Natural History Wanderings

SF Gate reports

A small, 11-centimeter songbird has turned Marin County upside down.

The Eurasian bird — known as the willow warbler — was spotted at the Rodeo Lagoon in the Marin Headlands on Oct. 18 by William Legge of Mill Valley, the Marin Independent Journal reported. It’s thought to be the first-ever sighting on the North American mainland of the warbler, which has since brought excited members of the birdwatching community from across the United States to Northern California.

Read more at A rare songbird made its way to Marin. Researchers are baffled.