Date: 11/2/25 3:00 pm From: Melissa Johnson via groups.io <mitzimelissa...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Correction: Cassin's Kingbird at Cunningham
After reviewing photos, feedback from a few alert SBB'ers -- turns out this
Kingbird is a Cassin's not a Tropical! not so great photos on
https://ebird.org/checklist/S282626292
Also got some feedback on sapsucker calls that all 3 varieties we might see
here all sound pretty much the same so be careful not to ID on calls alone
(which thankfully, I didn't )
Happy Birding,
Melissa
On 11/2/2025 12:26 PM, Melissa Johnson via groups.io wrote:
>
> Ran into Janna Pauser at Cunningham Lake; she alerted us to a Tropical
> Kingbird in the euks in the water in parking lot D. Refound here: 37.33954°
> N, 121.80908° W At times out on a snag, but often hidden. Muddy shoes
> likely. Will upload photos later. Also heard what sounded like a
> YBSapsucker -- 3 single note calls that aligned with eBird library sounds
> -- but couldn't visually locate and did not put on my checklist. Maybe
> someone else can locate it.
>
> Happy Birding,
> Melissa Johnson
>
>
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