Date: 8/5/26 10:34 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] boobies, boobies, and more boobies (and other warm-water species)
Likely related to the warm water currently wafting off the coast (mid-70s!) from Mexico/Central America to Southern California, there has been a clear influx of Masked/Nazca Boobies, with most birds being either Nazca or unidentified. Scheduled pelagic trips and whale-watch trips have now reported a fair number over the past two months, a young Masked/Nazca has been roosting on the tip of Zuniga Jetty for over the past two weeks, and for the past several days there have been two young Masked/Nazca's off La Jolla around 7:00-7:30 AM. Nazcas and sp.'s have been reported the past several months north all the way to Northern California.
Cocos Boobies are in reasonable numbers on a daily basis in the AM off Imperial Beach (especially) and off La Jolla.
So far there have been "just" several Red-footed Boobies in San Diego County waters the past few months, and about half of those have been dead birds found on the beach.
A Blue-footed Booby was photographed just off the coast in s. Orange County a few days ago.
In contrast, there have only been several young Magnificent Frigatebirds seen this summer in Southern California waters, so nothing special there.
A Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel was photographed off northern Baja (between Tijuana and Ensenada) a few days ago.
--Paul Lehman, San Diego
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