Date: 12/14/25 7:07 am From: Brooke Miller via groups.io <brooke.bam...> Subject: [southbaybirds] November Cumulative Bird Report for Santa Clara County
Good morning South Bay Birders:
In November we added 6 new (ABA) countable birds, bringing the total to 288
at the end of the month. The average for November is 3 new birds, with an
average of 284 at the end of the month. Thank you to everyone who birded,
and took the time to report birds either on SBB, eBird, or send emails
directly to me.
Here are the (ABA) countable birds that were found in November:
1. Chestnut-sided Warbler (6), 2025-11-01, found by an anonymous birder in
a neighborhood in San Jose
2. Townsend’s Solitaire (5), 2025-11-06, seen by Mike Rogers at Henry Coe
State Park
3. Western Cattle-Egret (5), 2025-11-08, found by Tiffany Wright along
Laguna Avenue in Coyote Valley
4. Bay-breasted Warbler (6), 2025-11-15, photographed by Al Chase at the
Santa Clara Valley Water District Headquarters
5. Red-naped Sapsucker (5), 2025-11-15, discovered by Brooke Miller at Ed
Levin County Park, along the no-name road that goes past the back of the
golf course
6. Brewer’s Sparrow (5), 2025-11-29, observed in Ann Verdi’s backyard in
the Cambrian neighborhood of San Jose
As a reminder, here is what each rarity code means:
**Rarity Codes:
1 = common, always seen in habitat in season.
2 = fairly common, usually in habitat in season, but missed sometimes.
3 = uncommon, always around, but sometimes you can't find.
4 = rare, occurs yearly in the county, but not always in same places.
5 = very rare, does not occur every year.
6 = casual or vagrant, generally fewer than 10 records.
Do not disclose information that identifies the location of nesting birds of any species, to minimize stress on the nesting birds and the risk of vandalism or abuse.
