Date: 5/10/25 12:12 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Mount Soledad: big flight incl. Scott's Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Bank Swallow, Purple Martin, Acorn Woodpecker, 5 Olive-sideds, Willow Fly., migrant Horned Lark
Saturday morning the 10th was clear and warm, good conditions for a good morning-flight at Mount Soledad in La Jolla. A total of five observers present. I ended up spending 5 hours there starting at dawn. A good number of rarities--listed in the title--were seen, as well as large numbers of many western migrants. Migrant totals were:
ACORN WOODPECKER 1 (rare coastal wanderer)
Olive-sided Flycatcher 5 (excellent one-morning total, and clearly a good spring overall for this species)
Western Wood-Pewee 28
Willow Flycatcher 1 (yet another early-ish one)
Western Flycatcher 45 (excellent count)
Empidonax sp. 5
Western Kingbird 18
Warbling Vireo 135 (excellent count)
HORNED LARK 1 (northbound migrant; perhaps already a post-breeder?)
BANK SWALLOW 1 (northbound with Cliff Swallows)
PURPLE MARTIN 1 (female)
N. R-w Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Cliff Swallow 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 (all clear migrants)
Swainson's Thrush 25 (good count)
Cedar Waxwing 31
Phainopepla 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Hooded Oriole 6 (apparent migrant females & young males)
Bullock's Oriole 2 (low)
SCOTT'S ORIOLE 1 (male heading north; actually SANG in flight)
Orange-crowned Warbler 8
Nashville Warbler 1
MacGillivray's Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 60
Black-thr. Gray Warbler 11 (good count for this late in season for this species)
Townsend's Warbler 115
Hermit Warbler 50 (good count)
Wilson's Warbler 230 (excellent count)
new world warbler sp. 80
Western Tanager 130 (good count)
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 1 (female; landed in bush top)
Black-headed Grosbeak 5 (low)
Lazuli Bunting 145
passerine sp. 90
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