On Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM thomasf_h via groups.io <thomas.fordhut=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Paul Lehman posted on WhatsApp that an adult female Lesser Frigatebird was
> photographed near the intersection of Guizot and Devonshire along Sunset
> Cliffs in Point Loma sometime early this morning. It was incorrectly
> reported as a Magnificent Frigatebird:
> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383052980 >
> On the topic of misidentified frigatebirds, the La Jolla seawatch
> individual seen Friday at dusk could speculatively be a juvenile Great
> Frigatebird, although the photos are poor and it is probably best left
> unidentified:
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S372947621 >
> Juvenile Great Frigatebirds are slightly smaller, with a black breast band
> and a golden hue to the head, so be sure to document any frigatebird
> carefully.
>
> Another Magnificent Frigatebird reported around Moonlight Beach on
> Wednesday was not documented beyond frigatebird sp.
>
> El Niño conditions in Costa Rica and Panama are already producing expected
> vagrants, including Inca Tern, Peruvian Booby, and Guanay Cormorant. It may
> therefore be a good summer and fall for Southern California vagrants from
> Mexican waters, perhaps including Blue-footed Booby or Wedge-tailed
> Shearwater, especially since current conditions rival those associated with
> the legendary ’98 big-year event:
>
> https://www.integratedecosystemassessment.noaa.gov/regions/california-current/california-current-marine-heatwave-tracker-blobtracker >
> For those wishing to roll the dice, the full schedule of August and
> September pelagic trips departing from San Diego is available here:
> https://sandiegopelagics.com/ >
> Tom Ford-Hutchinson
> San Diego, CA
>
>
>
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