Annual Bird
Records in Santa Cruz County, California
This list denotes species recorded in
Santa Cruz County from 1999 to the present. All species on the
county list are shown. A date indicates when the species was first
reported in each year. The record for 1999 simply indicates whether the
bird was seen that year, as dates of first records were not kept.
The status code indicates each species general status in the county during the course of the
year. Codes are defined at the end of the list. If you see a species which does not already
have a date near its name, please let us know. This list will be updated
monthly. Additions, corrections or inquiries should sent to David Suddjian at
dsuddjian@aol.com.
2010 Statistics (through 1/31/10).
2010 is off to a good start with 214 species in January, four above the 2000-2009 average. New Year’s Day produced a list of 175 species, nearly all from the Santa Cruz County portion of the Moss Landing CBC. It has not been a winter rich in rarities. Top finds were the continuing Rock Sandpiper, and a Costa’s Hummingbird and a Cassin’s Finch. Other winter notables included Tufted Puffin, Tropical Kingbird, Horned Lark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Wilson’s Warbler, Summer Tanager, and Hooded Oriole. The latter, at Ben Lomond, provided the first overwintering record of any oriole from the montane region of the county.
One “Code 6” species was found: Rock Sandpiper. “Code 5” species reported so far were Costa’s Hummingbird and Cassin’s Finch.
Please advise of any errors or omissions
New
species added per month
| Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
| 2000 |
217 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
334 |
| 2001 |
213 |
11 |
22 |
19 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
19 |
22 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
341 |
| 2002 |
211 |
15 |
17 |
25 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
325 |
| 2003 |
222 |
8 |
19 |
19 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
332 |
| 2004 |
198 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
20 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
336 |
| 2005 |
213 |
4 |
13 |
27 |
12 |
19 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
318 |
| 2006 |
199 |
10 |
14 |
32 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
25 |
18 |
2 |
5 |
333 |
| 2007 |
217 |
5 |
15 |
23 |
19 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
15 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
324 |
|
2008 |
200 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
14 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
19 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
328 |
| 2009 |
212 |
6 |
10 |
21 |
24 |
6 |
2 |
19 |
26 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
343 |
| 2010 |
214 |
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214 |
| 00-09 Avg |
210.0 |
9.8 |
16.2 |
22.3 |
15.0 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
12.7 |
18.1 |
11.1 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
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