Date: 9/15/25 7:46 pm From: Bradley Hacker via groups.io <bradley.r.hacker...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] possible Alder Flycatcher
At 18:50 the bird was still along the shoreline near the mud "beach", usually beyond the west side of the beach for the 2 hr I was around.
On 9/15/2025 15:00, Dave Compton via groups.io wrote: > Sorry to do this, but in case someone has a chance to get here today, > I thought i would put out there now that there's an empid at the bird > refuge in Santa Barbara that people who know more than I do think > could be an Alder. I'm trying to get higher resolution versions of the > photos, which may settle this without the bird vocalizing, which it > hasn't, at least while anyone was following it. If you do go there > today, it would be great if you could get a recording, if it DOES > vocalize. > > The bird has been low to the ground on the east side of the little > beach between the parking lot and the water, perching low in the reeds > and sometimes going down to the ground. It has also sometimes flown to > the west side of beach. So, if you're facing the water, it's usually > on the left, but sometimes on the east. > > I'll post more info as soon as I have it, one way or another. > > Dave Compton > Santa Barbara >
