Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - July 3, 2026

Brant | Common Goldeneye | Bald Eagle | Purple Martin | California Gnatcatcher | Varied Thrush | Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - June 27, 2026

Brant | Common Goldeneye | Common Ground Dove | Brown Pelican | PEARL KITE | CRESTED CARACARA | Wilson’s Warbler

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - June 20, 2026

Brant | Hooded Merganser | Brown Pelican | Golden-crowned Sparrow | Lincoln’s Sparrow | American Redstart | Northern Parula | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - June 14, 2026

Brown Pelican | Common Goldeneye | Nazca Booby | Red-eyed Vireo | American Redstart | Tennessee Warbler | Northern Parula | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - June 6, 2026

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

Crested Caracara

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Crested Caracara Soars Into the Spotlight, Setting New State Record at Ballona Wetlands

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Crested Caracara Soars Into the Spotlight, Setting New State Record at Ballona Wetlands

For Van Pierszalowski, Sunday June 4, 2023 was just another day doing what he loves to do: chasing down rare birds across Southern California. He wasn’t expecting to become a part of California birding lore.

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