Date: 9/19/25 7:43 pm From: Ethan Monk via groups.io <z.querula...> Subject: [EBB-Sightings] morphna? Song Sparrow and others
I managed to squeeze in an hour and a half of birding in Richmond this afternoon, which was about two more hours of free time than I expected, and it was pleasantly quite birdy. The highlight was a dark race of Song Sparrow from the Pacific Northwest at Miller/Knox , which I guessed was morphna , although I might have a better idea after I download photos. This is probably one of the earliest records for the Bay Area, but who even looks at subspecies anyways ;) My first of season Hermit Thrush was also here with a smattering of regular migrants.
A visit earlier to Booker T. Anderson was very birdy. I counted over 20 migrants including at least four gray-headed O-c Warblers and a Cassins Vireo, a species I struggle to find each year in Richmond. This general birdiness after this front mirrors Cedric Duhalde’s earlier report on SFBirds, and hopefully will continue through the weekend!
