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 Steve Gerow. 2011 Statistics (through 12/31/11)
“Code 6” species so far this year include Yellow-billed Loon, Great-winged Petrel, Murphy's Petrel, Red-billed Tropicbird, Sandhill Crane, American Golden-Plover, Mountain Plover, Rock Sandpiper, Common Ground-Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Common Nighthawk, Bell's Vireo, Yellow-green Vireo, Lucy's Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Painted Bunting, Common Grackle, and Scott's Oriole. “Code 5” species for 2011 to date include Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Brown Booby, Ruff, Lesser Nighthawk, Calliope Hummingbird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Blackburnian Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, Brewer's Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, and Evening Grosbeak. Please advise of any errors or omissions. New species added per month
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Progress in 2011 compared to the 11-year average.

Comparison of 2011 sightings to highs and lows of previous years.
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