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Rare bird spotted in Bay Area
Bay Area birders find yellow-browed warbler, a rare species never recorded in the region.
In brief
Bay Area birders find yellow-browed warbler, a rare species never recorded in the region. A yellow-browed warbler, a species never recorded in the Bay Area, was spotted by a Stanford University ornithology student. Originally reported by Sfgate.
Marty Freeland spots rare bird
Stanford University ornithology student Marty Freeland found a yellow-browed warbler near Moss Beach on Thursday morning.
“My hands were shaking, and I was stuttering and all that, but managed to get photos and get the word out”
Yellow-browed warbler confirmed
The bird, a species never recorded in the Bay Area, was confirmed after Freeland captured its distinctive 'tsu-weet' call.
“It had to be a yellow-browed warbler”
Rare bird's journey
The yellow-browed warbler traveled over 5,000 miles from Siberian boreal forests to the Bay Area.
“For one to end up on the wrong side of the Pacific is truly astounding and insane, and it barely ever happens”
The bottom line
A yellow-browed warbler, a species never recorded in the Bay Area, was spotted by a Stanford University ornithology student.
