- RBA

* California

* Los Angeles RBA

* July 29, 2022

* CALA2207.29

-Birds mentioned

Common Merganser

Black Swift

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Neotropic Cormorant

Reddish Egret

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Western Wood-Pewee

Indigo Bunting

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 July 29.

Two COMMON MERGANSERS were at Quail Lake southeast of Gorman on July 23 and three were at Castaic Lagoon on July 22.

BLACK SWIFTS continue to be reported along Cobal Canyon Trail above Claremont Wilderness Park, with July 25 being the most recent sighting.
Late afternoon and early evening is the time to look for them.

An immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach at the Willow Street crossing on July 29.

NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS were at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh through July 25 and at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve through July 24 (up to five birds
both on the wildlife lake island).

At least one immature REDDISH EGRET continued at Malibu Lagoon through July 28.

A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was in the Marina del Rey Harboe on July 28 and three were at Sims Bio Pond in Long Beach on July 27.

A WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE was at the Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB on July 22.
A letter of permission is required for entry.

A male INDIGO BUNTING was along the Los Angeles River in Glendale from July 26-28.
It ranged from adjacent to the Bette Davis Picnic Area downstream to just below the 5 Freeway.

-end transcript

Jon L Fisher

Glendale, CA

JonF60@...

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