BIRDS MENTIONED…
Baird’s Sandpiper | Solitary Sandpiper | VEGA GULL | Pacific Loon | Broad-winged Hawk | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Blackburnian Warbler | Palm Warbler
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 5, 2024.
A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was at Malibu Lagoon on April 6.
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS continued at Hansen Dam through April 9 at the dam spillway and at El Dorado Park (south of Willow Street) through April 8.
A VEGA GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between the Slauson and Imperial crossings through April 5.
A PACIFIC LOON continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through April 10.
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was on San Clemente Island on April 8.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street through April 8.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD at Griffith Park continued through April 9. It was along Mineral Wells Trail, adjacent the golf course.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was near Mountain Meadows Ranch north of Chatsworth on April 6.
One to two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued through April 10 at Madrona March in Torrance. A PALM WARBLER was also at the marsh on April 8.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at Cal State Long Beach through April 5. Google Maps coordinates 33.7816, -118.1121
Another SWAMP SPARROW was at a residence in Long Beach on April 6.
A wintering CAPE MAY WARBLER continued at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester through April 5. Google Maps coordinates 33.9688, -118.4168
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was in West Covina at the Civic Center Plaza (behind the library) through April 5.
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