BIRDS MENTIONED…
Pacific Golden-Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Red Knot | Neotropic Cormorant | Zone-tailed Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | American Redstart | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 4.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along lower Ballona Creek through March 3. It has been between Lincoln and the 90 Freeway and ranges downstream to the UCLA boat ramp.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER continued along the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin (below Burbank Blvd.) through March 1.
At least one RED KNOT continued at Dockweiler State Beach through February 27 near Lifeguard Station 50.
Up to three NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 3 in the Sailboat Cove area.
Up to four more NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS were at the lake at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale through March 2.
At least one ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in Monrovia (vicinity of Grand Ave. Park and Sawpit Wash) through March 3.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (permission required for entry) through March 3.
Two YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS continued at Veteran’s Park in Sylmar through February 27. They are most often seen in the southwest area of the park in the eucalyptus stand near the restroom, but it they do move around the park.
A DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was reported by Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley through March 1. It is being seen in the north-south line of trees east of the lake and adjacent to the boat and bike rentals.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through March 2. It is usually around the pond. Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Golden Shore Marine Reserve in Long Beach through February 27.
A LEAST FLYCATCHER continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 2 near the north end below Del Amo Blvd.
The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale continued through March 2. It stays just below the Riverside Drive bridge and ranges from the southern part of the park down into the river channel.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued near the north shore play area at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 3. Two were at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through February 26 (usually around the sports field adjacent to the lower parking area on the west side).
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued at Bonelli in the Sailboat Cove area through March 3.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach through March 1.
At the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was present through February 27 (south of Monte Verde Park) as was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER near electrical tower 35.
Another GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was in Culver City on March 3.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE was on San Clemente Island (no public access) from February 26-March 1.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and a LUCY’S WARBLER were at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on March 2.
The immature male AMERICAN RESTART continued by the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin through February 27. It has been reliable by the bridge over Haskell Creek above its confluence with the LA River.
The PAINTED REDSTART continued at Inglewood Park Cemetery through March 2 in the Pinecrest section.
An adult male SUMMER TANAGER continued at Legg Lake in South El Monte through February 24. It has been east of Restroom 4 on the south side of the south lake. Others were at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles through February 27 and at Wardlow Park in Long Beach through February 28.
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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