Date: 5/2/24 7:03 pm From: Guy McCaskie via groups.io <guymcc...> Subject: Re: [CALBIRDS] [SFBirds] Swallow-tailed Gull and Blue Rock-Thrush on the Farallons
Aidam,
The photo shows a Rock Thrush, not a Blue Rock Thrush. The Rock Thrush is a long distant migrant and the Blue Rock Thrush is non-migratory.
Guy McCaskie
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Subject: Re: [CALBIRDS] [SFBirds] Swallow-tailed Gull and Blue Rock-Thrush on the Farallons
For anyone interested, here is an article about the Blue Rock-Thrush that was found in Oregon
All,
The Farallon Islands team has posted their eBird list from today (https://ebird.org/checklist/S170456776). The rock-thrush is still there, but the Swallow-tailed Gull was not reported - may be worth checking beaches in the area (San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin Counties) tomorrow in case it is roosting somewhere along the coast. Congratulations to the Farallon Islands team on these great finds!
