Gary Martindale was the only person who had the Blackburnian Warbler today.
His great photo shows more of a smudge rather than a cheek patch and a
strong dark line through the eye. The color on the face and throat is
rather creamy, not screaming yellow like the many Townies (Townsend's
Warblers) that were there. The mixed warbler flock was traversing the
ravine between the two trail loops. About 8 birders spent hours searching.
I doubt the warbler will leave while it is still raining. I certainly will
try again if there's a good break in the weather. Thank you Gary for
staying to help refind the bird. Although unsuccessful, it was fun to
search with the rest of you, but my neck has a different opinion!
Date: 10/5/25 6:21 pm From: David Ekdahl <decvmbb...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Apologies for somewhat off topic post
Hello Birders,
If anyone is at Younger Lagoon at the overlook through the locked gate, I believe I dropped a small, plastic yellowish Canon battery cover on the part of the path after the curve. If you find it, please place it in the wooden box with the signup sheet. Thank you.
Concerning the birds there today, there were eight Great Egrets in the lagoon, hanging out and preening. Also, there were two Northern Harriers, females or juveniles, flying around.
Date: 10/3/25 6:29 pm From: James Maughn <jamaughn...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Possible Blackpoll Warbler in the Tennessee Warbler tree, Lighthouse Field
Hi All,
While waiting for the Tennessee Warbler to turn up in the Bottlebrush Tree on Liberty, I had a brief look at a warbler that was somewhat reminiscent of an Orange-crowned, but with two prominent wingbars. The voice in my head that I should probably ignore said Blackpoll. Take that with a healthy grain of salt. I will include a photo.
There were also a couple of gray-headed Orange-crowned that the other seemed to be associating with. The Tennessee eventually appeared as well.
A pretty dark Merlin stopped on the cedar next door to eat a goldfinch, as well. e
Date: 10/3/25 3:43 pm From: Lola Ross <lolabones...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Re: Can anyone confirm if this is OCWA?
Thanks to Dominik M and Kyra for the confirmations! Dominik pointed out, “The
white eye arcs ang grayish hood indicate one of the non-local subspecies
(orestera or celata)”
On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM Lola Ross <lolabones...> wrote:
> I got these shots in the same tree where the Tennessee warbler was hanging
> out the other day. Siri thinks it’s an orange-crowned warbler, and from
> what I can figure out (eye ring broken by faint eye stripe), and those
> little tufts of white at the shoulders, it would be OCWA, but if it’s
> something more exotic, I’d love to know, lol!
Date: 10/3/25 1:14 pm From: Lola Ross <lolabones...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Can anyone confirm if this is OCWA?
I got these shots in the same tree where the Tennessee warbler was hanging
out the other day. Siri thinks it’s an orange-crowned warbler, and from
what I can figure out (eye ring broken by faint eye stripe), and those
little tufts of white at the shoulders, it would be OCWA, but if it’s
something more exotic, I’d love to know, lol!
Date: 10/3/25 10:17 am From: Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Hawk Watching Day
Just FYI that Broad-winged Hawks are on the move at Hawk Hill in SF, so
good time to get out in our area as conditions are perfect and after rain
birds were likely grounded and now moving. I am unable to get out but I
encourage you to!
Ryan
*Ryan Phillips* ǀ Owner and Guide
Personal and Group Birding Excursions in Northern California and Beyond
Date: 10/2/25 8:18 am From: larry corridon <larry961357...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] California State Parks plans prescribed burns at Wilder Ranch - Lookout Santa Cruz
FYI: This is a link to Lookout Santa cruz with an article about prescribed burns at Wilder coming soon after today’s rain.
The pelagic season out of Monterey has been extraordinary this year. The most recent trip featured the skua slam (seeing all 4 jeager/skua species in one trip) with at least 8 different South Polar Skuas, three storm-petrel species (Ashy, Black, and Wilson's), Guadalupe Murrelets, dozens of Sabine's Gulls and Buller's Shearwater, and a Laysan Albatross - the first seen on a fall pelagic trip out of Monterey in 8 years! Two birds overlooked in the midst of everything else were a Short-tailed Shearwater and a Flesh-footed Shearwater. You can find the full trip report with a detailed write-up here: https://ebird.org/tripreport/416410
Date: 10/1/25 6:55 pm From: Pete Sole <pete...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Odd immature sparrows at Homeless Garden Oct. 1 (photos)
Hi birders,
First many thanks to all of the responders. The ID was unanimous, 2
immature Chipping Sparrows. Two ID marks repeatedly pointed out by
various folks:
* At this time of the year, immature Chipping Sparrows still have some
fine streaking.
* The dark/blackish lores, are quite diagnostic for this genus of
sparrows. Again, strong indicator for a Chipping.
Date: 10/1/25 6:32 pm From: Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Odd immature sparrows at Homeless Garden Oct. 1 (photos)
The dark line on the lores, visible on all the birds, and he gray rump, visible on sparrow_odd_251001e, all indicate these are Chipping Sparrows.
- Kent Johnson
________________________________
From: <mbbirds...> <mbbirds...> on behalf of Pete Sole <pete...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 5:17 PM
To: MBB Monterey Bay Birds <mbbirds...>
Subject: [MBBIRDS] Odd immature sparrows at Homeless Garden Oct. 1 (photos)
Hi birders,
This morning (10/1) we saw 2 odd immature? sparrows that we could not
conclusively identify at the Homeless Garden. Here are a few cropped,
but otherwise untouched pictures of these birds:
The faint streaking on the chest, relatively light color and small size
all confused us. I'm guessing that they are immature sparrows in the
Spizella genus. Perhaps young Chipping Sparrows? In the field I thought
maybe immature Lincoln's, but now I lean towards imm. Chipping.
Your thoughts? Appreciate any insight from the birding community.
Date: 10/1/25 5:17 pm From: Pete Sole <pete...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Odd immature sparrows at Homeless Garden Oct. 1 (photos)
Hi birders,
This morning (10/1) we saw 2 odd immature? sparrows that we could not
conclusively identify at the Homeless Garden. Here are a few cropped,
but otherwise untouched pictures of these birds:
The faint streaking on the chest, relatively light color and small size
all confused us. I'm guessing that they are immature sparrows in the
Spizella genus. Perhaps young Chipping Sparrows? In the field I thought
maybe immature Lincoln's, but now I lean towards imm. Chipping.
Your thoughts? Appreciate any insight from the birding community.
Date: 9/30/25 2:22 pm From: Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Lawrence's Goldfinch
A male Lawrence's Goldfinch was by Lighthouse Field earlier this afternoon, with a flock of Lesser Goldfinches in the birches at the corner of Pelton Ave. and Phelan Ct.
Bobbie and I had a female Blackburnian just now in a mixed flock at the top of the pedestrian path along Schwan Lagoon at the end of Dolores off 7th Ave.Large moving flock of warblers and juncos , chickadees, etc.
Date: 9/28/25 9:43 pm From: Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Pacific golden plover at Swanton Berry Farm
I had a pacific golden plover at Swanton Berry farm at sunset tonight. It was with a big group of killdeer in the field along Hwy 1. I also heard a sora and several Virginia Rails and a Long-billed Dowitcher flew all around the pond looking for a safe place to land. There was a Barn Owl hunting in the field across the highway and 3 White-tailed Kites hunting in the same field.
Female Western Sandpipers can be substantially larger, longer legged, and longer billed than the males. The entire package can make them look quite a bit larger, especially if you have extremes.
From: <mbbirds...> <mbbirds...> On Behalf Of Brian Scanlon
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2025 2:05 AM
To: Glen Tepke <g.tepke...>
Cc: mbbirds <mbbirds...>
Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Re: Interesting shorebird
These birds are almost in the same plane. I don't think this is an optical illusion, just a very large individual. If you measure from bill tip to tail these are almost the same length. Birds of the World says weight varies from 22 to 35 grams, so they can get pretty chunky.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM 'Glen Tepke' via mbbirds <mbbirds...> <mailto:<mbbirds...> > wrote:
Could this be an example of the optical illusion created by magnifying optics that makes more distant objects appear to be larger than closer objects of the same actual size? To see an illustration of this illusion, put a rectangular object like a piece of paper on the floor and look at it with bins from several feet away. The more distant edge of the paper will appear to be longer than the closer edge even though both edges are the same length.
If you saw the larger bird in front of the other and it still looked larger, then never mind.
Good birding,
Glen Tepke
Santa Cruz
On 9/26/2025 7:48 PM, Abram Fleishman wrote:
After a fair bit of debate I am still confused by the shorebird I saw yesterday. It was the size of a Dunlin but had all the other field marks of a juvenile Western Sandpiper. Photos here if you want to weight in!
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 18:26 Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...> <mailto:<abfleishman...> > wrote:
There’s an interesting shorebird at the trestle bike path over the San Lorenzo near Main Breach right now. Probably just a dunlin with a couple of western sandpipers, but it’s a fair bit bigger than the western sandpipers and very gray with a droopy bill.
Date: 9/27/25 9:01 am From: Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Broad-winged Hawk/Summit/Hwy 17 Location
Since so many are asking I will just post it here. For 3 days in a row I
have had Broad-winged Hawks in SCZ. Yesterday with Jonny Wahl and Max
Ferrero.
The location is NOT Summit Road. It is the Summit lookout where the old
vacant restaurant is. Attached is location.
Also, the best time for raptor migration typically depending on conditions
is mid morning (9:30) to early afternoon (2:00). However it depends on
conditions (cloud cover, temp, wind sp, wind direction).
For Broadies peak is Sept 25- Oct7 typically with a window from Sept 15-
Oct 15. If you can get to any location that is high usually on a ridge line
or peak with ample views you have a chance. Hawk watching is challenging as
typically they are very high soaring and whip threw, so scanning the sky
and being vigilant is key.
Hope this helps. It would great to organize some hawk watching with folks.
If interested reach out to me privately through email or text.
Good luck-
Ryan
*Ryan Phillips* ǀ Owner and Guide
Personal and Group Birding Excursions in Northern California and Beyond
These birds are almost in the same plane. I don't think this is an optical
illusion, just a very large individual. If you measure from bill tip to
tail these are almost the same length. Birds of the World says weight
varies from 22 to 35 grams, so they can get pretty chunky.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM 'Glen Tepke' via mbbirds <
<mbbirds...> wrote:
> Could this be an example of the optical illusion created by magnifying
> optics that makes more distant objects appear to be larger than closer
> objects of the same actual size? To see an illustration of this illusion,
> put a rectangular object like a piece of paper on the floor and look at it
> with bins from several feet away. The more distant edge of the paper will
> appear to be longer than the closer edge even though both edges are the
> same length.
>
> If you saw the larger bird in front of the other and it still looked
> larger, then never mind.
>
> Good birding,
> Glen Tepke
> Santa Cruz
>
>
> On 9/26/2025 7:48 PM, Abram Fleishman wrote:
>
> After a fair bit of debate I am still confused by the shorebird I saw
> yesterday. It was the size of a Dunlin but had all the other field marks of
> a juvenile Western Sandpiper. Photos here if you want to weight in!
> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/316671157 >
>
> -Abram
>
> Sent from my phone
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 18:26 Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...>
> wrote:
>
>> There’s an interesting shorebird at the trestle bike path over the San
>> Lorenzo near Main Breach right now. Probably just a dunlin with a couple
>> of western sandpipers, but it’s a fair bit bigger than the western
>> sandpipers and very gray with a droopy bill.
>>
>> -Abram
>>
>> Sent from my phone
>>
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Could this be an example of the optical illusion created by magnifying
optics that makes more distant objects appear to be larger than closer
objects of the same actual size? To see an illustration of this
illusion, put a rectangular object like a piece of paper on the floor
and look at it with bins from several feet away. The more distant edge
of the paper will appear to be longer than the closer edge even though
both edges are the same length.
If you saw the larger bird in front of the other and it still looked
larger, then never mind.
Good birding,
Glen Tepke
Santa Cruz
On 9/26/2025 7:48 PM, Abram Fleishman wrote:
> After a fair bit of debate I am still confused by the shorebird I saw
> yesterday. It was the size of a Dunlin but had all the other field
> marks of a juvenile Western Sandpiper. Photos here if you want to
> weight in!
> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/316671157 >
>
> -Abram
>
> Sent from my phone
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 18:26 Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...>
> wrote:
>
> There’s an interesting shorebird at the trestle bike path over the
> San Lorenzo near Main Breach right now. Probably just a dunlin
> with a couple of western sandpipers, but it’s a fair bit bigger
> than the western sandpipers and very gray with a droopy bill.
>
> -Abram
>
> Sent from my phone
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After a fair bit of debate I am still confused by the shorebird I saw
yesterday. It was the size of a Dunlin but had all the other field marks of
a juvenile Western Sandpiper. Photos here if you want to weight in!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/316671157
-Abram
Sent from my phone
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 18:26 Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...> wrote:
> There’s an interesting shorebird at the trestle bike path over the San
> Lorenzo near Main Breach right now. Probably just a dunlin with a couple
> of western sandpipers, but it’s a fair bit bigger than the western
> sandpipers and very gray with a droopy bill.
>
> -Abram
>
> Sent from my phone
>
There’s an interesting shorebird at the trestle bike path over the San
Lorenzo near Main Breach right now. Probably just a dunlin with a couple
of western sandpipers, but it’s a fair bit bigger than the western
sandpipers and very gray with a droopy bill.
I spoke to someone from the Garden on Monday. As others have noted he
wanted to make it clear that birders were welcome. Since it was Monday, a
day they are closed, he wanted to be especially clear that we could still
come onto the property. There were no workers on site and only 4-5 birders
there at that time, so the social issues didn’t come up.
But he asked about what we were looking for and then about whether there
were a lot of rare birds and interest from the birding community. When I
explained that there had been quite a few rarities spotted there over the
years, he asked whether Audubon might be able to provide money to help them
out. I said I didn’t know whether Audubon did that sort of thing but I had
seen properties designated as bird-friendly and perhaps that could be a
first step. Given that it’s an organic farm and garden and open to the
public and a documented birding hotspot, that might be a good way to
establish a closer connection between the Farm and birds.
But the issue about funding got me thinking about ways we can show our
appreciation and ensure we (and birds) are welcomed in the future. I
second the suggestion that we purchase things from the farm stand when
possible. Also, you may have items, such as art work, you can donate for
sale in their store downtown. Items featuring bird photos from the Garden
would be especially appropriate. In the past (pre-Covid) I participated in
art and craft sales in Abbott Sq. where we were asked to donate unsold
items to the Homeless Garden store at the end of the show. And, of course,
we can always donate money via their website (
https://homelessgardenproject.networkforgood.com/)
-- Lee Jaffe
On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM <plants...> wrote:
> Thanks for your post, Paul. Glad you brought this up as I was going to
> post something on MBB about what I learned from Roman and another staff
> member there today. (Roman is the manager or director.)
>
>
>
> Apparently some of the folks who work in the garden are getting the
> impression that birders are “unfriendly”. They feel ignored and “unseen”
> apparently. We know that we aren’t intentionally unfriendly, that we don’t
> mean to ignore others, and that we are just totally focused on searching
> for birds. But I was asked to let birders know that it would be nice if we
> acknowledge the workers whenever we are near them, and not forget that most
> people there aren’t guests but are actually at work. There was also an
> incident today when a number of us were happily watching the Prairie
> Warbler in the cypress behind the porta potties. Roman asked us to please
> change our positions because gardeners were feeling odd about going into
> the porta potties with so many people staring in their direction. I think
> we were all oblivious to any problems with our location until Roman brought
> it to our attention. I know I was.
>
>
>
> In addition, I was asked if I’d be willing to speak to the gardeners when
> they gathered at 12:30 today for the afternoon’s assignments, explain why
> we were there, what we wee seeing, how valuable a habitat that garden is,
> how grateful we all are that we’re welcome there etc, plus explain to the
> group that birders tend to be single-minded and intent when birding and
> don’t mean to be unfriendly. I declined because I knew I couldn’t stay
> until 12:30 but will happily do that if another opportunity arises. Any
> other birder would be welcome to do the same if you have the opportunity.
>
>
>
> All of this seems to indicate that we need to be more aware when we’re
> there to be good guests, more conscious of others around us. We definitely
> want to continue to be welcome and maybe we need to be better ambassadors
> for our sport. I know we’d all be heartbroken if our access became
> restricted.
>
>
>
> And yes, definitely share your photos through Paul. Plus let’s share
> looks through scopes and bins with the gardeners there whenever possible.
>
>
>
> What a wonderful experience it was in the garden today, with so many
> migrants and so many friends to share it with. May there be many more such
> bird bonanzas to come!
>
>
>
> Sharon Hull
>
> Santa Cruz
>
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This is an excellent discussion regarding being polite and respectful
anywhere we are birding and I appreciate all of the suggestions. It would
be good to practice respecting the people in the spaces we're birding no
matter where it is. I have a friend who lives on Monterey Street in Santa
Cruz who told me that when that rarity showed-up there earlier this year,
there were many bird watchers looking right into his house and property
with their binoculars and it made him and his family very uncomfortable. He
felt it was an invasion of their privacy and finally went out to talk with
the group and showed them where the bird had been seen most recently, but
that experience did not leave a good impression about birders.
I just wanted to share this experience he had with all of my fellow bird
watchers as consciousness raising when we are out there.
Thank you for listening,
Debbie
On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM Carol Pecot <carol.pecot...> wrote:
> Wonderful ideas and thoughts! I’d like to add another thought to the mix:
>
> In addition to knowing that their garden is special b/c it is so welcoming
> to rare birds, it might be nice to know something about the bird to
> “personalize" it, so it is more than “just” rare.
>
> For example: (these small tidbits are taken from “All About Birds”
> website):
>
> -The Brewer’s Sparrow is rare here because it is usually only living in
> dry sagebrush and deserts, and can even go for weeks without drinking!
>
> -the Clay-colored Sparrow isn’t usually closer to us than New Mexico and
> Utah, and are really shy and hard to find. Their call sounds like a buzzy
> insect.
> They nest in a shrub, and about a week before the babies can actually fly,
> they hop to the ground and then run ~40 ft to some thick bushes.
>
>
> -When the Painted Buntings they are seeing in the garden now grow up, the
> male looks like a kid went wild using all the brightest colored crayons to
> fill in the coloring book picture of a bird. They are usually in south
> Texas and the Gulf states in the summer, and fly to Mexico, Central
> America, and the Caribbean for the winter. So these ones in the Homeless
> Garden are *really* far away from where we often expect to see them.
>
>
> -The Prairie Warbler with beautiful black and yellow markings, weirdly
> prefers young forests, not prairies!. Besides the colors, you can
> recognize it because it is often flicking its tail. They usually spend
> summers in the South-east, then migrate to the Caribbean in the winter.
> Normally, the closest they are to us is East Texas.
>
>
> If someone had a picture of a mature male Painted Bunting, I bet the
> people at the Homeless Garden would really get a kick out of seeing it :-)
>
> Best wishes, Carol Pecot
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 24, 2025, at 3:38 PM, Pablo <pheady3...> wrote:
>
> A young man who works for The Homeless Garden Project approached me and
> asked if we might share photos of the rare birds that we chase there. If
> you have quality photos you can text or email them to me and I will share
> with Roman Gioglio.
> <pheady...> or 831-359-8318
> The seem interested and supportive of our birding there.
> Cheers
> Paul Heady
>
> On Sep 24, 2025, at 13:06, larry corridon <larry961357...>
> wrote:
>
> Excellent thought, Ezra. Perhaps birders could offer to point out the
> birds, if someone is interested. We could also purchase some of their
> produce. Phil Brown led a walk at Swanton Pond one time and suggested
> birders should consider making a purchase as a way to support the farm. I
> do that every time I bird there now. I will do that at the Homeless Garden
> in the future and hope other birders might consider doing that, also.
> Larry
>
> On Sep 24, 2025, at 15:42, Ezra Garfield <ezgarfieldphoto...>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Birders,
>
> I just came from the Homeless Garden in Santa Cruz, where the Painted
> Bunting, Prairie Warbler, Clay Colored and Brewer's Sparrows continued
> around 11:45. While there, I was approached by Darrie, the Executive
> Director of the Homeless Garden Project with a message she wanted to pass
> on to the birding community as the garden has gotten a lot of birder
> traffic in recent days with all the rarities.
>
> She wanted me to pass along first and foremost that birders are welcome in
> the garden, they are happy to open their gates and share the land that they
> manage with all members of the community. However, they do have active
> programs underway at the garden while people are birding, including
> confidential meetings like counseling sessions, and some people have felt a
> bit uncomfortable with birders and their cameras standing very close
> without at least acknowledging their presence or saying hello.
>
> I know we as a birding community appreciate the access to the farm and the
> special birds it often hosts and I hope we can maintain good relations with
> the community there, many of whom would love to learn more about the birds
> on the farm and why we are so excited about them. I think a friendly smile,
> acknowledgement and awareness when birding in the vicinity of people
> working or meeting in the garden would go a long way.
>
> That's all, happy birding!
>
> Ezra Garfield
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Date: 9/24/25 9:41 pm From: Shantanu Phukan <phukan...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Bird walk in the homeless garden?
If we want to reach out to the homeless whose garden we bird in let me suggest that we organize a bird walk in the garden and in the Antonelli pond area; we could publicize it through the director of the garden and invite any homeless people who want to join the walk. If we had three or four of us leading the bird walk we could point out the birds to them. Binoculars are not necessarily needed to see larger birds but we can deal with that issue through brainstorming. That might make the gardeners feel more at ease with us, more welcome, and it will build goodwill.
Date: 9/24/25 9:07 pm From: Carol Pecot <carol.pecot...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Homeless Garden Santa Cruz
Wonderful ideas and thoughts! I’d like to add another thought to the mix:
In addition to knowing that their garden is special b/c it is so welcoming to rare birds, it might be nice to know something about the bird to “personalize" it, so it is more than “just” rare.
For example: (these small tidbits are taken from “All About Birds” website):
-The Brewer’s Sparrow is rare here because it is usually only living in dry sagebrush and deserts, and can even go for weeks without drinking!
-the Clay-colored Sparrow isn’t usually closer to us than New Mexico and Utah, and are really shy and hard to find. Their call sounds like a buzzy insect.
They nest in a shrub, and about a week before the babies can actually fly, they hop to the ground and then run ~40 ft to some thick bushes.
-When the Painted Buntings they are seeing in the garden now grow up, the male looks like a kid went wild using all the brightest colored crayons to fill in the coloring book picture of a bird. They are usually in south Texas and the Gulf states in the summer, and fly to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean for the winter. So these ones in the Homeless Garden are really far away from where we often expect to see them.
-The Prairie Warbler with beautiful black and yellow markings, weirdly prefers young forests, not prairies!. Besides the colors, you can recognize it because it is often flicking its tail. They usually spend summers in the South-east, then migrate to the Caribbean in the winter. Normally, the closest they are to us is East Texas.
If someone had a picture of a mature male Painted Bunting, I bet the people at the Homeless Garden would really get a kick out of seeing it :-)
Best wishes, Carol Pecot
> On Sep 24, 2025, at 3:38 PM, Pablo <pheady3...> wrote:
>
> A young man who works for The Homeless Garden Project approached me and asked if we might share photos of the rare birds that we chase there. If you have quality photos you can text or email them to me and I will share with Roman Gioglio.
> <pheady...> or 831-359-8318
> The seem interested and supportive of our birding there.
> Cheers
> Paul Heady
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>> On Sep 24, 2025, at 13:06, larry corridon <larry961357...> wrote:
>>
>> Excellent thought, Ezra. Perhaps birders could offer to point out the birds, if someone is interested. We could also purchase some of their produce. Phil Brown led a walk at Swanton Pond one time and suggested birders should consider making a purchase as a way to support the farm. I do that every time I bird there now. I will do that at the Homeless Garden in the future and hope other birders might consider doing that, also.
>> Larry
>>
>>> On Sep 24, 2025, at 15:42, Ezra Garfield <ezgarfieldphoto...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Birders,
>>>
>>> I just came from the Homeless Garden in Santa Cruz, where the Painted Bunting, Prairie Warbler, Clay Colored and Brewer's Sparrows continued around 11:45. While there, I was approached by Darrie, the Executive Director of the Homeless Garden Project with a message she wanted to pass on to the birding community as the garden has gotten a lot of birder traffic in recent days with all the rarities.
>>>
>>> She wanted me to pass along first and foremost that birders are welcome in the garden, they are happy to open their gates and share the land that they manage with all members of the community. However, they do have active programs underway at the garden while people are birding, including confidential meetings like counseling sessions, and some people have felt a bit uncomfortable with birders and their cameras standing very close without at least acknowledging their presence or saying hello.
>>>
>>> I know we as a birding community appreciate the access to the farm and the special birds it often hosts and I hope we can maintain good relations with the community there, many of whom would love to learn more about the birds on the farm and why we are so excited about them. I think a friendly smile, acknowledgement and awareness when birding in the vicinity of people working or meeting in the garden would go a long way.
>>>
>>> That's all, happy birding!
>>>
>>> Ezra Garfield
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Date: 9/24/25 8:25 pm From: Jane Mio <jmio...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Homeless Garden Santa Cruz
Thank you, Ezra, for addressing birders’ presence @ the Homeless Garden, whose gardeners perceive this location as a safe, welcoming space while they transition out off of living in the ’streets’.
Having worked with this section of the population, I know that houseless people have different sensitivity levels than housed people, who are often are unaware what houseless living entails.
Many gardeners would ‘flush' ~ if they were birds ~ seeing strangers in their safe space.
So I salute the birders' compassionate considerations towards the gardeners & take the time to talk with them: you be amazed about their keen nature observations ~ after all they lived outside in/w the environment.
Wishing you happy birding wrapped in compassion ~ jane
> On Sep 24, 2025, at 1:06 PM, larry corridon <larry961357...> wrote:
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>> On Sep 24, 2025, at 15:42, Ezra Garfield <ezgarfieldphoto...> <mailto:<ezgarfieldphoto...>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Birders,
>>
>> I just came from the Homeless Garden in Santa Cruz, where the Painted Bunting, Prairie Warbler, Clay Colored and Brewer's Sparrows continued around 11:45. While there, I was approached by Darrie, the Executive Director of the Homeless Garden Project with a message she wanted to pass on to the birding community as the garden has gotten a lot of birder traffic in recent days with all the rarities.
>>
>> She wanted me to pass along first and foremost that birders are welcome in the garden, they are happy to open their gates and share the land that they manage with all members of the community. However, they do have active programs underway at the garden while people are birding, including confidential meetings like counseling sessions, and some people have felt a bit uncomfortable with birders and their cameras standing very close without at least acknowledging their presence or saying hello.
>>
>> I know we as a birding community appreciate the access to the farm and the special birds it often hosts and I hope we can maintain good relations with the community there, many of whom would love to learn more about the birds on the farm and why we are so excited about them. I think a friendly smile, acknowledgement and awareness when birding in the vicinity of people working or meeting in the garden would go a long way.
>>
>> That's all, happy birding!
>>
>> Ezra Garfield
Hi Birders,
After the big push of Broad-winged Hawks up at GGRO Hawk Hill the past
couple days I was determined to find one in SCZ. I did some hawk watching
from Summit off Hwy 17 and there was a nice movement of raptors (very high)
in a N to S direction with the ideal conditions with a scattering of
clouds.
The first kettle I got on was 4 Turkey Vultures with a light juvenile
BROAD-WINGED HAWK (15:20)! A nice movement of Turkey Vultures with an
Osprey and Sharp-shinned Hawk, all during an an hour in the late afternoon.
All the migrating raptors were on the same route and altitude.
Just saw this message from Ezra who said pretty much what I too wrote but he said it first. Glad we’re getting the word out to the local birding community!
Sharon Hull
From: <mbbirds...> <mbbirds...> On Behalf Of Ezra Garfield
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:43 PM
To: Mbb <mbbirds...>
Subject: [MBBIRDS] Homeless Garden Santa Cruz
Hi Birders,
I just came from the Homeless Garden in Santa Cruz, where the Painted Bunting, Prairie Warbler, Clay Colored and Brewer's Sparrows continued around 11:45. While there, I was approached by Darrie, the Executive Director of the Homeless Garden Project with a message she wanted to pass on to the birding community as the garden has gotten a lot of birder traffic in recent days with all the rarities.
She wanted me to pass along first and foremost that birders are welcome in the garden, they are happy to open their gates and share the land that they manage with all members of the community. However, they do have active programs underway at the garden while people are birding, including confidential meetings like counseling sessions, and some people have felt a bit uncomfortable with birders and their cameras standing very close without at least acknowledging their presence or saying hello.
I know we as a birding community appreciate the access to the farm and the special birds it often hosts and I hope we can maintain good relations with the community there, many of whom would love to learn more about the birds on the farm and why we are so excited about them. I think a friendly smile, acknowledgement and awareness when birding in the vicinity of people working or meeting in the garden would go a long way.
Thanks for your post, Paul. Glad you brought this up as I was going to post something on MBB about what I learned from Roman and another staff member there today. (Roman is the manager or director.)
Apparently some of the folks who work in the garden are getting the impression that birders are "unfriendly". They feel ignored and "unseen" apparently. We know that we aren't intentionally unfriendly, that we don't mean to ignore others, and that we are just totally focused on searching for birds. But I was asked to let birders know that it would be nice if we acknowledge the workers whenever we are near them, and not forget that most people there aren't guests but are actually at work. There was also an incident today when a number of us were happily watching the Prairie Warbler in the cypress behind the porta potties. Roman asked us to please change our positions because gardeners were feeling odd about going into the porta potties with so many people staring in their direction. I think we were all oblivious to any problems with our location until Roman brought it to our attention. I know I was.
In addition, I was asked if I'd be willing to speak to the gardeners when they gathered at 12:30 today for the afternoon's assignments, explain why we were there, what we wee seeing, how valuable a habitat that garden is, how grateful we all are that we're welcome there etc, plus explain to the group that birders tend to be single-minded and intent when birding and don't mean to be unfriendly. I declined because I knew I couldn't stay until 12:30 but will happily do that if another opportunity arises. Any other birder would be welcome to do the same if you have the opportunity.
All of this seems to indicate that we need to be more aware when we're there to be good guests, more conscious of others around us. We definitely want to continue to be welcome and maybe we need to be better ambassadors for our sport. I know we'd all be heartbroken if our access became restricted.
And yes, definitely share your photos through Paul. Plus let's share looks through scopes and bins with the gardeners there whenever possible.
What a wonderful experience it was in the garden today, with so many migrants and so many friends to share it with. May there be many more such bird bonanzas to come!
Date: 9/24/25 1:06 pm From: larry corridon <larry961357...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Homeless Garden Santa Cruz
Excellent thought, Ezra. Perhaps birders could offer to point out the birds, if someone is interested. We could also purchase some of their produce. Phil Brown led a walk at Swanton Pond one time and suggested birders should consider making a purchase as a way to support the farm. I do that every time I bird there now. I will do that at the Homeless Garden in the future and hope other birders might consider doing that, also.
Larry
> On Sep 24, 2025, at 15:42, Ezra Garfield <ezgarfieldphoto...> wrote:
>
> Hi Birders,
>
> I just came from the Homeless Garden in Santa Cruz, where the Painted Bunting, Prairie Warbler, Clay Colored and Brewer's Sparrows continued around 11:45. While there, I was approached by Darrie, the Executive Director of the Homeless Garden Project with a message she wanted to pass on to the birding community as the garden has gotten a lot of birder traffic in recent days with all the rarities.
>
> She wanted me to pass along first and foremost that birders are welcome in the garden, they are happy to open their gates and share the land that they manage with all members of the community. However, they do have active programs underway at the garden while people are birding, including confidential meetings like counseling sessions, and some people have felt a bit uncomfortable with birders and their cameras standing very close without at least acknowledging their presence or saying hello.
>
> I know we as a birding community appreciate the access to the farm and the special birds it often hosts and I hope we can maintain good relations with the community there, many of whom would love to learn more about the birds on the farm and why we are so excited about them. I think a friendly smile, acknowledgement and awareness when birding in the vicinity of people working or meeting in the garden would go a long way.
>
> That's all, happy birding!
>
> Ezra Garfield
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I just came from the Homeless Garden in Santa Cruz, where the Painted Bunting, Prairie Warbler, Clay Colored and Brewer's Sparrows continued around 11:45. While there, I was approached by Darrie, the Executive Director of the Homeless Garden Project with a message she wanted to pass on to the birding community as the garden has gotten a lot of birder traffic in recent days with all the rarities.
She wanted me to pass along first and foremost that birders are welcome in the garden, they are happy to open their gates and share the land that they manage with all members of the community. However, they do have active programs underway at the garden while people are birding, including confidential meetings like counseling sessions, and some people have felt a bit uncomfortable with birders and their cameras standing very close without at least acknowledging their presence or saying hello.
I know we as a birding community appreciate the access to the farm and the special birds it often hosts and I hope we can maintain good relations with the community there, many of whom would love to learn more about the birds on the farm and why we are so excited about them. I think a friendly smile, acknowledgement and awareness when birding in the vicinity of people working or meeting in the garden would go a long way.
Date: 9/23/25 12:47 pm From: larry corridon <larry961357...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] NYTimes.com: A Tiny Seabird Faces Growing Threats in the Forest Marbled Murrelet
This is a great article about the Marbled Murrelet! And you might recognize someone you know if you click the link to the video of a MaMu chick taking flight for the first time. The video gave me goosebumps; I actually cheered.
A Tiny Seabird Faces Growing Threats in the Forest
Nesting often high in the redwoods’ canopy, the marbled murrelet faces new and longstanding risks.
Date: 9/23/25 11:20 am From: Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Painted bunting at Homeless Garden
Still here this morning along with Prarie Warbler and several rare Sparrow.
Kent Johnson
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 1:06 PM
To: Lee Jaffe <leejaffe54...>
Cc: Pablo <pheady3...>; Bird Box BIRD MPAS <mbbirds...>
Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Painted bunting at Homeless Garden
Yes, there were two Painted Buntings.
[Two Painted Buntings3 (1 of 1).jpg]
[Two Painted Buntings (1 of 1).jpg]
On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM Lee Jaffe <leejaffe54...><mailto:<leejaffe54...>> wrote:
Looks like there are two. Plus a couple of Lazuli. And White-crowned Sparrows.
Lee Jaffe
On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM Pablo <pheady3...><mailto:<pheady3...>> wrote:
Painted bunting spotted at Homeless Garden project. 10:30 AM.
Date: 9/22/25 7:56 pm From: silverbirder via mbbirds <mbbirds...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Migrats and FOS
Sept 18 Fox SparrowSept 19 Scaly-breasted Munias (3)Sept 22 Gold-crowned sparrows (3)Sept 22 Yellow-warbler and female Western TanagerSept 20 Last sighting of the Rufous hummingbirds, so we think they have left Betty and Laura on The Land in Royal Oaks.
Date: 9/22/25 12:03 pm From: Lee Jaffe <leejaffe54...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Painted bunting at Homeless Garden
Looks like there are two. Plus a couple of Lazuli. And White-crowned
Sparrows.
Lee Jaffe
On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM Pablo <pheady3...> wrote:
> Painted bunting spotted at Homeless Garden project. 10:30 AM.
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Date: 9/22/25 9:36 am From: Pete Sole <pete...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Bunting?, Redstart, and More
Hi birders,
An update on the bunting photos. It's unanimous, the species is a Lazuli
Bunting. Thanks to all of the responders. Pointers noted in some of the
responses:
1. The streaking on the chest is NOT diagnostic. Both Indigo and Lazuli
juveniles can be somewhat streaked.
2. The wing bars on the photographed bird are distinct and white, which
is consistent with Lazuli Buntings.
3. The throat is more brownish like a Lazuli, rather than whitish on an
Indigo.
Date: 9/21/25 10:20 pm From: Pete Sole <pete...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Bunting?, Redstart, and More
Hi birders,
This morning (Sunday), I chased a few birds on the West Side of Santa Cruz.
At the Lighthouse Community Garden, there was a bunting that I think has
been previously reported as Lazuli Bunting. However, after reviewing my
photos, I'm wondering if it is an Indigo Bunting. Here are a bunch of
large, only cropped, photos:
The first 2 photos and the last 3 photos are the same bird. I'm not sure
sure that all 5 are the same bunting, although I think so. What is
throwing me off, is that in the second set of photos (d,e,f), we can
clearly see some streaking. The most likely species is Lazuli Bunting,
but what do you think?
Also of interest, one of the American Redstarts continued in Lighthouse
Field, in the line of willows at the Laguna street entrance. For, ahem,
documentary photos of the Redstart, see the ebird report here:
Finally, at the Lighthouse Community Garden there was a Black Phoebe
that nabbed a dragonfly. The bug was so big, that the Phoebe seemed to
be struggling to figure out how to eat it! For fun photos see:
Date: 9/21/25 6:39 pm From: Scott Bentall <bearbentall...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] White Crowned Sparrow FOS
About a week ago I thought I saw a possible ground flock disturbed by a
passing dog and his companion human, and three days ago I saw possible
white crowns on my patio, but I didn't get a positive identification until
today. Even sparrows are remarkable. Thank you for your post.
On Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 2:13 PM sharonalucchesi <sharonalucchesi...>
wrote:
There is a SABINE’S GULL at Paicines Reservoir. I found it at 10:45 a.m. today, September 21, 2025. It was still present when I left at 1:07 pm.
It is not possible to see this gull from the public viewing area at the pullout along Highway 25, even with a spotting scope. However, I will be returning this afternoon about 3:30-4 pm. If you’d like to join me, please email me: <debi...> and I will send you instructions for entering the ranch with me.
This is the third county record of Sabine’s Gull for San Benito County. The first record was on Sep. 19, 2008 (Debi Shearwater) and the second record was on Sep. 13, 2020 (Steve Rottenborn). The 2020 Sabine’s Gull stayed at the reservoir for 4 days. Many birders were able to see it.
Migration!! Gotta love it!
Debi Shearwater
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Date: 9/19/25 5:51 pm From: john tsortos <jtsortos99...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Maybe a South Polar Skua seen from the end of the Jetty at the Santa Cruz Harbor
Parasitic jaeger. A south polar skua would absolutely dwarf the tern, and
it wouldn’t be able to keep up with the tern’s agility. You can see the two
elongated, pointed central tail feathers characteristic of parasitic
jaegers.
On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM Arthur Macmillan <grrrrrrrrrr8...>
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Date: 9/19/25 5:48 pm From: Arthur Macmillan <grrrrrrrrrr8...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Maybe a South Polar Skua seen from the end of the Jetty at the Santa Cruz Harbor
If so I guess I have to fix my list that I submitted!
> Over on the West side rocks now, only maybe 20 ft from the walking path.
> It's like he knew I only had my travel binoculars and phone haha. Thanks
> lil dood for sitting still!
>
>
> -Kim Butts
>
> > On Sep 18, 2025, at 2:59 PM, David Ekdahl <decvmbb...> wrote:
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> > Still on the rocks on the east side of harbor mouth.
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Over on the West side rocks now, only maybe 20 ft from the walking path. It's like he knew I only had my travel binoculars and phone haha. Thanks lil dood for sitting still!
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Date: 9/18/25 2:44 pm From: Arthur Macmillan <grrrrrrrrrr8...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Maybe Common Terns at the Lower Harbor, along the jetty.
FWIW- The COMMON TERN was last seen by Alex, David A., Norm, and myself
flying out of the harbor headed south at around 12:30. Earlier it was seen
on the rocks on both sides of the harbor and aerial diving for fish in the
middle of the harbor. It seemed not to associate with the many ELEGANT
TERNS flying nearby, Most of the time it was a little overcast and foggy
especially the further out to sea, but David, Norm, and Alex were able to
point out PARASITIC JAEGERS giving chase to the terns out in deeper water.
It was really fun to get to see them picked up and followed so skillfully!
It was eating well, so hopefully the COTE will be back later. It was there
from 0830- to 1230, and so there is hope!
-Mac
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Date: 9/18/25 9:41 am From: Arthur Macmillan <grrrrrrrrrr8...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Maybe Common Terns at the Lower Harbor, along the jetty.
Thanks, everyone! I'm glad you found it, Bernadette! What's fun is that it
was close. Not so fun, that I forgot to switch from bright light
hummingbird settings, but I can always try again!
On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM Bernadette Ramer <baramer...>
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Date: 9/18/25 9:32 am From: silverbirder via mbbirds <mbbirds...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Fall birds arriving at The Land
A female Western Tanager arrived on Sept. 15A male Western Tanager arrived on Sept. 17, the tanagers are just migrating through.A Lincoln Sparrow arrived on Sept 17A Fox Sparrow arrived on Sept. 18There are still two immature or female Rufous Hummingbirds hanging out on our property and about twenty Annas Hummingbirds Betty and Laura on The Land in Royal Oaks
Date: 9/17/25 9:37 am From: Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Ocean View Park- Palm Warbler
Hey Birders,
A PALM WARBLER and an early Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Ocean View Park in
Santa Cruz.
PAWA active around playground and calling. RCKI in same area.
A good time to be out! It is happening.
Ryan
*Ryan Phillips* ǀ Owner and Guide
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I was at Bethany Curve this morning and another birder told me he had just seen the bird in the willows near Plateau. I went there about 1045 and got several poor looks at what was probably the redstart. Merlin detected the bird calling frequently. I searched for another hour but couldn’t find it again. At least 2 Yellow Warblers and a Warbling Vireo in the same spot.
Has anyone spotted either of these birds past the initial observation?
On Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 9:38 AM Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> wrote:
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> American Redstart at Bethany Curve, between Platau and Delaware, this
> morning.
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> *Subject:* [MBBIRDS] Chestnut Park/Neary Northern Parula
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> Northern Parula foraging in cottonwood here with a large mixed flock:
> 36.963464,-122.027786
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> Lost sight of it. BOC pics attached.
> Ryan
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Date: 9/15/25 9:38 am From: Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Redatart
American Redstart at Bethany Curve, between Platau and Delaware, this morning.
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From: <mbbirds...> <mbbirds...> on behalf of Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2025 9:23 AM
To: MBB <mbbirds...>
Subject: [MBBIRDS] Chestnut Park/Neary Northern Parula
Northern Parula foraging in cottonwood here with a large mixed flock:
36.963464,-122.027786
Lost sight of it. BOC pics attached.
Ryan
Ryan Phillips ǀ Owner and Guide
Personal and Group Birding Excursions in Northern California and Beyond
