BIRDS MENTIONED…
Calliope Hummingbird | American Oystercatcher | Pacific Golden-Plover | Stilt Sandpiper | Franklin’s Gull | Little Blue Heron | Broad-winged Hawk | Purple Martin | “Black-backed” White Wagtail | Grasshopper Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Bobolink | Worm-eating Warbler | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Prothonotary Warbler | American Redstart | TROPICAL PARULA | Canada Warbler | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for September 20, 2024.
A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was in Glendora on September 14.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was on San Clemente Island (no public access) on September 18 and a BROAD-WINGED HAWK was there on September 19.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued in the Ballona area through September 18. 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 usually mixed in with the flock of Black-bellied Plovers.
At least two STILT SANDPIPERS continued along the Los Angeles River just above Willow Street through September 14.
A FRANKLIN’S GULL was at Zuma Lagoon on September 13.
The LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Jack Dunster Marine Reserve in Long Beach was present through September 15. Google Earth coordinates are 33.7624, -118.1195.
Another LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through September 18.
PURPLE MARTINS were at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on September 15 and along the Los Angeles River in Glendale by the 134 Freeway on September 19.
The “Black-backed” WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River just above the Rosecrans Ave. in Paramount through September 18. 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 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was along Woodley Creek in the Sepulveda Basin from September 15-17, adjacent the north end of the model airplane complex.
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES were at Leo Carillo State Park on September 13 and at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) on September 14.
A BOBOLINK was along the Los Angeles River in Glendale just below the 134 Freeway crossing from September 18-19.
A WORM-EATING WARBLER was near the center of Madrona Marsh in Torrance on September 19.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at Lacy Park in San Marino on September 18.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Creek Park in La Mirada on September 13 south of Imperial Highway.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was at a residence in Long Beach from September 14-16.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was in Santa Monica on September 14.
The TROPICAL PARULA continued near the Switzer Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains through September 17. 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 CANADA WARBLER was at St. Andrew’s Abbey near Valyermo on September 20.
SUMMER TANAGERS were at Kenneth Hahn SRA in Baldwin Hills on September 14, at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood on September 15 and at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica on September 15.
INDIGO BUNTINGS included one to two in the Lower Arroyo Seco in Pasadena from September 14-16 and two along the San Gabriel River in South El Monte between Peck Road and the Whittier Narrows Dam on September 14.
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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