Date: 12/29/25 4:45 am From: Vincent Baker via groups.io <bakerv1996...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Grace's Warbler at Wardlow Park (Long Beach), 12/28/2025
Hi all,
I had a nice Grace's Warbler at Wardlow Park in Long Beach on Sunday morning. It was working its way through the pine trees bordering the flood control channel along the west side of the park, often associating with a Townsend's Warbler in the same trees, roughly here: 33°49'16.1"N 118°07'46.8"W. It made a relatively distinct chip call that is similar to the Townsend's call yet kind of like a wetter Orange-crowned warbler call note. It's a little frustrating to track down, but I did have it occasionally in the privet trees about 10 feet over my head, but it usually preferred hiding within the mid to high canopies of the pines. Tracking the call was most efficient (if it was calling).
