BIRDS MENTIONED…
Hooded Merganser | White-winged Dove | Common Tern | Red-billed Tropicbird | Nazca Booby | Cocos Booby | Brown Pelican | Ferruginous Hawk | Purple Martin | Green-tailed Towhee | Tennessee Warbler | Virgina’s Warbler | American Redstart | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles RBA for September 12, 2026.
A HOODED MERGANSER continued at La Mirada Community Park in La Mirada through September 7.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVES were at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh on September 5 and at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood on September 7.
A COMMON TERN was at the Hermosa Beach Pier on September 5 and two were at the Ballona Creek mouth in Playa del Rey on September 6.
A NAZCA BOOBY was offshore south of San Pedro from September 6-11.
Another NAZCA BOOBY and a RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD were just south of San Clemente Island on September 9.
At least one COCOS BOOBY was in the same general area through September 8.
A BROWN PELICAN continued at Lake Hollywood through September 9.
A FERRUGINOUS HAWK was at the California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) in Claremont on September 10.
PURPLE MARTINS were in Silver Lake on September 5 and at Hansen Dam on September 6.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through September 11.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for access) from September 7-9.
A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on September 5 on the north side near Picnic 2.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on September 6 by the athletic field parking lot on the west side of the basin.
SUMMER TANAGERS were in Rolling Hills Estates from September 5-6, in Griffith Park (Mineral Wells Trail) on September 7 and continuing at Descanso Gardens through September 11 by the Rose Garden.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in Signal Hill along the Signal Hill Trails on September 11.
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