BIRDS MENTIONED…
Broad-billed Hummingbird | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Purple Martin | Brown Thrasher | American Dipper | White-Wagtail | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 29, 2024.
The BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD in Glendora was seen again on March 24.
At least one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between Downey Road and Soto Street in Vernon through March 27.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continued at Ballona Lagoon through March 26.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in north Monrovia through March 26.
A DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through March 27 near the southeast corner of the park.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through March 26 (near the playground) and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (west of the north lake in Area 3) through March 27.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through March 23. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around this area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
A PURPLE MARTIN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on March 22.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 27 in the area below Monte Verde Park. Also continuing here was a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through March 24.
Up to three AMERICAN DIPPERS were along the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail along the middle fork of the San Gabriel River below Mt. Baldy Village through March 27.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through March 28. Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank and moving up and down this part of the river.
The LARK BUNTING at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley continued through March 26 around the baseball field on the south side of the park.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS continued at a residence in Silver Lake through March 28 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (in Area 3) through March 27.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through Marvh 26 near Restroom 4. Another was at Ernest Debs Park on March 24.
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES continued at Wheeler Park in Claremont through March 25 at 580 Bucknell Ave. and in Juniper Hills through March 27.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued near the botanic garden at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach through March 22.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 28.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through March 28.
A PALM WARBLER was on San Clemente Island on March 21.
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at a residence in Brentwood through March 22.
A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 27 around the museum grounds.
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/
Enter your bird sightings on eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird