BIRDS MENTIONED…

Pacific Golden-Plover | Little Blue Heron | Western Cattle Egret | Broad-winged Hawk | Eastern Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | “Black-backed” White Wagtail | Clay-colored Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Bobolink | Baltimore Oriole | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | American Redstart | Northern Parula | TROPICAL PARULA | Blackburnian Warbler | Palm Warbler | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Dickcissel

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for September 27, 2024.

The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued in the Ballona area through September 22.  It has been seen on the salt pan on the south side of Ballona Creek and along lower Ballona Creek above the Pacific Ave. bridge.  It is usually mixed in with the flock of Black-bellied Plovers. 

A LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through September 26.

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on September 25.

A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on September 21.

An EASTERN KINGBIRD was at the Scholl Canyon Ball Fields in the San Rafael Hills on September 25.

A LEAST FLYCATCHER was on Santa Catalina Island on September 22 as was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.

The “Black-backed” WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River just above the Rosecrans Ave. in Paramount through September 23.  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.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on September 21 and at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on September 25.

BOBOLINKS were along the south shore of the main lake at Hansen Dam in Lake View Terrace on September 21, along the San Gabriel River adjacent Dunlap Crossing in Pico Rivera from September 22-24 (two birds) and by the spillway at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale on September 26 (two birds).

On San Clemente Island (no public access), a LARK BUNTING was seen from September 22-24, an OVENBIRD was found on September 22, a DICKCISSEL was seen on September 22, along with a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER on September 23 and a TENNESSEE WARBLER on September 24.

A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach on September 26 along the fence line east of Begg Pool.

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Silver Lake Reservoir on September 22 and at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale on September 25.

TENNESSEE WARBLERS was at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles from September 21-22, at the south end of the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood on September 21 and at Wheeler Park in Claremont on September 24

An AMERICAN REDSTART was in Rancho Palos Verdes on September 25.

A NORTHERN PARULA was in Atwater Village on September 27 near the north end of the Los Feliz Golf Course.

The TROPICAL PARULA continued near the Switzer Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains through September 27.  It has been in the area near the first stream crossing (not the bridge) about one quarter mile downstream from the parking area.  Google Maps 34.2646, -118.1508. 

A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at Topanga State Park by the Trippet Ranch entrance on September 21.

A PALM WARBLER was at Sunnyside Cemetery in Signal Hill on September 21.

A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in La Crescenta on September 21. 

A male INDIGO BUNTING was along the San Gabriel River just below the Whittier Blvd. crossing in Pico Rivera on September 22.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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