Park in La Habra Heights on January 8.
The EASTERN PHOEBE at Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills continued through January 5.
A GRAY CATBIRD was at Sage Hill on the UCLA campus through January 11. Google Maps 34.0741, -118.4550. A NASHVILLE WARBLER was here on January 3.
Three GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS continued near Santa Clarita through January 3. Google Maps 34.4589, -118.4429 and 34.4562, -118.4433.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Pan Pacific Park through January 11.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through January 11. Look for it on the west side around the athletic field. Another was at Poinsettia Park in Hollywood on January 2 and one was at the Mt. Wilson Observatory through January 6.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at the Kenneth Hahs SRA on January 1, at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through January 2 (Kikos Trail), along the Los Angeles River above Willow Street (east side) through January 11, at Arcadia County Park on January 4, in Pasadena on January 4, in the lower Arroyo Seco (two birds) on January 9 and in Franklin Canyon on January 10.
A SAGEBRUSH SPARROW was in the Antelope Valley at West Ave. B and 60th Street West on January 2.
A “LARGE-BILLED” SAVANNAH SPARROW was at the Ballona Salt Pan in Playa del Rey on January 2.
SWAMP SPARROWS were along the Los Angeles River just below the Los Feliz crossing from January 1-2, at Echo Park on January 2 and at the west end of Quail Lake on January 3.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through January 11 (in the vicinity of Monte Verde Park). A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was in this area on January 7.
HOODED ORIOLES were at Victoria Park in Carson on January 1, at Fox Hills Park on January 2 and continuing at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino (often at the north end of the desert garden) through January 7.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES continued at El Nido Park in Torrance through January 11 and at Kenneth Hahn SRA (Japanese Garden) through January 11. A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER continued at the former location through January 11.
An OVENBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River near Willow Street through January 11. Google Maps 33.8064,-118.2043.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was by the Nature Center at El Dorado Park in Long Beach on January 11.
A LUCY’S WARBLER and a NASHVILLE WARBLER were around the lake at SoFi Stadium from January 8-11. A MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER was present on January 11.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through January 2 (on the northeast shore by the old green pier).
A NASHVILLE WARBLER was at Windermere Park in La Mirada on January 8.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued along the Los Angeles River in Glendale through January 1. Google Maps 34.1565, -118.2888. Access from the end of Garden Street.
Another AMERICAN REDSTART was at Hansen Dam on January 3 in willows near the northeast corner of the main lake.
A NORTHERN PARULA continued at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia through January 11. Google Maps 34.1031, -118.0153.
The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER on the USC Campus continued through January 12 here 34.0210, -118.2861.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER at Loyola Marymount University continued through January 11. Google Maps 33.9685, -118.4176. A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK continued at the campus through January 2. Google Maps 33.9659, -118.4147.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Belvedere Park in East Los Angeles through January 10.
A GRACE’S WARBLER was at Wardlow Park in Long Beach through January 9. Google Maps 33.8211, -118.1296
The BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at William Andrews Clark Memorial Library continued through January 9.
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park near the restrooms through January 10.
Another PAINTED REDSTART continued at Chavez Ravine in Elysian Park through January 10.
SUMMER TANAGERS were at UCLA on January 2, at Kinneloa Mesa in Pasadena on January 1, at Stearns Champions Park in Long Beach on January 1 and at Chavez Ravine in Elysian Park from January 1-8.
A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas on January 1 near the Gamache Trail trailhead.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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