BIRDS MENTIONED…
Cackling Goose | Red Knot | Pacific Loon | Laysan Albatross | Hawaiian Petrel | Cocos Booby | Tropical Kingbird | Plumbeous Vireo | Purple Martin | American Dipper | Sagebrush Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Blackburnian Warbler | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for May 11, 2024.
A CACKLING GOOSE was at the Ballona Wetlands (Area B) on May 7.
A PACIFIC LOON continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through May 7.
A LAYSAN ALBATROSS and a HAWAIIAN PETREL were observed southeast of San Clemente Island on May 3.
A COCOS BOOBY was southeast of Santa Catalina Island on May 3.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street through May 5. A RED KNOT was at this location also on May 5.
A PLUMBEOUS VIREO and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER were at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) on May 8.
PURPLE MARTINS were at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve on May 3 and at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on May 10.
AMERICAN DIPPERS continued in San Antonio Canyon at the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail stream crossing through May 8.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was in Palos Verdes Estates on May 10.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was in the parking lot at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino on May 5.
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at Legg Lake in South El Monte on May 8 southeast of restroom #10.
A SUMMER TANAGER was at Bear Divide near Santa Clarita on May 8 and a SAGEBRUSH SPARROW was captured and banded there on May 9.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on May 5.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form): http://www.californiabirds.org/
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