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

Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Williamson’s Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Cassin’s Vireo | Gray Catbird | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Hooded Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Nashville Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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

Eurasian Wigeon | Barrow’s Goldeneye | Lesser Black-backed Gull | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Williamson’s Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Cassin’s Vireo | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Grace’s Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert
Jon Fisher
Rare Bird Alert - January 29, 2026

Eurasian Wigeon | Barrow’s Goldeneye | Common Murre | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Williamson’s Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | GREATER PEWEE | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Brown Creeper | Pacific Wren | Gray Catbird | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Nashville Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager

Christmas Bird Count
Travis Longcore
Los Angeles Christmas Bird Count Summary

The Los Angeles Christmas Bird Count was held on Jan. 2, 2026, the original date (Jan. 4) having been moved due to the predicted all-day rain. Most of our regular counters were able to switch to the new date; interestingly, only a few new participants made it out on the 2nd (but a big thanks to those who did!).

Los Angeles Christmas Bird Count Summary
Christmas Bird Count
Susan Castor
2025 Lancaster CBC Breakdown

First, a special note about L.A. County: As counties go, Los Angeles is quite remarkable. Yes, there are a huge number of CBC’s in LA county (12!); but also, in all of the United States, San Diego County is the only other that can lay claim to pelagic birds, montane birds, and desert birds, all residing comfortably in their own ecosystems. Yes, seeing a Verdin, a LeConte’s Thrasher, and a Mountain Bluebird on one LA County CBC; then turning around the next day and seeing a Parasitic Jeager, a Black Oystercatcher, and a Lewis’ Woodpecker on another LA County CBC, is entirely possible - although not easy!

2025 Lancaster CBC Breakdown

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - April 28, 2023

TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE | Long-tailed Duck | White-winged Dove | American Oystercatcher | Pacific Golden-Plover | Red-footed Booby | Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Broad-winged Hawk | Blue-headed Vireo | Purple Martin | Harris’s Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Hooded Warbler | Palm Warbler | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting

Rare Bird Alert - April 14, 2023

TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE | Sandhill Crane | Franklin’s Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Ladder-backed x Hairy Woodpecker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Pacific Wren | Clay-colored Sparrow | Harris’s Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert - March 31, 2023

TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE | Sandhill Crane | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Tropical kingbird | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Bank Swallow | Purple Martin | Pacific Wren | Harris’s Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Painted Redstart | Palm Warbler | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert - March 24, 2023

TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE | Surf Scoter | Red-necked Grebe | Inca Dove | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | “Prairie” Merlin | “Black” Merlin | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Lapland Longspur | Chestnut-collared Longspur | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Harris’s Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager

Rare Bird Alert - March 17, 2023

TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE | White-winged Dove | Sandhill Crane | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Ancient Murrelet | Manx Shearwater | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Pacific Wren | Chestnut-collared Longspur | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Scott’s Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Nashville Warbler |Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager

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