BIRDS MENTIONED…
Long-tailed Duck | Red-necked Grebe | White-winged Dove | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Brown Booby | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Purple Martin | Brown Thrasher | White Wagtail | Clay-colored Sparrow | Orchard Oriole | American Redstart | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-and-white Warbler | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 19, 2024.
Continuing at the Ballona Creek mouth through April 15 was a LONG-TAILED DUCK.
The RED-NECKED GREBE at the Ballona Creek mouth continued through April 17.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was in the east Antelope Valley on April 16.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Ballona Lagoon through April 17 and at Alamitos Bay through April 18.
A BROWN BOOBY was offshore southwest of San Pedro on April 18.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER continued at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through April 16.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER at the South Coast Botanic Garden continued through April 14 by the Arizona Crossing and Tram Road.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through April 14. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around the area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
A PURPLE MARTIN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) from April 12-13.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 17 in the area below Monte Verde Park. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued here through April 13.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through April 14. Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank (near the Warner Brothers gate) and moving up and down this part of the river.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS included one continuing in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through April, one at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through April 13 and one at Rio de Los Angeles Park through April 12.
Two ORCHARD ORIOLES were at La Mirada Park on April 19 by the play area at the top of the hill.
The AMERICAN REDSTART at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora continued through April 14. Another was at North Atwater Park on April 19.
The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER at Victory Park in Pasadena continued through April 17 above the south playground area.
A PALM WARBLER was at Castaic Lagoon by Grasshopper Canyon (playground area) on April 12.
Another PALM WARBLER was in the southeast corner of Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on April 13.
A PINE WARBLER was at Satellite Park in Cerritos on April 13.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in Altadena on April 18.
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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