A small neighborhood in Long Beach has a special guest: a sulphur-bellied flycatcher.
The strangely named bird — scientific name Myiodynastes iuteiventris — is common to southern Arizona and migrates to South America in the winter, according to the Audubon Society.
It rarely appears in California, however.
So a recent sighting of a sulphur-bellied flycatcher along 15th Street between Loma and Newport avenues, in Long Beach, has caused quite a stir, with residents noticing bird lovers wandering about with binoculars and cameras on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and again on Thursday morning.
The birders, as they prefer to be called, were alerted to the sighting by a man named Jeff Boyd. Boyd said he heard the distinctive, “squeaky rubber toy,” sound on Monday and on Wednesday confirmed the bird with a visual. The bird watching community spread the word and about 75 to 100 people descended upon the neighborhood — with some coming from miles away.
Jon Dunn, for example, drove 300 miles from Bishop to catch a glimpse of the bird. He was able to create images of the bird, which has only been sighted 28 times in California and less than a handful of times in the Los Angeles area, according to eBird.org, a birdwatching website managed by the Cornell (University) Lab of Ornithology.
One young birder who saw the sulphur-bellied flycatcher was Lara Tseng, 13, an Orange County resident who has been fascinated by birds since she was a toddler. She said she enjoys watching their behavior, especially bathing and sleeping.
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