Bay-breasted Warbler in Encinitas

5:48 am

This afternoon in my yard in Encinitas (1050 Crest Drive near Melba Road) I saw a male Bay-breasted Warbler. As seen from below in poor light as it was foraging in a Ficus tree, the bird had a dark head with whitish patches on either side of its neck, chestnut-colored throat, with belly and undertail coverts all light in color. Thrilling!
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Steve Cameron
Encinitas