Birds Mentioned:

Tundra Swan | Black Scoter | Long-tailed Duck | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Sandhill Crane | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | American Bittern | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Swainson's Hawk | Short-eared Owl | "Black" Merlin | Tropical Kingbird | Dusky Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Gray Vireo | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco | Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | Lucy's Warbler | Palm Warbler | Summer Tanager | Black-headed Grosbeak

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for November 27. 

A TUNDRA SWAN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on November 20.

A male BLACK SCOTER continued off Dockweiler State Beach in El Segundo through November 25.

Along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach between the Willow Street and Anaheim crossings, the female LONG-TAILED DUCK and Female BLACK SCOTER continued through November 27.

A BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD was at a residence in Pasadena on November 20.

Three SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying over the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on November 21.

The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER along lower Ballona Creek was seen through November 24. Park at the end of Pacific Ave in Playa del Rey and head north over the bridge to the far side of the channel. Walk upstream and watch for the bird at or near the UCLA boat ramp.

Five MOUNTAIN PLOVERS continued in the Antelope Valley at the A&G Sod Farm at Avenue N and 50th Street East on November 19. Most of the land in this area is private property; bird from the roadside only.

An AMERICAN BITTERN continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through November 26. A letter of permission is required for entry.

Up to two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through November 25. One of these birds or a different one was on the breakwater beyond the Ballona Creek mouth on November 24.

SWAINSON'S HAWKS were along Pine Canyon Road east of Three Points on November 20, in the Antelope Valley by Avenue I and 110th Street East from November 22-24 and at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena on November 24.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was in the Antelope Valley near Avenue G and 220th Street East on November 22 and another was seen flying over Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on November 23.

A "BLACK" MERLIN (subspecies suckleyi) was at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale on November 23.

TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach along the edge of the golf course through November 23 and at Entradero Park in Torrance through November 26, usually around the pond.

The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale was reported through November 26. 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 island east of Riverside.

A GRAY VIREO was at Stephen Sorenson Park in Lake Los Angeles on November 20.  A DUSKY FLYCATCHER was present here from November 22-24 and a DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO continued through November 24.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at the northwest section of Apollo Park near Lancaster on November 22.  Others continued at Domenic Massari Park in Palmdale through November 22 and at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through November 23.  Two more CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS continued at Griffith Manor Park in Glendale through November 25.

The SWAMP SPARROW at Castaic Lagoon was present through November 20.  It is being seen on the west side of the lagoon at the north edge of the main beach close to the shoreline (below parking lot 7). 

Both a DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCO and a DARK-EYED "PINK-SIDED" JUNCO continued along the north shore of the lake at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through November 26 and November 20 respectively.

Two DARK-EYED "GRAY-HEADED" JUNCOS continued at Mt. Wilson (temporarily closed to public access) through November 20, while others continued at Pearblossom Park in Pearblossom through November 20 and Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through November 22 around the lower parking area on the west side of the basin.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were in Reseda on November 21, at Apollo Park in Lancaster (northwest section) on November 23, in Rolling Hills Estates on November 25 and at Malibu Creek State Park on November 25.

A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood, with two observed there on November 26. Also continuing here were a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER through November 25 and a PALM WARBLER through November 26.

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH continued in Oak Park along Medea Creek just below Fountainwood Street through November 24.

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS continued at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through November 22, at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through November 25 at the meadow willows and at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through November 24.

A LUCY'S WARBLER was at the Rio Hondo Spreading Basins in Pico Rivera on November 26.  From the entrance by the intersection of Mines Ave and Paramount, go directly west about halfway along the berm separating the first two basins.  The bird was at a weedy patch in this area.  A PALM WARBLER was at this locale also on November 26.

A PALM WARBLER continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through November 22.  It was seen along the east border of the large south basin.

A SUMMER TANAGER was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on November 24.

A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was in Glendora on November 25.

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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