BIRDS MENTIONED…

Black Swift | Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Western Cattle Egret | Broad-winged Hawk | YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA | White Wagtail (“Black-backed”) | TROPICAL PARULA | Summer Tanager

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for August 16, 2024.

Two BLACK SWIFTS were seen along the South Hills Trail in Glendora on August 9.

A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued in the Ballona area through August 14.  It has been seen on the salt pan and also along lower Ballona Creek above the Pacific Ave. bridge.

A RED KNOT was at the Ballona Salt Pan on August 14.

Two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were along the lower Los Angeles River in Long Beach by the Willow Street crossing on August 11, with one remaining through August 14.

Another SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was along the river between Atlantic and Slauson in the Maywood – Vernon area on August 14.

A first cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River by the end of 26th Street in Vernon on August 14.

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET continued at the Ballona Salt Pan in Playa del Rey through August 14.

A NORTHERN HARRIER was at the Ballona Wetlands on August 13.

A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was on San Clemente Island (no public access) on August 14.

The continuing YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA was reported in Lomita around the Target parking lot at Narbonne Ave. and PCH and also at Cabrillo Beach through August 15. 

A “Black-backed” WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River just above the Rosecrans Ave. in Paramount through August 16.  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.

The TROPICAL PARULA continued near the Switzer Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains through August 12.  It has been by the first stream crossing about one quarter mile downstream from the parking area.  It sings occasionally but can be difficult to locate.

The SUMMER TANAGER in the Lower Arroyo Seco just above the 134 Freeway in Pasadena continued through August 13.  This location is south of the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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