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观察细节

Continuing HY male found yesterday on Buena Vista Audubon Society field trip. Well-photographed by others. Good scope views but bad light for photos at this hour (may get better in afternoon!). Green upperparts, gray below, blackish mask feathering growing in, a bit of scaling on edge of throat, when perched the white-tipped tail extends beyond wing tips, p10 narrower than p9 (visible with patience when bird peched in profile or when stretching wings). Overdue first county record for San Diego. Access: Not at the park itself, but in the adjacent neighborhood, and though visible from a public path, active with walkers/bikers, the area is behind private homes, so respectful behavior encouraged (e.g., don't climb up the hill). Park only along Paseo Lunada: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xBjQ1tDAQchfyovY7 Cross the street and take the paved Rancho Carillo West Trail north/downhill about 250 feet, turning right onto the decomposed granite pathway, and continuing about 400 feet to to the northeast/east: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ngcGRPiCQnD7TLrU7 Looking up slope, the bird perches in the pepper tree to the left of the orange-flowering Cape Honeysuckle. Park: 33.11644, -117.24302 View from: 33.11769, -117.24329