Date: 9/16/26 10:17 pm From: Matt Franks via groups.io <mistermicrophone...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Tennessee Warbler and Least Flycatcher, MCBG
Based on review of photos by more folks, it looks like the Least Flycatcher was likely a Western Flycatcher. Apologies for the false alert!
> On Sep 16, 2026, at 9:36 PM, Tim Bray via groups.io <tbray...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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