BIRDS MENTIONED…
Surf Scoter | White-winged Scoter | Long-tailed Duck | White-winged Dove | Lesser Nighthawk | Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Phalarope | Pacific Loon | Red-footed Booby | Little Blue Heron | Cattle Egret | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Tropical Kingbird | Eastern Phoebe | American Pipit (japonicus) | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Ovenbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Prothonotary Warbler | American Redstart | Bay-breasted Warbler | Blackburnian Warbler | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting | Painted Bunting
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for November 5.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were off Dockweiler State Beach in El Segundo on November 1.
A SURF SCOTER was at Castaic Lagoon on November2.
Two WHITE-WINGED DOVES were at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh on October 31.
A PACIFIC LOON was at Quail Lake near Gorman on October 31.
A late LESSER NIGHTHAWK was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for access) on October 29. A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was present and a RED PHALAROPE was at Big Piute on the same day.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along lower Ballona Creek through November 2. It is most often seen near the UCLA boat ramp upstream from the Pacific Ave. bridge and was also at adjacent Del Rey Lagoon.
Up to two STILT SANDPIPERS continued at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) through October 30.
A RED-FOOTED BOOBY was at San Clemente Island on November 1.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued below the Willow Street crossing of the Los Angeles River in Long Beach through November 2. A CATTLE EGRET was in this area and south of here along the river from October 31-November 2.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued over Monrovia through October 31, often in the vicinity of Grand Ave. Park.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was at the Piute Ponds on November 5.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Entradero Park in Torrance through November 1 and along the lower Los Angeles River (up to three birds) through November 2.
Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood on October 29 and one was at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach from October 31-November 4.
A returning EASTERN PHOEBE was at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale as of November 2. It is usually just below the Riverside Drive bridge and ranges from the southern park of the park down into the river channel.
An apparently returning japonicus type AMERICAN PIPIT has returned to the Ferraro Soccer Fields in Glendale as of November 5.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Rio de Los Angeles Park on November 3 on the north side of the southern athletic fields.
SWAMP SPARROWS were at Malibu Lagoon (along the ditch that parallels the pathway to the beach) on October 29 and at the Earvin Magic Johnson Recreation Area in Willowbrook (southwest side of the south lake) on November 3.
Another SWAMP SPARROW continued along Woodley Creek in the Sepulveda Basin through November 4 as did a PAINTED BUNTING through November 4. Both have been off Woodley Ave., north of the model airplane field and near the section of Woodley Creek that has a concrete bottom.
A DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (northeast shore of the lake under the oaks) through October 31. A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” Junco was by Sailboat Cove from November 1-4.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach from October 30-November 1, in Glendora on October 31, in Topanga (two birds) on October 30, at Malaga Dunes in Palos Verdes Estates from November 2-3 and at Rancho Sierra Golf Course in the east Antelope Valley (permission to bird required) on November 4.
At the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood a continuing GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE seen through November 4 and a BLACK-AND-WHTE WARBLER continued through October 31.
An OVENBIRD was on San Cemente Island from November 1-4.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Alondra Park Reservoir on October 31, at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach through November 2 (near the botanical garden), at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through November 4 and along the Los Angeles River in Glendale (just north of Glendale Ave.) on November 3.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was at Santa Fe Dam from October 29-30 between the lifeguard building and water slide area.
An AMERICAN REDSTART continued along the Los Angeles River in Glendale below the 5 Freeway through November 5. The bird was in trees in the river channel.
Another AMERICAN REDSTART and an INDIGO BUNTING were in the Avalon area on Santa Catalina Island on October 30.
A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was reported at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on November 5. It was near the parking lot west of the south boat ramp near the southwest corner of the lake.
A PALM WARBLER was along the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin on October 30. It was seen both near the dam and by the bridge over Haskell Creek just upstream from its confluence with the LA River.
Another PALM WARBLER was at Cabrillo Beach on November 5 around the parking lot.
A PINE WARBLER was along the south side of Woodley Lakes Golf Course (around the 6th Tee) in Van Nuys on October 30. One was also on San Clemente Island on November 3.
Another PINE WARBLER was at Legg Lake in South El Monte on October 30. Also present here was a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER from October 30-31 and a PALM WARBLER and a SUMMER TANAGER on October 31.
The PAINTED REDSTART continued at Inglewood Park Cemetery through November 3. It stays in the lone oak tree in the Pinecrest section.
A SUMMER TANAGER continued near the Community Center at Wardlow Park in Long Beach through November 1.
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