BIRDS MENTIONED…
White-winged Dove | Sandhill Crane | Pacific Loon | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Cocos Booby | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Clay-colored Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 27, 2024.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE continued at Helen Keller Park (northwest side) in Los Angeles through February 23.
A SANDHILL CRANE continued in the Antelope Valley at the A&G Sod Farms (Avenue N and 50th Street East) through February 18.
The PACIFIC LOON continued at Quail Lake through February 22.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River at Downey Road on February 25.
A COCOS BOOBY (formerly a subspecies of Brown Booby) was offshore in Santa Monica Bay on February 20 and another was south of Santa Catalina Island on February 23.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on February 23 and another was in Glendora on February 23.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel continued through February 26, often near the middle of the park.
Two TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued along the Los Angeles River below Willow Street in Long Beach through February 22.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park continued through February 23, generally in this area 34.1408, -118.2888 (Google Maps).
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February as did a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, with both reported through February 26.
Small numbers of SAGEBRUSH SPARROWS were in the east Antelope Valley by 250th Street East and Adobe Mountain through February 24.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued in the Sailboat Cove area of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through February 25.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through February 25 as did a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER through February 23.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was at El Nido Park in Long Beach on February 21.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Long Beach Recreation Park through February 23 and at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach by the amphitheater on February 24.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Westchester Park near LAX on February 22.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER at Loyola Marymount University continued through February 23. Google Maps 33.9687, -118.4168.
A PALM WARBLER continued at Drake Park and Greenbelt in Long Beach through February 26.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through January 26.
The PAINTED REDSTART at San Dimas Canyon Park continued by the restrooms on the east side through February 26.
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/
Enter your bird sightings on eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird