BIRDS MENTIONED…
Stilt Sandpiper | Sabine’s Gull | Nazca Booby | Cocos Booby | Western Cattle-Egret | Broad-winged Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Tropical Kingbird | Pacific Wren | White Wagtail | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Prothonotary Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Northern Parula | Blackburnian Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | American Redstart | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
This is the Los Angeles RBA for October 24, 2026.
A STILT SANDPIPER was along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach (at the Willow Street crossing) from October 19-22. Three WESTERN CATTLE-EGRETS were here from October 20-24. A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was present here on October 20.
A juvenile SABINE’S GULL continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through October 21.
Up to two NAZCA BOOBIES continued offshore south of San Pedro through October 17. A COCOS BOOBY was in the same general area on October 18.
A WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET was by the Elderberry Forebay at Castaic Lake on October 21.
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was on San Clemente Island on October 20.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was at Grand Ave. Park in Monrovia on October 20.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Golden Shore in Long Beach through October 24. A NORTHERN PARULA was here on October 18.
Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at the Griffith Park Toyon Landfill on October 18, and one was at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park on October 23.
A PACIFIC WREN was at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB from October 16-23. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A WHITE WAGTAIL was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds from October 23-24 adjacent the east end of Mines Ave.
A GRASSHOPPPER SPARROW was at the Toyon Landfill in Griffith Park on October 17. Access is restricted on weekdays.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale through October 21. It has usually been seen east of the restrooms.
Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was in the Sepulveda Basin (above the dam) on October 17, and one was at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island on October 18.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO and a DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO were at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB from October 16-19.
Another DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO was at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island on October 20.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued through October 21 at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena by the lower west side ballfields and frisbee golf course.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were in Llano on October 20, at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island on October 20 and at the Playa Vista Riparian Corridor on October 22.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood (by Monte Verde Park) through October 23. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued here also through October 23. A NORTHERN PARULA, a PALM WARBLER, and a LUCY’S WARBLER continued through October 17.
An OVENBIRD was at the UCLA Botanic Garden (Hawaiian section) from October 20-23.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Ladera Park in Los Angeles through October 18 as did a NORTHERN PARULA through October 17.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was at a residence in Pearblossom on October 13.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island on October 18.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Colorado Lagoon (at the Will Rogers Mini Park) in Long Beach through October 21. A PAINTED REDSTART was found here on October 21.
Another AMERICAN REDSTART was at Piute Ponds on October 21
A NORTHERN PARULA and a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER were at Sequoia Park in Monterey Park on October 19.
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at the Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia (on the peninsula west of the parking area) from October 18-23, with two reported there from October 22-23.
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS were at the Castaic Sports Complex on October 17 and at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on October 18. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at the latter location also on October 18.
A PALM WARBLER was at the Rio Hondo Spreading Basins in Pico Rivera on October 18. Another was at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island on October 15.
A PAINTED REDSTART was back for another winter at San Dimas Canyon Park on October 18. It was reported through October 23.
A SUMMER TANAGER was at the South Coast Botanic Garden on October 20.
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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