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A Checklist Of The Birds Of
San Mateo County, California

Compiled by Peter J. Metropulos
for the Sequoia Audubon Society
April, 2006

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February 11, 2009

Here is an update for January. Several birds were reported to me after this list was published, so we actually had 213 collective species for the month of January. We also had a new bird for the county (#450), Iceland Gull, which was seen by two different observers: John Sterling on January 21 (San Gregorio State Beach) and Rich Stallcup on January 25 (Venice State Beach). These were reported indirectly through George Chrisman. In addition, observers sent in belated sightings of Bullock's Oriole, Yellow Warbler and Tree Swallow. It has also been recommended that we publish each month about a week after the start of the month to allow for late reports. Please remember to report all sightings to Pen Bird or to me directly. As usual, corrections are welcomed. — Kris

 

January 2009

This is our first effort to track the birds seen each month in San Mateo County. Since I am not the official county record keeper, I am relying heavily on Peter Metropulos, record keeper, as well as Rich Ferrick and Chuq Von Rospach, who are part of this informal tracking committee, as well as many wise and experienced birders and record keepers:  Alvaro Jaramillo, Joe Morlan, Ron Thorn, David Suddjian (Santa Cruz) and Bill Bousman (Santa Clara, whose format we are copying.) San Mateo is particularly lucky to have 3 current or former members of the California Birds Record Committee: Alvaro, Joe and Dan Singer. We are also grateful to the Sequoia Audubon Society (SAS) for publishing this data.

OK, onto the birds. First, each bird has been giving a rarity rating, based on Peter’s codes on the San Mateo County Checklist, published by SAS. 

1 = Common to abundant in appropriate habitat, always present in large numbers
2 = Fairly common, always present in moderate to small numbers
3 = Uncommon, usually present and in small numbers
4 = Rare, observed in very small numbers and perhaps not in each year
5 = Extremely rare, fewer than 10 records of occurrence in season indicated
6 = Accidental, recorded fewer than 10 times in San Mateo County and offshore waters

Percent of Total County List:
1 = 80 birds = 18% of list
2 = 91 birds = 20% of list
3 = 44 birds = 10% of list
4 = 94 birds = 21% of list
5 = 38 birds = 8% of list
6 = 101 birds = 23% of list

The county has 448 on the San Mateo checklist plus one new species, the Black-tailed Gull, seen in December.  Of the 449, 102 are accidental or extirpated (Greater Roadrunner), leaving 347 species rated 1-5 (meaning, somewhat easier to see!).  Nesting evidence exists for 172 species.

January results:

We finished January with 208 birds seen on the composite list.  We won’t know if that is high or low until we have several years of history, but it’s 46% of the total county list. The list got off to a great start with some eager birders out January 1st and 2nd plus the Año Ñuevo Christmas Bird Count on January 3. On the ANCBC, one “6” was found, a Brown Thrasher on private POST land. Several Sequoia Audubon volunteers arranged for a month of trips for more birders to see this bird. Peter Metropulos found a “5”, Prairie Warbler, also on private land, and Al De Martini found another “5”, a Black-vented Shearwater, off Pigeon Pt.  

In addition, twelve “stake-out” birds (all “4”s) were quickly seen: Tropical Kingbird, Northern Waterthrush, Long-tailed Duck, Redhead, Eurasian Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal, Harlequin Duck, Red-necked Grebe, Black Scoter, Burrowing Owl, American White Pelican and Osprey.

For those of you interested in joining the search for county birds, there are three #1s left to find, none of which is here yet (Sooty Shearwater, Cliff Swallow and Wilson’s Warbler) plus 30 “2s” (many are not here yet or require sea watches). There is one relatively accessible “4” left – Ring-necked Pheasant; try O’Connor pond in East Palo Alto (end of O’Connor St.) You may see a Wilson’s Snipe in the pond as well.

I am sure there are many errors and omissions on this list—wrong AOU order, wrong codes, wrong dates, wrong observers, missing observers and birds – so please feel free to gently send corrections to Kris Olson.

If you are interested in learning more about San Mateo County birding, Joe Morlan’s California birding pages has a fascinating collection of information – including the most species seen by one person in one year (Ron Thorn, 304 in 2001) and a list of places to bird in the county. The Sequoia Audubon site also has more and more useful information plus great field trips.

— Kris Olson, Rick Ferrick, Chuq Von Rospach

 


    SPECIES                       Date        Rarity* Observer**


    Fulvous Whistling-Duck                    6
    Greater White-fronted Goose   1/1/2009    4       LB
    Emperor Goose                             6
    Snow Goose                                4
    Ross's Goose                              4
    Cackling Goose                1/20/2009   4       RT
    Canada Goose                  1/1/2009    1       LB
    Brant                         1/3/2009    2       GHa, KK, ADeM, AJ
    Tundra Swan                               4
    Wood Duck                     1/18/2009   3       KO, RT
    Gadwall                       1/1/2009    2       LB
    Eurasian Wigeon               1/2/2009    4       KO, CVR
    American Wigeon               1/1/2009    2       LB, RT
    Mallard                       1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Blue-winged Teal              1/1/2009    4       LB, RT, KO
    Cinnamon Teal                 1/1/2009    2       LB
    Northern Shoveler             1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Northern Pintail              1/1/2009    2       LB
    Green-winged Teal             1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Canvasback                    1/1/2009    2       LB
    Redhead                       1/9/2009    4       CVR
    Ring-necked Duck              1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Tufted Duck                               4
    Greater Scaup                 1/1/2009    1       LB
    Lesser Scaup                  1/1/2009    1       LB
    King Eider                                6
    Harlequin Duck                1/3/2009    4       TS, CS
    Surf Scoter                   1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    White-winged Scoter           1/3/2009    4       ADeM
    Black Scoter                  1/1/2009    4       RT, KO
    Long-tailed Duck              1/4/2009    4       CB
    Bufflehead                    1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Common Goldeneye              1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Barrow's Goldeneye            1/2/2009    3       KO
    Smew                                      6
    Hooded Merganser              1/1/2009    3       LB
    Common Merganser              1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Red-breasted Merganser        1/1/2009    3       LB
    Ruddy Duck                    1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Mountain Quail                            5
    California Quail              1/1/2009    1       m.ob
    Red-throated Loon             1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Pacific Loon                  1/3/2009    1       ANCBC
    Common Loon                   1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Yellow-billed Loon                        6
    Arctic Loon                               6
    Pied-billed Grebe             1/1/2009    2       LB
    Horned Grebe                  1/1/2009    2       LB
    Red-necked Grebe              1/1/2009    4       RT, KO
    Eared Grebe                   1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Western Grebe                 1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Clark's Grebe                 1/1/2009    2       LB
    Laysan Albatross                          4
    Black-footed Albatross                    3
    Northern Fulmar                           1
    Murphy's Petrel                           6
    Mottled Petrel                            6
    Cook's Petrel                             6
    Stejneger's Petrel                        6
    Parkinson's Black Petrel                  6
    Streaked Shearwater                       6
    Pink-footed Shearwater                    2
    Flesh-footed Shearwater                   5
    Buller's Shearwater                       2
    Sooty Shearwater                          1
    Short-tailed Shearwater       1/1/2009    4       RT, KO
    Manx Shearwater                           5
    Black-vented Shearwater       1/3/2009    5       ADeM
    Wilson's Storm-Petrel                     5
    Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel                  4
    Leach's Storm-Petrel                      4
    Ashy Storm-Petrel                         2
    Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel                 6
    Black Storm-Petrel                        2
    Least Storm-Petrel                        6
    Red-billed Tropicbird                     6
    Red-tailed Tropicbird                     6
    Masked Booby                              6
    Brown Booby                               6
    Red-footed Booby                          6
    American White Pelican        1/2/2009    4       KO, CVR
    Brown Pelican                 1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Anhinga                                   6
    Brandt's Cormorant            1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Double-crested Cormorant      1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Pelagic Cormorant             1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Magnificent Frigatebird                   6
    American Bittern              1/3/2009    4       GSt
    Least Bittern                             6
    Great Blue Heron              1/1/2009    2       LB
    Great Egret                   1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Snowy Egret                   1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Little Blue Heron                         6
    Cattle Egret                              4
    Green Heron                   1/2/2009    4       KO
    Black-crowned Night-Heron     1/1/2009    3       LB, RT, KO
    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron                6
    White-faced Ibis                          5
    Wood Stork                                6
    Turkey Vulture                1/1/2009    2       m.ob
    California Condor                         6
    Osprey                        1/3/2009    4       TS, CS
    White-tailed Kite             1/1/2009    3       LB, RT, KO
    Bald Eagle                                4
    Northern Harrier              1/1/2009    3       LB, RT, KO
    Sharp-shinned Hawk            1/1/2009    3       LB
    Cooper's Hawk                 1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Northern Goshawk                          6
    Red-shouldered Hawk           1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Broad-winged Hawk                         5
    Swainson's Hawk                           5
    Red-tailed Hawk               1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Ferruginous Hawk              1/3/2009    4       JRB, JCl, DMo
    Rough-legged Hawk             1/3/2009    4       JRB, JCl, DMo
    Golden Eagle                  1/3/2009    4       JRB, JCl, DMo
    Crested Caracara                          6
    American Kestrel              1/1/2009    2       M.ob
    Merlin                        1/3/2009    4       PJM, SRo,  JRo, FT
    Peregrine Falcon              1/1/2009    4       GeS
    Prairie Falcon                            5
    Yellow Rail                               6
    Black Rail                                5
    Clapper Rail                  1/11/2009   3       RT
    Virginia Rail                 1/3/2009    3       GHa, KK
    Sora                          1/3/2009    3       GHa, KK
    Common Moorhen                1/1/2009    4       RT, KO
    American Coot                 1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Sandhill Crane                            6
    Black-bellied Plover          1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    American Golden-Plover                    5
    Pacific Golden-Plover                     4
    Snowy Plover                  1/1/2009    3       RT, KO
    Semipalmated Plover           1/1/2009    2       LB
    Killdeer                      1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Mountain Plover                           6
    Black Oystercatcher           1/1/2009    3       RT, KO
    Black-necked Stilt            1/1/2009    2       LB
    American Avocet               1/1/2009    1       LB
    Spotted Sandpiper             1/1/2009    3       LB
    Solitary Sandpiper                        4
    Wandering Tattler                         4
    Greater Yellowlegs            1/1/2009    2       LB,RT
    Willet                        1/1/2009    1       LB
    Lesser Yellowlegs             1/15/2009   4       RF
    Whimbrel                      1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Long-billed Curlew            1/1/2009    2       LB
    Bar-tailed Godwit                         6
    Marbled Godwit                1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Ruddy Turnstone               1/1/2009    3       LB
    Black Turnstone               1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Surfbird                      1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Red Knot                      1/1/2009    3       LB
    Sanderling                    1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Semipalmated Sandpiper                    4
    Western Sandpiper             1/1/2009    1       LB
    Least Sandpiper               1/1/2009    1       LB
    Baird's Sandpiper                         5
    Pectoral Sandpiper                        5
    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper                    6
    Rock Sandpiper                            4
    Dunlin                        1/1/2009    1       LB
    Curlew Sandpiper                          6
    Stilt Sandpiper                           4
    Buff-breasted Sandpiper                   6
    Ruff                                      6
    Short-billed Dowitcher        1/1/2009    1       LB
    Long-billed Dowitcher         1/1/2009    1       LB
    Wilson's Snipe                1/1/2009    3       RT, KO
    Wilson's Phalarope                        4
    Red-necked Phalarope                      2
    Red Phalarope                             2
    Black-legged Kittiwake                    3
    Sabine's Gull                             2
    Bonaparte's Gull              1/13/2009   2       DWe
    Black-headed Gull                         6
    Little Gull                               6
    Laughing Gull                             6
    Franklin's Gull                           4
    Black-tailed Gull                         6
    Heermann's Gull               1/3/2009    1       GSt
    Mew Gull                      1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Ring-billed Gull              1/1/2009    1       LB
    Western Gull                  1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    California Gull               1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Herring Gull                  1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Thayer's Gull                 1/1/2009    3       RT, KO
    Iceland Gull                  1/21/2009   6       JSt
    Slaty-backed Gull                         6
    Glaucous-winged Gull          1/1/2009    1       MDd, RT, KO
    Glaucous Gull                 1/1/2009    4       PJM
    Least Tern                                4
    Caspian Tern                              2
    Black Tern                                5
    Common Tern                               2
    Arctic Tern                               2
    Forster's Tern                1/1/2009    1       LB
    Royal Tern                                6
    Elegant Tern                              2
    Black Skimmer                             4
    South Polar Skua                          3
    Pomarine Jaeger               1/3/2009    3       ADeM
    Parasitic Jaeger                          2
    Long-tailed Jaeger                        3
    Common Murre                  1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Pigeon Guillemot                          2
    Long-billed Murrelet                      6
    Marlbed Murrelet              1/1/2009    3       RT, KO
    Xantus's Murrelet                         4
    Craveri's Murrelet                        6
    Ancient Murrelet              1/3/2009    3       ADeM
    Cassin's Auklet               1/3/2009    2       ADeM
    Parakeet Auklet                           6
    Least Auklet                              6
    Rhinoceros Auklet             1/3/2009    1       ADeM, GSt
    Horned Puffin                             5
    Tufted Puffin                             4
    Band-tailed Pigeon            1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    White-winged Dove                         5
    Mourning Dove                 1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Eurasian-collared Dove        1/1/2009    4       RT, KO
    Common Ground-Dove                        6
    Yellow-billed Cuckoo                      6
    Greater Roadrunner                        XTP
    Barn Owl                      1/3/2009    3       ADeM, ANCBC
    Western Screech-Owl           1/1/2009    2       KO
    Great Horned Owl              1/3/2009    2       ANCBC, KO
    Snowy Owl                                 6
    Northern Pygmy-Owl            1/3/2009    3       ANCBC
    Burrowing Owl                 1/2/2009    4       KO
    Spotted Owl                               5
    Long-eared Owl                1/3/2009    3       GHa, ADeM
    Short-eared Owl                           3
    Northern Saw-whet Owl         1/3/2009    3       ANCBC
    Lesser Nighthawk                          6
    Common Nighthawk                          6
    Common Poorwill                           4
    Chuck-will's-widow                        6
    Black Swift                               4
    Chimney Swift                             6
    Vaux's Swift                              3
    White-throated Swift          1/3/2009    3       ANCBC
    Broad-billed Hummingbird                  6
    Black-chinned Hummingbird                 6
    Anna's Hummingbird            1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Costa's Hummingbird                       6
    Calliope Hummingbird                      6
    Rufous Hummingbird                        2
    Allen's Hummingbird           1/21/2009   1       MB, OJ
    Belted Kingfisher             1/1/2009    3       LB
    Lewis's Woodpecker                        4
    Acorn Woodpecker              1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Williamson's Sapsucker                    6
    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker                  4
    Red-naped Sapsucker                       4
    Red-breasted Sapsucker        1/3/2009    3       ANCBC
    Nuttall's Woodpecker          1/1/2009    2       LB
    Downy Woodpecker              1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Hairy Woodpecker              1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Northern Flicker              1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Pileated Woodpecker           1/3/2009    4       ANCBC
    Olive-sided Flycatcher                    3
    Western Wood-Pewee                        3
    Willow Flycatcher                         5
    Least Flycatcher                          6
    Hammond's Flycatcher                      4
    Gray Flycatcher                           5
    Dusky Flycatcher                          5
    Pacific-slope Flycatcher                  1
    Black Phoebe                  1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Eastern Phoebe                            5
    Say's Phoebe                  1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Dusky-capped Flycatcher                   6
    Ash-throated Flycatcher                   2
    Sulphur-belled Flycatcher                 6
    Tropical Kingbird             1/4/2009    4       RF
    Cassin's Kingbird                         5
    Thick-billed Kingbird                     6
    Western Kingbird                          4
    Eastern Kingbird                          5
    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher                 6
    Loggerhead Shrike             1/3/2009    3       ANCBC
    Northern Shrike                           6
    White-eyed Vireo                          6
    Bell's Vireo                              6
    Yellow-throated Vireo                     6
    Pumbeous Vireo                            6
    Cassin's Vireo                            2
    Blue-headed Vireo                         6
    Hutton's Vireo                1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Warbling Vireo                            2
    Philadelphia Vireo                        6
    Red-eyed Vireo                            4
    Yellow-green Vireo                        6
    Steller's Jay                 1/1/2009    1       KO
    Western Scrub-Jay             1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Pinyon Jay                                6
    Clark's Nutcracker                        6
    Yellow-billed Magpie                      5
    American Crown                1/1/2009    1       LB
    Common Raven                  1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Horned Lark                               4
    Purple Martin                             4
    Tree Swallow                  1/7/2009    2       ADeM, JS
    Violet-green Swallow          1/3/2009    1       PJM, SRo,  JRo, FT
    Northern Rough-winged Swallow             2
    Bank Swallow                              2
    Cliff Swallow                             1
    Barn Swallow                  1/3/2009    1       ADeM
    Mountain Chickadee                        6
    Chestnut-backed Chickadee     1/1/2009    1       LB
    Oak Titmouse                  1/1/2009    1       LB
    Bushtit                       1/1/2009    1       LB
    Red-breasted Nuthatch         1/1/2009    2       MDd
    White-breasted Nuthatch       1/11/2009   2       RF
    Pygmy Nuthatch                1/1/2009    1       MDd
    Brown Creeper                 1/3/2009    1       ANCBC
    Rock Wren                     1/24/2009   4       JS
    Canyon Wren                               6
    Bewick's Wren                 1/3/2009    1       ANCBC
    House Wren                    1/3/2009    3       JRB, JCl, Dmo
    Winter Wren                   1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Sedge Wren                                6
    Marsh Wren                    1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    American Dipper               1/3/2009    4       ANCBC
    Golden-crowned Kinglet        1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Ruby-crowned Kinglet          1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher                     3
    Western Bluebird              1/1/2009    3       MDd
    Mountain Bluebird                         6
    Townsend's Solitaire          1/3/2009    4       DLSu
    Swainson's Thrush                         2
    Hermit Thrush                 1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    American Robin                1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Varied Thrush                 1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Wrentit                       1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Gray Catbird                              6
    Northern Mockingbird          1/1/2009    1       LB
    Sage Thrasher                             5
    Brown Thrasher                1/3/2009    6       JS, ANCBC
    California Thrasher           1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Red-throated Pipit                        6
    American Pipit                1/1/2009    2       LB
    Bohemian Waxwing                          6
    Cedar Waxwing                 1/1/2009    1       LB
    Phainopepla                               5
    Golden-winged Warbler                     6
    Tennessee Warbler                         4
    Orange-crowned Warbler        1/3/2009    3       ANCBC
    Nashville Warbler             1/3/2009    4       ANCBC
    Virginia's Warbler                        4
    Lucy's Warbler                            4
    Northern Parula                           4
    Yellow Warbler                1/10/2009   2       MHa
    Chestnut-sided Warbler                    4
    Magnolia Warbler                          4
    Cape May Warbler                          6
    Black-throated Blue Warbler               4
    Yellow-rumped Warbler         1/1/2009    1       LB
    Black-throated Gray Warbler               2
    Black-throated Green Warbler              5
    Townsend's Warbler            1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Hermit Warbler                1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Blackburnian Warbler                      4
    Yellow-throated Warbler                   6
    Prairie Warbler               1/3/2009    5       PJM
    Palm Warbler                              4
    Bay-breasted Warbler                      6
    Blackpoll Warbler                         4
    Black-and-white Warbler                   4
    American Redstart                         4
    Prothonotary Warbler                      5
    Worm-eating Warbler                       6
    Ovenbird                                  5
    Northern Waterthrush          1/4/2009    4       RT, KO
    Connecticut Warbler                       6
    Mourning Warbler                          6
    MacGillivray's Warbler                    3
    Common Yellowthroat           1/1/2009    2       LB
    Hooded Warbler                            4
    Wilson's Warbler                          1
    Canada Warbler                            4
    Painted Redstart                          6
    Yellow-breasted Chat                      4
    Summer Tanager                            5
    Scarlet Tanager                           6
    Western Tanager                           2
    Green-tailed Towhee                       5
    Spotted Towhee                1/3/2009    1       ANCBC
    California Towhee             1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Rufous-crowned Sparrow                    4
    American Tree Sparrow                     5
    Chipping Sparrow                          2
    Clay-colored Sparrow                      4
    Brewer's Sparrow                          4
    Black-chinned Sparrow                     6
    Vesper Sparrow                            4
    Lark Sparrow                              4
    Black-throated Sparrow                    6
    Sage Sparrow                              5
    Lark Sparrow                              5
    Savannah Sparrow              1/1/2009    1       LB
    Grasshopper Sparrow                       2
    Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow             6
    Fox Sparrow                   1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Song Sparrow                  1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Lincoln's Sparrow             1/1/2009    2       RT
    Swamp Sparrow                 1/3/2009    4       JRB, DMo, JCl
    White-throated Sparrow        1/1/2009    4       LB, RT, KO
    Harris's Sparrow                          5
    White-crowned Sparrow         1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Golden-crowned Sparrow        1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Dark-eyed Junco               1/1/2009    1       LB
    Lapland Longspur                          5
    Chestnut-collared Longspur                5
    Rustic Bunting                            6
    Snow Bunting                              6
    Rose-breasted Grosbeak                    4
    Black-headed Grosbeak         1/24/2009   2       EK, LK
    Blue Grosbeak                             4
    Lazuli Bunting                            2
    Indigo Bunting                            4
    Painted Bunting                           6
    Dickcissel                                6
    Bobolink                                  4
    Red-winged Blackbird          1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Tricolored Blackbird          1/3/2009    2       ANCBC
    Western Meadowlark            1/1/2009    2       LB,  KO, RT
    Yellow-headed Blackbird                   4
    Rusty Blackbird                           6
    Brewer's Blackbird            1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Great-tailed Grackle                      6
    Brown-headed Cowbird          1/1/2009    2       RT, KO
    Orchard Oriole                            4
    Hooded Oriole                             2
    Bullock's Oriole              1/10/2009   2       LE
    Baltimore Oriole                          6
    Purple Finch                  1/1/2009    1       RT, KO
    Cassin's Finch                            6
    House Finch                   1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Red Crossbill                 1/1/2009    3       AJ
    Pine Siskin                   1/1/2009    2       LB, RT, KO
    Lesser Goldfinch              1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    Lawrence's Goldfinch                      4
    American Goldfinch            1/1/2009    1       LB, RT
    Evening Grosbeak              1/3/2009    4       GC, JR, PM
    Ring-necked Pheasant                      4
    Rock Pigeon                   1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    European Starling             1/1/2009    1       LB, RT, KO
    House Sparrow                 1/1/2009    1       LB
    Wild Turkey                   1/10/2009   3       RT, KO

 
449 Total species for San Mateo County; 208 species this year

 

* Rarity:

1 = Common to abundant in appropriate habitat, always present in large numbers
2 = Fairly common, always present in moderate to small numbers
3 = Uncommon, usually present and in small numbers
4 = Rare, observed in very small numbers and perhaps not in each year
5 = Extremely rare, fewer than 10 records of occurrence in season indicated
6 = Accidental, recorded fewer than 10 times in San Mateo County and offshore waters


**San Mateo County Observers

ADeM=Al DeMartini, AJ=Al Jaramillo, AK=Ashok Khosla, AME=Al Eisner,
ANCBC=Ano Nuevo Christmas Bird Count

BG=Brad Graham, BK=Barbara Kossy, BW=Bill Walker

CB=Cynthia Berg, CM=Chris MacIntosh, CS=Curtis Snyder, CVR=Chuq Von Rospach

DBK=Don B Keller, DLSu-David Suddjian, DMo=Dominik Mosur, DP=Don Pendleton,
DS=Dan Singer, DWe=Dave Weber,

EK=Eileen Kay

FT=Francis Toldi

GC=George Chrisman, GD=Gary Deghi, GeS=Georgia Stigall, GHa=Garth Harwood,
GSt=Gary Strachan

JCD=JC Dill, JCl=Josiah Clark, JD=Joe Devine, JF=Jeff Fairclough,
JK=Jeffrey Kastin, JM=Joe Morlan, JMe=John Meyer, JR=Jennifer Rycenga,
JRB=JR Blair, JRo=John Rowinski, JS=Judy Spittler, JSi=John Singer,
JaT=Jason Thomson

KM=Kim Kuska, KO=Kris Olson, KS=Ken Schneider

LB=Leonie Batkin, LE=Lana Ellis, LF=Leslie Flint, LG=Laurie Graham, LK=Larry
Kay

M.ob=Multiple Observers, MAc=Mike Aicardi, MB=Matt Brady, MDd=Matthew
Dodder, Mha= Merry Haveman

OJ=Oscar Johnson

PH=Peter Headland, PJM=Peter Metropulos, PM=Peggy Macres,

RF=Rich Ferrick, RoF=Robbie Fischer, RS=Rich Stallcup, RT=RonThorn

SK=Susan Kritzik, SRo=Sue Rowinski

TG=Tom Goodier, TGr=Tom Grey, TS=Tate Snyder

VM=Virginia Marshall

WGB=Bill Bousman



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