BIRDS MENTIONED…
Black Scoter | Common Goldeneye | Red-breasted Merganser | Inca Dove | Black-footed Albatross | Masked Booby | Cocos Booby | Lewis’s Woodpecker | Purple Martin | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Hooded Warbler | Northern Parula | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for June 6, 2026.
A BLACK SCOTER was at Alamitos Bay on June 5.
An injured COMMON GOLDENEYE continued along the Los Angeles River below the Los Feliz crossing through June 3.
A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas from May 29-31 and another was at Quail Lake from May 30-June 5.
An INCA DOVE continued in Lake Los Angeles through May 30. Exact location is 16711 Sweetaire Ave.
A BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS was seen well off the Palos Verdes Peninsula on May 31.
A MASKED BOOBY was at the Ballona Creek mouth in Playa del Rey on May 31.
Two COCOS BOOBIES were off the Palos Verdes Peninsula on May 31, and what was probably one of the same birds was seen from Pt. Vicente on June 3.
A lingering LEWIS’S WOODPECKER continued near Lake Hughes through May 30.
PURPLE MARTINS were at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) and at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on June 4.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER and a LUCY’S WARBLER were at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on June 1.
A HOODED WARBLER was along the Los Angeles River just above Fletcher Drive on May 30. A SUMMER TANAGER was in the same area from May 31-June 3.
A NORTHERN PARULA was at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles on May 31. This is private property, but birders are welcome. Please be respectful of the residents.
A male SUMMER TANAGER continued along the San Gabriel River West Fork (north of Azusa off Highway 39 about two miles up the road) through May 31.
Another SUMMER TANAGER was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on June 2.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were in La Canada on June 2 and at Aliso Canyon Park in Granada Hills on June 5.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form): http://www.californiabirds.org/
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