BIRDS MENTIONED…
Eurasian Wigeon | Barrow’s Goldeneye | Common Murre | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Williamson’s Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Brown Creeper | Pacific Wren | Gray Catbird | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Nashville Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for January 29, 2026.
A EURASIAN WIGEON continued at the pond along Gorman Post Road through January 26.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continued at Quail Lake through January 25.
A COMMON MURRE was along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach on January 23 by the Willow Street crossing.
A LAUGHING GULL was at the Rio Hondo Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on January 23. Viewing possible from the west end of Canford Street.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through January 24.
Another LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the lower Los Angeles River at Willow Street on January 27.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was in Monrovia (vicinity of Encinitas and Greystone) through January 27.
Up to five SHORT-EARED OWLS were by West Ave. B and 60th Street West in the Antelope Valley on January 25.
A WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER continued at Brand Park in Glendale through January 29 by the library.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at the Kenneth Hahn SRA in Baldwin Hills on January 25.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel was reported through January 28. It typically frequents the southeast area of the park.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River in Long Beach through January 23 by the Willow Street crossing.
Other TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro through January 25 and at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through January 24.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park along the Mineral Wells Trail was reported through January 26. Google Maps 34.1394, -118.2881.
Another THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued by the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round through January 25.
The GREATER PEWEE continued in Monrovia Canyon by the Nature Center through January 27. Google Maps 34.1774, -117.9910.
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was at Arcadia County Park on January 28 in the northwest part of the park.
A BELL’S VIREO continued at Rio de Los Angeles Park through January 27.
A BROWN CREEPER was in San Pedro from January 27-28.
A PACIFIC WREN was in Fern Dell in Griffith Park from January 23-27. Google Maps 34.1086, -118.3070.
A GRAY CATBIRD was at Sage Hill on the UCLA campus through January 25. Google Maps 34.0741, -118.4550.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles through January 28 on the southeast side of the park.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO was at the Dominguez Museum and Seminary in Compton on January 26.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS continued along the Los Angeles River (east side above Willow Street) through January 27, and one was in Mar Vista Heights on January 23.
SAGEBRUSH SPARROWS were in the Antelope Valley at 215th Street East and Ave. I and at West Ave. B and 60th Street West on January 25.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at DeForest Park in Long Beach (southern section by the small pond) through January 27.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued by Monte Verde Park in Lakewood through January 27.
Other GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES were in Signal Hill (north side trails) on January 23 and continuing at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach (southwest corner) through January 26.
A HOODED ORIOLE and a NASHVILLE WARBLER were at the Veteran’s Administration center in West Los Angeles (in the garden area) on January 24.
Two BALTIMORE ORIOLES continued at Elysian Park through January 25. Google Maps 34.0845, -118.2472. A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO was in this area through January 25.
Another BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at the Kenneth Hahn SRA in Baldwin Hills through January 25 (at the Japanese Garden).
An OVENBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River near Willow Street through January 27. Google Maps 33.8064,-118.2043.
A LUCY’S WARBLER was at DeForest Park in Long Beach from January 22-26 at the extreme north end of the park.
A NASHVILLE WARBLER was at Plummer Park in Los Angeles on January 25.
The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER on the USC Campus continued through January 28. Google Maps 34.0210, -118.2861.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Belvedere Park in East Los Angeles through January 29 (south of the lake).
The BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at William Andrews Clark Memorial Library continued through January 26.
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park near the restrooms through January 25 near the east restrooms.
Another PAINTED REDSTART continued at Chavez Ravine in Elysian Park through January 23. It moves around a lot but is often in this area 34.0848, -118.2450.
Two SUMMER TANAGERS were in Griffith Park (Old Zoo area) through January 24. Another SUMMER TANAGER continued at the Whittier Narrows Nature Center in South El Monte through January 24.
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