Birds Mentioned:
“Pacific Golden-Plover | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Little Blue Heron | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Northern “Yellow-shafted” Flicker | GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER | Tropical Kingbird | GREATER PEWEE | Red-throated Pipit| Lapland Longspur | Chestnut-collared Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | White-throated Sparrow | “Large-billed” Savannah Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | American Redstart | Bay-breasted Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Summer Tanager
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Greater Peewee | Photo: Mike Charest
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for October 30.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER along lower Ballona Creek continued through October 28 in the vicinity of the UCLA boat ramp (upstream from Pacific Ave.).
The NEOTROPIC CORMORANT at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas continued through October 23, usually near the northeast end of the lake or along the north shore.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on October 23. A letter of permission is required for entry.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro from October 26-29. It has been seen by the boat ramp and at the salt marsh.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through October 28.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen over Entradero Park in Torrance on October 27.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at Rancho Sierra Golf Course in the east Antelope Valley from October 23-24 in the southwest corner of the property. The golf course is private property, but the perimeter may be birded after asking permission at the club house.
NORTHERN "YELLOW-SHAFTED" FLICKERS were at Stephen Sorensen Park in Lake Los Angeles on October 23, at Castaic Lagoon on October 29
A GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER was at Columbia Park in Torrance on October 24 in the trees around the Prairie Ave parking lot.
The TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at Entradero Park in Torrance through October 28, generally around the pond.
The GREATER PEWEE continued at Rustic Canyon in Pacific Palisades through October 28. It has been in the vicinity of 780 Latimer Road, but moves around the area and is more often heard than seen.
A RED-THROATED PIPIT was on San Clemente Island from October 23-27 and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was there on October 23. A CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR was found on the island on October 24.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were at Apollo Park through October 24, at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on October 24, on Santa Catalina Island on October 24 (two birds), at Entradero Park in Torrance on October 25, at Westlake Lake on October 27 and continuing at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through October 29.
A DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO was at the east shore of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on October 28.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on October 23 near Group Picnic area 3 and 4.
A "LARGE-BILLED" SAVANNAH SPARROW was at the Ballona Creek mouth on October 24.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through October 28. Others were on San Clemente Island on October 24 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (north of the sailboat pond) on October 26.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at Lago Seco Park / Torrance Community Gardens on October 23 along Adolph Street.
Another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through October 29 as did one at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through October 27.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was on San Clemente Island on October 24.
The LUCY’S WARBLER at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia continued through October 25 in willows on the slope northwest of the large lawn area west of the parking lot.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Wheeler Park in Claremont on October 25.
A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was on Santa Catalina Island on October 24.
A PALM WARBLER was at Columbia Park in Torrance from October 23-24 in the southwestern section. Another was on San Clemente Island on October 24 and was at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail on Lakewood on October 25.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at the Piute Ponds by parking area 9 on October 29.
A SUMMER TANAGER continued on the west side of Wardlow Park in Long Beach through October 22 as did one at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles through October 25 (near unit 5722).
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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