Date: 10/30/24 9:13 am From: Brooke Miller via groups.io <brooke.bam...> Subject: [southbaybirds] September 2024 Cumulative Bird Report - Santa Clara County
Hi South Bay Birders:
For September we had a total of 11 new species, bringing us to 281 species
at the end of September. The average for September is 10, and the average
total is 276. Thank you to everyone who birded, and took the time to report
birds either on SBB, eBird, or send emails directly to me.
The 11 new birds seen in September are as follows:
1. White-winged Dove (6), 9/2/2024, found by Carter Gasiorowski at the
Sunnyvale WPCP;
2. Costa’s Hummingbird (5), 9/3/2024, found by Melanie Barnett at Andy’s
Orchard;
3. Pectoral Sandpiper (4), 9/4/2024, seen by John Tsortos at Palo Alto
Baylands;
4. Sage Thrasher (6), 9/5/2024, discovered by Joan Tisdale at Coyote Lake
CP—Harvey Bear Ranch entrance;
5. Black-and-white Warbler (5), 9/5/2024, found by Roberta Baker and Janna
Pauser at Vasona Lake County Park;
6. Least Flycatcher (6), 9/10/2024, found by Ozzie Altus at Vasona Lake
County Park;
7. Least Bittern (6), 9/13/2024, seen by Edward Rooks at Calero Reservoir;
8. Blackpoll Warbler (5), 9/24/2024, found by Chris Johnson at Penitencia
Creek Trail;
9. Bay-breasted Warbler (6), 9/25/2024, found by Juliette Bryson at Vasona
Lake County Park;
10. Blackburnian Warbler (6), 9/27/2024, found by Tristan Yoo along the
Coyote Creek Trail—Tasman Dr to 237;
11. Tennessee Warbler (6), 9/28/2024, found by Mike Mammoser along the
Coyote Creek Trail at Cerano Park.
As a reminder, here is what each rarity code means:
**Rarity Codes:
1 = common, always seen in habitat in season.
2 = fairly common, usually in habitat in season, but missed sometimes.
3 = uncommon, always around, but sometimes you can't find.
4 = rare, occurs yearly in the county, but not always in same places.
5 = very rare, does not occur every year.
6 = casual or vagrant, generally fewer than 10 records.
Do not disclose information that identifies the location of nesting birds of any species, to minimize stress on the nesting birds and the risk of vandalism or abuse.
