October 6, 2004
October migrants
Since last weekend's Point Reyes bonanza, things have quietened down a little bird-wise. A Sunday trip to Pedrick Road failed to yield the Blackpoll Warbler, but there was a nice adult winter male Lazuli Bunting. I'd never seen one in this plumage and was trying to turn it into Varied!
Willowbank Ditch on Monday had a nice mix of earlier and later migrants: a Spotted Towhee, Townsend's Warbler, a couple of Hermit Thrushes and two Pacific-slope Flycatchers. Golden-crowned Sparrow was very numerous.
Today (Weds) Pedrick road held a fair selection of warblers, including Black-throated Gray, and another Hermit Thrush. I joined Scott Morrical over at Putah Picnic ground where we saw a large flock of Robins fly over. Amongst these was a real treat - my first Varied Thrush of the fall, which even started singing!
Solano Park Garden was hopping with birds, including the long-staying Nashville Warbler. Also of note here was my first Yolo Oregon Junco of the fall.