Date: 10/26/24 1:02 pm From: Miguel Christie via groups.io <christiemiguel...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Mle mallard x widgeon hybrid al J O'Connell Pk
Just now in west pond of WTP: distinct mallard body and widgeon head
pattern. Cheers
On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 18:53 Miguel Christie via groups.io <christiemiguel=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi all, windy and no special bird, but I just visited Ocean Beach and
> found the outflow closed and the lagoon quite full (all the mud flats are
> gone), so it's likely we will begin to see more of the winter waterbirds.
> Cheers
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 10:50 Wes Fritz via groups.io <wes-fritz=
> <verizon.net...> wrote:
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>> SB Birders,
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>> The wind is starting to build at Gaviota and the gulls are stacking up on
>> the pier and rafting just out side of it.
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>> There were 5 Spotted Sandpipers, 8 Lawrence’s Goldfinch coming into drink
>> and hitting the grassy areas.
>> The Painted and Lazuli Buntings still remain. After looking at the PABU
>> I’m in the thinking this individual is a male due to its brightness and
>> color tones that are beyond females.
>> The Lazuli looks more like a male too. If you have assigned a sex in
>> your eBird reports regarding the buntings. Possibly leave it neutral, or
>> assign as males. This will be good for the eBird reviewers.
>>
>> Good birding.
>>
>> Wes Fritz
>> 805 895 0685
>> <wes-fritz...>
>> Solvang CA
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> Miguel Christie
> Lompoc
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