So far, this month in South Novato I have heard a brief GCSP song on 9/18, but nothing since.
I have my own backyard log, going back to 2013, and they arrive here between 9/21 and 9/27, but mostly I have noted them on 9/21 and 9/22. So, I expect them this week.
Maggie Rufo
From: <northbaybirds...> <northbaybirds...> On Behalf Of Sharon Barnett
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2025 6:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] GCSPs!
Good morning,
I’m following up on my post from yesterday. The reason I was surprised to hear the GCSPs singing yesterday is because they arrived later than usual the past two yrs in Corte Madera (according to my observations at Marin Country Day School). I’ve been wondering if they’re arriving later everywhere, a possible shift with climate change? I am curious if those I heard yesterday were just stopping for a meal and moving on or staying.
Lucas Corneliussen said he heard 2 in the gulch yesterday.
Dede Sabbag wrote and said last year they arrived on the 22nd in Sonoma.
Does anyone have long term data arrival dates for Marin County?
I was both surprised and thrilled to hear Golden-crowned Sparrows singing this morning (9:30-40am) in the Pierce Point parking lot (Point Reyes National Seashore). I'm curious if anyone else has heard them further inland. I did not hear them when I returned from hiking at 1:30pm. Perhaps they were taking a pit stop before continuing south?
