BIRDS MENTIONED…
Ridgway’s Rail | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Nazca Booby | Cocos Booby | Reddish Egret | Western Cattle-Egret | Broad-winged Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | White-headed Woodpecker | Williamson’s Sapsucker | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | Tropical Kingbird | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Philadelphia Vireo | Gray Catbird | Sage Thrasher | White Wagtail | Chestnut-collared Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Virginia’s Warbler | American Redstart | Northern Parula | Bay-breasted Warbler | Blackburnian Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Whitestart (Painted Redstart) | Hepatic Tanager | Summer Tanager | Scarlet Tanager | Painted Bunting
This is the Los Angeles RBA for November 5, 2026.
A RIDGWAY’S RAIL continued at Ballona Lagoon in Marina Del Rey through November 4.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on October 24.
A PACIFIC LOON was at Encino Reservoir on October 30.
A NAZCA BOOBY continued offshore south of the Palos Verdes Peninsula through October 25.
A COCOS BOOBY was reported offshore south of the Palos Verdes Peninsula through October 30.
Another COCOS BOOBY was off Pt. Dume in Malibu on October 25.
A REDDISH EGRET was along the Los Angeles River north of the 110 Freeway crossing on October 27.
WESTERN CATTLE-EGRETS was on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach (by the Willow Street crossing) through October 24, at Castaic Lake on October 29 and at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale on October 31.
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was on San Clemente Island on October 28.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in the vicinity of Grand Ave. Park in Monrovia through October 24.
Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were in the Antelope Valley on November 1 near West Ave. B and 60th Street West.
A WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER and a WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER were at St. Andrew’s Priory near Valyermo on November 1. Also present was a late HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER.
Another WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER was at Veteran’s Park in Sylmar on November 2.
NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKERS were on Santa Catalina Island (Avalon area) on October 24 and at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale on October 31.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was along lower Ballona Creek on October 25.
An EASTERN PHOEBE had returned to Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills as of October 25. It was reported there through October 31.
Another EASTERN PHOEBE was on Santa Catalina Island on October 30.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was on Santa Catalina Island (Thompson Reservoir) on October 25.
A GRAY CATBIRD was on Santa Catalina Island (Avalon area) from October 29-30.
A WHITE WAGTAIL (now confirmed as a Chinese White Wagtail, ssp. leucosis) was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds through October 25 adjacent the east end of Mines Ave.
A CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR was at the Toyon Landfill in Griffith Park on November 1 and a SAGE THRASHER was present there on November 4.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Reseda Park from October 30-November 3.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for access) from October 26-27.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO was on Santa Catalina Island (Two Harbors area) on October 25. Another was in the Arroyo Seco above JPL in Pasadena on October 27.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood (by Monte Verde Park) through November 1.
ORCHARD ORIOLES were in Hermosa Beach on October 25 and in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island from October 24-29.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was at Ladera Park on October 22.
An OVENBIRD was at the UCLA Botanic Garden (in the Hawaiian section) through November 3.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on October 27.
TENNESSEE WARBLERS included one at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood on October 25, up to two in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island from October 24-30, one continuing at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through October 29 and one at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on October 30.
A LUCY’S WARBLER was at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos through November 2.
A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER continued along the lower Los Angeles River in Long Beach through November 2 near 19th Street.
AMERICAN REDSTARTS were at Cal Poly Pomona on October 28 and at Sand Dune Park in Manhattan Beach on October 31.
A NORTHERN PARULA was in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island on October 24.
A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was at La Mirada Community Regional Park on October 30.
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER continued at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia (on the peninsula west of the parking area) through October 25.
Another BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley on October 31.
Up to three PALM WARBLERS were in the Avalon area on Santa Catalina Island from October 25-29.
Another PALM WARBLER was at Biola University in La Mirada on November 2.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was in Stevenson Ranch on October 28.
A PAINTED WHITESTART (PAINTED REDSTART) continued at San Dimas Canyon Park through November 4.
Another PAINTED WHITESTART was in the Arroyo Seco north of JPL in Pasadena from October 27-28.
A HEPATIC TANAGER was in Griffith Park (along the Mineral Wells Trail) on October 25.
SUMMER TANAGERS were at the Village Green Condominiums on October 25, in Monterey Hills on October 25, in El Segundo on October 28, on San Clemente Island on October 26, in Griffith Park (Old Zoo area) on October 27, and at Bee Canyon in Granada Hills on October 30.
A SCARLET TANAGER was on Santa Catalina Island (at the airport) on October 28.
A PAINTED BUNTING was at a residence in Tujunga on October 29.
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