Date: 11/2/24 8:32 pm From: Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] 2024 City List reaches 307 as of the end of October - 4 away from record
Sorry to nitpick, but four observers saw two Mountain Plovers at Battery Godfrey on 11/29/09, first spotted by Paul, and I watched a Pileated fly from Marin, parallel to the bridge, and south past me at B Godfrey on 11/13/15. Both reports should be in the SFBirds archives. Brian Fitch
On Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 2:48 PM David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann= <yahoo.com...> wrote:
> 12 new species were added to the San Francisco City list in October, > bringing the total to 307, 3 species ahead of where we were at the end of > October last year (which was a record). We are four species away from last > year's record 311. The first ever Mountain Plover was spotted on October > 18th. A Pileated Woodpecker found on the 29th was the first ever seen in > the fall. The other firsts for the year were Bobolink, Laughing Gull, > Lapland Longspur, Common Poorwill, Blue Grosbeak, Ashy Storm-Petrel, > Short-eared Owl, Swamp Sparrow, Ferruginous Hawk and Long-eared Owl. You > can see the complete list at https://sfbirds.net/2024-city-cumulative-list > (scroll down for list). > > >
