Date: 11/14/26 10:00 am From: <lehman.paul...> via SanDiegoRegionBirding <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Seawatch Red billed tropicbird and black tern and masked booby. Harris Sparrow update
A Saturday morning seawatch in the post-frontal wind attended by four observers was quite successful for rarities, with Jason first spotting an adult Red-billed tropicbird with a full tail flying by about 3/4 Mi offshore heading south. Quite an exceptional record from shore. That was followed soon thereafter by Gary spotting a very late Black Tern heading south. And then later in the morning the remaining observers had what appears to be a sub-adult Masked Booby. We also had three or four Cocos boobies and a Black scoter and a Common Murre.
After an appreciable wait, the Harris's Sparrow between Robb field and Dog beach found by Nathan earlier this morning was relocated farther to the east in the flock of about eight White crowneds bordering the Smiley Lagoon dirt parking lot. Near the west end of the parking lot. It seems to like going into and under a bougainvillea where there's maybe some seed on the ground. Some of the birds also headed back West toward the original area so it's working up and down the whole stretch.
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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