Los Angeles RBA
August 26, 2010
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:23:43 -0700
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- RBA
* California
* Los Angeles RBA
* August 26, 2010
* CALA1008.26
-Birds mentioned
Brant
Pacific Golden-Plover (Ventura County)
Solitary Sandpiper
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Bonaparte’s Gull
Black Tern
Black-throated Sparrow
California Bird Records Committee:
Report sightings on the rare bird report form: http://www.californiabirds.org/
Hotline: Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert
Telephone Number: (323) 874-1318
E-mail reports to: Jon Fisher at JonF60@hotmail.com
Coverage: Los Angeles County, Ventura County
-Transcript
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, August 26.
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS are being
regularly reported along the lower LA River. Good places to check have been the
following areas-- south of Rosecrans, south of Del Amo, and between Willow and
Wardlow.
Single PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen on the river south of Rosecrans and south
of Del Amo on August 21.
A RED KNOT was at the Lancaster Sewer Ponds on August 22 along with a single
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and three BONAPARTE’S GULLS. The ponds are just east of the
14 Freeway at Avenue D. Be sure to ask permission at the office before birding.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at Malibu Lagoon on August 21 and another was briefly
along San Jose Creek well upstream from the San Gabriel River (adjacent to the
Fry’s Electronics store) on August 22.
A BLACK TERN was along the LA River between Willow and Wardlow on August 23
along with a continuing BRANT.
An immature BLACK-THROATED SPARROW was at Crescenta Valley Park in La Crescenta
on August 23.
VENTURA COUNTY—
At the Arnold Road sod farms on the Oxnard Plain was a PACIFIC-GOLDEN PLOVER
present from August 21-24. This bird was near the end of Arnold Rd. on the
right hand side. In the flooded fields at the end of Arnold were a BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER on August 21 and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER on August 19.
At the Santa Clara River Estuary on August 21, two BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were
present. A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was found near one of the flooded campsites near
the day use parking area at McGrath on August 24.
This report is sponsored by the Los Angeles Audubon Society.
- end transcript
Jon L Fisher
Glendale, CA
JonF60@hotmail.com
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