Date: 11/14/25 2:18 pm From: James Pike via groups.io <jimpike444...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] pine warbler
We walked in a light rain at Good Shepherd cemetery in Huntington Beach this afternoon, which is why I left my camera in the car. Needless to say, that proved to be a mistake, as I happened upon the dullest immature female Pine Warbler I've ever seen. It was in a couple cedar (?) trees (with flattened foliage) near a white bench and a row of blooming hibiscus shrubs. It was very pishable and came in close enough to see a very pale wash of yellow on the throat and breast. The auriculars were a well-defined gray with a slightly darker spot at their lowest point, and vague streaks were present along the sides of the breast. When I later returned with my camera, the flock it was with (mainly Yellow-rumpeds) had dispersed and I didn't refind it.
