Birds Mentioned:
“Red-necked Grebe | American Oystercatcher | MASKED BOOBY | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Pacific Wren | Gray Catbird | Evening Grosbeak | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Harris’s Sparrow | “Large-billed” Savannah Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | American Restart | Palm Warbler | Summer Tanager”
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 21.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Castaic Lagoon on February 19.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER continued at Malibu Lagoon through February 18. Two were at Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro through February 19.
A MASKED BOOBY continued on and around the breakwater at the Ballona Creek mouth through February 18. Parking is along Pacific Ave. in Playa del Rey on the south side of the channel.
The ZONE-TAILED HAWK in Monrovia was reported through February 15. At is was last winter, it was in the vicinity of Grand Park- and often the neighborhood to the west.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at Brand Park in Glendale on February 18. It was in a pine behind the Tea House and visible from outside the fence.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued through February 19 at the South Coast Botanic Garden. It has often been seen near the intersection of Tram Road and Arizona Crossing. Most recently it was along Tram Road at Creek Lane.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued near the south parking lot at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City through February 20 and around the pond at Entradero Park in Torrance through February 18.
he THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD at Horsethief Park in San Dimas has been seen almost daily through February 19. It has been frequenting the abandoned area below the west border of the park, just above Foothill Blvd. It does move around however and might be seen anywhere in the general area.
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was in the northeast corner of Carr Park in Glendale on February 19.
A PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was east of the main campus entrance at LA Valley College in Valley Glen on February 17.
At the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale, the EASTERN PHOEBE continued through February 15. It has been both in the river channel and adjacent park, just below the Riverside bridge.
A PACIFIC WREN was at the LA County Arboretum in Arcadia through February 20. It has been near the waterfall which is west of the Queen Anne Cottage. Go past the waterfall to a flat cement bench on your left, just beyond this spot is a fallen log on your right. The bird has been in this area.
EVENING GROSBEAKS continue around Grassy Hollow Visitor’s Center along Highway 2 west of Big Pines, with at least a few being reported through February 17.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at Santa Fe Dam through February 16 by the water play area near the west end of the developed area of the park south of the lake. Also continuing in this area through February 20 was a PALM WARBLER.
Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued in the southwest part of Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 16.
The DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued by the athletic field on the west side of Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through February 17.
A HARRIS’S SPARROW continued at a residence in Rancho Palos Verdes through February 18.
A “LARGE-BILLED” SAVANNAH SPARROW was along lower Ballona Creek (along the north side, upstream from Pacific Ave.) from February 16-17.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was along the Yucca Trail at Cold Creek Valley Preserve near Calabasas on February 16.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Walnut Creek Park in San Dimas through February 20. It was east of the parking lot that is accessible from Scarborough Lane. About 100 yards east and upstream from the second water crossing a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was found on February 18.
Also at Walnut Creek Park, even farther up- about 500 yards east of the Scarborough parking area- was a GRAY CATBIRD from February 18-20. It was favoring clumps of Arundo near a concrete culvert.
The male AMERICAN REDSTART in Calabasas continued behind the Starbucks off Agoura Road through February 17.
A male SUMMER TANAGER continued at Legg Lake in South El Monte through February 15. It has been seen around restroom 4. Another SUMMER TANAGER continued in the southwest part of Wardlow Park in Long Beach through February 20.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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