Date: 1/9/26 1:22 pm
From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...>
Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] (southern) South County orioles and tanagers
As many folks know well (especially those living farther north in San Diego Co.), the numbers of over-wintering orioles, tanagers, and rare warblers is almost always highest in (southern) South County, north to about Mission Bay and La Jolla, and then declines farther to north in the county. Certainly plenty of pleasing exceptions to this rule of thumb, but in general it holds almost every year. As an example, here's a few hours of January birding at several parks in the southern South County:

Sunnyslope Park:  1 Hooded Oriole (cont. female in NW corner), 1 Bullock's Oriole, 1 Summer Tanager (cont. female-type), 4 Western Tanagers (cont.)

Montgomery Waller Park:  1 Bullock's Oriole (cont. ad. male)

Vista Terrace Park and vic.:  1 Bullock's Oriole (new, ad.male), 1 Summer Tanager (new, young male), 2 Western Tanagers (cont.)

Howard Lane Park:  1 Western Tanager (new)

Kimball Park:  1 Nashville Warbler (cont.), 1 Summer Tanager (new, female-type)

Also, a Vermilion Flycatcher and the continuing Costco Black-thr Green Warbler.

Paul Lehman, San Diego





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