BIRDS MENTIONED…

Black Scoter | Red-necked Grebe | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | CRESTED CARACARA | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Brown Thrasher | Lapland Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 9, 2024.

Two BLACK SCOTERS were at the Ballona Creek mouth on February 8.

A RED-NECKED GREBE was at the Ballona Creek mouth and jetties on February 7.

A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along Ballona Creek at the Salt Pan through February 3.

A MOUNTAIN PLOVER continued on San Clemente Island through February 3.

Up to three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were along the Los Angeles River at Downey Road through February 4, one was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through January 31 and another was at MacArthur Park on February 4.

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Ballona Lagoon through February 8 and at Alamitos Bay- up to thirteen individuals- at Maurice Mossy Kent Park.

The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER at Descanso Gardens in La Canada was reported through February 3 in the courtyard area past the visitor’s center.

A CRESTED CARACARA was at Alta Vicente Reserve on the Palos Verdes Peninsula on February 3.

A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through February 3 near the Mines Ave. entrance.  A PALM WARBLER continued here in this area- Google Earth 33.9932, -118.0769

Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through February 9 on the south side of the main lake.

The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through February 7.  Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.1409, -118.2880, although the bird moves around the area. 

A WESTERN FLYCATCHER continued at Eaton Blanche Park in Pasadena through February 8 along the east fence line.

A BELL’S VIREO continued at Rio de Los Angeles Park in Los Angeles through February 2.

The BROWN THRASHER continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through February 4 below Monte Verde Park.  A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was also in this area through February 8.

Another GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued near Wheeler Park in Claremont through February 2.  It has been by 580 Bucknell Ave.  Also seen at the park was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER on February 4.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was at the Toyon Landfill (restricted access) in Griffith Park on February 3.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continued at a residence in Silver Lake through February 9.

Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was a Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena from February 3-8.

A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued at Sailboat Cove at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through February 4.

A SWAMP SPARROW was at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh on February 3.

An continuing RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on February 4.  A PALM WARBLER continued here in the northern section through February 7.

An AMERICAN REDSTART continued near the middle of Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora through February 8.  It favors a cork oak tree here.

A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was reported at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through February 9.  Google Earth 34.1887, -118.1776.  In this same general area, a DUSKY FLYCATCHER continued through February 2 and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued through February 8.

A PAINTED REDSTART continued at a residence in Arcadia through February 7.  Another continued at San Dimas Canyon Park through February 9 in the southwest corner.

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/

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