BIRDS MENTIONED…
Common Ground Dove | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell’s Vireo | Cliff Swallow | American Pipit (japonicus) | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Scott’s Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 4.
A COMMON GROUND-DOVE continued at Legg Lake in South El Monte through January 31. It was along the fence line east of the southeast corner of the south lake. A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued through January 31 and has been seen on at least two of the three lakes. An adult male SUMMER TANAGER continued southeast of Restroom 4 through February 3.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along lower Ballona Creek through January 29 (usually between Lincoln and the 90 Freeway, but it does move along the channel).
Seven MOUNTAIN PLOVERS continued at the A&G Sod fields in the Antelope Valley through January 31. The location is 50th Street East and Avenue N. This is private property, be sure to bird from the road only.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER continued along the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin (below Burbank Blvd.) through January 29.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas again on February 1. The location is the small marshy pond near the northeast corner of the lake, east of the now closed old wooden pier.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in Monrovia (vicinity of Grand Ave. Park) through February 2 and one was in Eagle Rock on February 3.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (permission required for entry) through January 31.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER continued at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach through February 3.
A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (likely a returning bird that spend last winter in the area) was near the South Coast Botanic Garden on February 2. It was seen along Palos Verdes Drive North.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through February 1. It is usually around the pond.
At Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena, a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER continued along the lower trail north of Berkshire Creek and two DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCOS continued north of the sports field on the lower west side of the park through January 30.
Another PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was in the northwest section of Lacy Park in San Marino on January 31.
The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale continued through February 3. It stays just below the Riverside Drive bridge and ranges from the southern part of the park down into the river channel.
A BELL’S VIREO was in the desert garden at the Huntington Library & Gardens in San Marino on January 31. A HOODED ORIOLE continued in this area through January 31 as well.
Two CLIFF SWALLOWS were at the wildlife lake in the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve on January 29.
The AMERICAN PIPIT (subspecies japonicus) continued at the Ferraro Soccer Field in Glendale through February 1.
The DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued in Sailboat Cove at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through January 29. A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued near the north shore play area through January 31.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS continued at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach and in Glendora through February 3. Another was in La Canada on February 3.
At the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was present through January 30 (at the north end by Monte Verde Park). A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen through February 3 and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported through January 30.
A HOODED ORIOLE was at Sand Dune Park in Manhattan Beach from January 29-31 near the south entrance.
A SCOTT’S ORIOLE continued at a residence in Crystalaire near Llano through February 2.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued near Bond Park (on the south side of Los Feliz along the Los Angeles River) through February 2. It was most recently in the deciduous trees atop the east side river berm about 200 feet below the small park.
Another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 3.
The immature male AMERICAN RESTART continued between Burbank Blvd. and the Los Angeles River along Haskell Creek in the Sepulveda Basin through February 3. It has been by the bridge over Haskell Creek just above its confluence with the LA River.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued in Long Beach by S. Hart Place and East Seaside Way through February 2.
The PAINTED REDSTART at Inglewood Park Cemetery continued through January 29. It is usually in the lone large oak tree in the Pinecrest section.
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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