[SBB] S.C. Co. List May 2006

["Kendric C. Smith" <[[email protected]]>]

Title: S.C. Co. List May 2006

Bill Bousman writes:

I overlooked a ROSS'S GOOSE found on the Knapp tract on 29 Apr, so that brings our April list up to 237, which is just one short of the long-term average of 238.  In an average year, we should find 9 or 10 new species in May, but this year we only managed 7 species, which gives us 244 for the year and we are three under our average pace.

We added two 4's for May.  At least three BLUE GROSBEAKS were at Ed Levin CP on 2 May and one or more birds have been seen through the month.  A singing male BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW was found at Hidden Villa on 24 May and sang persistently through the end of the month, but then left.

The first of the 5's in May were two alternate RUDDY TURNSTONES at the New Chicago Marsh on 2 May, which then moved on.  A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found singing along Llagas Creek above Bloomfield Road on 3 May and has been found there into June.  A CATTLE EGRET showed up at the Palo Alto Duck Pond heronry on 10 May and remained a day.  A SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen near Llagas Creek and Hwy 152 on 21 May.  The last 5's of the month were 9 BLACK SWIFTS over Loma Prieta on 28 May.

We average about 4 birds in a normal June.  So far we have added at least three so maybe we can catch up.

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