Date: 3/4/26 1:32 pm From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Jacumba Tennessee Warbler, Neotropic Corm., Harris's Hawks, Least Bittern
A productive visit to Jacumba early this morning (4 March) was headlined by a very unexpected Tennessee Warbler spending lots of time in the budding/leafing willows next to the pond. This is totally unseasonal for this species in this part of the county, as it "should not" winter there (although one was seen there in mid-Feb 2024) and this would be exceptionally early for a spring vagrant. Perhaps the bird wintered in northern Mexico and just came north a relatively short distance with early migrant Orange-crowneds and Yellow-rumpeds, which were clearly present there today in numbers.
Also present were continuing Neotropic Cormorant (since 28 Feb), a local first, and a territorial calling Least Bittern is back for its third year. Tricolored Blackbirds are starting to sing. At the very eastern edge of their range, the female and its fully-grown young Wild Turkey continue to wander through town, the recently-colonizing easterly American Crows continue, as do at least four Cassin's Kingbirds, several easterly wintering Golden-crowned Sparrows, and the usual singing Scott's Oriole.
Harris's Hawks (total 3 birds) included two birds each bring sticks to a nest site. Please do NOT publicize the exact location of the nest, if you happen to stumble across it.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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