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Bird enthusiasts descend upon a Long Beach neighborhood for a rare sighting - Long Beach Press Telegram

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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.

Birders descended upon a Long Beach neighborhood hoping to spot a rare, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher on Thursday, September 24, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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.

Jon Dunn, captured an image of a Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher in Long Beach neighborhood on Thursday, September 24, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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