Rare Bird Alert - April 5, 2024

BIRDS MENTIONED…

White-winged Dove | Sabine’s Gull | Western Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | American Dipper | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | FIELD SPARROW | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Hepatic Tanager


This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 5, 2024.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at a residence in Beverly Glen on March 31.

A SABINE’S GULL was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB from April 1-4.

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia from March 31-April 1.

Up to three YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Ballona Lagoon through April 3.

The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through April 1Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856.  Although the bird moves around this area, it does regularly come back to this spot.

A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was on San Clemente Island on April 2.

At least two AMERICAN DIPPERS continued along the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail along the middle fork of the San Gabriel River below Mt. Baldy Village through March 29.

A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 29 in the area below Monte Verde Park.  Also continuing here was a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through April 2.

The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through April 4.  Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank (near the Warner Brothers gate) and moving up and down this part of the river.

The LARK BUNTING at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley continued through April 3 around the baseball field on the south side of the park.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS included two in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach on April 2, one continuing in Silver Lake through April 3 and another continuing at Rio de Los Angeles Park through April 3.

A FIELD SPARROW was in Griffith Park along the Loop Trail off Western Canyon Road on March 29.

The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Wheeler Park in Claremont through April 2 at 580 Bucknell Ave.

A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on April 4.

The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 29.

A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through March 31. 

A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 29 around the museum grounds.

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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