BIRDS MENTIONED…
Hooded Merganser | White-winged Dove | Calliope Hummingbird | Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Stilt Sandpiper | Little Blue Heron | Western Cattle Egret | Merlin | Eastern Kingbird | Purple Martin | “Black-backed” White Wagtail | Lark Bunting | White-crowned Sparrow (dark-lored) | Baltimore Oriole | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | American Redstart | TROPICAL PARULA | Painted Bunting
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for September14, 2024.
A HOODED MERGANSER was at the Dominguez Gap Wetlands along the Los Angeles River below Del Amo on September 8.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at the Ballona Salt Pan (south side of Ballona Creek, upstream from Pacific Ave.) on September 7.
A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was at St. Andrews Abbey near Valyermo on September 9.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued in the Ballona area through September 11. It has been seen on the salt pan on the south side of Ballona Creek and also along lower Ballona Creek above the Pacific Ave. bridge. It is frequently in with the flock of Black-bellied Plovers. Up to three RED KNOTS were present through September 10.
Three to four STILT SANDPIPERS continued along the Los Angeles River just above Willow Street through September 12.
The LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Jack Dunster Marine Reserve in Long Beach was present through September 9. Google Earth coordinates are 33.7624, -118.1195.
Another LITTLE BLUE HERON was at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach on September 8.
The WESTERN CATTLE EGRET continued in the Ballona Wetlands area through September 6.
An early MERLIN was at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale on September 8.
An EASTERN KINGBIRD was at a residence in Beverly Glen on September 10.
A PURPLE MARTIN was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on September 6, two more were at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on September 8 and two were at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on September 12.
The “Black-backed” WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River just above the Rosecrans Ave. in Paramount through September 11. This bird spends much of its time in the structure of the pipe bridge just upstream from Rosecrans, returning to the riverbed to forage periodically. Access is from Ralph Dills Park (if access gates are open) or from Rosecrans via Orange Ave.
A Dark-lored WHITE-WHITE CROWNED SPARROW was at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach on September 8.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was at the northeast corner of Earvin Magic Johnson Park in Willowbrook on September 9.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was in the Lower Arroyo Seco in Pasadena on September 6 between the Colorado Street bridge and the 134 Freeway.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was on the Palos Verdes Peninsula on September 7.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at La Mirada Creek Park on September 13
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Los Liones Canyon Park on the Palos Verdes Peninsula on September 6.
The TROPICAL PARULA continued near the Switzer Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains through September 11. It has been by the first stream crossing (not the bridge) about one quarter mile downstream from the parking area. Google Maps 34.2646, -118.1508. It sings occasionally but can be difficult to locate.
A PAINTED BUNTING was along the Los Angeles River north of Hill Street in Long Beach on September 8. Nearby at the Willow Street crossing, a LARK BUNTING was found on September 10.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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