BIRDS MENTIONED…
Pacific Golden-Plover | Red Knot | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Red-billed Tropicbird | Red-footed Booby | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Eastern Kingbird | Northern Waterthrush | Virginia’s Warbler | Scarlet Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for September 2.
A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was along lower Ballona Creek between the Pacific Ave. bridge and the UCLA boat ramp on August 28.
A RED KNOT was at Malibu Lagoon from August 28-30.
The second cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach continued to be seen periodically through August 27 above the Willow Street crossing.
A RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD was off San Clemente Island on August 28.
A RED-FOOTED BOOBY was in the Catalina / San Pedro Channel on August 28.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS were at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys through August 27, at the Earvin Magic Johnson Recreation Area in Willowbrook on August 29, at several locations along the Los Angeles River in Glendale from August 30-September 1 and at Almansor Park in Alhambra on September 1.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Malibu Lagoon through August 29 and at Ballona Lagoon in Marina del Rey through August 27.
An EASTERN KINGBIRD was by the northwest corner of El Dorado Park in Long Beach on August 30.
The NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia continued through August 27. It has been near the northeast corner of the north lake.
A VIRGINIA’S WARBLERS were in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach on August 29 (in eucalyptus north of Golden Grove Picnic Area) and at Acuna Park in Montebello on September 1 (by the concrete drain channel in the middle of the park).
An adult male SCARLET TANAGER was at the north end of Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on August 27.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen at a residence in Glendora on August 27.
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