- RBA

* California

* Los Angeles RBA

* January 7, 2021

* CALA2201.07

-Birds mentioned

Long-tailed Duck

White-winged Dove

Pacific Golden-Plover

Laughing Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Red-footed Booby

Zone-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Ash-throated Flycatcher

GREATER PEWEE

Tropical Kingbird

Hammonds Flycatcher

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Cassins Vireo

American Pipit ( japonicus )

Dark-eyed Pink-sided Junco

Dark-eyed Gray-headed Junco

Harriss Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Green-tailed Towhee

Black-and-white Warbler

Lucys Warbler

American Redstart

Black-throated Green Warbler

Painted Redstart

Summer Tanager

California Bird Reco rds
Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form):http://www.californiabirds.org/

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Hotline:Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert

E-mail reports to:Jon Fisher at JonF60@...

Coverage:Los Angeles County

-Transcript

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for January 7.

A LONG-TAILED DUCK continued off Dockweiler Sate Beach in El Segundo through January 3.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at Victoria Park in Carson on December 31.

The PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER continued along Ballona Creek (between Lincoln and the 90 Freeway) through January 2.

The LAUGHING GULL at the Rio Hondo Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera was reported through January 6.
Entry to this part of the spreading basins is via a gate on Washington Blvd. near Paramount Blvd. or through holes in the fence along the east border.

The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through January 2.
It has been seen near Sailboat Cove and from the north shore.

A RED-FOOTED BOOBY was observed offshore about ten miles west of Manhattan Beach on December 31.

ZONE-TAILED HAWKS were above the Earl Canyon Motorway above Montrose on January 3 and continuing in north Monrovia through January 6.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK continued at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (permission required for entry) through January 6.

A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at Veterans Park in Sylmar from January 1-5 with two birds (a juvenile and adult) present on the latter date.

A GREATER PEWEE returned for its fifth year to Rustic Canyon in Pacific Palisades as of January 1.
It was seen through January 2 near Greentree Road and Brooktree Road.

A TROPICAL KINGBIRD continued near the north side of Entradero Park in Torrance through January 5.

Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD was by Havelock Ave. and Marshall Drive north of Ballona Creek on December 31.

A HAMMONDS FLYCATCHER was a Valley Park in Burbank from January 3-4 and another was at Los Cerritos Park in Long Beach on January 6.

PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS were at Lacy Park in San Marino on December 31, at Chavez Ravine in Elysian Park on January 1, in Atwater Village, at William
Andrews Clark Library in Los Angeles and in Westchester Park all on January 2.

The EASTERN PHOEBE at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Glendale continued through January 6. It stays just below the Riverside Drive bridge and ranges from the southern part of the park down into
the river channel.

Another EASTERN PHOEBE was at Lake Lindero in Agoura Hills from January 1-3.

A possibly continuing CASSINS VIREO was at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera on January 5 along the west side of the main
south basin (below Mines Ave.).

The AMERICAN PIPIT ( japonicus subspecies) continued at the Ferraro Soccer Fields in Glendale through January 5.

A DARK-EYED PINK-SIDED JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (Sailboat Cove area) through December 31.

A DARK-EYED GRAY-HEADED JUNCO continued north of the sports field by the lower parking area at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena through January 1.

Another DARK-EYED GRAY-HEADED JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through January 2 near the north shore play area.

A HARRISS SPARROW continued at a residence in Monrovia through January 3.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were in Glendora through January 3 and at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach (near the organic garden) through January 3.

A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required for entry) on January 6.

A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail (just north of Carson Street) in Lakewood through December 31.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was at adjacent Monte Verde Park through January 5.

An AMERICAN RESTART continued between Burbank Blvd. and the Los Angeles River along Haskell Creek in the Sepulveda Basin through January 3. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was along Haskell Creek near
the wildlife area north entrance through January 2.

A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER continued at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino through January 5.
It has been hanging around the southwest corner of the main parking lot just to the north and west of the pedestrian main entrance, favoring the Tipu trees.
A LUCYS WARBLER was in the same area also through January 3.

Another BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was in Long Beach from January 1-5, frequenting the area near the intersection of Seaside and Hart Place.

The PAINTED REDSTART at Inglewood Park Cemetery continued through January 5. It stays in the lone large oak tree in the
Pinecrest section.

Male SUMMER TANAGERS were at the Village Green Condominiums in Los Angeles (around the central lawn area)on January 4 and at the Los Angeles Country Club
(private) on January 2 near the northwest corner of the south course.
Also at the Village Green was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER on January 2.

-end transcript

Jon L Fisher

Glendale, CA

JonF60@...

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