Date: 6/6/25 10:19 am From: maliadances via groups.io <maliadances...> Subject: [pen-bird] San Mateo County Cumulative Year-list Report for --- May 2025
*Greetings Pen-birders,*
San Mateo County birders found a total of 6 species that were new for the year by the end of May. The 6 new bird species will bring the total species observed by the end of the fifth month to 272. In reading the following, please note, the number in parenthesis next to the bird name is the rarity code assigned for San Mateo County birds. *From the link below* , you can *see definitions for the rarity codes,* *download a checklist* which shows seasonality, frequency, and county breeding information, *find a full list of the birds* observed so far in 2025 *, plus* *all monthly reports going back to 2009.* http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/SMCbirds.php ( http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/SMCbirds.php )
*Here are the new birds for May, their finders and locations where found:*
BLACK SWIFT (4) was photographed by Marcus Stephens at Año Nuevo State Park . Eva Seay posted on the ID Discussion channel on Telegram, that she had seen a shorebird at Pomponio State Beach, that she could not identify and added a less than optimal photo of the bird. Joe Morlan went to Pomponio State Beach, identified the bird as a RED PHALAROPE (2) and posted that the bird was still present. Both Eva and Joe are given credit for the phalarope observation. Caitlin Chock observed CASSIN’S AUKLET (2) during a seawatch at Pigeon Point. During a repositioning cruise a SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS (6) was photographed by a number of passengers while the ship moved through San Mateo County offshore waters. Ron Thorn found a LEWIS’S WOODPECKER (4) while birding Coyote Point County Park. A visit to San Bruno Mountain provided Sam Talarigo with clear looks at a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (4).
*Birding San Mateo County:* There are plenty of ways to see birds. Did you know *The San Mateo County Bird Alliance leads birding Field Trips* on a regular basis? To join a field trip, check out their schedule here: http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/fieldtrips.html
*Alvaro’s Adventures runs offshore pelagic trips* starting in June, with many seabird, whale and sea-life finding trips out of Half Moon Bay and other ports. Alvaro’s pelagic schedule here:
*To stay informed of the latest bird news, consider creating an account with both Peninsula Birding (Pen-bird) and eBird.* To join eBird, simply go to https://ebird.org/home and create an account. To join the Peninsula Birding group, join here: https://groups.io/g/peninsula-birding You can post your sightings there and be kept informed of sightings throughout the county including discussions about birds, population trends, where-can-I-find topics, events, field trips, webinars, pelagic trips and conservation issues. You can engage with other members of the birding community and can connect with online/offline discussions.
*This Report:* As a volunteer for the San Mateo County Bird Alliance I gather content for this report, each month, by primarily using eBird and Pen-bird. When posting to Pen-bird, please include the location and date of your sighting in either the subject line or in the body of your email. If you don’t use eBird or Pen-bird, you can always email me directly. Thank you!
If you have questions or comments regarding this report, or if I missed something,
