Birds Mentioned…

"Eurasian" Green-winged Teal | Common Ground Dove | American Oystercatcher | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | Little Blue Heron | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Hammond's Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell's Vireo | WHITE WAGTAIL | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | "Red" Fox Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Hooded Oriole | Scott's Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy's Warbler | Nashville Warbler | American Redstart | Painted Redstart

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 5.

A "EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through February 28.

Two COMMON GROUND DOVES were in Cerritos just south of the Volutone parking lot (west of the 605 Freeway and south of Alondra Blvd.

Two AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were at Royal Palms Beach / White Point Park in San Pedro on February 28.

Twenty-six MOUNTAIN PLOVERS were at the A&G Sod Farm at 50th Street East and Avenue N in the Antelope Valley through March 3.

A first cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through March 1.

NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS included from several to fourteen at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 4, one at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale through March 4 and one on private property in Culver City through March 2.

The immature LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Cabrillo / Salinas de San Pedro Salt Marsh in San Pedro was present through March 1.

Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Alamitos Bay through March 4. Check 255 N. Marina Drive as they are often roosting in the trees here.

From two to five YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Sims Bio Pond in Long Beach from February 27-March 2. A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE also continued here along the east boundary through February 28.

The ZONE-TAILED HAWK in Monrovia continued through March 4 at and around Grand Avenue Park.

Another ZONE-TAILED HAWK was at Cal Poly Pomona on March 2.

The ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK near Gorman continued through February 26. It is being seen from Ralph's Ranch Road where it parallels the 5 Freeway south of Gorman.

The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Heartwell Park in Long Beach continued through March 3. It has been in the area northwest of the corner of Parkcrest St. and Woodruff Ave.

A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at Whaley Park in Long Beach from February 26-28.

Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh in Playa del Rey on March 2.

A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was in the northeast part of Whaley Park in Long Beach from February 24-March 4.

Another HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER continued at Alondra Park Reservoir through March 1.

The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale was reported through March 4. It is being seen on the north side of the Los Angeles River, usually just east of the Riverside Drive crossing. It may be seen in the park area proper or between there and the river channel.

Early was a BELL'S VIREO at Rio de Los Angeles State Park in Los Angeles from February 24-March 4

A WHITE WAGTAIL has been in Vernon from February 27-March 3. It has been both upstream and downstream from the Downey Road crossing. Park on Charter Street just south of the river and walk north. Access is straightforward.

The GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera continued through February 26. It has been at the large north basin along the east side berm (north of and across from the Mines Ave. entrance). The continuing PALM WARBLER was by the Mines Ave. entrance also through February 26.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through March 4.

A "RED" FOX SPARROW and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued at a residence in Rolling Hills through February 25.

A DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas by the north shore play structure and a DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO continued at Sailboat Cove on the west side of the lake there through March 4.

A DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCO was in San Dimas Canyon through February 27.

A DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO continued at College Park in Claremont through February 26.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles (by the Levitt Pavilion and playground) from February 26-27 and continuing in Valley Village through March 4.

The SWAMP SPARROW along the Los Angeles River in Glendale continued through February 27. It is at the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk, in the riverbed just above the 5 Freeway crossing.

The West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood continued to host a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through February 27.

Two YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through March 2.

A HOODED ORIOLE was at Los Altos Park in Long Beach on February 27.

The SCOTT'S ORIOLE near the Crystalaire Country Club in in the south Antelope Valley continued through March 4.

A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued in the willows at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through March 4.

A LUCY'S WARBLER was at Rotary Centennial Park in Long Beach through March 1 and a TENNESSE WARBLER was there through February 26. Both were in the southeast section of the park.

A NASHVILLE WARBLER has been at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino through March 3 by Haaga Hall.

The AMERICAN REDSTART at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach continued through March 4 by the entrance to the botanic garden.

The PAINTED REDSTART at Inglewood Park Cemetery continued through March 3 in the large oak in the Pinecrest section.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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