Birds Mentioned…
Barrow's Goldeneye | Spotted Dove | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Pacific Golden-Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Little Blue Heron| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Broad-winged Hawk | Rough-legged Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | GREATER PEWEE | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Cliff Swallow | Sage Thrasher | American Pipit (japonicus) | Grasshopper Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Nashville Warbler | American Redstart | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 6.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continued on the California Aqueduct in the Antelope Valley through February 5. It has previously been seen between 72nd Street East and 82nd Street East. Most recently it was west of Little Rock Creek.
Up to three SPOTTED DOVES continued to be reported in Los Angeles through February 5 near Compton Ave. and 89th Street and south of that location along Firth Blvd. Another was in the San Fernando Valley near the intersection of Saticoy Street and Coldwater Canyon Ave. on February 5.
A BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD continued at a residence in Pasadena through January 31.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER along lower Ballona Creek was seen through February 4. The bird ranges up and down the channel with the plover flock from the UCLA boat ramp to the 90 Freeway. It has also been seen on the salt pan.
The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles continued through February 5.
The NEOTROPIC CORMORANT at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia was reported through January 30.
Another NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was on the Los Angeles River below Willow Street in Long Beach from February 2-5 and one was at Sante Fe Dam in Irwindale on February 3.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on February 2. It was last reported north of the Ducks Unlimited Pond. A letter of permission is required for entry.
The immature LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Cabrillo / Salinas de San Pedro Salt Marsh in San Pedro was present through February 4.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through February 4.
The BROAD-WINGED HAWK at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Rolling Hills Estates was seen through February 5. It moves around the area, but area around the dry pond seems to be a good place to start looking.
The ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK near Gorman continued through January 30. It is being seen from Ralph's Ranch Road where it parallels the 5 Freeway south of Gorman. Up to three CALIFORNIA CONDORS have also been in this area through February 5.
Two more CALIFORNIA CONDORS were at Quail Lake on January 31, with one reported there through February 1.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Heartwell Park in Long Beach continued through February 4. It has been near the corner of Parkcrest St. and Woodruff Ave.
The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 2.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER at Michigan Park in Whittier continued there through February 5
The TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued around the pond at Entradero Park in Torrance through February 5.
The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through February 5. A SAGE THRASHER was at the marsh from January 30-February 5 near the westernmost entrance along Jefferson. A SHORT-EARED OWL was at the marsh in the late afternoon on February 1.
The GREATER PEWEE at Lacy Park in San Marino was seen through February 4. It has been seen at various places around the perimeter of the sports field.
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS were in the Arroyo Seco near JPL on February 4 and continuing at the South Coast Botanic Gardens in Rolling Hills Estates through February 4.
The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale was reported through February 5. It is being seen on the north side of the Los Angeles River, usually just east of the Riverside Drive crossing. It may be seen in the park area proper or between there and the river channel.
Single CLIFF SWALLOWS were at Silver Lake Reservoir on January 28 and at Santa Fe Dam on February 6.
The japonicus AMERICAN PIPIT continued at the Ferraro Soccer Fields in Glendale through January 31.
The GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera continued through February 3. It has been at the large north basin along the east side berm (north of and across from the Mines Ave. entrance).
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS continued at Griffith Manor Park in Glendale through February 1 and at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through February 5.
A DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas by the north shore play structure and a DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO continued at Sailboat Cove, both through February 3.
Other DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCOS were in the Arroyo Seco near JPL and in Topanga State Park on January 31.
Both a DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCO and a DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO continued at College Park in Claremont through February 2.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS continued in Valley Village, by the dog park at Horsethief Canyon Park in San Dimas through February 5 and at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through February 1.
The SWAMP SPARROW along the Los Angeles River in Glendale continued through February 5. It has been in the riverbed vegetation adjacent to the Bette Davis Picnic Area, below the Riverside crossing.
The West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood continued to host a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through February 1 and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and a PALM WARBLER through January 30.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was along Piru Creek on January 30. Another continued at Sims Bio Pond in Long Beach through February 4 along the east side.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD continued on San Clemente Island through February 4.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale (far west end) through January 30 and at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 4. Another did so at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through February 1.
A NASHVILLE WARBLER was at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino in Acacias by Haaga Hall on January 29 and another was along Hidden Valley Road in Monrovia on February 2.
The AMERICAN REDSTART at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach continued through February 5.
A PALM WARBLER continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through February 4, west of the Mines Ave. entrance.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was found in Long Beach on January 31 and was seen through February 5. The bird is at 388 E. Ocean Blvd at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. It has been in a Ficus and Tipu trees by the intersection of E. Seaside Way and S. Hart Place.
The PAINTED REDSTART at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood was reported through January 30. It has been frequenting an oak tree by the south side of the Pinecrest section, south of the pond.
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