[SBB] S.C. Co. Bird List August 2007

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

Title: S.C. Co. Bird List August 2007

Bill Bousman writes:

The composite list increased by only 5 species in August to 262.  The usual August increase is 7, so we dropped below our long term average of 264.  We usually garner 10 new species in September, so perhaps this will pull us out (but it doesn't look that way at this late date).

August is usually marked by shorebirds and this year was no exception.  We had three 4's, and each was one of the rare shorebirds.  The first PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in the New Chicago Marsh on 4 Aug.  Two BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were seen at Crittenden Marsh on 18 Aug.  Almost missing August entirely, a surprising "flock" of STILT SANDPIPERS was found at New Chicago Marsh on 31 Aug.

We had two 5's.  RED KNOTS were found in their usual spot at the Stevens Creek mouth on 4 Aug, and were seen regularly through the end of the month.  A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW found in closed salt ponds in Alviso on 25 Aug was the earliest record we have had for this species 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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Kendric C. Smith
927 Mears Court
Stanford, CA  94305-1041
(650) 493-7210
[[email protected]]
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/

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