White-winged Dove | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Red-footed Booby | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Grasshopper Sparrow | White-throated Sparrow | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Summer Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - April 1, 2022
Surf Scoter | Long-tailed Duck | Solitary Sandpiper | Black-legged Kittiwake | Sabine’s Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Bank Swallow | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rare Bird Alert - March 25, 2022
Red-necked Grebe | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | “Black” Merlin | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Summer Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - March 18, 2022
Red-necked Grebe | Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Solitary Sandpiper | Black-legged Kittiwake | Glaucous Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-Legged Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Eastern Phoebe | Swamp Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - March 11, 2022
Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Painted Redstart
Open Wetlands at Ballona Young Birders
In addition to our regular Ballona tour on Sunday, March 13th, we will offer a new tour for Young Birders! Our very own Emily Lamb will be leading her fellow Young Birders on a tour at 10 am. Come learn about the birds of Ballona, upcoming migration season, and hunt for Owl pellets with Emily. RSVP to Cindy Hardin at cindyhardin@laaudubon.org or give a call at 310-301-0050.
Rare Bird Alert - March 4, 2022
Pacific Golden-Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Red Knot | Neotropic Cormorant | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | American Redstart | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
Western Tanager, March-April 2022, Volume 88 Number 4
Bird Haiku
Hummingbird Experience
I found a hummingbird on the ground where I live. I was afraid that the cats would harm it so I picked it up in the palm of my hand. It was alive but very still in my hand, giving me the opportunity to pet it and comfort it. The bird stayed in the palm of my hand for a short time. I walked with it (in my hand) inside my building and then transferred the hummingbird to an employee where I live. She walked with it (in the palm of her hand) through the hallway and outside where the hummingbird then flew away.
It was an incredible experience!