Lesser Nighthawk | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Warbling Vireo | Pacific Wren | Brown Thrasher | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
BOTS - JANUARY 2024
Winter in southern California. As far as the weather goes, we’re the envy of much of the country. Thus far, the winter of 2023-2024 has been drier than the previous one, but last winter was an aberration. At present, most areas are at least near normal for this time of year. In these unpredictable times, that’s a welcome scenario.
Rare Bird Alert - January 26, 2024
White-winged Dove | Lesser Nighthawk | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Bell’s Vireo | Pacific Wren | WINTER WREN | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Clay-colored Sparrow |Swamp Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Palm Warbler | Hooded Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - January 19, 2024
Barrow’s Goldeneye | Red-necked Grebe | White-winged Dove | Lesser Nighthawk | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Yellow-billed Loon | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tropical kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell’s Vireo | Warbling Vireo | WINTER WREN | Brown Thrasher | Lapland Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Lazuli Bunting
Rare Bird Alert - January 12, 2024
Red-necked Grebe | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Swainson’s Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell’s Vireo | Warbling Vireo | WINTER WREN | Brown Thrasher | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - January 5, 2024
White-winged Dove | Red-necked Grebe | Pacific Golden-Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Pacific Wren | WINTER WREN | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | American Redstart | Cape May Warbler | Northern Parula | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - December 29, 2023
Red-necked Grebe | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Red-throated Loon | Cattle Egret | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | CRESTED CARACARA | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Bell’s Vireo | Pacific Wren | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
Birds of the Season- December 2023
Mild temperatures and limited precipitation were features of fall this year, and so were many rare birds. Though the traditional vagrant season for passerines ends with October, that doesn’t mean the end of good birds. Increasingly, neotropical migrants are found well into November and later. Neither were these limited to songbirds; as always, the variety was ample. Additionally, Christmas Birds Counts, run from December 14-January 5, have already turned up more notable birds.
Rare Bird Alert - December 22, 2023
Pacific Golden-Plover | Laughing Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Red-throated Loon | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Yellow-green Vireo | Pacific Wren | Brown Thrasher | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | “Large-billed” Savannah Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Orchard Oriole | Hooded Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Tennessee Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Summer Tanager
2024 Call For Applications, Ralph W. Schreiber Ornithology Research Award
Los Angeles Audubon Society presents an annual research grant, the Ralph W. Schreiber Ornithology Research Award, to support research relevant to the biology of birds.
One or more awards will be given out in 2024, with the maximum of $2,000 per award. The application deadline for the 2024 Research Award is April 30, 2024, and it is anticipated that grants will be awarded in June 2024.