BIRDS MENTIONED…

Red-necked Grebe | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | “Black” Merlin | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Summer Tanager

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 25.

 

A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen through March 22 in Malibu from the Carbon Beach access point.  Two were present here on March 21.

 

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER continued along the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin (below Burbank Blvd.) through March 20.

 

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings on March 21.

 

Up to two NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS were at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 24.  They have been seen near the north shore and at Sailboat Cove.

 

Another NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continued in the Sepulveda Basin (on the wildlife reserve lake island) on March 20.

 

An AMERICAN BITTERN continued at Bonelli Regional Park at the small marshy pond near the northeast corner of the lake (east of the old wooden pier).

 

CATTLE EGRETS included one at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on March 20 and three over Hansen Dam on March 19.

 

Up to seven YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Alamitos Bay through March 24 near the south end of Appian Way on Naples Island.

 

A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in Monrovia (vicinity of Grand Ave. Park and Sawpit Wash and this general area) through March 24. 

 

Another ZONE-TAILED HAWK was along the Duarte Bike Trail (near the intersection of Royal Oaks Drive and Royal Oaks Drive North) on March 19.

 

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (permission required for entry) through March 21.

 

A “BLACK” MERLIN was seen at Bear Divide near Santa Clarita on March 23.

 

The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Estates was seen through March 23 by the Arizona Crossing.  It has also been seen in the adjacent neighborhoods.

 

TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach (northeast side) through March 20 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (east of the large pond) through March 22.

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The LEAST FLYCATCHER continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 21.  It is near the far north end of the park (just below Del Amo Blvd.) by the footbridge.

 

The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale continued through March 24.  It stays just below the Riverside Drive bridge and ranges from the southern part of the park down into the river channel.

 

The DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas continued in the Sailboat Cove area through March 21.

 

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 19 below Monte Verde Park. 

 

Other BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach (possibly two birds) on March 21 and at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach (northwest corner of the fenced storage area) through March 21.

 

A CAPE MAY WARBLER was found at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester on March 19 and seen through March 23.  There is no access to the general public, but you may enter the campus if you have a ticket for a campus event.  Google Earth coordinates for this bird are 33.9685445, -118.4176337.  The bird has been favoring a fig tree here.

 

The adult male SUMMER TANAGER at Wardlow Park in Long Beach was seen through March 19.

 

Another SUMMER TANAGER was at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Estates on March 23 near the Arizona Crossing.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

For all events, field trips and announcements, please see our website at http://www.laaudubon.org

California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form):  http://www.californiabirds.org/

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