Date: 5/10/25 6:37 am From: Roee Astor via groups.io <roeeastor...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] recent migrant pushes and early Willow Flycatchers
The continuing Nelson’s sparrow still present front and center singing from
6:05-6:30 this am at TJ Slough McCoy trail at aforementioned spot by PVC
pipes.
On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM <lehman.paul...> via groups.io
<lehman.paul...> wrote:
> Locally some good pushes of migrants on both Weds and today. Leading the
> pack both days were the large numbers of Wilson's Warblers, followed by
> good numbers of Western Tanagers, Swainson's Thrushes, Warbling Vireos,
> Yellow Warblers, and Black-headed Grosbeaks. Also very interesting has been
> the appearance of FOUR Willow Flycatchers between 6 May and today (9 May).
> First Balboa Park, then Robb Field, and today in Coronado (2). This is
> still early for there to be migrant-type Willows, with the usual arrival of
> the first such individual around 10-12 May. The rare, local breeding
> population (ssp. extimus) does arrive now at the nesting sites, but the
> birds the past few days are all assumed to be through-migrants at migrant,
> not breeding, sites. These early Willows are an interesting contradiction
> to the otherwise seemingly late overall landbird migration this season.
> Still at least one "Gambel's" White-crowned Sparrow present today.
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> --Paul Lehman, San Diego
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