- RBA

* California

* Los Angeles RBA

* March 24, 2023

* CALA2303.24

-Birds mentioned

TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE
Surf Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Inca Dove
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
California Condor
Zone-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Prairie Merlin
Black Merlin
Hammonds Flycatcher
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Dark-eyed Pink-sided Junco
Harriss Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Painted Redstart
Summer Tanager

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

Enter your bird sightings on eBird:http://ebird.org/content /ebird

Hotline:Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert

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

Coverage:Los Angeles County

-Transcript

(THIS VERSION HAS A CORRECTED SPECIES LIST ABOVE)

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for March 24, 2023.

A TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE continued at the Lancaster Water Reclamation Plant in the Antelope Valley through March 23.
The bird has been in the open space immediately southwest of the reclamation plant ponds and entrance (along Ave. D).

A SURF SCOTER was at the Earvin Magic Johnson Recreation Area in Willowbrook on March 20.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES were off Pt. Dume in Malibu on March 22.

An INCA DOVE was in Lake Los Angeles in the east Antelope Valley on March 18.
It was seen at 41116 169 th Street East.

Up to five YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continued at the Ballona Lagoon through March 20.

Two CALIFORNIA CONDORS were along Gorman Post Road on March 17.

A ZONE-TAILED HAWK continued in Monrovia in the vicinity of Grand Ave. Park through March 17.

A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was at Tournament Park in Pasadena from March 22-23.

A PRAIRIE MERLIN was in the west Antelope Valley on March 17.

A BLACK MERLIN was at Long Beach Recreation Park on March 19.

HAMMONDS FLYCATCHERS were in Area 3 of El Dorado Park in Long Beach through March 18 and at William Andrews Clark Memorial Library through March 23.

Also in the west Antelope Valley on private property were two LAPLAND LONGSPURS and fifteen CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS.

A DARK-EYED PINK-SIDED JUNCO continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (Sailboat cove area) through March 17.

A HARRISS SPARROW continued at a residence in Beverly Hills through March 21.

Four SWAMP SPARROWS continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 23 around the small north shore pond (this spot is near the extreme northeast
corner of the reservoir). A HAMMONDS FLYCATCHER continued in this area by the restroom at the north shore entrance through March 22.

A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued along the pathway at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trial south of Monte Verde
Park in Lakewood through March 18 and 17 respectively.

An adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE was at Behringer Park in La Mirada from March 20-24.
It was last seen east of the east end of Alicante Road, bordering the Coyote Creek channel.

A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continued at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas through March 24.
It was seen on the north side of the park between Picnic Area 1 and 2.

A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at the far north end of the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds in Pico Rivera through March 23.

A TENNESSEE WARBLER and a PAINTED REDSTART continued near Birdcage Park in Long Beach through March 23.
Check for both birds at 3950 Hackett Ave.

The CAPE MAY WARBLER at Loyola Marymount University continued through March 18.

Another CAPE MAY WARBLER was at Veterans Memorial Park in Sylmar on March 19 near the southwest corner in eucalyptus trees just west of the closed restroom
in the frisbee golf course area. A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continued in this area through March 18.

SUMMER TANAGERS continued this past week in Brentwood, on the north side of Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas, at Long Beach Recreation Park, at USC (by
Taper Hall) and near the Whittier Narrows Nature Center in South El Monte.

-end transcript

Jon L Fisher

Glendale, CA

JonF60@...

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