BIRDS MENTIONED…

Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Common Tern | Manx Shearwater | Little Blue Heron | Western Cattle Egret | Broad-winged Hawk | YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA | Purple Martin | WHITE WAGTAIL (“Black-backed”) | Virginia’s Warbler | TROPICAL PARULA

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for August 30, 2024.

The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued in the Ballona area through August 27.  It has been seen on the salt pan on the south side of Ballona Creek and also along lower Ballona Creek above the Pacific Ave. bridge.  It is frequently in with the flock of Black-bellied Plovers.  A RED KNOT continued in the area through August 24.

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street in Long Beach from August 25-26 and along Ballona Creek between Centinela and Inglewood from August 28-29.

Two COMMON TERNS were at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) on August 23.

A MANX SHEARWATER was offshore just south of San Pedro on August 25.

A LITTLE BLUE HERON was at the Jack Dunster Marine Reserve in Long Beach through August 26.  Google Earth coordinates are 33.7624, -118.1195

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET continued at the Ballona Wetlands through August 24.  It ranges widely in the area.

A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was on San Clemente Island (no public access) on August 22.

The continuing YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA (provenance unknown) was reported in Lomita around the Target parking lot at Narbonne Ave. and PCH through August 26.  It subsequently appeared at LAX and was captured by the Department of Agriculture and taken to the Los Angeles Zoo. 

A PURPLE MARTIN was along Blue Ridge Road near Big Pines on August 24.

The “Black-backed” WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River just above the Rosecrans Ave. in Paramount through August 24.  This bird spends much of its time in the structure of the pipe bridge just upstream from Rosecrans, returning to the riverbed to forage periodically.  Access is from Ralph Dills Park (if access gates are open) or from Rosecrans via Orange Ave.

A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on August 26 byt the pond near the northeast corner of the reservoir.

The TROPICAL PARULA continued near the Switzer Picnic Area in the San Gabriel Mountains through August 26.  It has been by the first stream crossing (not the bridge) about one quarter mile downstream from the parking area.  It sings occasionally but can be difficult to locate.

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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