BIRDS MENTIONED…
Broad-billed Hummingbird | Black-legged Kittiwake | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Brown Thrasher | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Hooded Oriole | Scott’s Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 1, 2024.
A BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD continued at a residence in Glendora through March 1.
A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro on March 1.
A LAUGHING GULL was along the Los Angeles River in Maywood between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings through February 29.
Up to three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued along the Los Angeles River between Downey Road and Soto Street through February 29.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS included up to four continuing at the Ballona Creek mouth and Ballona Lagoon through February 23, two at Alamitos Bay through February 24 and three at Sims Bio Pond on Long Beach through February 25.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was in the Antelope Valley near Avenue B and 60th Street West on February 24.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued on Santa Catalina Island near Two Harbors through February 24. Another continued at Veteran’s Park in Sylmar through February 25.
A DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was near Lake Balboa on February 27. It was at the south end of the riparian strip between the lake and golf course.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER continued at Hansen Dam through February 27.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street in Long Beach through February 23, at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through February 25, at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through February 26 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (south of the north lake in Area 3) through March 1.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through February 28. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856, although the bird moves around the area.
A DUSKY FLYCATCHER continued near the southwest corner of Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through February 28. Google Earth 34.1886, -118.1777. A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continued in this area through February 23. On the east side of the basin, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued through February 27.
A WESTERN FLYCATCHER was at Biola University in La Mirada on February 26.
A BELL’S VIREO continued at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino through February 26 at the south end of the Desert Garden.
LARK BUNTINGS were in the Antelope Valley at Avenue B and 60th Street West on February 24, at 265th Street West north of Highway 138 on February 27 and at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley (south side of the baseball diamond) from February 29-March 1.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at a residence in Silver Lake through March 1 and another was a Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena also through March 1 by the north end of the parking area adjacent to the dog park.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through February 23.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued in the Sailboat Cove area of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through February 26.
A SWAMP SPARROW continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through February 24.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through February 29. Also continuing here was at BROWN THRASHER through February 29. Both have been along the main path below Monte Verde Park.
Other GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES were at Saddleback Butte State Park on February 24, in Juniper Hills on February 25 and continuing near 580 Bucknell Ave. near Wheeler Park through February 24. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at the latter location through February 28.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE was at Culver City Park on February 25 and another was near the center of Banning Park in Wilmington on February 29.
A HOODED ORIOLE continued in Rolling Hills through February 25 and two HOODED ORIOLES were at a residence in the Hollywood Hills on February 26.
A SCOTT’S ORIOLE continued at Crystalaire through March 1.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through February 23.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through February 26. Another continued at New River Park in Norwalk through February 23 and one was at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach on February 29.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at the south corner of Mountain View Park in El Monte on February 29.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 1.
A PALM WARBLER continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through February 27 on the west side of the north basin. Another PALM WARBLER was at Santa Fe Dam on February 26 west of the lake.
A PINE WARBLER continued on the east side of Satellite Park in Cerritos through March 1.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through February 29 and a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was here through March 1. Both were near the southeast corner of the park.
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park through February 28 in the southwest corner.
Another PAINTED REDSTART continued at a residence in Arcadia through February 25
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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