Date: 5/10/25 8:03 pm From: '<delallag...>' via mbbirds <mbbirds...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Astonishing Migration Push and a Lazuli photo
Gorgeous LABU photo!
Gail DeLalla
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On Saturday, May 10, 2025, 6:36 PM, Pete Sole <pete...> wrote:
Hi birders,
During the last 2 nights, radar analysis from Cornell's Birdcast
reported an astonishing number of birds passing through. Thursday night
was phenomenal, with some 1.5 million birds crossing into Santa Cruz
county. Friday night, last night, still saw some incredible, 1.09
million birds cross into our county. My strong suspicion, is that this
is likely one the largest migration pushes, if not the largest, that we
will see this migration season. To obsess over more data 😂, see:
Given the above, I aborted my plan to bird the northern end of the
county today, and went up to Loma Prieta. Got there late around 8am. But
none the less, BLACK-CHINNED SPARROWS and LAZULI BUNTINGS were singing.
One bunting even sort of posed for a brief moment:
