BIRDS MENTIONED…
Greater Scaup | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | Solitary Sandpiper | Broad-winged Hawk | Lewis’s Woodpecker | Purple Martin | Tennessee Warbler | Hooded Warbler | Summer Tanager
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for May 17, 2026.
A late GREATER SCAUP was at Quail Lake from May 8-10.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds on May 10.
Two BLACK SWIFTS were above Claremont Wilderness Park on May 9. Another was at Bear Divide near Santa Clarita on May 12.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for access) on May 13.
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was at Piute Ponds on May 14.
A LEWIS’S WOODPECKER was west of Lake Hughes on May 15.
A PURPLE MARTIN was at Barley Flats in the San Gabriel Mountains on May 10.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas from May 9-10 by the east side parking area (north shore).
Another TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on May 16.
A HOODED WARBLER was at Pomona College on May 15.
A SUMMER TANAGER was at Glen Haven and Sholom Memorial Park in Sylmar on May 9.
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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