Date: 10/26/25 5:13 pm From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] 26 October: Northern Fulmer in close off Del Mar; another Lewis's Woodpecker along Mesa Grande Rd
While scoping feeding flocks this morning off Penasquitos Lagoon mouth between 0745-8:45 am, a dark morph Northern Fulmar appeared with a feeding flock of birds, close enough to get pretty good looks. its stocky build and stiff-winged flight, and pale patches at the bases of the inner primaries caught my eye. There are still a lot of black vents streaming south, but not as many as there were last weekend.
Later in the day, a little after noon, there was a juvenile-type Lewis's Woodpecker (dark splotchy) on a pole at mile post 3.0 along Mesa Grande Rd in Santa Ysabel.
Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting
Del Mar, CA
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