Date: 9/28/24 4:20 pm From: Miguel Christie via groups.io <christiemiguel...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Sage Thrasher still around gazebo at Ocean Beach Park, Lompoc
4 pm , very tame ,great views. A 'lifer' for me, thanks Eunice & Daniel. Good birding
On Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 18:38 Daniel Farrar via groups.io <jdanielfarrar= <gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi All, > After very easily finding Eunice Schroeder's SAGE THRASHER at Ocean > Park this afternoon (near gazebo) I stopped at Ryon Park on a whim but with > a hunch it could be a decent spot. There's not a lot of understory but > there are big trees and a nice variety of species including a few Eucs. > The park was fairly birdy and had migrant warblers so I did a full loop. > Ended up finding a nice mixed flock moving around a few trees near the main > entrance. After working the flock a bit a PLUMBEOUS VIREO popped out. Got > great looks but it flew into the tree and could not grab a photo. The bird > eventually reappeared in the same spot but again eluded photos. After > taking a break and meeting up with a friend we went back out but failed to > relocate the vireo. We, however, were pleased to find a more cooperative > BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the same tree in about the same location. A full > checklist and more details here: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S196680498 > > Best, > Daniel Farrar > Lompoc, CA > >
