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[SBB] S.C. Co. Bird List August 2006



Title: S.C. Co. Bird List August 2006
Bill Bousman writes:
Tallying this month's list, I uncovered an error in that a May record of Canyon Wren in Henry Coe SP was overlooked. So that bumps the May through July tallies up by one. That means that the composite list for Santa Clara County at the end of August is 263, which matches our recent-years average. August was a pretty good month with 9 new birds, which is 2 better than the recent-years average. Next month, September is always the peak of the fall months, and averages about 10 species.

We had four 4's this month. A COMMON TERN was found at the Sunnyvale WPCP oxidation ponds on 7 Aug. Two PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were at the New Chicago Marsh on 18 Aug and were the start of an early influx. The first WILLOW FLYCATCHER of the season showed up near the Calabazas ponds on 22 Aug and were found widely through the end of the month. A juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was at the Gilroy sewer ponds on 24 Aug and a few more were found along the Bay by the end of the month.

There were four 5's as well. An ELEGANT TERN was seen in the New Chicago Marsh on 6 Aug. At the end of the month a small flock was at the Stevens Creek mouth, but otherwise none were seen elsewhere. A PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER at the Gilroy sewer ponds on 9 Aug was the only one found. A male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was a one-day wonder at a feeder in Los Gatos on 17 Aug. RED KNOTS showed up 18 Aug at the Stevens Creek mouth and remained through the end of the month.

The one 6 was a WHITE-WINGED DOVE seen in flight near the San Jose Airport on 14 Aug. There are only three previous records in the county.


The complete list can be found at:
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU)
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/

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