Date: 7/8/25 9:13 am From: maliadances via groups.io <maliadances...> Subject: [pen-bird] San Mateo County Cumulative Year-list Report for --- June 2025
*Greetings Pen-birders,*
San Mateo County birders found a total of 8 species that were new for the year by the end of June. The 8 new bird species will bring the total species observed by the end of the sixth month to 280. 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 June, their finders and locations where found:*
Cedrik von Briel obtained audio, which is on his eBird list, of a calling COMMON POORWILL (4) while visiting Stulsaft Park. He mentioned it sounded distant and was very surprised to hear it from this location and time of year. While surveying Williams Sisters Ranch during the Palo Alto Summer Bird Count, Troy Pittock obtained photos and audio of a WILLOW FLYCATCHER (5). During the same bird count, Garth Harwood and Curt Bianchi observed and photographed a BELL’S SPARROW (6) at Skyline Ridge OSP near where there have been sightings of this species in previous years. Adam Dudley photographed a RED-EYED VIREO (4) at Año Nuevo SP. Tiana Turner, who knows I love birds, is one of my Belly Dancing students, and a non-birder. Tiana texted me a photo of a bird across the street from her house in Millbrae and asked if it was a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (4)….. and it was! So cool when non-birding friends find cool birds! Marty Freeland and Dessi Sieburth encountered a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (4) at Whitehouse Creek near Rossi Rd. Ron Thorn and Leonie Batkin found a HOODED WARBLER (4) in a riparian area along Stage Rd. While birding on San Bruno Mountain, Sam Talarigo, discovered a breeding plumaged, singing, male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (6).
*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* June - October, with many seabird, whale and sea-life finding trips out of Half Moon Bay and other ports. Alvaro’s pelagic schedule here: https://www.alvarosadventures.com/pelagic-dates-2025.html
*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,
