Date: 10/27/24 9:50 pm From: Conor McMahon via groups.io <conormcmahon22...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Franceschi Park - Blackburnian Warbler
Hi all,
This morning I birded Franceschi Park for a few hours, mostly focusing on the lerpy red gum eucalyptus. There are a lot of warblers in them right now, including one that I saw briefly at the start of the walk and thought looked interesting. I got a few very terrible photos but the bird flew after just a few seconds and I wasn't able to relocate it in the next several hours. At the time I only really saw that it had a yellowish cast and strong wing bars.
On getting home and looking at the photos on a computer, I felt they actually looked best for Blackburnian Warbler. I got some corroborating second opinions (thanks!) and have the photos now on eBird.
If anyone tries to look for it, keep in mind there are a lot of other red gums beyond the few at the parking area. Warblers were moving around a lot this morning. The parking lot is not obvious from Google Maps but if you follow the directions it gives it will bring you right to the park entrance.
