Date: 9/28/26 2:58 pm From: Ronald- Thorn via groups.io <Tronthorn...> Subject: [pen-bird] Eurasian Wigeon, Common Tern
This morning at the Nob Hill Pond in Redwood Shores, there was a male Eurasian Wigeon in eclipse plumage. Maybe a returning one? Arrival last fall on the pond wasSeptember 10th. Yesterday, Leonie and I noted a Common Tern among Forster's Terns on the bay mudflats off the mouth of Colma Creek in South San Francisco.
Ron Thorn, Leonie Batkin
Date: 9/26/26 5:03 pm From: lebeck777 via groups.io <lebeck777...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Wunderlich Park?
I revisited my location from two days ago. It is on the Bear Gulch trail at approximate GPS location 37.410384, -122.264329. Looking downslope from there today, I saw at least three trees with sapsucker holes. From which bird and how recently, I can't say. I didn't see any woodpeckers today, but the trails are much busier on weekends, so I will try again next week. The area between this trail location and the stable is the area where I saw the bird.
A red-breasted sapsucker would be more likely, I know...
Date: 9/25/26 11:37 am From: maliadances via groups.io <maliadances...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Wunderlich Park
Hi Laurie,It would be helpful if you could put a gps location out there so folks could go to the spot where you had your observation. Perhaps someone could then re-find and photograph the bird. From looking at eBird data for all time in the month of September, there are only a few records along the Central Valley and eastward to the Sierra's/Cascades for this species. There are zero records to the west of those areas in North America for the month of September for all time for California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. So for what it's worth, that is how rare a record of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is for this location and time of year.
Hopefully you or someone else can re-find and document this bird. I believe anything can happen in the bird world. However as Carl Sagan once said, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence".
Malia DeFeliceeBIrd-San Mateo County
On Friday, September 25, 2026 at 09:51:47 AM PDT, lebeck777 via groups.io <lebeck777...> wrote:
Yes, I understand this is not an expected sighting! But I have seen many sapsuckers before and I am certain of that much.... but I didn't get enough of a look at the back side to say there was no red on the nape. I didn't see any evidence of such, though. The only camera I had with me was an old iPhone. Although I was actively birding, my primary objective was just to take a hike, and it was in the heat of the afternoon, not prime birding time. I saw the bird when I was descending on the Bear Gulch trail, getting almost within sighting distance of the stables, above the junction with the Loop trail. I had a clear and sustained profile view of this bird, and it was definitely a sapsucker. Unmistakeable white stripe along the wing edge, bright red on the throat and top of the head. I do feel the belly was pale yellow. The bird was too far away for my iPhone to even have a shot at a photo. I tried to get looks from a different angle, but the bird flew to another tree and was partially hidden. Eventually it flew upslope a bit farther away. This is a huge forested area, so I don't expect that it will be easy to find this bird again, but I hope someone else does. I might keep looking (I docent at the carriage room museum so I visit Wunderlich regularly). Laurie
Date: 9/25/26 9:51 am From: lebeck777 via groups.io <lebeck777...> Subject: [pen-bird] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Wunderlich Park
Yes, I understand this is not an expected sighting! But I have seen many sapsuckers before and I am certain of that much.... but I didn't get enough of a look at the back side to say there was no red on the nape. I didn't see any evidence of such, though.
The only camera I had with me was an old iPhone. Although I was actively birding, my primary objective was just to take a hike, and it was in the heat of the afternoon, not prime birding time.
I saw the bird when I was descending on the Bear Gulch trail, getting almost within sighting distance of the stables, above the junction with the Loop trail. I had a clear and sustained profile view of this bird, and it was definitely a sapsucker. Unmistakeable white stripe along the wing edge, bright red on the throat and top of the head. I do feel the belly was pale yellow. The bird was too far away for my iPhone to even have a shot at a photo. I tried to get looks from a different angle, but the bird flew to another tree and was partially hidden. Eventually it flew upslope a bit farther away.
This is a huge forested area, so I don't expect that it will be easy to find this bird again, but I hope someone else does. I might keep looking (I docent at the carriage room museum so I visit Wunderlich regularly).
Date: 9/24/26 9:06 pm From: Marty Freeland via groups.io <martinf3...> Subject: [pen-bird] Recent notes: Red-eyed Vireo, Blackpoll, Redstart, etc.
Hi all,
I birded parts of the San Mateo coast yesterday (9/23) and Monday (9/21), as well as Santa Cruz Co. on 9/21 and 9/22. Highlights from San Mateo included Red-eyed Vireo, Blackpoll Warbler, American Redstart, and Willow Flycatcher, and from Santa Cruz included Blackburnian Warbler, 2 Tennessee Warblers, 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers, and Northern Waterthrush. (Santa Cruz notes might be relevant context for San Mateo birders and I can't get Google Groups to work to send them to the MBB listserv, so they are tacked onto the end of this email.)
On 9/23 I birded the north coast from Pillar Point to Mussel Rock Park until 1 pm. Morris was on the inner breakwater at Pillar Point at dawn. Patchy fog burned off almost everywhere by midday and winds were light and mostly from the west. Migrant numbers were reasonably good all day. At Princeton Willows a female-type American Redstart was in a small flock along the road to Mavericks and a large flock on the back side of the willow patch (near the new construction by the mobile home park) contained seven warbler species (1 MacGillivray's, 2 Yellow-rumps, 1 yellowthroat, 2 Orange-crowns, 2 Wilson's, 56 Townsend's, 68 Yellows). Another MacGillivray's was at the Farallone Willows in Montara. At lower San Pedro Ck the flock closest to the parking area had a Cassin's Vireo and a beautiful HY Red-eyed Vireo. I was surprised to find only one flock along the length of Calera Ck and even more surprised that it contained no Yellow Warblers. A Western Wood-Pewee was at Mori Pt and a Willow Flycatcher, quite scarce in San Mateo and especially so coastally, was in the interior willow basin at Mussel Rock Park. Mussel Rock is a great location for Willow Flycatcher and this has been a good year for them in the county, with this being the 8th individual. In some falls there are just 13! Driving out of Mussel Rock Park I heard a flock and pulled over to check it. I was happy to see a nice HY Blackpoll Warbler, my first in Pacifica and a species that has become much less regular in the county. Other locations I checked included Denniston Ck, Fitzgerald MR, San Vicente Ck at Etheldore, Sunshine Valley Rd riparian (both ends), and Pedro Pt.
On 9/21 I started at Ano Nuevo under a high overcast and light NW winds, where excellent numbers of common western migrants included more than 30 Yellow Warblers, 68 Western Flycatchers, and so on. A pulse of Yellow-rumped Warblers was also evident. An Acorn Woodpecker immediately south of Ano Nuevo was likely from this species' most coastal outpost in the county less than a quarter-mile to the northeast, but it was the first time I have seen one at the actual seashore in San Mateo. At least three Black-vented Shearwaters offshore were visible from the same spot. For the rest of the day I birded Santa Cruz, where migrant numbers were not that great (probably because all the migrants were in San Mateo!) and it got very windy by noon or so. A Tennessee Warbler was west of the highway in Davenport. Otherwise nearly all of the flocks I located contained 05 migrants in total until I got to the vicinity of Natural Bridges, where there were two Chestnut-sided Warblers (with different flocks) at Antonelli Pond and a dull Blackburnian Warbler with a large flock in a small willow patch northeast of Delaware x NB Dr. San Mateo has now had 3 Blackburnians so far this fall and 2 Blackpolls, while Santa Cruz has had 2 Blackburnians and 0 Blackpolls: it will be interesting to see how these ratios end up by the end of the season!
On 9/22 I birded southern Santa Cruz until 1 pm under a high overcast south of Aptos and with NW winds becoming quite strong by noon or so; migrant numbers were good except on the Pajaro River itself, which was very slow. Two Pectoral Sandpipers were together at College Lake and the eucs behind the church had at least 20 Yellow Warblers. There was a cooperative Northern Waterthrush on upper Struve Slough that spent some time in coast live oaks across the trail from the wetland. I think a waterthrush in coast live oak is a first for me! Stopping at willow patches along San Andreas Rd, a Townsend's Warbler with a pigment-deficient pinkish-yellow bill was at Crestview Dr and another Tennessee Warbler was at San Andreas Rd x Altivo Ave. A Cassin's Vireo was at Hidden Beach CP.
Many of the Orange-crowned Warblers I have seen in the Bay Area this season have been dusky dullish birds with smudging on the undertail coverts, often lacking the bright greenish tones typical of lutescens, and it sounds as though others have had similar experiences in San Francisco and elsewhere. However, few if any have been bona fide sordida. To be claimed as sordida it's not enough for a bird to be duller than the typical lutescens; it should really tick all the boxes. (These subspecies also differ in size, bill structure, call, etc., not just undertail covert pattern.) Range expansions by both lutescens and sordida in SoCal, where sordida breeds not just on the Channel Islands but also on the mainland in sympatry with lutescens, have probably increased the frequency of intergradation substantially in recent years, and that may be a plausible origin for all these dusky birds we are seeing, but it's hard to be certain. Likewise, there have been a few gray-headed Orange-crowns (orestera/celata) around, although I have not seen not nearly as many so far as I had in the past two falls by this date. Another cautionary note on identifying these subspecies is that Orange-crowned Warblers may be sexually dichromatic with respect to head color (with females showing grayer heads), though opinions vary on this. Anyway, good photos and detailed notes are helpful if trying to identify Orange-crowns to subspecies, and regardless the coarse Orange-crowned Warbler label sans subspecies is very often the best option.
Date: 9/24/26 6:14 am From: Ronald- Thorn via groups.io <Tronthorn...> Subject: [pen-bird] Chestnut-sided Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat and other migrants 9/22
Yesterday saw the arrival of migrants along the bayside. At Coyote Point County Park, there was a Chestnut-sided Warbler in the grove of Eucalyptus Trees along the publicaccess trail that leads down to the freshwater marsh. Other migrants at the point were a Northern Flicker, ( 2 ) Western Wood-Pewees, Western Warbling Vireo, AmericanPipit with a large group of House Finches in a field above the museum, ( 5 ) Red-breasted Nuthatches, White-breasted Nuthatch NOT OFTEN noted along the bay at the point,( 7 ) Northern Yellow Warblers and ( 12 ) White-crowned Sparrows. On the bay mudflats, the first arrival I have noted was an adult Herring Gull. In Foster City along part of theSan Francisco Bay Trail were a Say's Phoebe, Western Flycatcher, ( 5 ) Yellow-rumped Warblers, ( 4 ) Northern Yellow Warblers, ( 2 ) Chipping Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrow,( 8 ) White-crowned Sparrows and a Western Tanager. At the Nob Hill Pond in Redwood Shores, a Yellow-breasted Chat popped into view at the northwest corner of thepond., There were also ( 3 ) Northern Yellow Warblers and a Townsend's Warbler.
Ron Thorn
Date: 9/23/26 11:35 am From: pauldonahue9 via groups.io <charadrius1...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Common murres
On September 21st I counted 8 dead Common Murres and 1 dead Brandt’s Cormorant along Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica. I have walked this beach regularly for years, and that is by far the most Common Murres I’ve found dead on the beach.
Paul Donahue
Pacifica

Paul K. Donahue
artist - naturalist - photographer
959 Anza Drive
Pacifica, California 94044 USA
(650) 738-0429
<charadrius1...>
Date: 9/22/26 5:38 pm From: maliadances via groups.io <maliadances...> Subject: [pen-bird] San Mateo County Cumulative Year-list Report for --- August 2026
*Greetings Pen-birders,*
San Mateo County birders confirmed a total of 8 species that were new for the year by the end of August. This brings the total species confirmed by the end of the eighth month to 309.. In reading the following, please note, the number in parenthesis next to the bird name is the rarity code assigned for San Mateo County birds. *From the link below* , you can *see definitions for the rarity codes,* *download a checklist* which shows seasonality, frequency, and county breeding information, *find a full list of the birds* observed so far in 2026 *, plus* *all monthly reports going back to 2009.*
*Here are the new birds for August, their finders and locations where found:*
Scott and Linda Terrill found BAIRD’S SANDPIPER (5) at Pomponio State Beach. Ron Thorn observed one SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER (4) while birding the Belmont Slough area. ARCTIC TERN (2) and BULLER’S SHEARWATER (2) were spotted during an Alvaro’s Adventures pelagic trip offshore. Ryan Mense captured video of a NAZCA BOOBY (6) during a seawatch at Pigeon Point. Ryan also reported WHITE-FACED IBIS (5) at Pescadero Marsh. While birding the Butano Creek riparian area near Pescadero Rd. Aidan Sinha photographed a WILLOW FLYCATCHER (5). During a visit to Sem Ln. in Belmont, Ron Thorn found a BREWER’S SPARROW (4)
*Birding San Mateo County:* There are plenty of ways to see birds. Did you know *The San Mateo County Bird Alliance leads birding Field Trips* on a regular basis? To join a field trip, check out their schedule here: http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/fieldtrips.html
*Alvaro’s Adventures runs offshore pelagic trips* *now through November,* with many seabird, whale and sea-life finding trips out of Half Moon Bay and other ports. Alvaro’s pelagic schedule here: https://www.alvarosadventures.com/pelagic-dates-2026.html
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Date: 9/22/26 1:22 pm From: Alvaro Jaramillo via groups.io <chucao...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Common murres
Diane
Just to clarify the temperature issues are warm water temperatures. Warm water holds less food, and less oxygen. The temperatures on shore, on land, do not really have any bearing on the food on the ocean. Although sometimes it can feel warmer in Half Moon Bay when the water temperature is warm.
From: <peninsula-birding...> <peninsula-birding...> On Behalf Of Diane McCoy via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 3:54 PM
To: <jtaggart8...>
Cc: <peninsula-birding...>
Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Common murres
Walking our dog on Poplar beach in half Moon Bay last week on Wednesday morning I saw five Common Murre bodies and I think we saw one gull one as well. I did a little research online to see and they did give different reasons, including their food source becoming impacted by temperature variations, and the week before had been that really hot weather in the Bay Area and even over on the coast.
On Sep 22, 2026, at 12:22 PM, James via groups.io <jtaggart8...> <mailto:<jtaggart8...> > wrote:
Walking Tunirltas Creek on Friday and notice a number of dead birds on the beach. I believe some were cormorant but there were also several of what appeared to be common murres. I don't think I have seen them around Half Moon Bay so notbsure of the ID - any thoughts on why they might be dying in that area? Bodies were intact.
Date: 9/22/26 12:22 pm From: James via groups.io <jtaggart8...> Subject: [pen-bird] Common murres
Walking Tunirltas Creek on Friday and notice a number of dead birds on the beach. I believe some were cormorant but there were also several of what appeared to be common murres. I don't think I have seen them around Half Moon Bay so notbsure of the ID - any thoughts on why they might be dying in that area? Bodies were intact.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM Kris via groups.io <grlbordr=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
> Hi Karen,
>
> Murres do seem to be having an unusually rough time this month...
>
>
> https://www.birdrescue.org/uptick-in-starving-in-common-murres-raises-concern/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUevPlwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWljdFB1N0tRenpHWmZCMHpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXCmXvZeB9XLUXpP6h394YrBNzEcLii8pIKUWcwEEMGNx57ZqCFpWgaa6esA_aem_Oz-EefnzVuYr4sm3XWXGeQ >
> My best,
> Kris
>
> On Monday, September 21, 2026 at 05:47:15 PM PDT, Dominik Mosur via
> groups.io <dominikmosur...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Karen,
>
> I’ve heard there is compelling evidence that this summer there may be a
> bigger die off of seabirds than usual of our coast. However based on my
> experience of walking ocean beach for many years finding dead birds
> including murres late summer/early fall is normal.
>
> Consider that there are several hundred thousand murres nesting on the
> Farallones. Some mortality is to be expected and at least a few of these
> will wash up.
>
> Dominik
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 17:35 Karen DeMello via groups.io <karen.demello=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
> Peter's recent post inspired me to stop by Half Moon Bay State Beach just
> before noon today. It was a treat to see 5 Snowy Plovers on the beach.
>
> What was a surprise were the 5 dead Common Murres on the beach. Is this
> normal? It's rare that I get to the coast, though I don't remember ever
> seeing so many dead birds there before. Side note: If anyone is interested
> in dead bird photos let me know, I took several.
>
> Thanks,
> Karen DeMello
> Mountain View
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM Peter Metropulos via groups.io <pjmetrop=
> <pacbell.net...> wrote:
>
> This morning(September 18) I walked Half Moon Bay from Kelley Avenue north
> to Pilarcitos Creek.
> A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was feeding in the marshy estuary at the creek mouth
> along with a handful of other shorebirds.
> An AMERICAN AVOCET flying north along the beach was a much rarer bird
> along the coast than the Pectoral.
> I counted 28 SNOWY PLOVERS on the beach.
> Walking back to the parking lot I noticed a line of large,skinny,black
> birds flying low over the water,heading north. There were so many
> cormorants flying back and forth I imagined that's what they were but I
> gave them a look anyway. I'm glad I did look closely because the flock was
> of WHITE-FACED IBIS, about 20 birds in all.
>
> Peter J.Metropulos
>
>
>
>
Date: 9/21/26 10:33 pm From: Richard Bradus via groups.io <grizzledjay...> Subject: [pen-bird] Venice Beach in the mists - shearwater spectacle
The last full day of summer so, of course, it was dank and drizzly along the coast at Venice Beach/Pilarcitos Creek mouth. While that may have put a damper on human visits, it didn't stop the continuing rarities or the amazing shearwater spectacle!
The juvenile Baird's Sandpiper and the Pectoral Sandpiper continue their seemingly non-stop foraging along the creek outflow, accompanied this afternoon by a few other shorebirds including a similarly industrious Long-billed Dowitcher. Masses of gulls and peeps huddled on the beach. The real action was over the ocean, where there were thousands of Sooty Shearwaters resting not too far out and additional thousands streaming steadily by southward. Some looked different (a few Pink-footed perhaps?) and there were at least two smaller Black-vented clearly visible briefly in the mix (but dedication required to view given the heavy drizzle). As I have not ventured on any pelagics, these were a real treat for me to see from the shore. Adding to the fun were a possible Common Tern, and a Parasitic Jaeger briefly harassing an Elegant Tern.
I need to do more sea-watching! And I encourage those of you who have not seen this spectacle to go out to the shore (hopefully under drier conditions) to witness this amazing mass movement of seabirds. Forget the troubles of the world and enjoy this wonder of nature!
Richard BradusSan Francisco
Hi Karen,
I’ve heard there is compelling evidence that this summer there may be a bigger die off of seabirds than usual of our coast. However based on my experience of walking ocean beach for many years finding dead birds including murres late summer/early fall is normal.
Consider that there are several hundred thousand murres nesting on the Farallones. Some mortality is to be expected and at least a few of these will wash up.
Dominik
On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 17:35 Karen DeMello via groups.io <karen.demello...> wrote:
Peter's recent post inspired me to stop by Half Moon Bay State Beach just before noon today. It was a treat to see 5 Snowy Plovers on the beach.
What was a surprise were the 5 dead Common Murres on the beach. Is this normal? It's rare that I get to the coast, though I don't remember ever seeing so many dead birds there before. Side note: If anyone is interested in dead bird photos let me know, I took several.
Thanks,Karen DeMello
Mountain View
On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM Peter Metropulos via groups.io <pjmetrop...> wrote:
This morning(September 18) I walked Half Moon Bay from Kelley Avenue north to Pilarcitos Creek.A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was feeding in the marshy estuary at the creek mouth along with a handful of other shorebirds.An AMERICAN AVOCET flying north along the beach was a much rarer bird along the coast than the Pectoral.I counted 28 SNOWY PLOVERS on the beach.Walking back to the parking lot I noticed a line of large,skinny,black birds flying low over the water,heading north. There were so many cormorants flying back and forth I imagined that's what they were but I gave them a look anyway. I'm glad I did look closely because the flock was of WHITE-FACED IBIS, about 20 birds in all.
Peter J.Metropulos
Date: 9/21/26 6:57 pm From: Naomi Goodman via groups.io <nlgoodman...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] HALF MOON BAY State Beach - question
There were at least 30 dead seabirds on San Gregorio Beach on Saturday during the Coastal Cleanup. I lost count after a while. Mostly Red-throated loons, but some Common Murres and shearwaters. This is much more than you would expect from natural attrition. The local wildlife rescue centers are overwhelmed.
Date: 9/21/26 5:47 pm From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] HALF MOON BAY State Beach - question
Hi Karen,
I’ve heard there is compelling evidence that this summer there may be a
bigger die off of seabirds than usual of our coast. However based on my
experience of walking ocean beach for many years finding dead birds
including murres late summer/early fall is normal.
Consider that there are several hundred thousand murres nesting on the
Farallones. Some mortality is to be expected and at least a few of these
will wash up.
Dominik
On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 17:35 Karen DeMello via groups.io <karen.demello=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Peter's recent post inspired me to stop by Half Moon Bay State Beach just
> before noon today. It was a treat to see 5 Snowy Plovers on the beach.
>
> What was a surprise were the 5 dead Common Murres on the beach. Is this
> normal? It's rare that I get to the coast, though I don't remember ever
> seeing so many dead birds there before. Side note: If anyone is interested
> in dead bird photos let me know, I took several.
>
> Thanks,
> Karen DeMello
> Mountain View
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM Peter Metropulos via groups.io <pjmetrop=
> <pacbell.net...> wrote:
>
>> This morning(September 18) I walked Half Moon Bay from Kelley Avenue
>> north to Pilarcitos Creek.
>> A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was feeding in the marshy estuary at the creek
>> mouth along with a handful of other shorebirds.
>> An AMERICAN AVOCET flying north along the beach was a much rarer bird
>> along the coast than the Pectoral.
>> I counted 28 SNOWY PLOVERS on the beach.
>> Walking back to the parking lot I noticed a line of large,skinny,black
>> birds flying low over the water,heading north. There were so many
>> cormorants flying back and forth I imagined that's what they were but I
>> gave them a look anyway. I'm glad I did look closely because the flock was
>> of WHITE-FACED IBIS, about 20 birds in all.
>>
>> Peter J.Metropulos
>>
>>
>
>
Date: 9/21/26 5:35 pm From: Karen DeMello via groups.io <karen.demello...> Subject: [pen-bird] HALF MOON BAY State Beach - question
Peter's recent post inspired me to stop by Half Moon Bay State Beach just
before noon today. It was a treat to see 5 Snowy Plovers on the beach.
What was a surprise were the 5 dead Common Murres on the beach. Is this
normal? It's rare that I get to the coast, though I don't remember ever
seeing so many dead birds there before. Side note: If anyone is interested
in dead bird photos let me know, I took several.
Thanks,
Karen DeMello
Mountain View
On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM Peter Metropulos via groups.io <pjmetrop=
<pacbell.net...> wrote:
> This morning(September 18) I walked Half Moon Bay from Kelley Avenue north
> to Pilarcitos Creek.
> A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was feeding in the marshy estuary at the creek mouth
> along with a handful of other shorebirds.
> An AMERICAN AVOCET flying north along the beach was a much rarer bird
> along the coast than the Pectoral.
> I counted 28 SNOWY PLOVERS on the beach.
> Walking back to the parking lot I noticed a line of large,skinny,black
> birds flying low over the water,heading north. There were so many
> cormorants flying back and forth I imagined that's what they were but I
> gave them a look anyway. I'm glad I did look closely because the flock was
> of WHITE-FACED IBIS, about 20 birds in all.
>
> Peter J.Metropulos
>
>
>
Date: 9/21/26 5:10 pm From: Cricket via groups.io <Walkmonkey...> Subject: [pen-bird] Black tern at Pillar Point
1. Going through photos from a walk along the harbor trail at Pillar
Point last evening I found what appears to be a BLACK TERN (see photos
below). I took the photos from roughly 37.4975413, -122.4958165 facing
toward the harbor. I haven’t been back to try and track down the bird.
Date: 9/21/26 1:42 pm From: James via groups.io <jtaggart8...> Subject: [pen-bird] Don Horsely County Park / Tunitas Creek
Several years ago I did a Surfrider beach cleanup at Tunitas Creek, a place fampus for partying. It was a trashy mess. Fast forward to the other day when I visited the newly created county park there. It is really nice.
From the bluff I could see shore birds so made my way down to the beach and found very large numbers of Heermann's Gulls, a migratory species - 90 - 95% of the population nest on one tiny island in the Gulf of California. They migrate in reverse, south to north. Typical Western Gull for comparison.
Date: 9/19/26 3:06 pm From: Marty Freeland via groups.io <martinf3...> Subject: [pen-bird] Recent notes: Tennessees, Chestnut, and N. Waterthrush
Hi all,
After returning from Japan earlier in the week I spent Thursday, part of Friday morning, and part of Saturday morning birding the San Mateo coast. Highlights included singles of Am. Redstart, Chestnut-sided, and N. Waterthrush, plus two Tennessees. Migrant numbers were lower than expected at this date, with the exception of invading Red-breasted Nuthatches.
On Thursday I birded from Ano Nuevo to Tunitas with Logan Kahle, Cedric Duhalde, and Michael Long. An adult male American Redstart was at Butano Ck, presumably a continuing bird found by Aidan Sinha in late August. Michael Long spotted a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a flock on lower Gazos Ck and we heard a calling grosbeak that sounded very much like Rose-breasted at The Dip. We ran into Andrew Rush who mentioned that he had seen the grosbeak and that it was a male Rose-breasted. Stopping to scan feeding activity close inshore between Pomponio and San Gregorio, we had at least 710 Black-vented Shearwaters, part of this species' major northward movement related to exceptionally warm water this year. A couple Western Tanagers were on Tunitas. Across the board passerine migrant numbers were rather low. Warbling Vireos were well represented, unlike most of last fall, but most common migrants and especially Wilson's Warblers were quite sparse. Red-breasted Nuthatches were at virtually every spot.
On Friday I had only a couple hours free to bird in the morning, but migrant numbers were considerably higher. I covered Miramar to central Half Moon Bay, birding Frenchman's Ck, Sweetwood, East Miramar Willows, Hermosa Willows, West Miramar Willows, Kehoe x Pilarcitos Willows, and Chesterfield access to Pilarcitos Ck. A Tennessee Warbler was at the east end of Frenchman's Ck Pk and another was in the East Miramar Willows. A Nashville and a Black-throated Gray Warbler were together in the West Miramar Willows (the Dusky-capped Fly spot). A Nuttall's Woodpecker at Chesterfield was rare on the coast away from Pacifica. Red-breasted Nuthatches were again at every stop and numbers of common migrants were reasonably good too, with 35 each of Yellow and Townsend's warblers in most flocks, 12 Western Flycatchers and Warbling Vireos also in most flocks, and a couple other scattered western migrants like the Nashville, B-t Gray, a tanager at Sweetwood, a pewee at Hermosa Willows, etc.
On Saturday I started by trying for Clark's Nutcrackers along Skyline. Looking for vantages clear of the fog I set up at an overlook just south of Windy Hill across from Williams Sisters. A bunch of other folks joined, including Chris Hayward, Malia DeFelice, Caitlin Chock, Alvaro Jaramillo, Eli Gross, Liam Murphy, Michael Long, and others. A fair amount of movement was evident, with numbers of Vaux's Swift and Violet-green Swallow, a couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers, a singing Golden-crowned Sparrow, a Hermit Thrush, and flyover Lawrence's Goldfinches. Within an hour Eli spotted a Clark's Nutcracker moving west or southwest along a ridgeline south of our vantage point. After a while longer Caitlin and I went to bird Half Moon Bay and folks at the skywatch spot had an additional nutcracker and a Lewis's Woodpecker. Migrant numbers in southern Half Moon Bay were fairly low again and we only had a couple Red-breasted Nuthatches, but a cooperative Northern Waterthrush was along upper Pilarcitos Ck at the access point behind the lowest produce stand.
The incursion of nutcrackers we are seeing currently is truly phenomenal, with 15ish in Santa Clara/Santa Cruz, 3 in San Mateo, ~30 (?) in SF, 13 in Solano, 3 in Contra Costa, 1 offshore in Mendocino, and counts as high as 1200 in Santa Barbara and further afield. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Evening Grosbeak, Pinyon Jay, interior (nelsoni group) White-breasted Nuthatch, and perhaps other things, are also irrupting to various degrees. The last time Pinyon Jays reached the county was in the 2003 irruption, when David Suddjian had one on a ridge above Butano. That would be the holy grail this year! Details, photos, coordinates etc. are on eBird or will be soon for all these recent birds.
Date: 9/19/26 1:20 pm From: Leonie Batkin via groups.io <Lbatkin111...> Subject: [pen-bird] Warbler flock at Cypress Lawn-Blackburnian and Blackpoll Warblers
In addition to the Clark's Nutcracker from earlier today there was a nice warbler flock at Cypress Lawn. In with Yellow's, Townsend's and Tennessee was a male Blackburnian and a Blackpoll Warbler which was seen when we went back for a second look at the flock. This fast-moving flock ranged from the Cypress Lawn entry/exit road, section K, over to the property boundary with Holy Cross Cemetery.
Ron ThornLeonie Batkin
PS we will enter our records once eBirds cooperates
Date: 9/19/26 11:59 am From: douglas brown via groups.io <dduggy3...> Subject: [pen-bird] Painted Redstart
Found on the San Bruno Mountain Saddle Trail, 37.698926 / - 122.435211. Clearly seen on the trail, 2 feet off of the ground. Black with dark red belly and wide white wing stripe.sang a short warbly song
Date: 9/19/26 9:25 am From: Leonie Batkin via groups.io <Lbatkin111...> Subject: [pen-bird] Clark’s Nutcracker Cypress Lawn Cemetery
There was just a Clark’s Nutcracker fly over Cypress Lawn Cemetery! Also, Red-breasted Nuthatch present.
Also, Tennessee Warbler here, Western Tanagers, other warblers. Scattered not in usual northeast.
Date: 9/18/26 2:29 pm From: Peter Metropulos via groups.io <pjmetrop...> Subject: [pen-bird] HALF MOON BAY State Beach: PECTORAL SANDPIPER & WHITE-FACED IBIS
This morning(September 18) I walked Half Moon Bay from Kelley Avenue north to Pilarcitos Creek.A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was feeding in the marshy estuary at the creek mouth along with a handful of other shorebirds.An AMERICAN AVOCET flying north along the beach was a much rarer bird along the coast than the Pectoral.I counted 28 SNOWY PLOVERS on the beach.Walking back to the parking lot I noticed a line of large,skinny,black birds flying low over the water,heading north. There were so many cormorants flying back and forth I imagined that's what they were but I gave them a look anyway. I'm glad I did look closely because the flock was of WHITE-FACED IBIS, about 20 birds in all.
Peter J.Metropulos
Date: 9/15/26 1:02 pm From: Kent Forward via groups.io <kforward...> Subject: [pen-bird] Nazca Booby - Pigeon Point Lighthouse 9/15/26
Just a quick note to PenBird since I hadn't seen it posted here yet, but Alvaro Jaramillo passed along a report from Barry Lyon and Brennan Mulrooney and their group of an immature Nazca Booby perching on building by the lighthouse that is currently housing the Fresnel lens during repairs! It was still there preening when I left a short while ago. Got some great looks, video and photos here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S393218239 Good birding,Kent ForwardEl Granada
Date: 9/14/26 12:06 pm From: maliadances via groups.io <maliadances...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Heermann's gull at Coyote Point
Hi Ross, I would say Heermann's Gull are very casual to rare on the San Mateo County Bayside. If San Mateo had more geographically refined filters, I would probably set "the bayside filter" to flag Heermann's Gull for more details. But we only have one countywide filter to work with and we need to set it to accommodate coastal numbers. Santa Clara can set their countywide filter to flag for more details as they do not have a coastline. Your photo is only the 4th photo ever taken of Heermann's Gull on the bayside in San Mateo County on eBird for all time. Thank you for uploading your photo of the Heermann's Gull to your eBird checklist!Malia
On Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 08:29:34 PM PDT, Ross Millikan via groups.io <rmillika...> wrote:
Date: 9/13/26 10:53 am From: Peter Metropulos via groups.io <pjmetrop...> Subject: [pen-bird] SEABIRD FEEDING FRENZY at Ano Nuevo State Park
On September 11, I witnessed a massive concentration of seabirds while scoping at Ano Nuevo State Park. Positioned on the bluff near the pond I scanned the bay between the island and the Santa Cruz County line.SOOTY SHEARWATERS were streaming north at a rate of hundreds-per-minute. I gave up counting after I reached 20,000 birds. More birds were arriving from the south and settled in to land on the water along with several thousand BRANDT'S CORMORANTS. I arrived at an estimate of 100,000 Sooty Shearwaters. I managed to pick out one PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER among them.Adding to the spectacle were: COMMON MURRE, 2800; MARBLED MURRELET,25; ELEGANT TERN, 1125; COMMON TERN,1.
On the pond were was an early drake RING-NECKED DUCK, and 2 VAUX'S SWIFTS were feeding with swallows.Later,at PESCADERO STATE BEACH, I saw a WANDERING TATTLER on the rocks near the creek mouth.
Date: 9/11/26 7:33 pm From: Michael Long via groups.io <mghl2508...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Coastal Rarities around Half Moon Bay, 9/11/26
Hi all,
I would like to add to the list of today’s central coast rarities by
mentioning a Tennessee Warbler and an unidentified Baypoll Warbler, both
along Tunitas Creek. The Tennessee was on the old trail to the beach here
(37.3577391, -122.3967488) and the Baypoll was further up the road near the
intersection with Tunitas Creek Ranch Rd here
(37.3762822, -122.3753263)
.
Also on wednesday I had 25 southbound White-faced Ibis from Pomponio Creek
Beach, a female type American Redstart on lower Gazos Creek about 150 yards
before the intersection with Cloverdale
(37.1861544, -122.3431609)
, a beautiful male American Redstart on Old Woman Creek (37.1818715,
-122.3381878), also on Old Woman Creek I ran into another birder who’s
merlin had picked up Barred Owl and Northern Waterthrush a little after the
bridge over Gazos Creek, for however much that’s worth. I was unable to
find either although I did hear two hoots of which had the right pitch and
tone for Barred Owl, although sounded like no call of theirs that i’m
familiar with. Later on Canyon Road, I found a female type Blackburnian
Warbler here
(37.2163664, -122.3452678).
Fall is definitely coming in hot right now!! Looking forward to seeing what
people find in the coming weeks.
Happy birding,
Michael Long
Redwood Shores
On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM Christopher Hayward via groups.io
<p_t_nymph...> wrote:
> Hi All,
> Today I birded near Half Moon Bay mostly checking riparian areas. First
> stop was the Half Moon Bay WTP where as I was walking down to the creek two
> White-faced Ibis flew over heading south.
> Next I stopped at the willow patch near the pond along Verde Rd. almost
> immediately I heard a strong chip note and spotted a Chestnut-sided Warbler
> flitting around low in the vegetation, I was joined a short time later by
> young birder Nathan Malick and mom Kathleen who also got nice looks at the
> warbler.
> We decide to check other areas nearby, along Tunitas Creek road where the
> road dips down about 1/2 mile east of Hwy 1, we made a brief stop where
> Nathan spotted a Willow Flycatcher in the Eucalyptus Trees by the pull out
> on the south side of the road.
> Certainly the highlight of the day though was as we walked along Seaside
> School Rd. near San Gregorio, we came upon a nice flock halfway along the
> road where Nathan spotted a Blackburnian Warbler, soon after that suddenly
> a Gray Catbird showed itself below the flock, seen well by all of us,
> disappearing before we could grab a photo. We spent another 30 minutes or
> so before we saw it fly across the road and bury itself deep in the thicket
> on the south side of the road, great work by Nathan to get at least
> document photos of this very skulky bird!
> Really a fun day, especially to be with such a good young birder for
> several county lifers!
> Photo, links below
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S391931846 Blackburnian Warbler and Gray
> Catbird
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S391959752 Chestnut-sided Warbler
>
> Chris Hayward
> Half Moon Bay
>
>
>
Date: 9/11/26 7:10 pm From: Christopher Hayward via groups.io <p_t_nymph...> Subject: [pen-bird] Coastal Rarities around Half Moon Bay, 9/11/26
Hi All,
Today I birded near Half Moon Bay mostly checking riparian areas. First stop was the Half Moon Bay WTP where as I was walking down to the creek two White-faced Ibis flew over heading south.
Next I stopped at the willow patch near the pond along Verde Rd. almost immediately I heard a strong chip note and spotted a Chestnut-sided Warbler flitting around low in the vegetation, I was joined a short time later by young birder Nathan Malick and mom Kathleen who also got nice looks at the warbler.
We decide to check other areas nearby, along Tunitas Creek road where the road dips down about 1/2 mile east of Hwy 1, we made a brief stop where Nathan spotted a Willow Flycatcher in the Eucalyptus Trees by the pull out on the south side of the road.
Certainly the highlight of the day though was as we walked along Seaside School Rd. near San Gregorio, we came upon a nice flock halfway along the road where Nathan spotted a Blackburnian Warbler, soon after that suddenly a Gray Catbird showed itself below the flock, seen well by all of us, disappearing before we could grab a photo. We spent another 30 minutes or so before we saw it fly across the road and bury itself deep in the thicket on the south side of the road, great work by Nathan to get at least document photos of this very skulky bird!
Really a fun day, especially to be with such a good young birder for several county lifers!
Photo, links below
Date: 9/10/26 11:47 am From: Kent Forward via groups.io <kforward...> Subject: [pen-bird] Lucy's Warbler - Rancho Corral de Tierra - lower El Granada area 9/10/26
Hello birders -
I had the excitement of seeing a Lucy's Warbler in Rancho this morning at the edge of the Clipper Ridge neighborhood at approximately 37.515105, -122.487744. Unfortunately it was visible only very briefly before it flew over the a fence into the neighborhood and I wasn't able to relocate. Thankfully the tiny gray short-tailed finely-billed warbler was kind enough to show me its reddish rump as it flew away in agitation!
I visited my two closest patches from my house before work: Princeton by the Sea Park and lower Rancho EG. A nice assortment of local and migrant birds it seemed just about everywhere actively foraging included Northern Yellow Warblers, Wilson's Warblers, Warbling Vireos, the delightful "yank yank yank" of a Red-breasted Nuthatch (appears we're in the midst of an irruption of this species at the moment as I've had them at multiple coastside locations of late), and Western Tanagers (which seem particularly abundant all up and down the coastside at the moment).
Happy migration!Kent ForwardEl Granada
Date: 9/10/26 11:42 am From: Ronald- Thorn via groups.io <Tronthorn...> Subject: [pen-bird] Clay-colored Sparrow and other migrants
This morning, there was a Clay-colored Sparrow in the Sweet Fennel field next to the Coyote Point Yacht Club parking lot. There were at least ( 20 ) Northern Yellow Warblersin field and along the public access trail. A Western Flycatcher along the trail. The first arrival I have noted was a White-crowned Sparrow ( pugetensis ) in the field. Yesterday,I did a stop in Colma. Migrants finally on the move! Here is a list of what was noted, Willow Flycatcher, ( 4 ) Western Warbling Vireos, Red-breasted Nuthatch, ( 15 ) NorthernYellow Warblers, ( 2 ) Townsend's Warblers and ( 21 ) Western Tanagers.
Ron Thorn
Date: 9/9/26 5:37 pm From: San Mateo County Bird Alliance via groups.io <office...> Subject: [pen-bird] Thurs. Sept. 10 - A Bird's-Eye View of the Bay Area Ridge Trail
*Tomorrow 7:00 pm Zoom*
The Bay Area Ridge Trail is an ambitious vision for a connected trail along the ridgelines surrounding San Francisco Bay, linking people, parks, and open spaces. More than 400 miles are open today, but completing the trail requires thoughtful partnerships to navigate private lands, sensitive habitats, road crossings, and other complex gaps.
Ryan Fritz is a Trail Planner with the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, working with public agencies, conservation organizations, landowners, and partners to advance trails. His background includes outdoor science education, conservation trail work in Utah, and a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail before starting trail planning and GIS work in the Bay Area.
Ryan will share how the Ridge Trail moves trail connections from ideas to reality while balancing public access with protection of the landscapes they pass through. The presentation will highlight current work in San Mateo County, including the newly opened Skyline Watershed Ridge Trail, trail planning around La Honda, and Peninsula studies. He will also share examples from the South Bay and San Francisco, where Ridge Trail projects intersect with habitat restoration, interpretation, safety, and stewardship.
The talk will also introduce the Ridge Trail's Very Important Trail (VIT) program, which offers guided experiences on restricted or managed-access lands while building relationships with landowners and conservation partners. For birders and conservationists, these projects offer a window into the opportunities and challenges of connecting people with the Bay Area's open spaces while protecting the habitats and wildlife that make those landscapes special.
Date: 9/9/26 2:18 pm From: Barbara Kossy via groups.io <bkossy...> Subject: [pen-bird] Seen from my kayak
Yesterday afternoon (4pm) a friend and I got some great views of the Northern Gannet roosted on the center of the island breakwater in Princeton Harbor. He stood up and played around a bit with some dried vegetation, then displayed and squawked! He did that about three times. In the display he spread his wings, looked up, squawked and dipped his rear. It was nice to see him in action!
This morning (9am) my husband and I went out into waters of Half Moon bay on our double kayak, specifically to see the Common Murre creche activity. There were small groups of adult murres, perhaps the dads, and the chicks. When we stopped to listen we could hear the “Grok! Meep! "call and response of the dads and chicks. I’ve been seeing more than the occasional dead murre in the water, or on a beach. I even saw one up on land, perhaps relocated by a coyote at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. It got me wondering what happens to the chicks if the adult dies. Out on the water today I saw an adult escorting two chicks. One was much smaller than the other. Was one perhaps an orphan, that joined up with another adult and step sibling? We also saw groups of many chicks with a few adults.
The Brown Pelicans and their pesky Heermans Gull companions provided a bit more drama.
We watched pelicans dive and catch fish.(15 ft away!) The gulls were right there hoping for a score. The pelicans had a work around: reposition the fish in the gullet underwater. Then raise their head and swallow. Nothing for the gulls. The gulls seem to use a lot of energy squabbling with each other to get access to a chosen pelican.
A Common Loon flew overhead, low.
It’s so lovely to be out there and have the elegant terns, pelicans, murres and gulls all so close. There are still lots of birds, including shorebirds in the inner harbor. But really, the guano is so thick on the stone breakwaters, they look snow covered, and the smell is overpowering in the weather we’ve been having, so I’ve skipped paddling the inner harbor.
If you’ve thought about learning to kayak, give it a try. It’s a great way to see birds. Note: you cannot take kayaks rented from HMB kayaks out of the harbor, but there’s plenty to see in the harbor. I don’t even bother to bring binoculars.
This morning, I did a seawatch from Moss Beach with Leonie joining me part of the time. A partial list of what was noted during the two hour seawatch. Northbound were( 20,300 ) Sooty Shearwaters with a Pink-footed Shearwater tagging along. Terns southbound were a Royal Tern, a Forster's Tern not often noted on the coast and ElegantTerns attracting ( 13 ) Parasitic Jaegers. Later back over on the bayside stopping at the Nob Hill Pond, we were surprised to note ( 28 ) Red-necked Phalaropes. A high numberfor the pond!
Ron Thorn, Leonie Batkin
Date: 9/7/26 5:55 pm From: Ronald- Thorn via groups.io <Tronthorn...> Subject: [pen-bird] Baird's Sandpiper and other recent sightings
Today, a Baird's Sandpiper was with Western and Least Sandpipers viewed from the trail at the Ravenswood Salt Ponds R1/R2. The shorebirds had come in from the bayduring a high tide. Sightings the last few days. An earlier visit to the Ravenswood Salt Pond SF2, there was a Wilson's Phalarope. Wilson's Phalarope is a rare-uncommonmigrant in the county. Elegant and Forster's Terns were in quite a stir, when a juvenile Parasitic Jaeger came in off the bay to the roosting terns on the mudflats. This timeof year is when the Parasitic Jaegers do come into San Francisco Bay looking for terns. They will come in as far south into the bay at Coyote Point. Lingering on the late sideon the bay was a juvenile Least Tern being fed on the shell bar at Bair Island at the mouth of Steinberger Slough on the 3rd. A southbound Purple Martin was noted during a skywatch at home in Redwood Shores.
Ron Thorn
Date: 9/6/26 1:24 pm From: Leonie Batkin via groups.io <Lbatkin111...> Subject: [pen-bird] Siberian Pipit-Importance of having a prepared mind and Kris Olson's legacy
Hello Peninsula Birders-
We received our Western Birds Volume 57, No. 3, 2026 thisweek and were pleased to read, on page 185, that Ron’s sighting of a Siberian Pipit at RadioRoad (Redwood Shores) on October 27, 2008 has been accepted by the California Bird RecordsCommittee (CBRC). Ron was contacted toprovide a write-up and any available photos. Fortunately, we were able to access Kris Olson’s photos taken on October28, 2008. To see the photos Kris’s 2ndreport on October 28, 2008 to Peninsula Birding includes a link toFlicker. Other observers sent reports,positive and negative, to Peninsula Birding through October 31, 2008.
This record is an example of having a prepared mind. Ron expresses in his write-up that he hadlooked for years through pipit flocks hoping to see this Asian pipit, which waspreviously considered a race of American Pipit. Ron’s lengthy write-up can be seen in hisinitial report to Peninsula Birding dated October 27, 2008. This record is also in the San Mateo CountyeBird record as Siberian Pipit, entered in the Sequoia Audubon Data (now SanMateo County Bird Alliance).
Great to have this species in the San Mateo Countyrecords!
Ron Thorn
Leonie Batkin
"Chance favors the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur
Date: 9/2/26 5:39 pm From: Barbara Kossy via groups.io <bkossy...> Subject: [pen-bird] Wandering Tattler
I was out kayaking this afternoon on a rising tide. I saw a wandering tattler on the western outer breakwater. Characteristic bobbing. Grey shore bird. No visible wingband, and larger than a spotted sandpiper.
Barbara Kossy Moss Beach, California Mobile: 650-430-1094
Date: 8/30/26 8:13 pm From: Ross Millikan via groups.io <rmillika...> Subject: [pen-bird] Wandering tattler at Coyote Point
I had a wandering tattler at Coyote Point today. It was shortly after the afternoon high tide and out on the point beyond the marina. Photo and coordinates at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395997905
