Natural History Wanderings

Oakland CBC

Participant Birders: 304 (267 field observers and 37 feeder watchers)

Total Number of Birds Counted: 93,000+

Total Number of Species: 186

“Best Bird”: Costa’s Hummingbird

SF CBC

Participant Birders: 202

Total Number of Species: 179 species (one higher than last year)

Sample of Uncommon/Rare Birds: Ancient Murrelet, Bald Eagle, Black & White Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden Eagle, Gray Catbird, Greater White Fronted Goose, Lucy’s Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Marbled Murrelet, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Orchard Oriole, Pacific Loon, Red Crossbill, Red Phalarope, Red-Necked Grebe, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sage Thrasher, Winter Wren, Yellow Warbler

Richmond CBC

Participant Birders: 175

Total Number of Species: 185

New Species Added this Year: Ross’s Goose, Cinnamon Teal, Black Rail, Surfbird, Ruddy Turnstone, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Prairie Falcon, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Swamp Sparrow, and, most surprisingly, Pine Siskin.

“Best Bird”: Orchard Oriole (Never reported in Richmond Count Circle)