BIRDS MENTIONED…

Broad-billed Hummingbird | Lesser Nighthawk | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher |American Dipper | White Wagtail | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 8, 2024.

A BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD continued at a residence in Glendora through March 7.

Four LESSER NIGHTHAWKS continued at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale through March 4.

A LAUGHING GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings through March 3.

Up to three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued along the Los Angeles River between Downey Road and Soto Street in Vernon through March 8.

A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in Monrovia through March 8.

A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at a residence near the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Estates through March 2. 

TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street in Long Beach through March 5 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (south of the north lake in Area 3) through March 6.

The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through March 8.  Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856, although the bird moves around the area.

A HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER continued at Tournament Park in Pasadena through March 6 along the east side fence line.

A WESTERN FLYCATCHER was in Topanga on March 8.

Two AMERICAN DIPPERS were along the Barret-Stoddard Truck Trail south of Mt. Baldy Village on March 5.

The WHITE WAGTAIL along the Los Angeles River in Glendale was seen again from March 7-8.  Google Maps coordinates 34.1563, -118.2921

A LARK BUNTING continued at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley (south and east of the baseball diamond) through March 8.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Rio de Los Angeles Park south of the 2 Freeway and east of Interstate 5 on March 5.

A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued in the Sailboat Cove area of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 6.

A SWAMP SPARROW continued at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino through March 3.

A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 6 and another continued in Juniper Hills through March 8.

An ORCHARD ORIOLE continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 6 in the southwest section of the park.  Another ORCHARD ORIOLE was at La Mirada Community Park in La Mirada on March 7.

A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was adjacent to Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley on March 3.  It was in a eucalyptus across the street from the park at Polytechnic High School.

A RUSTY BLACKBIRD continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through March 6.

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through March 3 and at Wheeler Park in Claremont through March 6.

An AMERICAN REDSTART continued at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora through March 2.

The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 4.

A PALM WARBLER continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through March 3 on the west side of the north basin.

A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through March 4 and a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was here through March 3.  Both were near the southeast corner of the park.

A PAINTED REDSTART continued at San Dimas Canyon Park through March 6 in the southwest corner.

Another PAINTED REDSTART continued at a residence in Arcadia through March 6.

A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 7 around the museum grounds.

A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at a residence in Altadena on March 6.

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