Two Vagrants

Gray-cheeked Thrush, Southeast Farallon Island, CA

Dan Maxwell seems to have the uncanny ability to walk up to a mist net and find a rare bird.  First the Arctic Warbler and yesterday a Gray-cheeked Thrush.  Sure, the second is incomparable to the first, but  it is still a great bird, and a review list species for the California Bird Records Committee. We also had Black-throated Green Warbler yesterday, though never caught it.  Both of these vagrants from the east are quite rare on the island.

Black-throated Green Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, CA

Should have made it a Photo Quiz – too late.