Inca Dove | Common Ground Dove | Solitary Sandpiper | VEGA GULL | Pacific Loon | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Eastern Phoebe | Purple Martin | Bank Swallow | White Wagtail | Grasshopper Sparrow | Black-throated Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Blackburnian Warbler | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Birds of the Season — March 2025
Following the unprecedented disastrous fires of early January, the remainder of winter was downright calm. We were spoiled the past two winters by above average precipitation, but the 2024-2025 season had a very dry start.
At last we received measurable precipitation, with a handful of fronts passing through in late February and March. These alleviated extremely dry conditions in the region, though we are still well below normal and unlikely to catch up. As we enter April, we’re nearing the end of any significant chance of rain.
Rare Bird Alert - March 28, 2025
Solitary Sandpiper | VEGA GULL | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Black-and-white Warbler | Green-tailed Towhee | Northern Parula | Blackburnian Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Hepatic Tanager
Rare Bird Alert - March 22, 2025
Red-necked Grebe | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | “Prairie” Merlin | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Pacific Wren | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Northern Parula | Blackburnian Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Lazuli Bunting
Rare Bird Alert - March 15, 2025
Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Eastern Phoebe | Sagebrush Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Northern Parula | Pine Warbler | Painted Redstart
Rare Bird Alert - March 9, 2025
Inca Dove | White-winged Dove | Pacific Golden-Plover | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Red-throated Loon | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Least Flycatcher | Grasshopper Sparrow | Lark Bunting | Clay-colored Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Northern Parula | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Lazuli Bunting
Rare Bird Alert - February 27, 2025
White-winged Dove | Sandhill Crane | Pacific Loon | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Cocos Booby | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Clay-colored Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Palm Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
Rare Bird Alert - February 20, 2025
White-winged Dove | Sandhill Crane | Pacific Golden-Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Zone-tailed Hawk | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Least Flycatcher | Lapland Longspur | Thick-billed Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Baltimore Oriole | Black-and-white Warbler | Pine Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart | Hepatic Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rare Bird Alert - January 15, 2025
Sandhill Crane | Pacific Golden-Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Vega Gull | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Pacific Loon | Swainson’s Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Least Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell’s Vireo | Lapland Longspur | Thick-billed Longspur | Clay-colored Sparrow | Sagebrush Sparrow | Dark-eyed “Pink-sided” Junco | Green-tailed Towhee | Tennessee Warbler | Lucy’s Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Painted Redstart
Rare Bird Alert - December 31, 2024
Common Ground Dove | Sandhill Crane | Pacific Golden-Plover | Solitary Sandpiper | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Vega Gull | Least Bittern | Swainson’s Hawk | Zone-tailed Hawk | Short-eared Owl | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher | Western Flycatcher | Eastern Phoebe | Bell’s Vireo | SIBERIAN PIPIT | Lapland Longspur | Thick-billed Longspur | Sagebrush Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Hooded Oriole | Virgina’s Warbler | Cape May Warbler | Pine Warbler | Painted Redstart | Rose-breasted Grosbeak