All, We have added another 18 species since this morning and our total stands at 247 as of 6 pm on Saturday. There have been several rarities such as, and in no particular order: Blackburnian WarblerPalm WarblerPlumbeous VireoPainted BuntingAmerican OystercatcherBlack Swift Some of these have been photographed, but keep in mind that these require extensive documentation and have not yet confirmed. Currently they are on our list of "found" species subject to review. Now if only that Swallow-tailed Kite would fly about 20 miles east... Here are the species we have FOUND:
* Snow Goose
* Ross's Goose
* Canada Goose
* Wood Duck
* Blue-winged Teal
* Cinnamon Teal
* Northern Shoveler
* Gadwall
* American Wigeon
* Mallard
* Northern Pintail
* Green-winged Teal
* Redhead
* Ring-necked Duck
* Lesser Scaup
* Surf Scoter
* Long-tailed Duck
* Bufflehead
* Red-breasted Merganser
* Ruddy Duck
* Mountain Quail
* California Quail
* Pied-billed Grebe
* Eared Grebe
* Western Grebe
* Clark's Grebe
* Rock Pigeon
* Band-tailed Pigeon
* Eurasian Collared-Dove
* Spotted Dove
* Mourning Dove
* Greater Roadrunner
* Lesser Nighthawk
* Common Poorwill
* Black Swift NEW Need documentation
* Vaux's Swift
* White-throated Swift
* Black-chinned Hummingbird
* Anna's Hummingbird
* Costa's Hummingbird
* Rufous Hummingbird
* Allen's Hummingbird
* Virginia Rail
* American Coot
* Black-necked Stilt
* American Avocet
* American Oystercatcher NEW Check documentation
* Black Oystercatcher
* Snowy Plover
* Semipalmated Plover
* Killdeer
* Whimbrel
* Long-billed Curlew
* Marbled Godwit
* Ruddy Turnstone
* Black Turnstone
* Surfbird
* Sanderling
* Dunlin
* Least Sandpiper
* Western Sandpiper
* Short-billed Dowitcher
* Long-billed Dowitcher
* Wilson's Snipe
* Wilson's Phalarope
* Red-necked Phalarope
* Spotted Sandpiper
* Solitary Sandpiper
* Wandering Tattler
* Greater Yellowlegs
* Willet
* Bonaparte's Gull
* Heermann's Gull
* Ring-billed Gull
* Yellow-footed Gull NEW
* Western Gull
* California Gull
* Herring Gull
* Glaucous-winged Gull
* Caspian Tern
* Forster's Tern
* Royal Tern
* Elegant Tern
* Black Skimmer
* Red-throated Loon
* Pacific Loon
* Common Loon
* Brandt's Cormorant
* Pelagic Cormorant
* Neotropic Cormorant
* Double-crested Cormorant
* Brown Pelican
* Least Bittern
* Great Blue Heron
* Great Egret
* Snowy Egret
* Green Heron
* Black-crowned Night-Heron
* Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
* White-faced Ibis
* Turkey Vulture
* Osprey
* Golden Eagle
* Northern Harrier
* Cooper's Hawk
* Bald Eagle
* Red-shouldered Hawk
* Swainson's Hawk
* Red-tailed Hawk
* Barn Owl
* Western Screech-Owl
* Great Horned Owl
* Belted Kingfisher
* Lewis's Woodpecker
* Acorn Woodpecker
* Downy Woodpecker
* Nuttall's Woodpecker
* Ladder-backed Woodpecker
* Hairy Woodpecker
* White-headed Woodpecker
* Northern Flicker
* American Kestrel
* Merlin
* Prairie Falcon
* Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
* Red-Crowned Parrot
* Lilac-Crowned Parrot
* Nanday Parakeet
* Mitred Parakeet
* Olive-sided Flycatcher
* Western Wood-Pewee
* Hammond's Flycatcher
* Gray Flycatcher
* Dusky Flycatcher
* Western Flycatcher
* Black Phoebe
* Say's Phoebe
* Vermilion Flycatcher
* Dusky-capped Flycatcher
* Ash-throated Flycatcher
* Cassin's Kingbird
* Western Kingbird
* Bell's Vireo
* Hutton's Vireo
* Cassin's Vireo
* Plumbeous Vireo
* Warbling Vireo
* Loggerhead Shrike
* Steller's Jay
* California Scrub-Jay
* Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay NEW
* Clark's Nutcracker
* American Crow
* Common Raven
* Mountain Chickadee
* Oak Titmouse
* Verdin
* Horned Lark
* Northern Rough-winged Swallow
* Tree Swallow
* Violet-green Swallow
* Bank Swallow
* Barn Swallow
* Cliff Swallow
* Red-Whiskered Bulbul
* Bushtit
* Wrentit
* Ruby-crowned Kinglet
* Red-breasted Nuthatch
* White-breasted Nuthatch
* Pygmy Nuthatch
* Brown Creeper
* Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
* California Gnatcatcher
* Rock Wren
* Canyon Wren
* House Wren
* Marsh Wren
* Bewick's Wren
* Cactus Wren
* European Starling
* California Thrasher
* Northern Mockingbird
* Western Bluebird
* Townsend's Solitaire
* Swainson's Thrush
* Hermit Thrush
* American Robin
* Cedar Waxwing
* Phainopepla
* House Sparrow
* Scaly-breasted Munia
* American Pipit
* House Finch
* Purple Finch
* Cassin's Finch
* Red Crossbill
* Pine Siskin
* Lesser Goldfinch
* Lawrence's Goldfinch
* American Goldfinch
* Chipping Sparrow
* Black-chinned Sparrow
* Brewer's Sparrow
* Black-throated Sparrow
* Lark Sparrow
* Fox Sparrow
* Dark-eyed Junco
* White-crowned Sparrow
* Golden-crowned Sparrow
* White-throated Sparrow
* Bell's Sparrow
* Savannah Sparrow
* Song Sparrow
* Lincoln's Sparrow
* California Towhee
* Rufous-crowned Sparrow
* Green-tailed Towhee
* Spotted Towhee
* Yellow-breasted Chat
* Western Meadowlark
* Hooded Oriole
* Bullock's Oriole
* Scott's Oriole
* Red-winged Blackbird
* Tricolored Blackbird
* Brown-headed Cowbird
* Brewer's Blackbird
* Great-tailed Grackle
* Orange-crowned Warbler
* Nashville Warbler
* MacGillivray's Warbler
* Common Yellowthroat
* American Redstart Hahamongna. Needs confirmation
* Blackburnian Warbler NEW
* Yellow Warbler
* Palm Warbler
* Yellow-rumped Warbler
* Black-throated Gray Warbler
* Townsend's Warbler
* Hermit Warbler
* Wilson's Warbler
* Western Tanager
* Black-headed Grosbeak
* Blue Grosbeak
* Lazuli Bunting
* Painted Bunting NEW
I'll send the list of MISSING species in a separate email. Thank you! Lance Lance BennerAltadena_._,_._,_
