Date: 10/10/25 9:19 pm From: basquebirder via groups.io <allaboutbirds...> Subject: [northbaybirds] Outer Point 10/10 - Baltimore Oriole and other migrants
Hi all,
Today I birded the Outer Point, where the wind started off light from the SW but increased throughout the day. The day was relatively slow, with some scattered western migrants seen at most sites.
I started at the lighthouse where the highlights were:
- Merlin coming off the ocean at dawn
- a flock of 70+ Violet-green Swallows that circled the lighthouse area throughout the rest of my visit
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in the lupines below the residences
- Northern Mockingbird in a huckleberry by the first cypresses
Went to the Fish Docks next which provided:
- Cackling Goose that flew over the dock
- Warbling Vireo in trees below the house
- Black-throated Gray Warbler with the vireo
I checked the monument at Drake's Beach and then walked down to Horseshoe Pond.
- 60 Northern Pintail at Horseshoe Pond
- 26 Long-billed Curlew on the beach in front of Horseshoe Pond
Driving out of Drake's, the continuing Snow Goose was off the side of the road with the group of Canada Geese.
Lastly, I walked the RCA cypress grove where there were few migrants. However, I lucked into this Baltimore Oriole hanging out in a patch of salmonberry immediately north of the building. Additionally, I heard a Pacific Wren calling from some of the further cypresses. I looked it up and it appears to be first record since 2023 from this location.
eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S278434063
