BIRDS MENTIONED…
White-winged Dove | Sandhill Crane | American Oystercatcher | Pacific Golden-Plover | Mountain Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Western Kingbird | Least Flycatcher | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Cassin’s Vireo | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Dark-eyed “Gray-headed” Junco | Harris’s Sparrow | White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Scott’s Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Nashville Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Painted Redstart | Summer Tanager
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for February 10, 2023.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE continued in Duarte along Fish Canyon Road near Van Tassel Motorway through February 10.
A SANDHILL CRANE continued in Pico Rivera at the Rio Hondo Spreading Basins through February 2. The entrance is at the intersection of Mines Ave. and Paramount.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER continued at the Ballona Creek mouth through February 4.
The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along lower Ballona Creek through February 4. It has been on the salt pan and along the creek channel, ranging as far upstream as the 90 Freeway.
Up to fifteen MOUNTAIN PLOVERS continued in the east Antelope Valley by the intersection of 110th Street East and Ave. I.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were along the Los Angeles River in the Maywood area from February 2-8 between the Atlantic and Imperial crossings and at MacArthur Park on February 10.
Up to seven NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS were at the Sepulveda Basin (wildlife area and the Los Angeles River) through February 10. Up to three were at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through February 3, up to five were at Legg Lake in South El Monte through February 8 and one was at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale on February 10.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS included up to twelve at Maurice Kent Park in Alamitos Bay through February 9 and one by the LA World Cruise Center in Long Beach on February 4.
CALIFORNIA CONDORS included one along Interstate 5 below Templin Highway on February 4 and two near I-5 by Gorman Post Road on February 5.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued at Veteran’s Park in Sylmar through February 10, usually in the southwest corner of the park.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER along the Los Angeles River near Lake Balboa continued through February 6. It has been at the south end of the riparian strip bordering the west side of the golf course. Google Earth 34.1775, -118.4925. A CASSIN’S VIREO was also in this area through February 1.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER continued at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Estates through February 4.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 8.
A LEAST FLYCATCHER was at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail between Monte Verde Park and Del Amo from February 4-10.
HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHERS were at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale from February 2-8, continuing at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (by the small north shore pond) through February 8, continuing at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through February 4 and at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood (south of Del Amo) through February 10.
An EASTERN PHOEBE continued by the dam at Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills through February 9.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas in the Sailboat Cove area through February 9. Another DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO was at Pearblossom Park in the Antelope Valley on February 10.
A HARRIS’S SPARROW continued at a residence in Beverly Hills through February 5.
Ten WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were reported this past week.
Up to four SWAMP SPARROWS continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through February 10 at the north shore mainly in the vicinity of the small pond. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER also continued in this area through February 9.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through February 10.
A SCOTT’S ORIOLE continued at Crystalaire in the east Antelope Valley through February 10.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through February 3, at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on February 10, at Monte Verde Park in Lakewood on February 10 and at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through February 7.
NASHVILLE WARBLERS were at Entradero Park in Torrance (northwest corner of the pond) through February 3, and at DeForest Park in Long Beach on February 8.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER at Loyola Marymount University continued through February 8 in the area outside the Art Gallery. Google Earth 33.9687, -118.4167. Parking is free on weekends.
A PALM WARBLER continued along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach (north of 19th Street) through February 3.
The PAINTED REDSTART south of Birdcage Park in Long Beach at 3946 Hackett Ave. was reported through February 10. A TENNESSEE WARBLER was present here through February 10.
SUMMER TANAGERS continued by the Whittier Narrows Nature Center in South El Monte through February 9 and at Bonelli Regional Park through February 10 usually near the large square (east) north shore parking lot. Another continued along the Lower Arroyo Seco adjacent Johnson Lake in Pasadena through February 6.
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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