Date: 9/22/25 10:25 am From: MARGARET CYMERYS via groups.io <mcymerys...> Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] GCSPs!
Hi all,
I saw a golden-crown in my yard in San Rafael on Saturday, 8/20. No white-crowns yet.
Peggy
On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 10:08:03 AM PDT, Trinka Marris via groups.io <trinkamarris...> wrote:
Hi Sharon. I have a long time journal for FOS Golden-crowns arrival at home. Presently I am in Colorado. But I do remember last year I did not have any GCS on Bear Valley Rd. in Point Reyes until Oct. 6th! And the year before they were late too. Going back farther, the 21st-27th of September were the most common dates for their return. So I will be so excited if they have arrived by the time I get home on the 23rd, and are back to their “old normal” I’ll let you know when I return. Trinka
On Sep 21, 2025, at 7:58 AM, Sharon Barnett via groups.io <sharon...> wrote:
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?
Good birding!Sharon Marin Nature Adventures
San Rafael, California
www.MarinNature.com
On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM Sharon Barnett via groups.io <spinningskunk...> wrote:
Hey Birders! 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? Cheers, Sharon Barnett
