BIRDS MENTIONED…

Semipalmated Sandpiper | Western Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA | Tropical Kingbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Virginia’s Warbler | TROPICAL PARULA | Summer Tanager

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for May 17, 2024.

A SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) on May 14.

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on May 16.

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Ballona Lagoon through May 13 and by Will rogers Mini Park and Marine Stadium in Long Beach on May 15.

A YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA was in Lomita from May 14-17, but the bird has apparently been present for up to two years.  This bird is almost undoubtedly an escapee or ship-assisted arrival.  It has been seen near the Halal Market, Popeyes Chicken and Target lot at Narbonne and PCH.

A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera (west side, south of Mines Ave.) through May 11.

A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was in Signal Hills at the North Side Trails on May 15.

A VIRGINIA’S WARBLER was at the Kenneth Hahn SRA from May 11-13 by the hummingbird garden.

A TROPICAL PARULA, a first county record, was in Big Dalton Canyon from May 12-14, but has not been found since then.  Google Earth coordinates are 34.1602, -117.8252

SUMMER TANAGERS were at the Piute Ponds in Edwards AFB on May 13 (letter of permission required for entry) and at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach on May 16.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form):  http://www.californiabirds.org/

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