BIRDS MENTIONED…
Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Williamson’s Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Cassin’s Vireo | Gray Catbird | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Hooded Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Nashville Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 14, 2026.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER continued at the Hansen Dam spreading grounds (below the dam proper) through February 8.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were along the Los Angeles River in Vernon (at Soto Street) through February 5 and at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on February 6.
Up to eight CALIFORNIA CONDORS continued along the Old Ridge Route near Templin Highway through February 8.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was in Monrovia (vicinity of Encinitas and Greystone) through February 8. Another or the same bird was in Duarte on February 13.
A WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER continued at Brand Park in Glendale through February 11 by the library.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel was reported through February 11. It typically frequents the southeast area of the park.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS were at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach through February 7, along the lower Los Angeles River in Long Beach (by the Willow Street crossing) through February 6, at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro through February 7, at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through February 11 and continuing at the San Gabriel Coastal Basins Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivers through February 14.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park along the Mineral Wells Trail was reported through February 12. Google Maps 34.1394, -118.2881. A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK continued here through February 6 and at least one SUMMER TANAGER continues through February 13.
Another THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued by the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round through February 7.
A GREATER PEWEE continued in Sycamore Canyon in Whittier (just west of the oil rig site) through February 9.
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was at Tournament Park in Pasadena from February 7-10.
Up to two BELL’S VIREOS were at Rio de Los Angeles Park through February 13.
A CASSIN’S VIREO was at Vista Hermosa Natural Park in Los Angeles on February 7.
A GRAY CATBIRD was at Sage Hill on the UCLA campus through January 25. Google Maps 34.0741, -118.4550.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at the Whittier Narrows Soccer Fields in South El Monte on February 9 here 34.0487, -118.0690.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at the Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through February 7 by the west side athletic fields.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were along the Wrigley Greenbelt in Long Beach on February 6, along the lower Los Angeles River in Long Beach (east side above Willow Street) through February 10 and at Cortez Park in West Covina on February 13.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued by Monte Verde Park in Lakewood through February 13 and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued here through February 7.
AN ORCHARD ORIOLE continued on San Clemente Island (no public access) through February 12.
A HOODED ORIOLE continued (often at the north end of the Desert Garden) at the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena through February 7.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at the Kenneth Hahn SRA in Baldwin Hills through February 8 (at the Japanese Garden).
An OVENBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River near Willow Street through February 11. Google Maps 33.8064,-118.2043.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at Amelia Mayberry Park in South Whittier on February 9.
A NASHVILLE WARBLER was at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on February 12.
The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER on the USC Campus continued through February 6. Google Maps 34.0210, -118.2861.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Belvedere Park in East Los Angeles through February 12 (south of the lake).
The BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at William Andrews Clark Memorial Library continued through February 11.
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park near the restrooms through February 13 near the east restrooms.
Another PAINTED REDSTART was found at Cortez Park in West Covina on February 13.
SUMMER TANAGERS were in Palos Verdes Estates on February 8 and in Brookside Park in Pasadena (north of the aquatic center and tennis courts) from February 10-12.
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