Observations

by Dan Nelson

Buller's Shearwater (500+ birds) 9/21 Bodega Head BDP, DN, DE, AW, TE
Buller's Shearwater (800 birds) 9/27 Cordell Bank DN
Buller's Shearwater (400+ birds) 10/13 Cordell Bank Trip DN, et al
Pink-footed Shearwater (3-5 birds) 9/21 seen from Bodega Head DN
Flesh-footed Shearwater (1 bird) 9/27 offshore Sonoma/Marin line DN
Laysan Albatross (1 bird) 10/11 Cordell Bank DN
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1 bird) 10/13 N.W. of Cordell Bank DN, et al
Tricolored Heron (1 adult) 9/17 Doran Park (2nd County record) PC
White-fronted Goose (2 birds) 9/21 Lakeville Sewer Ponds BDP, DN, et al
Harlequin Duck (1 prob. juv.) late Aug. Russian River DB
Common Tern (1 bird) 9/20-23 North end Bodega Harbor DN
Pectoral Sandpiper ( 6 birds) 9/19 Cader Lane Ponds AW
Pectoral Sandpiper (3 birds) 9/22 Bodega Farm Pond EB
Pectoral Sandpiper (2 birds) 10/8-9 Doran Park DE, DN
Stilts Sandpiper 10/8 Doran Park DE
Pacific Golden-Plover (1 bird) 10/8 Doran Park DN, DE
Red Knot (22 birds) 10/8 Doran Park DN
Pomarine Jaeger (22 birds) 10/13 Cordell Bank Trip DN, et al
Parasitic Jaeger (3 birds) 10/13 Cordell Bank Trip DN, et al
Long-tailed Jaeger (1 juv.) 10/13 N.W. of Cordell Bank DN, et al
South Polar Skua (1 bird) 10/13 Cordell Bank DN, et al
Sabine's Gull (90-100 birds) 8/26 Cordell Bank DN
Sabine's Gull (35 birds) 9/27 Cordell Bank DN
Sabine's Gull (4 birds) 10/13 Cordell Bank DN
Black Skimmer through Sept. Vallejo DE, et al
Tufted Puffin (5 birds) 10/13 Cordell Bank Trip DN, et al
Cassin's Auklet (600+) 10/11 Cordell Bank DN
Burrowing Owl (1 bird) 9/24 Bodega Head DH, DN
Broad-winged Hawk 9/28 Highways 37 and 121 JH
Hammond's Flycatcher 9/29 Campbell Cove (2nd Co. rec.) DE, BDP, DN
Willow Flycatcher 10/1 behind Rail Ponds DE, DN
Gray Catbird through late Sept. Pt. Reyes Fish Dock MOB
Sage Thrasher 10/12 Pt Reyes Lighthouse Road TE
Tropical Kingbird 9/27 Wright's Beach DE
Northern Wheatear 9/22-25 Cooper Rd., Seb. (2nd Co. rec.) KM, DN
Purple Martin (1 bird) 9/17 Campbell Cove RL, DE
Black-backed Wagtail 9/29 Caspar Cr., Mendocino Co. BG
Red-throated Pipit (3 birds) 10/12 Pt. Reyes/Abbott's Lagoon TE
Black-and-white Warbler (1 bird) 9/24 Bay Flat Rd./Seifert's
Nashville Warbler (1 bird) 9/24 Dunes Campground DN, DE
Virginia's Warbler (1 male) 9/29-10/1 Jenner ST, BDP, DN
Magnolia Warbler (imm. female) 9/13 Dunes Campground DN, DE
Hermit Warbler 9/29 Owl Canyon DH, DN
Black-throated Gray Warbler (2) 9/22-25 Owl Canyon DN
Blackpoll Warbler 9/30 Wright's Beach DN
Chestnut-sided Warbler 10/8 Russian Gulch DE
Bay-breasted Warbler 10/6 Drake's Beach DN
Palm Warbler 10/8 Russian Gulch DE
American Redstart (imm. male) 9/24-5 Marine Lab Residence DH, DN
American Redstart (adult male) 9/25 Marine Lab Residence DN
Blue Grosbeak (immature) 9/30 Wright's Beach BDP, DH, DN
Lazuli Bunting (immature) 9/29 Jenner DN
Cassin's Finch (singing male) 9/27 Russian Gulch DE
Lawrence's Goldfinch (heard only) 9/13 Owl Canyon DN
Red Crossbill (2-3 heard only) Estero Lane DN
Lapland Longspur (heard only) Estero Lane DN
White-crowned Sparrow (1st fall) 9/29 Petaluma Cemetery WN
Lark Sparrow 9/15 Bodega Head BDP

Contributors: Ellen Bingle, Peter Connors, Rodd Easterla, Ted Elliot,Doug Ellis, Jim Holmes, Rick Lebadour, Ken Murphy, Dan Nelson, Wini Nelson,Scott Terrill, and Alan Wight.