Not sorry I reported this bird so late!

Just confirmed with expert Curtis Marantz of 'Marantzian tome' fame.

Was so miserable ranting in the car while stuck in traffic at Sepulveda Blvd en-route to the venue yesterday morning(hence missed the majority of the doubles matches!), but not sorry now, not sorry at all!

At first thought to exit the birding spot at 9am, but got carried away, and after chatting with a local birder, AND taking the pic of this bird on the way back, it was already 9:15am. So that 'lag' definitely contributed to my being late.

But that bird! So weird looking. Yellow rump, but not the ubiquitous Yellow rumped warbler; look at the conical bill(insectivorous warblers have sharp needle pointed ones). Stayed still, so behaviorally no match either, since warblers are notoriously itchy lol, constantly flitting about.

So, Finch of course. But what? Look at the face, some stripes, even dark malar ones, and broad buffy/white eyebrow(supercilium). Tragically stayed that way so couldn't take a better pic, and after a while it took off. No prominent wingbars.

After lambasting Tracy Drake for not reporting Dusky Warbler sooner at Madrona Marsh, I should've reported this bird earlier lol, but I don't have a smart phone, and was just too busy 'werking', as you know, 'covering' every second till the match end(WAATC, Women All American Tennis Championship at Riviera Country Club. I saw Mark Wahlberg eating while resting at the golf cart last year lol, didn't bother to approach since it was inappropriate while he was enjoying a snack!).

And mysteriously the wifi at the clubhouse wasn't working, so couldn't upload the pics and ebird report either. Only could do it once I got home, and that was..what? Close to 11pm?  Also emailed Mr. Marantz and promptly went to sleep, exhausted.

Now I don't care if I'm to be lambasted in turn for reporting the bird late lol. So happy now! Unexpected find, although it's not a Palearctic species like Dusky Warbler: probably an escapee(not an American bird).

So, I should bird there once again, since the LA river area looked quite promising. Hoping for an American Bittern, and also for a Pectoral Sandpiper which was reported a week ago. Who cares if I'm going to be late again...hahahahaha!  Thus, birding is now 'encroaching' on watching tennis, but it was going to happen sooner or later!

Oh, forgot to name this bird; Yellow-fronted Canary, at LA river-Sepulveda Basin.  :)  Enjoy!