Los Angeles RBA
May 1, 2008

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- RBA
* California
* Los Angeles RBA
* May 1, 2008
* CALA0805.01

-Birds mentioned

Least Bittern
Solitary Sandpiper
Franklin’s Gull
Gray Flycatcher
Summer Tanager
Pink-sided Junco
Yellow-headed Blackbird


California Bird Records Committee: 
Report sightings on the rare bird report form:  http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/

Hotline:  Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert
Telephone Number:  (323) 874-1318
E-mail reports to:  JonF60@hotmail.com
Coverage:  Los Angeles County, Ventura County

-Transcript

This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for Thursday May 1, 2008.  Please report
 sightings to Jon Fisher at 818-544-5009 or via e-mail to JonF60@hotmail.com

LEAST BITTERNS were either heard or seen at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh near
Playa del Rey and at El Dorado Park in Long Beach this past week.  The Ed Dorado
 Park bird was at the south end of the north lake in Area 3.

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at the Ballona Freshwater Marsh from April 27-29.
Another SOLITARY SANDPIPER was on the San Gabriel River between Whittier and
Washington Blvd on April 26 and three more were at the Sepulveda Basin on the LA
 River just below Burbank Blvd on April 27.

Four FRANKLIN’S GULLS were in the gull flock at Malibu Lagoon on May 1.

A GRAY FLYCATCHER was at Sycamore Canyon in Whittier on April 27.

A SUMMER TANAGER was seen at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont on
 April 27.

Quite rare was a PINK-SIDED JUNCO found at St Andrew’s Priory near Valyermo on
April 25.  The bird was at the northwest corner of the big lawn.

A notable flock of over 150 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS at the Ballona Freshwater
Marsh on April 27.

This report is sponsored by the Los Angeles Audubon Society. 

- end transcript

Jon L Fisher
Glendale, CA
JonF60@hotmail.com


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