Birds Mentioned:

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for November 15.

A BLACK SCOTER and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were off Manhattan Beach from November 7-12, with the latter first seen there on November 4.   A BLACK SCOTER continued off Dockweiler State Beach in El Segundo through November 7.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE continued at a residence in Redondo Beach through November 14.  Another continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through November 3.

An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was on the breakwater at the Ballona Creek mouth on November 6.

The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER along lower Ballona Creek continued near the UCLA boat ramp (upstream from Pacific Ave.) through November 11.  Two RED KNOTS continued here through November 6.

A LAUGHING GULL was at Cabrillo Beach on November 9.

At least one YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through November 11.  Several have been at the marsh and also in the wetlands area along nearby lower Ballona Creek over the past months. 

Four SANDHILL CRANES were at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on November 8.  A letter of permission is required for entry.  A LONG-TAILED DUCK was reported here on November 10.

TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued around the lake at Entradero Park in Torrance through November 13 and at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City through November 14 (on the west side between the boat ramp and playground area). 

A late HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was at Domenic Massari Park in Palmdale on November 11.

A RED-THROATED PIPIT was at Sorensen Park in Lake Los Angeles from November 3-5.

A RED-THROATED PIPIT continued on San Clemente Island through October 31 and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was there on October 31 as well.

Another LAPLAND LONGSPUR was in the Antelope Valley on November 9 at the southwest corner of 170th Street East and Avenue R.

The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at Exposition Park (in the west part of the Rose Garden) continued through November 1.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was north of the lily pond at Kenneth Hahn SRA in Baldwin Hills on November 13.

A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO was at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on November 3.  Likely a returning bird, it spent last winter around the ball field and Frisbee golf course adjacent to the west side lower parking area.

The BOBOLINK at Madrona Marsh in Torrance continued through November 10.  This bird has been seen in and on the tule clumps south of the main east/west trail and north of the large southern cottonwood.  The BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was reported in this area through November 14. 

A continuing GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were near the southwest corner of Madrona Marsh on November 3, the latter being reported through November 10.  Also present on November 3 was a late LAZULI BUNTING, while a late ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was present through November 12. 

A PAINTED BUNTING was discovered at Madrona on November 5 and seen through November 14 in the “dog willow” and tule area in the southwest part of the property.

A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through November 5 in the ficus along the north fence of the Banning House property.  Another continued by the northeast end of Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City through November 9.

Another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was along the Haines Creek channel in Big Tujunga Wash on November 2.  This spot can be accessed from the west end of Tujunga Valley Street.

Still another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and a SUMMER TANAGER were at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on November 12. 

Late was a MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER was at a residence in Alhambra on November 9.

A female AMERICAN REDSTART was along the southwest border of the lake at Macarthur Park on November 8

Inglewood Park Cemetery hosted a continuing PAINTED REDSTART through November 13 near the middle of the property. 

 A SUMMER TANAGER was at Wardlow Park in Long Beach on November 10, south of the park buildings..

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