Date: 12/7/25 11:40 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] bunch of low-end rarities
The past several days I've had a bunch of low-end rarities:
Merlin: the second suckleyi-type present in South County was in western residential Imperial Beach on 4 Dec
Dark-eyed Junco: continuing mostly-Slate-colored type at PLNU, and a male Slate-colored (probably returning from last winter) and an intergrade (w/ Oregon?) at Friendship Park in Chula Vista
White-crowned Sparrow: an immature dark-lored (presumably oriantha) at Camp Surf in Imperial Beach/Coronado
Black-and-white Warbler: continuing adult female/immature male downtown at Pantoja Park (especially in the trees at the northeast corner of the main plaza); and new male at Friendship Park in Chula Vista
Nashville Warbler: singles at Liberty Station (tipus) and along Chula Vista bayshore (meloleucas)
American Redstart: new female-type in Nestor/Palm City in carrotwood trees at corner of Cantamar X Cerrissa; continuing, returning adult male downtown at Seaport Village (around the small pond next to the Malibu Farms restaurant); new immature male only 250 yards away from the adult male, in adjoining Embarcadero Marina Park (in trees at the turnaround at end of road/parking lot)
Yellow Warbler: one returning for over 5 years (probably closer to 7) at corner of Hollister X Sunset in TRV, and three birds at Liberty Station tipu parking lots where regular in winter
Black-thr. Gray Warbler: 1 in Liberty Station tipus; so far this species seems to be in somewhat below-average numbers during the past month
Summer Tanager: continuing female-type in upper Presidio Park and a new bird at Lauderbach Park in Chula Vista, which for the second individual in a week was an entirely mustard-yellow bird in actual full song
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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