Date: 9/16/26 9:36 pm From: Tim Bray via groups.io <tbray...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Tennessee Warbler and Least Flycatcher, MCBG
16 Sep 2026 - On this morning's MCAS birdwalk at the Mendocino Cost
Botanical Garden we found several fall migrant warblers foraging in a
pink-blooming tree (Eucalyptus sp.) next to the Garden shop. Several
Northern Yellow Warblers and (at least) one Tennessee Warbler were
identified; possibly a second Tennessee also present. The birds were all
pretty high up in the tree, stayed mostly inside the canopy, moved a
lot, and didn't really respond to calls or pishing.
That tree is obviously producing a lot of nectar, drawing many
hummingbirds and insects, and is likely to be worth a close look during
migration.
Also at the Garden, Matt Franks found a Least Flycatcher foraging around
the edge of the maintenance yard. It was initially near the corner of
the Garden and then moved off to the east along the property line before
disappearing. By the time the rest of us caught up with him it was gone
and we could not refind it.
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Cheers,
Tim
“I now belong to a higher cult of mortals for I have seen the
albatross.” Robert Cushman Murphy, 1912
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