BIRDS MENTIONED…

White-winged Dove | Red-necked Grebe | Franklin’s Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Western Cattle Egret | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Black-and-white Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Hepatic Tanager

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 12, 2024.

 A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was near the Fish Canyon entrance in Duarte on April 5.

 The RED-NECKED GREBE at the Ballona Creek mouth continued through April 12.

 A FRANKLIN’S GULL was observed flying over Montebello on April 9.

 A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River at 26th Street in Vernon on April 10.

 A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was on the island at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys on April 8.

 Along the lower Los Angeles River, a TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued below Willow Street through April 9.

 The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through April 12.  Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856.  Although the bird moves around the area, it does regularly come back to this spot.

 A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 6 in the area below Monte Verde Park. 

 The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through April 9.  Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank (near the Warner Brothers gate) and moving up and down this part of the river.

 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS included one continuing in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through April 5 east of the Golden Grove parking lot and another continuing in Silver Lake through April 12.

 Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at North Side Park in Azusa on April 5.

 A SWAMP SPARROW was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on April 5.  A letter of permission is required for entry.

 A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through April 7 and another did so at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 10.

 The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was seen at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through April 9. 

 A PALM WARBLER was at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City from April 7-8 near the southernmost parking lot on the west side of the park.

 The wintering HEPATIC TANAGER at Banning Park in Wilmington continued through April 9 around the museum grounds.

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/

 Enter your bird sightings on eBird:  http://ebird.org/content/ebird