Thanks for all of your scouting reports thus far. The rain appears to have stopped for now and the next few days look favorable for some CBC Scouting. Report sightings of Target Species within the SB CBC Count Circle via eBird, SBCO Birding, Slack, or to me directly. We’d be especially happy to get reports from the following species, which to my knowledge have not been reported this month in the count circle:
Baltimore Oriole
Black-headed Grosbeak
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Brown Creeper
Burrowing Owl
Cassin’s Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Common Merganser
Eurasian Wigeon
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Greater Scaup
Hermit Warbler
Hooded Oriole
Mountain Chickadee
Nashville Warbler
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Orchard Oriole
Red Crossbill
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-naped Sapsucker
Rock Wren
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Ross’s Goose
Townsend’s Solitaire
Tricolored Blackbird
Vesper Sparrow
Violet-green Swallow
Virginia Rail
Western Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
We will continue tracking Target Bird sightings between now and count day using Steve Colwell’s wonderful tool BirdView. The link below will take you to a BirdView search showing Target Bird sightings between December 1 and Count Day within the count circle. (As December progresses the data for this search will be updated daily.)
Also, we’ve heard from some folks that they’re seeing more birds around their neighborhood than at their favorite birding spots, so a wander around your neighborhood may also turn up some interesting birds.
