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It's that time again when days have grown shorter, and most of our summertime birds have flown south for the winter. Many of us notice that our backyard feeders become busier, and need regular fill-ups to satisfy the hungry appetites of our recently arrived winter residents. There are still a number of interesting sightings to report, as we keep a watchful eye on others in hopes they might remain for the upcoming Christmas Counts. Noteworthy sightings for late October- early November include:

Red-necked Grebe (2) 11/8 Jetties at entrance to Bodega Harbor TE,DA
Black-footed Albatross(55) 10/16 Offshore Sonoma County M.O.A.
Laysan Albatross (2) 10/16 Offshore Sonoma County @ "football" M.O.A.
Sooty Shearwater (165) 10/16 Offshore Sonoma County M.O.A.
Pink-footed Shearwater (65)10/16 Offshore Sonoma County M.O.A.
Buller's Shearwater (265) 10/16 Offshore Sonoma County M.O.A.
American Bittern 10/9 Schollenberger Park ND
Sandhill Crane (1) 11/8 Soaring high near Carmody Rd. TE,DA
Garganey (1) 10/16 Rodman Creek, Clear Lake RS
Wood Duck (numerous) 10/1 Olema Marsh RS
Redhead (3) 10/23 Lakeville treatment ponds DN
Scaup sp. (both) 10/28 San Pablo Bay, off Pinole, Contra Costa Co. DN
Surf Scoter (100s) 10/28 San Pablo Bay MK
Hooded Merganser (20) 10/8 Carmody Rd. pond TE,DA
Pacific Golden Plover(3-5) Oct.-Nov. Outer Pt. Reyes RS,DE,DH
Long-billed Curlew (65+) 10/30 Hwy. 37 ponds DN
Spotted Sandpiper (1) 10/25 Richmond launch ramp, Contra Costa Co. DN
Lesser Yellowlegs 10/24 Rush Creek marsh KW
Pomarine Jaeger (8) 10/16 Offshore Sonoma County M.O.A.
Bonaparte's Gull (6) 10/30 Vallejo launch ramp DN
Glaucous Gull (1) 10/31 Doran Park DW
Rhinoceros Auklet (38) 10/16 Offshore Sonoma County M.O.A.
Golden Eagle (3) 10/11 Shiloh Regional Park HD
Ferruginous Hawk (2) 10/18 W. of Bloomfield DN
Rough-legged Hawk(1 imm.) 10/30 Sebastopol; flew over residence SK
Anna's Hummingbird 11/10 Petaluma, w/odd orange bill, since 8/17 WN Black-chinned Hummingbird 10/28 Bodega Bay Lodge DB,PC,D&LR
Tropical Kingbird (1) 10/? Below Diekmann's store CC, LH
Say's Phoebe (arr.) 9/5 Pine Flat Rd. DWe
Canyon Wren (1) 11/8 Pine Flat Rd. at old quarry DH,DE
Northern Shrike (1 imm.) 10/31 Doran Park marsh DW
Prothonotary Warbler (1) 11/8 Ft.Bragg, Noyo Harbor @ Capt. Flints' LM,DT Black-throated Blue Warbler 11/2 Owl Canyon DE,DH
Palm Warbler 10/14 Bodega Bay, marine lab. residences DN
Common Yellowthroat 10/28 Rail Ponds DB,PC,et al
Rose-breasted Grosbeak(imm. M) 11/1 Bloomfield FJ
Dark-eyed Junco (prtl. albino) 11/1-10 Sebastopol WP
American Tree Sparrow (2) 11/1 Outer Pt. Reyes RS
White-throated Sparrow (1) 11/4 Cazadero, released after stunning itself DB
Lapland Longspur (several) Oct.-Nov. Outer Pt. Reyes RS

Contributors: Dick Ashford, Dennis Beall, Pamela Conley, Chris Corbin, Hazel DeFarzy, Norris Dyer, Ted Eliot, Doug Ellis, David Hofmann, Lisa Hug, Fred Jacobs, Sean Kallaway, Margret Kram, Lila McMurtrey, Mollymawk Offshore Adventures, Dan Nelson, Wini Nelson, Wendy Peterson, Don & Laverne Richert, Rich Stallcup, Dorothy Tobkin, Darren Wiemeyer, Dan Williams & Ken Wilson.