Date: 4/4/25 1:20 pm From: Jon Fisher via groups.io <JonF60...> Subject: [LACoBirds] White Wagtail report- LA River at 405 Freeway- April 2
I was just forwarded this message by a visiting birder who contacted via the LA Audubon website.
Jon Fisher
Glendale, CA
I'm a visiting international birder and found two notable rarities along the LA River yesterday, Wednesday April 2nd.
Please forward this to the local LA RBA for other birders to refind and document them, thanks.
White Wagtail - An adult breeding plumaged "black-backed" race was feeding under the I-405 San Diego Freeway bridge at 11:45am. These are the two very busy traffic bridges with green trusses just north of the Wardlow Road bridge. Best viewing is from the east bank multi-use path and from north of the bridges as the bird remained hidden for extended periods, but favoring the low water and mostly dry concrete areas with blue trash debris at the western end of the river.
Tropical Kingbird - A lone bird was heard and seen at Dominguez Gap Wetlands at the picnic ramada overlook in the southwest corner at 1:30pm.
