It turns out 2020, and to a lesser extent 2021, were pretty decent years for unusual birds in Los Angeles County. Really, only the Glaucous-winged Gull at Piute Ponds, the Greater Pewees in Rustic and Kewen Canyons, and the Neotropic Cormorants at Santa Fe Dam were self-found, and I really hate chasing other peoples' birds, but if it's a new one for me in LA County, I'll go for it.
Greater Pewee, Kewen Canyon, 2/14/21
Broad-billed Hummingbird, Pasadena, 1/7/21
Great-crested Flycatcher, Torrance, 10/24/20
White-winged Dove, San Gabriel River, 10/20/20
Plumbeous Vireo, Piute Ponds, 9/9/20
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Long Beach, 9/23/20
Neotropic Cormorants, Santa Fe Dam, 3/8/20
Glaucous-winged Gull, Piute Ponds, 5/14/20
Greater Pewee, Rustic Canyon, 10/6/20
Manx Shearwater, Redondo Canyon, 9/21/21
It was also good rarity-ing outside of Los Angeles, where I rarely venture even before a global pandemic shut down most things. Nevertheless, I made a few exceptions.
Harlequin Duck, Santa Ana River, 10/31/20
Purple Sandpiper, North Shore Marina, Salton Sea, 2/2/21