This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 19, 2024.
Continuing at the Ballona Creek mouth through April 15 was a LONG-TAILED DUCK.
The RED-NECKED GREBE at the Ballona Creek mouth continued through April 17.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was in the east Antelope Valley on April 16.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Ballona Lagoon through April 17 and at Alamitos Bay through April 18.
A BROWN BOOBY was offshore southwest of San Pedro on April 18.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER continued at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through April 16.
The BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER at the South Coast Botanic Garden continued through April 14 by the Arizona Crossing and Tram Road.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through April 14. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around the area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
A PURPLE MARTIN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) from April 12-13.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 17 in the area below Monte Verde Park. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued here through April 13.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through April 14. Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank (near the Warner Brothers gate) and moving up and down this part of the river.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS included one continuing in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through April, one at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through April 13 and one at Rio de Los Angeles Park through April 12.
Two ORCHARD ORIOLES were at La Mirada Park on April 19 by the play area at the top of the hill.
The AMERICAN REDSTART at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora continued through April 14. Another was at North Atwater Park on April 19.
The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER at Victory Park in Pasadena continued through April 17 above the south playground area.
A PALM WARBLER was at Castaic Lagoon by Grasshopper Canyon (playground area) on April 12.
Another PALM WARBLER was in the southeast corner of Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City on April 13.
A PINE WARBLER was at Satellite Park in Cerritos on April 13.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in Altadena on April 18.
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Jon L Fisher
Glendale, CA
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Date: 4/19/24 1:44 pm From: Lance Benner via groups.io <lbenner...> Subject: [LACoBirds] America's Birdiest County: April 26-28
Hi Everyone, Just a quick heads-up that we're going to do "America's Birdiest County" next weekend, April 26-28, all across Los Angeles County. I'll provide a lot more information about this in another email over the weekend. Regards, Lance Lance BennerAltadena, CA _._,_._,_
Date: 4/19/24 8:22 am From: JonathanRowley via groups.io <jonathan.james...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Two Orchard Orioles at La Mirada Park
I just found a first spring male Orchard Oriole chasing a female Orchard Oriole at La Mirada Park. This is near the play area at the top of the hill adjacent to splash. The birds were chasing each other around the sycamores. The female Orchard Oriole is probably continuing , but this is the first time I have seen the young male in the park.
Date: 4/18/24 10:46 am From: Tom Benson via groups.io <thomasabenson...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] Common Nighthawk at Long Beach Marina
If you're referring to this eBird checklist (https://ebird.org/checklist/S169129833), the photos are of a Common Poorwill, not a Common Nighthawk.
Tom BensonRedlands, CA
On Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10:44:04 AM PDT, Nancy Salem <vintage330...> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone have more specific location information on the Common Nighthawk reported yesterday at a personal location in Long Beach?
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 12, 2024.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was near the Fish Canyon entrance in Duarte on April 5.
The RED-NECKED GREBE at the Ballona Creek mouth continued through April 12.
A FRANKLIN’S GULL was observed flying over Montebello on April 9.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River at 26th Street in Vernon on April 10.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was on the island at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys on April 8.
Along the lower Los Angeles River, a TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued below Willow Street through April 9.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through April 12. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around the area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 6 in the area below Monte Verde Park.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through April 9. Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank (near the Warner Brothers gate) and moving up and down this part of the river.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS included one continuing in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through April 5 east of the Golden Grove parking lot and another continuing in Silver Lake through April 12.
Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at North Side Park in Azusa on April 5.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on April 5. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Madrona Marsh in Torrance through April 7 and another did so at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 10.
The CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was seen at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through April 9.
A PALM WARBLER was at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City from April 7-8 near the southernmost parking lot on the west side of the park.
The wintering HEPATIC TANAGER at Banning Park in Wilmington continued through April 9 around the museum grounds.
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Glendale, CA
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Date: 4/12/24 4:22 pm From: Mary & Nick Freeman <mnfreeman...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] Missing Purple Finches
Hi Birders,
We went up to Bear Dvide Road and before arriving to that spot, we enjoyed Rufous-crowned Sparrow and Black-chinned Sparrow. Both a real treat.
At the Bear Divide Road site, no migrants were present but more Rufous-crowned Sparrow were seen and calling Mountain Quail were downslope from the parking area. A pleasant day, Saturday April 6th.
Mary Freeman
Glendale CA
> On Apr 12, 2024, at 1:22 PM, Cathy McFadden <mcfadden...> wrote:
>
> Hi Tom - The Bernard Field Station in Claremont (adjacent to Cal Botanic Garden) has hosted a large flock of Purple Finches this winter, more than I have recorded in the past 20 years of surveys there. Most winters there will be a flock of 5-10 at this site; this winter I have recorded as many as 40 in a single flock. In contrast, this year I have not had any at my feeders about 1/2 mile away, compared to some past years (including last year) when they were very regular in my yard. So they are around, but maybe just using resources differently than in past years.
>
> Cathy McFadden
> Claremont
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Hi Tom - The Bernard Field Station in Claremont (adjacent to Cal Botanic Garden) has hosted a large flock of Purple Finches this winter, more than I have recorded in the past 20 years of surveys there. Most winters there will be a flock of 5-10 at this site; this winter I have recorded as many as 40 in a single flock. In contrast, this year I have not had any at my feeders about 1/2 mile away, compared to some past years (including last year) when they were very regular in my yard. So they are around, but maybe just using resources differently than in past years.
Cathy McFadden Claremont
-- Dr. Catherine S. McFadden Vivian and D. Kenneth Baker Professor Department of Biology Harvey Mudd College 1250 N. Dartmouth Ave. Claremont, CA 91711 USA
Hi,
Recently, I hiked Evey Canyon above Claremont, and actually succeeded at
not hearing or seeing a single Purple Finch. I have not had any in my
neighborhood in or around Wheeler Park this entire winter except for one
singing female type bird at the end of winter. Same goes for the rest of
Claremont. This morning I hiked for a little bit on the fire road that
comes off of Glendora Ridge Road, checking to see if Black chinned Sparrows
have returned yet, or not (no not yet), and was equally struck by the lack
of Purple Finches up there (by the way, up there there were no clouds and I
could see the fog in the city below me, while the sun was beating down on
me, mercilessly).
Has anybody else noticed how few or no Purple Finches there are this year?
I have noticed that many eBirders do not seem to grasp how to enter subspecies on their eBird lists. Here is an example: In your birding, you encounter and identify 20 "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warblers and 2 "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Your eBird list should therefore show: --- Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
But many eBirders enter it like this: 22 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
This is wrong, since your list now shows 44 Yellow-rumped Warblers total when in fact you only found 22 of them.
Of course, it may not be possible to identify all individuals encountered to subspecies. ,So if you found 20 "Audubon's," 2 "Myrtles," and 10 other Yellow-rumped Warblers that could not be identified to subspecies, you would enter it as: 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
In summary, if you list a bird to subspecies, then DO NOT also include that bird under the "umbrella" species name. Seems obvious, but many birders do this incorrectly. If you have been doing this incorrectly, please take the time to go back and correct your lists.
Remember that you can toggle on/off the button that says "Show Subspecies" when you enter an eBird list. If you elect to show (and enter) subspecies, then please enter them conservatively (very few subspecies in our area are readily identifiable in the field). It is our bias (as reviewers) that if there is only one subspecies possible in the region [e.g., "Brown Pelican (California)"] you should only enter your observation to the species level unless you carefully examined characters that allowed you to identify the subspecies. [How many of you who enter Brown Pelicans in our area to subspecies actually studied them carefully to rule out, for example, the subspecies *carolinensis* from the Gulf of Mexico or *occidentalis* from the West Indies, which are not part of the "California: subspecies group?]
Thanks,
Kimball Garrett (for the L. A. County eBIrd reviewer team)
There have been large groupings (Unkindness) of Ravens in the Palos Verdes Area near Pt. Vicente. I have taken notice of this for a few years. Yesterday I counted 70 . They seem to be in some doing Courtship displays. In addition, Brown Pelicans are seemingly heading Northward in steady flows. Bill Cullen Palos Verdes Peninsula.
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This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 5, 2024.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at a residence in Beverly Glen on March 31.
A SABINE’S GULL was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB from April 1-4.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia from March 31-April 1.
Up to three YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at Ballona Lagoon through April 3.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through April 1Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around this area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was on San Clemente Island on April 2.
At least two AMERICAN DIPPERS continued along the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail along the middle fork of the San Gabriel River below Mt. Baldy Village through March 29.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 29 in the area below Monte Verde Park. Also continuing here was a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through April 2.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through April 4. Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank (near the Warner Brothers gate) and moving up and down this part of the river.
The LARK BUNTING at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley continued through April 3 around the baseball field on the south side of the park.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS included two in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach on April 2, one continuing in Silver Lake through April 3 and another continuing at Rio de Los Angeles Park through April 3.
A FIELD SPARROW was in Griffith Park along the Loop Trail off Western Canyon Road on March 29.
The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at Wheeler Park in Claremont through April 2 at 580 Bucknell Ave.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at Madrona Marsh in Torrance on April 4.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 29.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through March 31.
A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 29 around the museum grounds.
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Glendale, CA
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I had a Sabine's gull almost in full alternate (really just one white feather left on the head, but strongly bicolor bill with yellow tip) at the southwest end of Duckbill about half an hour ago, foraging on the water. It was still present when I moved on to check the rest of Piute. I've attempted to attach a back of camera photo but not sure if it will work with the email listserv.
In other news, there was a big kettle of >100 Swainsons hawks this morning to the southwest when I arrived
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 29, 2024.
The BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD in Glendora was seen again on March 24.
At least one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between Downey Road and Soto Street in Vernon through March 27.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continued at Ballona Lagoon through March 26.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in north Monrovia through March 26.
A DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through March 27 near the southeast corner of the park.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through March 26 (near the playground) and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (west of the north lake in Area 3) through March 27.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through March 23. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around this area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
A PURPLE MARTIN was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on March 22.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 27 in the area below Monte Verde Park. Also continuing here was a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through March 24.
Up to three AMERICAN DIPPERS were along the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail along the middle fork of the San Gabriel River below Mt. Baldy Village through March 27.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through March 28. Recently it has been upstream from Buena Vista Park in Burbank and moving up and down this part of the river.
The LARK BUNTING at Sheldon Arleta Park in Sun Valley continued through March 26 around the baseball field on the south side of the park.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS continued at a residence in Silver Lake through March 28 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (in Area 3) through March 27.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through Marvh 26 near Restroom 4. Another was at Ernest Debs Park on March 24.
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES continued at Wheeler Park in Claremont through March 25 at 580 Bucknell Ave. and in Juniper Hills through March 27.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued near the botanic garden at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach through March 22.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 28.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through March 28.
A PALM WARBLER was on San Clemente Island on March 21.
A PAINTED REDSTART continued at a residence in Brentwood through March 22.
A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 27 around the museum grounds.
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Glendale, CA
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Date: 3/29/24 5:21 pm From: Jonathan Feenstra via groups.io <feenstra...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Tricolored Blackbirds at Piute Ponds
Piute Ponds birders,
There may be a Tricolored Blackbird breeding colony in northern Little Piute at the Piute Ponds.
From Lot 1, I noticed a few tight flocks of blackbirds (10-25) flying north-south over the C-Dike. I couldn't see exactly where they were going in Little Piute, but when I walked south on the road along the east side of that marsh, I could hear what sounded like a breeding colony. It's thick in there and I couldn't get an angle to actually see anything.
Since Edwards Air Force Base is interested in Tricolored Blackbirds on the Base (and I work for them monitoring their Tricolored Blackbirds), and some of you bird Piute Ponds, if you see any Tricolored Blackbirds, please put in your eBird species comments the details of your observation: specifically where you saw them and what they were doing.
This could be the first breeding of Tricolored Blackbirds at Piute Ponds in over 20 years - breeding bird atlas period.
Or, it could have just been a couple of hours of Tricolored Blackbird noise and today was the end of it...
Date: 3/27/24 12:50 pm From: Al Borodayko <adboro...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] TLDR: Claremont parrots and parakeets
I went to Wheeler Park in Claremont this morning, Wednesday 27 Mar, and saw the flock of parakeets and the Green-tailed Towhee. I posted photos of them in the photos folders:
14A Parrots and Allies - Red Masked Parakeet and Mitred Parakeet
36A Emberizids - Green-tailed Towhee
Be cautious of the ID of the Red Masked Parakeets because there are Mitred Parakeets mixed in with them.
I didn't realize this until I viewed my photos.
Enjoy, Al Borodayko
Cypress, CA
Date: 3/26/24 11:23 am From: <tgmiko...> <tgmiko...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] TLDR: Claremont parrots and parakeets
Hi,
Somebody emailed me photos of the Rose ringed Parakeet from a week ago,
near Memorial Park, and in those photos it clearly was with Red crowned
Parrots, as opposed to Lilac Crowned, so this bird appears to be just
randomly hanging out with anybody.
Unrelated to that, this morning. Photographed a Blue crowned Parakeet
hiding in the middle of the flock of a Red masked Parakeets at Wheeler
Park, this morning.
Date: 3/25/24 11:07 am From: <tgmiko...> <tgmiko...> Subject: [LACoBirds] TLDR: Claremont parrots and parakeets
Hi,
The Red masked Parakeets have been quite predictable in my neighborhood,
visiting what appears to be a bare, leafless tree at the intersection of
Doane and Bucknell the past several mornings. Their guest is a Rose ringed
Parakeet that was first detected with Red-crowned Amazons (Parrots,
although the www.xeno-canto.org website still calls them Amazons) at the
Memorial Park in Claremont, over a week ago. Right now, as long as there
are plentiful small dark berries on that tree at the southeast corner of
Wheeler Park, that Rose ringed Parakeet might be predictable and easily
observed for perhaps several more days.
Interestingly, none of the large Amazon species of parrots tend to actually
visit the park, only rarely or occasionally flying overhead. However, there
were five Lilac-crowned Parrots or Amazons in the neighborhood this morning
near, but not with the Red-masked Parakeets. These large parrots may be the
same ones that the Rose-ringed Parakeet was associating with last week. If
so, last week those large parrots were labeled as being Red-crowned
Parrots, when they were actually Lilac crowned. [Interestingly, the Rose
ringed Parakeet appeared to spend time with the big flock of parakeets,
alternating to spending time with the larger parrots and then returning to
the flock of parakeets]
This brings up something that I have long suspected and I think that all of
us, starting with me are guilty of--for a lack of a better term. I strongly
suspect that birders of all skill levels, including those with decades of
experience identifying birds in the field are randomly misidentifying what
are actually Lilac crowned Parrots as only being red crowned. I wouldn't be
surprised if it turned out that the actual proportion of the two species
populations may be different than what it has been assumed to be, up until
now.
I think that a lot of people assume that these two species can only be
safely separated when they are perched on a branch or wire, giving the
opportunity to study the shade of red (it is my perception that the red on
lilac crowned parakeets is much darker) on the forehead and how far back it
goes on the crown, while in fact the two species have differences on their
tails in flight (which requires you to be above them) and their
vocalizations while extremely similar are different enough to be separated
either by people with good ears or by obtaining audio recordings that don't
necessarily have to be good quality in terms of background noise (cars
airplanes, etc.) but just capture what they sound like.
Last week I suspected that the birds with the Rose-ringed Parakeet were
actually Lilac ground Parrots, but I wasn't going to argue with other
birders who are both just more skilled than I am, but also more
experienced. The point of this email is not to point out an error on the
part of others but to point out that all of us collectively have probably
been doing this for a long time. Again, starting with me.
Correcting this, or figuring it out to a more accurate level might require
a Lance Benner Swainson's Hawk type of day or week where a bunch of people
spread out and record photos and audio recordings of the large parrots.
Tom
Date: 3/23/24 8:50 pm From: <lathrotriccus...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] White Wagtail in Boyle Heights
The bird in question has been identified (from re-sent photos) as a mockingbird.
Dan Cooper
Ventura Co.
> On Mar 23, 2024, at 2:22 PM, <hainfamily...> wrote:
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> A friend showed me these photos she took yesterday of a bird next door to her house. To me, it looks like a White Wagtail. The address of the house the bird perched on is 3540 E. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90023.
>
> That is an ordinary neighborhood. My friend knows of no wet or damp areas nearby. It seems strange.
>
> Please let me know if you agree with my ID.
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> Elwood (Woody) Hain
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Yes, Spring is definitely here!   A male Hooded Oriole came in on the 18th.   Even more interesting is that had a juve/female here somewhat regularly thru the winter!  First time ever in the 43 years since starting birding in current home.
Can't help but wonder if birds may be responding to weather changes as following records indicate something is happening.....
1. a f. Red-breasted Nuthatch showed up 12/27/23 and continues often at sunflower seed feeder,
2. a juve, now f. (originally had bit of red crown patch) Nuttall's Woodpecker came 4/3/23 and continues irregularly at sugar feeder,
3. a Violet-crowned Hummer was here off and on last spring and fall, (I first saw in LA Co, in Newhall: 5/26/87)
4. but most surprising was a (young?) Spotted Owl on 6-17-23 perched on a cable line across the backyard in front of a Canary Island Pine most of the afternoon!
Date: 3/23/24 2:22 pm From: <hainfamily...> <hainfamily...> Subject: [LACoBirds] White Wagtail in Boyle Heights
A friend showed me these photos she took yesterday of a bird next door to her house. To me, it looks like a White Wagtail. The address of the house the bird perched on is 3540 E. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90023.
That is an ordinary neighborhood. My friend knows of no wet or damp areas nearby. It seems strange.
Please let me know if you agree with my ID.
Elwood (Woody) Hain
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 22, 2024.
The continuing RED-NECKED GREBE was at the Ballona Creek mouth through March 17.
At least one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between Downey Road and Soto Street in Vernon through March 18. A FRANKLIN’S GULL was at this location on March 16.
A continuing PACIFIC LOON was at Quail Lake near Gorman through March 18.
A GLOSSY IBIS was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on March 21. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in north Monrovia through March 16.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued on Santa Catalina Island (along Escondido Road) through March 17.
TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued at Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach through March 20 and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach (west of the north lake in Area 3) through March 21.
The THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD continued in Griffith Park through March 22. Google Earth coordinates are approximately 34.14079, -118.28856. Although the bird moves around this area, it does regularly come back to this spot.
At Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena, the following birds continued. A PACIFIC WREN was north of the wooden bridge in the southwest part of the park through March 15. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued through March 16. A TENNESSEE WARBLER continued at Berkshire Creek through March 19.
A BROWN THRASHER continued along the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through March 17 in the area below Monte Verde Park. Also continuing here was a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE through March 17.
Two AMERICAN DIPPERS continued along the Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail along the middle fork of the San Gabriel River below Mt. Baldy Village through March 15.
The WHITE WAGTAIL continued along the Los Angeles River through March 20. Recently it has been in the vicinity of Buena Vista Park and moving up and down this part of the river.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS continued at a residence in Silver Lake through March 19, at Rio de Los Angeles Park through March 15 and at Vina Vieja Park in Pasadena through March 16.
A DARK-EYED “GRAY-HEADED” JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through Marvh 16 near Restroom 2.
A DARK-EYED “PINK-SIDED” JUNCO continued at the Signal Hills North Side Trails through March 15.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued through March 17 near Wheeler Park in Claremont at 580 Bucknell Ave.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 21 usually in and around the fenced museum grounds.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD continued at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB through March 18 along the north side of Ave. C. A letter of permission is required for entry.
A NORTHERN PARULA was in Coral Trees inside the entrance to the South Coast Botanic Garden through March 20.
The CAPE MAY WARBLER along the west side of Alhambra Park (in front of 507 Palm Street) was reported through March 21.
A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Victory Park in Pasadena (south of the playground) through March 20. Another CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Washington Park in Pasadena on March 16.
A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel through March 20 and a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER was here through March 21. Both were near the southeast corner of the park.
A HEPATIC TANAGER continued at Banning Park in Wilmington through March 22 around the museum grounds.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in the Meadowbrook area of the LA County Arboretum from March 20-21.
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Jon L Fisher
Glendale, CA
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Date: 3/21/24 1:18 pm From: Jonathan Feenstra via groups.io <feenstra...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Glossy Ibis, Piute Ponds, 3/21/24
There's what appears to be a breeding plumaged Glossy Ibis with a flock of about 50 White-faced Ibis.
This is in the southwest corner of Duckbill pond. The flock is moving around a little in the reeds (Glossy currently visible, but that's been changing), but hasn't gone far.
