May glut of Parulas, Rose-breasts, Summers, and Baltimores
4:21 pm
In case some folks are beginning to wonder about the seemingly daily reports of certain eastern vagrants, the running May totals so far for the county of several select species are:
Northern Parula: 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 7
Summer Tanager (coastal-slope): 6
Baltimore Oriole: 3
When the dust settles around mid-June, we’ll have to see to if any of these species set new seasonal records. The Parulas, at least, seem well on their way.
–Paul Lehman, San Diego