This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for November 7, 2025.
Two SURF SCOTERS were near the west end of Quail Lake near Gorman on November 1.
A continuing PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was near the Ballona Creek mouth in Playa del Rey through November 6. Check for it upstream from the Pacific Ave. bridge and by the UCLA boat ramp.
A second cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River between the Atlantic and Slauson crossings in Maywood through November 5.
A NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKER was at Downey Cemetery on November 1.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through November 5 (east side, adjacent Mines Ave).
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD in Griffith Park continued through November 6. Google Maps 34.1373, -118.2878. Remarkably, a second THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD was nearby on November 2 (this bird missing its tail feathers). Google Maps 34.1242, -118.2839.
An EASTERN PHOEBE had returned for another winter to Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills as of November 4. It generally hangs out near the spillway.
A CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR continued at the A&G Sod Fields in the Antelope Valley through November 1.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was on Santa Catalina Island on October 31 in the Avalon area. Also present was a TENNESSEE WARBLER on November 2 and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER on November 2.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO was at Mt. Wilson on November 2.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS included two on the north side of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through November 2 and one at Malibu Creek State Park on November 3.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at Rocky Oaks Park in Malibu on November 5.
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 November 2. A PALM WARBLER was here on November 1, closer to Carson Street.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Guardia Park near South Pasadena on October 31.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Buena Vista Park in Burbank from November 2-6. Google Maps 34.1531, -118.3259.
The returning wintering CAPE MAY WARBLER at Loyola Marymount University was reported through November 4. Google Maps 33.9688, -118.4167.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at the William Andrews Clark Library in Los Angeles (restricted hours) through November 6.
A returning wintering PAINTED REDSTART was at San Dimas Canyon Park from November 4-6, being seen between the parking area and north restrooms.
SUMMER TANAGERS were at the South Coast Botanic Garden on October 31 (northeast section), at Sycamore Canyon in Whittier on November 1 (near the entrance), at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles (two birds) on November 2, at Michigan Park in Whittier on November 5, continuing in Griffith Park through November 5 and in El Segundo on November 6.
A PAINTED BUNTING was at the north end of Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on November 2.
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Jon L Fisher
Glendale, CA
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