I am not in the listing game, but one thing you said confused me. If it is on the official California list, does that not make it countable no matter where in California it is seen?
From: <SFBirds...> <SFBirds...> On Behalf Of David Armstrong via groups.io
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2026 8:23 PM
To: SF Birds <sfbirds...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Swinhoe
Hi Roberta and SF Birders
Presumably David is referring to Swinhoe's White-eye <https://ebird.org/species/swiwhe1> , which has established a large population in Southern California, and has been steadily working its way up the coast with sightings by Dom and others in SF, as well as in East Bay locations. It's not considered countable here yet but it is on the official California list.
The "Calliope Tree" refers to an eBird hotspot <https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2021839> on Lincoln Golf Course and in particular to a flowering eucalyptus that hosted a Calliope Hummingbird a couple of falls back (and is a magnet for birds in general). You can access this area by parking along Clement Street near the corner of 40th Ave.
Hope this helps
David Armstrong
On Monday, August 31, 2026 at 05:15:12 PM PDT, Roberta Guise <roberta...> <mailto:<roberta...> > wrote:
This assumes a lot of institutional knowledge and accrued arcana. Alas, some of us are not quite there yet. And perhaps I missed a previous email about this..
What’s Swinhoe?
Where’s the Calliope tree?
Warmly,
Roberta
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