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Swallow-tailed Gull, San Mateo, California, San Gregorio SB, San Gregorio, 01 September 2023

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Mega rarity found this afternoon by Aaron Maizlich and seen by many observers until dusk. A Galapagos near endemic this species wanders south to waters off central Chile, but rarely heads north where it has occurred in California six times previously with the first record in Monterey Bay in 1985. This unique species is in its own genus. Unlike other gulls, they forage at night. To help with night vision they have exceptionally large eyes outlined in red as seen here. This appears to be an adult in full breeding plumage, presumably displaced by unusually warm water around the breeding grounds.

Joe Morlan

Amateur photographer
http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/
© Joe Morlan USA
Dickcissel (Spiza americana), San Mateo, California, Pacifica, 26 September 2023

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Ninth county record.

Joe Morlan

Amateur photographer
http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/
© Joe Morlan USA
Roseate Spoonbill, New Haven County,CT, Milford, 9 September 2023

Mark S. Szantyr

Amateur photographer
http://www.Birddog55.zenfolio.com
Birddog55@charter.net
© Mark S. Szantyr USA
Berylline Hummingbird, Arizona, Ramsey Canyon Preserve, 08/12/2023

Smugmug

Nolan A Lameka

Amateur photographer

© Nolan A Lameka
Plain-capped Starthroat Hummingbird, Arizona, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary, 08/10/2023

http://https://nal1212.smugmug.com/2023-Arizona-August/

Nolan A Lameka

Amateur photographer

© Nolan A Lameka
Berylline Hummingbird, Arizona, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary, 08/12-2023

http://http:/https://nal1212.smugmug.com/2023-Arizona-August//

Nolan A Lameka

Amateur photographer

© Nolan A Lameka
Plain-capped Starthroat Hummingbird, Arizona, Paton Center, 08/10/2023

https://nal1212.smugmug.com/2023-Arizona-August/

Nolan A Lameka

Amateur photographer

© Nolan A Lameka
European Storm-Petrel, Miami-Dade, FL, 20 miles offshore, 6/10/23


Photo by Jessi Trimble. 2nd FL record.

Roberto Torres

Amateur photographer

© Roberto Torres
Red-headed Woodpecker, San Francisco, California, USA., Land's End, Lincoln Park, 30 June 2023

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A spectacular major California rarity found this morning by Liam Murphy. California has only five previous records, the latest being from July 1999. This is the first record for San Francisco County. This species continues to decline throughout its range in the Eastern US where aggressive introduced European Starlings may usurp woodpecker nesting cavities. Males and females are similar.

Joe Morlan

Amateur photographer
http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/
© Joe Morlan USA
Limpkin, El Paso County, Colorado, Ramah State Wildlife Area, June 24, 2023


1st state record for Colorado!

Brandon K. Percival

Amateur photographer

© Brandon K. Percival
Large-billed Tern, Collier, FL, Maple Ridge at Ave Maria, 6/5/2023


ABA code 5. Only three previous ABA occurrences in 1949, 1954, and 1988. This is one of two currently in different parts of Florida.

Roberto Torres

Amateur photographer

© Roberto Torres
Tundra Bean-Goose, United States, Apollo Community Regional Park, Lancaster, CA, 15 May 2023


Since the sighting of the indeterminate Bean-Goose specie in 2010, a handful of Tundra Bean-Goose reports have been recorded. Only one from southern California until now. This is the second record of a Tundra Bean-Goose in southern California. It appears in no hurry to migrate north.

Alex Borodayko

Amateur photographer

© Alex Borodayko
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