California - 19th September - 3rd October 2015

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19th September - Oakland International Airport:

White-tailed Kite 1, Great Egret 1, Western Gull 1:

20th September - Half Moon Bay:

Brown Pelican 1000, Double-crested Cormorant 100, Pelagic Cormorant 10, Brandt's Cormorant 30, Brown Booby 1, Great Blue Heron 1, Snowy Egret 1, Black-crowned Night Heron 1, Surf Scoter 1, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Black Oystercatcher 8, Willet 10, Marbled Godwit 15, Black Turnstone 10, Surfbird 1, Sanderling 20, Bonaparte's Gull 1, California Gull 2, Western Gull 10, Heermann's Gull 100, Elegant Tern 100, Common Murre 200, Marbled Murrelet 10, Anna's Hummingbird 1, Northern Flicker 1, Black Phoebe 1, Cassin's Vireo 1, Western Scrub-Jay 2, Bushtit 5, American Crow 1, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1, Orange-crowned Warbler 2, Townsends Warbler 1, Brewers Blackbird 1, House Finch 5

Half Moon Bay Pelagic:

Pacific Loon 3, Common Loon 1, Eared Grebe 1, Black-footed Albatross 10, Northern Fulmar 20, Buller's Shearwater 1, Pink-footed Shearwater 400+, Black-vented Shearwater 1, Short-tailed Shearwater 1, Sooty Shearwater 10,000+, Wilsons Storm-Petrel 1, Ashy Storm-Petrel 15, Black Storm-Petrel 8, Brandt's Cormorant 200, White-faced Ibis 7, Peregrine 1, Red Phalarope 30, Red-necked Phalarope 50, Long-tailed Jaeger 1, Parasitic Jaeger 10, Pomarine Jaeger 10, South Polar Skua 6, California Gull 100, Western Gull 100, Heermann's Gull 10, Sabine's Gull 25, Common Tern 10, Arctic Tern 1, Common Murre 200, Scripps Murrelet 2, Cassin's Auklet 4, Rhinoceros Auklet 8, Tufted Puffin 3

21st September - Pinnacles:

Red-shouldered Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, Peregrine 1, California Quail 30, Rock Pigeon 20, Western Screech-Owl 2, Anna's Hummingbird 2, Acorn Woodpecker 20, Northern Flicker 1, Pacific Slope Flycatcher 1, Olive-sided Flycatcher 1, Black Phoebe 1, Says Phoebe 1, Steller's Jay 8, Western Scrub-Jay 30, Oak Titmouse 10, Bushtit 20, White-breasted Nuthatch 6, Bewick's Wren 2, House Wren 2, Canyon Wren 1, Wrentit 4, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 1, Swainsons Thrush 1, Hermit Thrush 1, California Thrasher 6, European Starling 1, Black-throated Gray Warbler 2, Wilsons Warbler 3, Western Tanager 5, Spotted Towhee 5, California Towhee 5, Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 1, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 5.

Highway 45:

Turkey Vulture 10, Red-tailed Hawk 2, American Kestrel 1, Eurasian Collared Dove 2, Western Scrub-Jay 6, Yellow-billed Magpie 2, Common Raven 20, Bushtit 5, Brown-headed Cowbird 2, Brewers Blackbird 50, Red-winged Blackbird 1

Morro Bay:

Eared Grebe 20, American White Pelican 40, Brown Pelican 400, Double-crested Cormorant 50, Great Blue Heron 5, Great Egret 10, Snowy Egret 20, Brant 3, Mallard 10, Pintail 20, Shoveler 2, Blue-winged Teal 10, Green-winged Teal 50, Surf Scoter 2, Turkey Vulture 50, Red-tailed Hawk 1, Osprey 1, Peregrine 1, American Coot 1, Black-bellied Plover 30, American Golden Plover 1, Killdeer 10, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Lesser Yellowlegs 1, Willet 200, Long-billed Curlew 300, Marbled Godwit 400, Western Sandpiper 100, Least Sandpiper 1000, Knot 20, Long-billed Dowitcher 50, Bonaparte's Gull 1, Ring-billed Gull 2, Western Gull 50, Caspian Tern 1, Elegant Tern 20, Forster's Tern 5, Mourning Dove 1, Black Phoebe 1, Says Phoebe 1, Western Scrub-Jay 10, American Crow 40, California Towhee 2, White-crowned Sparrow 5, Savannah Sparrow 1, Lincolns Sparrow 1, Western Meadowlark 1, House Finch 1.

22nd September - Julie Pfeiffer State Park:

California Condor 8, Turkey Vulture 20, Band-tailed Pigeon 3, Acorn Woodpecker 10, Steller's Jay 20, Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2, Brown Creeper 20, Pacific Wren 5, Wrentit 4, Yellow Warbler 1, Townsends Warbler 10

Big Sur State Park:

Sharp-shinned Hawk 3, Golden Eagle 2, Bald Eagle 1, Vaux's Swift 1, Violet-green Swallow 50.

Highway 1:

Pacific Loon 5, Eared Grebe 20, Black-vented Shearwater 40000+, Sooty Shearwater 20, Brown Pelican 3000, Pelagic Cormorant 20, Brandt's Cormorant 500, Great Blue Heron 10, Snowy Egret 30, California Condor 2, Turkey Vulture 200, Red-tailed Hawk 6, American Kestrel 2, Parasitic Jaeger 1, Heermann's Gull 1000, Marbled Murrelet 5, Pigeon Guillemot 2, European Starling 20.

Morro Bay:

Clarks Grebe 5, Eared Grebe 10, Great Blue Heron 5, Snowy Egret 20, Ruddy Duck 10, Osprey 1, Peregrine 1, California Quail 10, Willet 400, Western Sandpiper 2000, Least Sandpiper 1500, Ring-billed Gull 3, Mourning Dove 20, Anna's Hummingbird 2, Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2, Bushtit 10, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2, American Robin 1, California Thrasher 1, Orange-crowned Warbler 5, Black-throated Gray Warbler 1, Townsends Warbler 2, Macgillivrays Warbler 1, Spotted Towhee 1, Fox Sparrow (Thick-billed) 1.

23rd September - Morro Bay:

Greater Yellowlegs 2, Downy Woodpecker 2, Warbling Vireo 1, Nashville Warbler 1, Western Tanager 1, Tricolored Blackbird 1

Oceano:

American Coot 20, Ring-billed Grebe 5, Great-tailed Grackle 10, Common Yellowthroat 1, Black Phoebe 2, Warbling Vireo 1, Marsh Wren 1.

Lake Cachuma:

Western Grebe 20, Osprey 1.

Oxnard:

Merlin 1, Peregrine1, Semipalmated Plover 10, Killdeer 30, American Avocet 80, Black-necked Stilt 30, Lesser Yellowlegs 1, Dunlin 5, Western Sandpiper 5, Semipalmated Sandpiper 5, Long-billed Dowitcher 5, Red-necked Phalarope 20, Belted Kingfisher 1, Says Phoebe 2, Loggerhead Shrike 1, Barn Swallow 5, Violet-green Swallow 1, Rough-winged Swallow 1, Northern Parula 1, Orange-crowned Warbler 2, Townsends Warbler 2, Hermit Warbler 1, American Redstart 1, Wilsons Warbler 1, House Sparrow 20

24th September - Ventura Harbour:

Eared Grebe 30, Western Grebe 5, Clarks Grebe 1, Grebe Sp 300, Black-bellied Plover 1, Black Oystercatcher 3, Willet 10, Long-billed Curlew 5, Marbled Godwit 10, Black Turnstone 3, Surfbird 1, Wandering Tattler 1, Sanderling 200, Heermann's Gull 30, Black Phoebe 1, Great-tailed Grackle 5.

Santa Cruz Island:

Pacific Loon 1, Brown Pelican 20, Double-crested Cormorant X, Brandt's Cormorant X, Pintail 1, Osprey 1 Peregrine 1, Red Phalarope 1, Red-necked Phalarope 100, Pomarine Jaeger 5, Parasitic Jaeger 1, California Gull 30, Western Gull 2000, Royal Tern 3, Common Tern 1, Common Murre 30, Acorn Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Pacific Slope Flycatcher 1, Black Phoebe 2, Says Phoebe 1, Loggerhead Shrike 1, Hutton's Vireo 1, Island Scrub Jay 5, Common Raven 10, Orange-crowned Warbler 4, Yellow Warbler 1, Wilsons Warbler 1, Lazuli Bunting 1 F, Spotted Towhee 1, Song Sparrow 2, House Finch 5, Dark-eyed Junco 1.

25th September - San Jacinto Wildlife Area/Davis Road:

Eared Grebe 200, Great Blue Heron 5, Great Egret 10, Snowy Egret 20, Cattle Egret 10, White-faced Ibis 100, Mallard 100, Shoveler 500, Cinnamon Teal 10, Green-winged Teal 100, Northern Harrier 1, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 10, Osprey 1, Merlin 1, American Kestrel 4, Peregrine 1, American Coot 300, Sora 3, Black-bellied Plover 5, Killdeer 10, American Avocet 50, Black-necked Stilt 50, Greater Yellowlegs 20, Lesser Yellowlegs 2, Long-billed Curlew 10, Least Sandpiper 200, Long-billed Dowitcher 30, Wilsons Snipe 10, Belted Kingfisher 1, Black Phoebe 2, Says Phoebe 2, Western Kingbird 5, Cassin's Kingbird 2, Loggerhead Shrike 5, Rough-winged Swallow 1, Barn Swallow 100, Bewick's Wren 3, Northern Waterthrush 1, Common Yellowthroat 3, Golden-crowned Sparrow 1, White-crowned Sparrow 3, Yellow-headed Blackbird 1, Red-winged Blackbird 2000, Western Meadowlark 10.

Humber Park:

Vaux's Swift 1, Anna's Hummingbird 4, Acorn Woodpecker 4, Nuttall's Woodpecker 2, Hammonds Flycatcher 1, Steller's Jay 5, Oak Titmouse 2, Mountain Chickadee 20, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Pygmy Nuthatch 1, Brown Creeper 2, Western Bluebird 4, Black-throated Grey Warbler 2, Townsends Warbler 1, Brewers Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco 2,

Hurkey Creek Park:

Turkey Vulture 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 2, Acorn Woodpecker 1, Hairy Woodpecker 1, White-headed Woodpecker 3, Northern Flicker 2, Warbling Vireo 1, Steller's Jay 5, Mountain Chickadee 20, Bushtit 20, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Pygmy Nuthatch 5, Western Bluebird 4, American Robin 10, California Thrasher 1, Starling 10, Cedar Waxwing 8, Orange-crowned Warbler 3, Yellow Warbler 1, Audubons Warbler 2, Black-throated Grey Warbler 2, Wilsons Warbler 1, Western Tanager 1, Indigo Bunting 1, Phainopepla 1, Lawrence's Goldfinch 2, Lesser Goldfinch 20.

28th September - San Diego:

Eared Grebe 20, Ring-billed Grebe 20, Western/Clarks Grebe 100, Brown Pelican 500, Double-Crested Cormorant 200, Brown Booby 2, Great Blue Heron 10, Snowy Egret 50, Little Blue Heron 8, Yellow-crowned Night heron 2 (Ad+1y), White-faced Ibis 50, Mallard 100, Gadwall 1, American Wigeon 3, Shoveler 20, Northern Harrier 5, White-tailed Kite 3, Turkey Vulture 2, Sharp-shinned Hawk 3, Coopers Hawk 1, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Osprey 5, American Kestrel 5, Peregrine 1, Ridgway's Rail 5, Black-bellied Plover 20, Semipalmated Plover 50, Killdeer 10, Black-necked Stilt 5, Greater Yellowlegs 50, Willet 500, Whimbrel 30, Long-billed Curlew 100, Marbled Godwit 500, Ruddy Turnstone 2, Sanderling 100, Western Sandpiper 20, Least Sandpiper 500, Long-billed Dowitcher 100, California Gull 10, Western Gull 1000, Heermann's Gull 50, Royal Tern 5, Elegant Tern 100, Forster's Tern 20, Mourning Dove 40, Common Ground Dove 2, Anna's Hummingbird 10, Allen's Hummingbird 1, Belted Kingfisher 3, Nuttall's Woodpecker 3, Black Phoebe 5, Says Phoebe 5, Western Kingbird 1, Western Scrub Jay 5, Raven 2, American Crow 20, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30, Cliff Swallow 1, Marsh Wren 1, House Wren 10, Wrentit 10, California Gnatcatcher 2, Orange-crowned Warbler 2, Western Tanager 1, Black-headed Grosbeak 2, California Towhee 10, Song Sparrow 2, Savannah Sparrow 20, House Finch 10, Lesser Goldfinch 2.

28th September - Kitchen Creek Road:

Greater Roadrunner 1, Northern Flicker 2, Western Wood-pewee 1, Western Scrub Jay 20, Raven 2, Phainopepla 2, Lawrence's Goldfinch 4, Lesser Goldfinch 2.

Jacumba Hot Springs:

Turkey Vulture 20, Red-tailed Hawk 1, Greater Roadrunner 1, Says Phoebe 1, Rock Wren 2, Red-winged Blackbird 10.

Salton Sea, South End:

Eared Grebe 300, Western Grebe 10, - Grebe 50, American White Pelican 2000, Brown Pelican 500, Double-crested Cormorant 300, Neotropic Cormorant 9, Great Blue Heron 50, Snowy Egret 100, Cattle Egret 500, Black-crowned Night heron 5, Green Heron 4, White-faced Ibis 1000, Mallard 50, Gadwall 5, Shoveler 100, Blue-winged Teal 20, Green-winged Teal 1, Ring-necked Duck 1, Ruddy Duck 40, Turkey Vulture 20, Red-tailed Hawk 1, Osprey 1, Merlin 1, American Kestrel 50, Gambels Quail 10, Common Gallinule 1, Ridgway's Rail 1, American Coot 50, Black-bellied Plover 5, Killdeer 20, American Avocet10, Black-necked Stilt 20, Greater Yellowlegs 20, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Willet 50, Long-billed Curlew 20, Marbled Godwit 20, Western Sandpiper 100, Least Sandpiper 500, Long-billed Dowitcher 50, Red-necked Phalarope 5, Laughing Gull 200, Ring-billed Gull 100, California Gull 50, American Herring Gull 1, Western Gull 2, Yellow-footed Gull 3, Caspian Tern 500, (African Collared Gull 1), Eurasian Collared Gull 100, Inca Dove 30, Common Ground Dove 50, Rock Pigeon 100, Anna's Hummingbird 4, Belted Kingfisher 2, Gila Woodpecker 3, Black Phoebe 1, Vermillion Flycatcher 2 Mf, Loggerhead Shrike 2, Cliff Swallow 1, Tree Swallow 20, Barn Swallow 500, Verdin 2, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 4, Northern Mockingbird 3, Starling 30, Orange-crowned Warbler 3, Lucys Warbler 1. Yellow-rumped Warbler 5, Wilsons Warbler 1, Aberts Towhee 6, Chipping Sparrow 1, White-crowned Sparrow 10, Yellow-headed Blackbird 6, Brewers Blackbird 100, Red-winged Blackbird 1000, Great-tailed Grackle 50, House Finch 10, House Sparrow 10.

28th September - Salton Sea, South End:

Only high numbers and new birds at location: Gambels Quail 100, Sora 1, Sanderling 1, Caspian Tern 1000, Black Tern 500, Gull-billed Tern 1, White-winged Dove 2, Roadrunner 8, Burrowing Owl 2, Vaux's Swift 1, Gila Woodpecker 3, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2, Willow Flycatcher 1, Says Phoebe 3, Loggerhead Shrike 10, Tree Swallow 100, Verdin 5, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 2, Yellow Warbler 2, Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 M, Yellow-rumped Warbler 5, Yellowthroat 5, Aberts Towhee 50, Lark Sparrow 6.

29th September - Salton Sea, North End:

Redhead 1f, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Bells Sparrow 2.

California City:

California Quail 1, Cassin's Vireo 1, Bank Swallow, Le Conte's Thrasher 2, Audubons Warbler 10, Macgillivrays Warbler 1m, Wilsons Warbler 2, Bells Sparrow 5, Lark Sparrow 1,

Galileo Park:

Red-breasted Sapsucker 1, Mountain Chickadee 1, Painted Bunting 1f, Grey-cheeked Thrush 1.

30th September - Butterbredt/Jawbone Creek Valley:

Coopers Hawk 1, Cactus Wren 2, Rock Wren 20, Le Conte's Thrasher 1, Western Tanager 1m, Black-throated Sparrow 5, Cassin's Finch 1, Cedar Waxwing 2.

Kern River Preserve:

Anna's Hummingbird 20, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Western Bluebird 1, Summer Tanager 1m,

Galileo Park:

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, California Quail 8, Red-naped Sapsucker 1, Nuttall's/Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, Pacific Slope Flycatcher 1, Grey-cheeked Thrush 1, Orange-crowned Warbler 5, Wilsons Warbler 1.

1st October - Greenhorn Mountain:

White-throated Swift 1, Williamsons Sapsucker 1f, Red-breasted Sapsucker 2, Swainsons Thrush 2, Townsends Solitaire 1, Pine Siskin 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 10,

Exeter:

Prairie Falcon Ad M.

2nd October - Three Rivers:

American Dipper 2.

Sequoia:

Goshawk 2, Peregrine 2, Mountain Quail 2, Williamsons Sapsucker 1m, Hairy Woodpecker 4, White-headed Woodpecker 2, Flicker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 2, Clarks Nutcracker 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch 20, Pacific Wren 2, Audubons Warbler 40, Fox Sparrow 4, Evening Grosbeak 2, Pine Siskin 6

San Luis:

White-fronted Goose 10, Harrier 10, Ferruginous Hawk 1, Virginia Rail 1, Sandhill Crane 4, Wilsons Snipe 3, Greater Yellowlegs 5, Western Meadowlark 4.

3rd October - Point Reyes:

Black-crowned Night Heron 1, Eurasian Wigeon 1, Surf Scoter 4, Brant 1, Merlin 1, Great Horned Owl 2, Grasshopper Sparrow 3, American Pipit 1, Hutton's Vireo 3, Townsends Warbler 1, Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3.

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Drove 4430 km