BIRDS MENTIONED…
Red-necked Grebe | Franklin’s Gull | Lesser Black-Backed Gull | Pacific Loon | GLOSSY IBIS | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | American Dipper | Pacific Wren | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Orchard Oriole | Rusty Blackbird | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Northern Parula | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Hepatic Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 22, 2024.
The continuing RED-NECKED GREBE was at the Ballona Creek mouth through March 17.
At least one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between Downey Road and Soto Street in Vernon through March 18. A FRANKLIN’S GULL was at this location on March 16.
A continuing PACIFIC LOON was at Quail Lake near Gorman through March 18.
A GLOSSY IBIS was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on March 21. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in north Monrovia through March 16.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued on Santa Catalina Island (along Escondido Road) through March 17.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through March 20 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (west of the north lake in Area 3) through March 21.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through March 22. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around this area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
At Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena, the following birds continued. A PACIFIC WREN was north of the wooden bridge in the southwest part of the park through March 15. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued through March 16. A TENNESSEE WARBLER continued at Berkshire Creek through March 19.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 17 in the area below Monte Verde Park. Also continuing here was a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through March 17
Two AMERICAN DIPPERS continued along the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail along the middle fork of the San Gabriel River below Mt. Baldy Village through March 15.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through March 20. Recently it has been in the vicinity of Buena Vista Park and moving up and down this part of the river.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS continued at a residence in Silver Lake through March 19, at Rio de Los Angeles Park through March 15 and at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through March 16.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through Marvh 16 near Restroom 2.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued at the Signal Hills North Side Trails through March 15.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued through March 17 near Wheeler Park in Claremont at 580 Bucknell Ave.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 21 usually in and around the fenced museum grounds.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through March 18 along the north side of Ave. C. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A NORTHERN PARULA was in Coral Trees inside the entrance to the South Coast Botanic Garden through March 20.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 21.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through March 20. Another CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Washington Park in Pasadena on March 16.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through March 20 and a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was here through March 21. Both were near the southeast corner of the park.
A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 22 around the museum grounds.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in the Meadowbrook area of the LA County Arboretum from March 20-21.
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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