Date: 12/24/25 3:52 pm From: Daniel Stoebel via groups.io <dstoebel...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Claremont CBC results
The Claremont Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 20th, 2025. This count is centered at the intersection of Mills Ave and Mt. Baldy Road in Claremont, and is about half in LA County and half in San Bernardino County.
A total of 139 species were seen on the count, which is near the long-term average for number of species of this circle.
We had four new countable species on this CBC, which is great for a count in its 54th year. Those count firsts were:
Common Poorwill in San Dimas Canyon
Neotropic Cormorant, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Northern Waterthrush at Bonelli Regional Park
We also had our first Swinhoe’s White-eyes, which have only been present in the area for the last few years.
Other species of note for our count were:
Snow Goose, Ross’s Goose, Marsh Wren, and Summer Tanager at Bonelli
Vermilion Flycatcher- a new high total for the count of 5, with 3 at Bonelli and 2 at Bellevue Cemetery
Painted Redstart at San Dimas Canyon Park
Thick-billed Kingbird at Bellevue Cemetery
A few species that we usually see but missed on count day included Rock Wren, Northern Pintail, and White-throated Swift
Thank you to all of counters who made this count a success!
