# Rare bird spotted in Bay Area

> Bay Area birders find yellow-browed warbler, a rare species never recorded in the region.
- Title: Rare bird spotted in Bay Area · Sfgate | Shortify
- Summary: Bay Area birders find yellow-browed warbler, a rare species never recorded in the region.
- Keywords: yellow-browed warbler, moss beach, bay area, rare bird, stanford university, ornithology, Sfgate
- Source: Sfgate — https://sfgate.com/bayarea/article/rare-bird-moss-beach-22495759.php
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- Topics: yellow-browed warbler, moss beach, bay area, rare bird, stanford university, ornithology, news, local
## 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
## Key takeaway

A yellow-browed warbler, a species never recorded in the Bay Area, was spotted by a Stanford University ornithology student.