BIRDS MENTIONED…
TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Western Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Swainson’s Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Pacific Wren | Western Wood-Pewee | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Brown Thrasher | Varied Thrush | Lapland Longspur | Evening Grosbeak | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Swamp Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for November 17, 2023.
The TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE continued on the north side of the Earvin Magic Johnson Recreation Area in Willowbrook through November 16.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER at the Ballona Creek mouth continued through November 13. This bird has been along the creek above the Pacific Ave. bridge, on the nearby Salt Pan and on the creek mouth jetties.
Up to six MOUNTAIN PLOVERS continued at the A&G Sod Fields in the Antelope Valley (50th Street East and Ave. N) through November 12.
Another MOUNTAIN PLOVER was at Dockweiler State Berach in El Segundo from November 11-16 by the north parking lot.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the lower Los Angeles River at Willow Street on November 10.
A PACIFIC LOON was on the temporary pond at Ave. H and Highway 14 in the Antelope Valley from November 10-13.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was at the Piute Ponds (letter of permission required) on Edwards AFV from November 11-13.
Seven YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Ballona Lagoon in Marina Del Rey through November 14.
A SWAINSON’S HAWK was at Quail Lake near Gorman on November 10.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in Monrovia, often near Sawpit Wash and Grand Ave. Park through November 12.
A SHORT-EARED OWL continued at the Ballona Wetlands near Playa del Rey through November 16. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was in Griffith Park from November 11-12.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on November 13 along the south fence line. Also present was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER from November 13-16 and a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK on November 13. A PACIFIC WREN was here on November 16.
Another YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was on Santa Catalina Island on November 12.
A late WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE was at Lincoln Park in the Lincoln Heights area on November 15.
A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was at Tournament Park in Pasadena (at Cal Tech) on November 10 and a late DUSKY FLYCATCHER continued at St Andrew’s Abbey near Valyermo through November 12.
The TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued along the lower Los Angeles River at Willow Street in Long Beach through November 14.
A THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through November 17. This bird moves around frequently. Google Maps coordinates for the most recent sighting are 34.14026, -118.2883
A BROWN THRASHER was at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood from November 16-17. Google Maps 33.8395, -118.0960
A VARIED THRUSH was near the northeast corner parking lot at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester on November 12.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was at Griffith Park from November 12-14 and a LARK BUNTING was there from November 11-14.
An EVENING GROSBEAK was at Lake Hughes on November 9.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was at Pt. Vicente on November 12.
A LARK BUNTING was at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on November 13.
A SWAMP SPARROW continued at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through November 13 near the south end of Duckbill Lake. Another SWAMP SPARROW was along the south side of Quail Lake on November 11.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO was at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena (by the lower west side athletic field) on November 11.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued in the Sailboat Cove area a Bonelli Regional Park through November 13.
Two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on November 11 along the north shore below Group Picnic Area 2.
Another WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was in Rolling Hills on November 15.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued in the east Antelope Valley through November 11 and another was just south of Monte Verde Park (along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail) in Lakewood on November 16.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was in Zuma Canyon on November 11.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on November 11, continuing at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through November 12 and along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood on November 16.
A LUCY’S WARBLER was at La Mirada Community Regional Park on November 15.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was on the UCLA Campus on November 16 in the Sage Hill area. Google Maps 34.0751, -118.4535
A PALM WARBLER continued along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street (south end of Avila Park) through November 14.
Another PALM WARBLER was along the Los Angeles River in Elysian Valley on November 12. Google Earth coordinates are 34.0941, -118.2359
A PAINTED REDSTART was near the south corner at San Dimas Canyon Park on November 12.
SUMMER TANAGERS were by the northwest part of Area 3 at El Dorado Park in Long Beach on November 12, continuing along the northeast shore at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through November 16 and in Griffith Park in the Old Zoo area on November 15.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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