Date: 8/18/25 12:35 pm From: Alan Hopkins via groups.io <alanhopkins...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Jaegers, Tattlers, & a Few Passerines
On the way out to the Farallones there were at least 3 Parasitic Jaegers in the Golden Gate straights seen through the heavy fog. The Farallones had the usual subjects. the Coscos Booby was there but a bit hard to see. Out past the shelf we had 6 or more Black-footed Albatross but nothing like the previous week's abundance. Had some Blue Whales, a Minky and plenty of Humpbacks
Alan S. HopkinsSan Francisco, CALink to art website
On Monday, August 18, 2025 at 11:41:03 AM PDT, Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> wrote:
My morning seawatch was cut short by lowering fog, but between 6:45 and 7:30, there was a big feeding event not far beyond the rocks. A minimum of nine Parasitic Jaegers were stealing some of the bounty, exclusively from Elegant Terns, and one jaeger that appeared to be in normal adult plumage showed a completely white rump, a mark I don't recall seeing before. Also present was a returning Red-throated Loon, a single Sooty Shearwater, and a minimum of seven Wandering Tattlers. Last week the tattler group peaked at nine.Once the fog settled onto my viewpoint, I went over to Golden Gate Park, the section that hasn't been privatized for the past month, and found singletons of a number of migrant species, including Ash-throated Flycatcher at the Beach Chalet, Yellow Warbler at the south windmill, and Warbling Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Western Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak at North Lake.Brian Fitch
