BIRDS MENTIONED…

White-winged Dove | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Stilt Sandpiper | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Common Tern | Little Blue Heron | Reddish Egret | Western Cattle Egret | Purple Martin | “Black-backed” White Wagtail | “Large-billed” Savannah Sparrow | Virginia’s Warbler | Northern Parula | TROPICAL PARULA | Blackburnian Warbler | Orchard Oriole

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for September 7, 2024.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at Golden Shore Marine Reserve in Long Beach on September 1.  Another was along Ballona Creek at Lincoln Blvd. on September 4.

A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was near Switzer’s Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains on August 31.

The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued in the Ballona area through September 3.  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 have been present through September 7.

Four STILT SANDPIPERS were along the Los Angeles River just above Willow Street on September 1, with at least one continuing through September 4.

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street in Long Beach through September 2 and along Ballona Creek between Centinela and Inglewood through September 1.

A COMMON TERN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) through September 1.  Two more were off Pt. Vicente on September 4.

A LITTLE BLUE HERON was at the Jack Dunster Marine Reserve in Long Beach through September 3.  Google Earth coordinates are 33.7624, -118.1195.

A REDDISH EGRET was seen from Pt. Vicente on September 4.

The WESTERN CATTLE EGRET continued in the Ballona Wetlands area through September 4, most recently at the freshwater marsh.

The “Black-backed” WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River just above the Rosecrans Ave. in Paramount through September 2.  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 ”LARGE-BILLED” SAVANNAH SPARROW was at the Cabrillo Beach Fishing Pier in San Pedro from September 1-2.

A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER was in Signal Hill at the North Side Trails on September 2.

A NORTHERN PARULA was along the inflow channel and the northeast corner of the reservoir at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on September 2.  A PURPLE MARTIN was by the lake from September 2-4.

The TROPICAL PARULA continued near the Switzer Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains through September 5.  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.  Some distance downstream on September 3 was a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.  Google Maps 34.2625, -118.1533.

An ORCHARD ORIOLE was by the southeast corner of Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach on September 5.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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