This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for October 31, 2025.
Late LESSER NIGHTHAWKS were at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale from October 22-30, with up to five present in the late afternoon and early evening.
A WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER was in Studio City on October 20.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings in Maywood on October 30 and one continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through October 27.
Five WESTERN CATTLE EGRETS were just west of the Ballona Freshwater Marsh on October 22.
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was at Hansen Dam on October 25.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was observed flying over Long Beach on October 28.
A NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKER was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on October 29.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS were at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through October 28, in Torrance on October 23 and at Golden Shore Marine Reserve in Long Beach on October 25.
A THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD was at Sunnyside Cemetery and Willow Springs Park in Long Beach on October 23.
Another THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD was in Griffith Park from October 28-29. Google Maps 34.1373, -118.2878
A late HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (near the northeast corner of the lake) on October 30.
A SAGE THRASHER was at Malibu Lagoon on October 26.
A CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR was at the A&G Sod Fields in the Antelope Valley from October 24-31. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was present there from October 29-31. Both were last observed north of Avenue N about .4 miles west of 50th Street East.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale from October 22-26.
Two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (by the picnic areas along the pathway northeast of the lake) on October 26.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood (south of Monte Verde Park by the gazebo) through October 25.
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were at Pt. Fermin on October 26 and in Rancho Palos Verdes from October 28-30.
TENNESSEE WARBLERS were at Lambert Park in El Monte on October 23 and at the South Coast Botanic Garden (just inside the entrance) in Palos Verdes Estates on October 29.
A returning wintering CAPE MAY WARBLER was at Loyola Marymount University through October 26. Google Maps 33.9688, -118.4167. Nearby by the chapel was an AMERICAN REDSTART on October 26.
A PALM WARBLER was at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach on October 23.
Another PALM WARBLER was on the east side of the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin (in the burned area just south of Burbank Blvd.) on October 26.
A GRACE’S WARBLER continued at the Chilao Flat in the San Gabriel Mountains through October 28. It was last seen at the east end of the Visitor’s Center parking lot.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at the William Andrews Clark Library in Los Angeles (restricted hours) through October 29.
SUMMER TANAGERS were in Griffith Park in the Old Zoo area through October 30, at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Estates from October 22-24 and on Santa Catalina Island (Avalon area) on October 23.
Santa Catalina Island continued to be very productive for vagrants, with two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO, a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, three PALM WARBLERS, a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and an INDIGO BUNTING reported this past week.
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Jon L Fisher
Glendale, CA
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