Birds Mentioned:
“American Oystercatcher | Pacific Golden-Plover | Brown Booby | American Bittern | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Brown-crested Flycatcher | GREATER PEWEE | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Eastern Phoebe | Cassin’s Vireo | BLUE-HEADED VIREO | Gray Catbird | Evening Grosbeak | Harris’s Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Summer Tanager | Black-headed Grosbeak”
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 6.
A RED-NECKED GREBE and BROWN BOOBY were observed offshore roughly west of the Palos Verdes Peninsula on February 29.
Single AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS continued at Malibu Lagoon through February 28 and at Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro through March 6.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along lower Ballona Creek (by the UCLA boat ramp, upstream from Pacific Ave.) through March 3.
The AMERICAN BITTERN continued at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through February 29. It has been often seen around the overflow pond near the southwest corner of the marsh.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at the Alamitos Bay Marina Center with two there through March 1. From North Marina Drive, walk northwest toward Maurice Kent Park. The birds have been about halfway between the road and park.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Rolling Hills Estates through February 29. It has generally been to the west of the pond.
The GREATER PEWEE continued in the Rustic Canyon in Pacific Palisades through March 1. It was last reported near the bridge at Latimer Road and the Rustic Creek bridge.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued around the south parking lot at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City through March 3 and around the pond at Entradero Park in Torrance through March 2.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD at Horsethief Park in San Dimas has been seen almost daily through March 2. It has been frequenting the abandoned area below the west border of the park, just above Foothill Blvd. It does move around however and might be seen anywhere in the general area.
At the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale, the EASTERN PHOEBE continued through March 4. It has been both in the river channel and adjacent park, just below the Riverside bridge.
A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was in the north end willows at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City from March 4-6. Be aware that a CASSIN’S VIREO is in the same area. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER has also been reported.
At Walnut Creek Park in San Dimas, about 500 yards east of the Scarborough parking area, the GRAY CATBIRD continued through March 3. It has been favoring clumps of Arundo near a concrete culvert. Closer to the parking area, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen through March 5.
Up to 25 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue around Grassy Hollow Visitor’s Center along Highway 2 west of Big Pines, with reports through March 5.
A HARRIS’S SPARROW continued at a residence on the Palos Verdes Peninsula through February 26.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO was in El Segundo on March 3.
The BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued in the willows in the southwest part of Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 28.
Another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at El Dorado Park Nature Center in Long Beach on March 1. It was on the one mile loop trail by station 13.
Another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER in the Memorial Garden at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont on March 1.
A male AMERICAN RESTART continued along Las Virgenes Creek in Calabasas through February 29. It has been in the area behind Starbuck and Agoura Road bridge.
A SUMMER TANAGER continued at Wardlow Park in Long Beach through March 1.
Another SUMMER TANAGER was at Long Beach Recreation Park on March 1. It was south of Seventh Street and west of the golf course clubhouse.
A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was in the Chavez Ravine section of Elysian Park on March 6.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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