Date: 4/16/25 6:27 pm From: Brooke Miller via groups.io <brooke.bam...> Subject: [southbaybirds] March 2025 Cumulative Bird Report - Santa Clara County
Hi South Bay Birders:
In February I missed a ‘non-countable’ bird. It was a White-Eye species
(Zosterops sp) seen near the intersection of Fremont and Hollenbeck in
Sunnyvale on 2025-02-25 by Rohit Bose. It was originally reported as a
Swinhhoe's White-eye, but the photo was inconclusive.
In March we added 12 new countable birds, bringing the total to 230 at the
end of the month. The average for March is 13 new birds, and an average of
224 at the end of the month. We also added one new ‘non-countable’ bird in
March, a Red-whiskered Bulbul seen by Petra Kinsman on Osborne Ave in Santa
Clara on 2025-03-15. Thank you to everyone who birded, and took the time
to report birds either on SBB, eBird, or send emails directly to me.
Here are the birds that were found in March:
1. Glaucous Gull (4), 2025-03-06, found by Mike Rogers at Salt Pond A12
2. Grasshopper Sparrow (3), 2025-03-08, found by Eve Meier and Edward Rooks
at Diablo Foothills Preserve (closed to the general public)
3. American Bittern (4), 2025-03-08, seen by multiple observers (John
Scharpen, Ariel Potter, Kenneth Mamitsuka, Olive Lee, and Tim Hoo) at
Byxbee Park
4. Warbling Vireo (2), 2025-03-14, found by Carol Ann Krug Graves and David
Graves in Monte Sereno
5. Vermilion Flycatcher (6), 2025-03-15, found by Edward Rooks at Joseph D
Grant County Park
6. Western Flycatcher (1), 2025-03-20, found by Al McKay on South Market St
in San Jose
7. Cassin’s Kingbird (4), 2025-03-21, seen by Mike Rogers along San Felipe
Rd.
8. Swainson’s Hawk (4), 2025-03-21, found by Mike Rogers at an undisclosed
location
9. Wilson’s Warbler (1), 2025-03-22, seen by Kim Farrell at Agnews Historic
Park
10. Cassin’s Vireo (2), 2025-03-25, found by Brooke Miller along the John
Nicholas Trail at Sanborn County Park
11. Black-headed Grosbeak (2), 2025-03-26, found by Dorothy Johnson at Alum
Rock Park, and Matthew Dodder at McClellan Ranch Preserve
12. Vaux’s Swift (3), 2025-03-26, seen by Ann Verdi at the Coleman Rd Bridge
As a reminder, here is what each rarity code means:
**Rarity Codes:
1 = common, always seen in habitat in season.
2 = fairly common, usually in habitat in season, but missed sometimes.
3 = uncommon, always around, but sometimes you can't find.
4 = rare, occurs yearly in the county, but not always in same places.
5 = very rare, does not occur every year.
6 = casual or vagrant, generally fewer than 10 records.
Do not disclose information that identifies the location of nesting birds of any species, to minimize stress on the nesting birds and the risk of vandalism or abuse.
