Date: 1/9/26 9:08 pm From: Kimball Garrett via groups.io <cyanolyca818...> Subject: [CALBIRDS] Waved Albatross and Dark-sided Flycatcher accepted to California state list
Birders,
Recent decisions by the California Bird Records Committee have resulted in the addition of two new species to the California state bird list:
1) Dark-sided Flycatcher (*Muscicapa sibirica*) found at Charleston Marsh, Santa Clara Co. 17-19 September 2025 (record #2025-072) -- placed on main and review lists before Bluethroat, with an evidence code of P
2) Waved Albatross (*Phoebastria irrorata)* at Cordell Bank, Marin Co. 5 Oct 2025 (record #2025-081) -- placed on main and review lists before Short-tailed Albatross, with an evidence code of P
These two additions bring the California bird list to 693 species (including 17 established introductions).
