BIRDS MENTIONED…
Long-tailed Duck | Inca Dove | Black Swift | American Oystercatcher | Red Knot | South Polar Skua | Common Murre | Yellow-footed Gull | Red-throated Loon | Western Cattle Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay | Brown Thrasher | American Dipper | Northern Waterthrush | Blackburnian Warbler | Palm Warbler | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Painted Bunting
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for May 3, 2024.
Continuing at the Ballona Creek mouth through April 27 was a LONG-TAILED DUCK. A lingering COMMON MURRE was here through May 2 and a RED KNOT was observed here from May 1-2.
Two INCA DOVES were in Lake Los Angeles in the east Antelope Valley on April 28 by 169th Street East and Ave. N-4.
A BLACK SWIFT was seen at Bear Divide near Santa Clarita on April 27.
An apparent AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was at the Ballona Creek mouth on April 27.
A SOUTH POLAR SKUA was offshore at the mouth of Redondo Canyon on May 2.
A YELLOW-FOOTED GULL continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through May 3. It has been often seen on the buoys near the north shore. Up to three BROWN PELICANS were here from May 1-3 and a RED-THROATED LOON was seen on May 1.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was in the Antelope Valley at the flood basin by highway 14 and Ave. H from April 30-May 2 and three were along the Los Angeles River in Glendale on May 3.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS included two birds at Sims Bio Pond in Long Beach on April 26, one at the Venice canals on May 1 and two at Ballona Lagoon continuing through April 30.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel was present through April 26. It is usually in the southeast corner of the park.
A WOODHOUSE’S SCRUB-JAY was on Edwards AFB property (no public access) on April 26.
The BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through May 2 in the area below Monte Verde Park.
An AMERICAN DIPPER was along the stream about a half mile from the Burkhart trail head near Buckhorn Campground on April 28.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was by the southeast corner of Duckbill Lake (Piute Ponds, Edwards AFB) on April 29. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at the north end of the wetland area at DeForest Park in Long Beach from April 27-30. A bit north of there, a PALM WARBLER was south of the administration buildings on April 27.
A PALM WARBLER continued along the east side of the Los Angeles River south of Willow Street through April 30. Another was in the Mt. Washington area on April 30.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at Sand Dune Park in Manhattan Beach on May 2.
A PAINTED BUNTING was at a residence in Altadena on April 27.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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