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Updated ~6 day(s) ago.

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Observer

Location

species 1.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Grand Blvd, San Jose US-CA (37.4316,-121.9643)

species 2.

Bald Eagle

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Curtner Elementry School

species 3.

Black Phoebe

Count 1

Ian Coats

San Jose - Home

species 4.

Canada Goose

Count 1

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 5.

Northern Shoveler

Count 65

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 6.

Gadwall

Count 4

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 7.

American Wigeon

Count 9

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 8.

Mallard

Count 8

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 9.

Northern Pintail

Count 3

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 10.

Green-winged Teal

Count 31

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 11.

Canvasback

Count 30

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 12.

Lesser Scaup

Count 2

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 13.

Ruddy Duck

Count 15

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 14.

White-throated Swift

Count 4

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 15.

Anna's Hummingbird

Count 1

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 16.

Ridgway's Rail

Count 2

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 17.

Virginia Rail

Count 1

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 18.

Black-necked Stilt

Count 8

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 19.

American Avocet

Count 150

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 20.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 9

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 21.

Killdeer

Count 2

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 22.

Semipalmated Plover

Count 2

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 23.

Whimbrel

Count 1

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 24.

Long-billed Curlew

Count 1

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 25.

Marbled Godwit

Count 27

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 26.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 12

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 27.

Willet

Count 2

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 28.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 2

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 29.

Dunlin

Count 9

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 30.

Least Sandpiper

Count 5

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 31.

Western Sandpiper

Count 3

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 32.

Western Gull

Count 4

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 33.

Great Egret

Count 1

Heather Anderson

PABaylands

species 34.

Mourning Dove

Count 4

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 35.

American Crow

Count 90

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 36.

American Robin

Count 9

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 37.

House Finch

Count 1

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 38.

California Towhee

Count 1

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 39.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 1

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 40.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Count 1

Kate Kremling

Homer Ave

species 41.

Oak Titmouse

Count 1

Kate Kremling

Homer Ave

species 42.

Pygmy Nuthatch

Count 4

Kate Kremling

Homer Ave

species 43.

Lesser Goldfinch

Count 2

Kate Kremling

Homer Ave

species 44.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 45.

Acorn Woodpecker

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 46.

Hutton's Vireo

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 47.

Steller's Jay

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 48.

Bewick's Wren

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 49.

European Starling

Count 15

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 50.

Varied Thrush

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 51.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 20

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 52.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Count 3

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 53.

Townsend's Warbler

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area

species 54.

Merlin

Count 1

Stephanie Herrmann

640 Spring Ave, Morgan Hill US-CA 37.11565, -121.65879

species 55.

California Scrub-Jay

Count 2

Stephanie Herrmann

640 Spring Ave, Morgan Hill US-CA 37.11565, -121.65879

species 56.

California Gull

Count 2

Scott Fackenthall

Coyote Creek Trail--Sycamore Dr. access

species 57.

Great Blue Heron

Count 5

Scott Fackenthall

Coyote Creek Trail--Sycamore Dr. access

species 58.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Scott Fackenthall

Coyote Creek Trail--Sycamore Dr. access

species 59.

Bufflehead

Count 2

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 60.

Sora

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 61.

American Coot

Count 4

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 62.

Forster's Tern

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 63.

Snowy Egret

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 64.

Turkey Vulture

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 65.

White-tailed Kite

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 66.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 67.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 7

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 68.

Song Sparrow

Count 1

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 69.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 2

Karen Rush

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 70.

Northern Mockingbird

Count 2

Jim Marxmiller

20626 Scofield Dr, Cupertino US-CA 37.32089, -122.03474

species 71.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 72.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 73.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 4

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 74.

Spotted Towhee

Count 1

Laurel Balyeat

Home

species 75.

Western Bluebird

Count 2

Lenida Vorwerk

1092 Polk Ave, Sunnyvale US-CA 37.37683, -122.05033

species 76.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count 1

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 77.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 15

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 78.

Herring Gull

Count 2

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 79.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 1

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 80.

American White Pelican

Count 3

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 81.

Say's Phoebe

Count 1

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 82.

American Pipit

Count 1

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 83.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 2

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 84.

Western Meadowlark

Count 6

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 85.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 1

larry nigro

Palo Alto Baylands

species 86.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Count 1

Vinayak Deshpande

Guadalupe River Park

species 87.

Bushtit

Count 2

Vinayak Deshpande

Guadalupe River Park

species 88.

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Count 1

Karen Rush

Bird feeder, Mountain View CA

species 89.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Trilby Steiger

1830 Frobisher Way, San Jose US-CA 37.27614, -121.91849

species 90.

House Sparrow

Count 3

Trilby Steiger

1830 Frobisher Way, San Jose US-CA 37.27614, -121.91849

species 91.

Rock Pigeon

Count 7

Rachel Rothberg

1946-1974 Bolsa Road, San Juan Bautista, California, US (36.948, -121.514)

species 92.

Common Raven

Count 3

Rachel Rothberg

1946-1974 Bolsa Road, San Juan Bautista, California, US (36.948, -121.514)

species 93.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

joellyn avery

1235 Longmeadow Dr, Gilroy US-CA 37.02803, -121.60306

species 94.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 1

joellyn avery

1235 Longmeadow Dr, Gilroy US-CA 37.02803, -121.60306

species 95.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 3

Chris Overington

Santa Clara Valley Water District

species 96.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Chris Overington

Santa Clara Valley Water District

species 97.

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Count 1

Chris Overington

Santa Clara Valley Water District

species 98.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Chris Overington

Santa Clara Valley Water District

species 99.

Scaly-breasted Munia

Count 2

Chris Overington

Santa Clara Valley Water District

species 100.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 1

Pingang Wang

Lake Cunningham

species 101.

Eared Grebe

Count 5

Pingang Wang

Lake Cunningham

species 102.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Santa Teresa CP--Stile Entrance

species 103.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Diego Perez

Monte Bello OSP--Stevens Creek Nature Trail

species 104.

Harris's Sparrow

Count 1

Naomi Goodman

Emily Renzel Wetlands

species 105.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Don Edwards Preserve

species 106.

Barn Owl

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Don Edwards Preserve

species 107.

Pine Siskin

Count 2

Mary Ann Allan

1420 Ranchita Drive, Los Altos

species 108.

Burrowing Owl

Count 1

Heather Anderson

stakeout Clay-colored Sparrow, Alviso (2023)

species 109.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

larry nigro

Emily Renzel Wetlands

species 110.

Yellow-billed Magpie

Count 2

bob hunter

Silver Creek Valley Trail - Hassler Pkwy to Farnsworth Dr.

species 111.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Coyote Valley--Palm Ave.

species 112.

Loggerhead Shrike

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Coyote Valley--Palm Ave.

species 113.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Chris Overington

Ed Levin CP--Spring Valley area

species 114.

Hooded Merganser

Count 1

Dave Weber

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 115.

Golden Eagle

Count 1

Dave Weber

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 116.

Great Horned Owl

Count 2

Dave Weber

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 117.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 1

Dave Weber

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 118.

Great-tailed Grackle

Count 8

Dave Weber

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 119.

Tree Swallow

Count 4

TK Birder

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 120.

Violet-green Swallow

Count 6

Monica P

Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas

species 121.

Short-billed Gull

Count 40

Howard Friedman

Gold St. at Elizabeth St.

species 122.

Greater Scaup

Count 9

George Crabb

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 123.

Common Merganser

Count 2

George Crabb

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 124.

Common Gallinule

Count 3

George Crabb

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 125.

Marsh Wren

Count 3

George Crabb

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 126.

California Quail

Count 9

Eric Keller

Home

species 127.

Mitred Parakeet

Count 1

Eric Keller

Home

species 128.

Band-tailed Pigeon

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 129.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 130.

Common Goldeneye

Count 8

Howard Friedman

Guadalupe River Trail--lower

species 131.

Wood Duck

Count 2

Linda Kobayashi

McClellan Groundwater Recharge Ponds (Bubb Rd. percolation ponds)

species 132.

Allen's Hummingbird

Count 1

TK Birder

Ed Levin CP--Spring Valley area

species 133.

American Goldfinch

Count 1

nick Henry

Lookout Trail, Saratoga US-CA 37.28078, -122.06926

species 134.

Cackling Goose

Count 2

Mackenzie Hollender

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 135.

Western Grebe

Count 6

Mackenzie Hollender

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh

species 136.

California Thrasher

Count 1

Chris Henry

Ulistac Natural Area

species 137.

Fox Sparrow

Count 1

Chris Henry

Ulistac Natural Area

species 138.

Cinnamon Teal

Count 2

Travis B. Poitras

Emily Renzel Wetlands

species 139.

Wrentit

Count 2

Gina Barton

St. Joseph's Hill OSP

species 140.

Redhead

Count 6

Oksana Selavri

Palo Alto Flood Control Basin--E. Bayshore Rd. ponds

species 141.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 2

Connor Christensen

Los Gatos Creek County Park and Oka Ponds

species 142.

Rock Wren

Count 2

Michael Rogers

Coyote Lake CP--dam area

species 143.

Canyon Wren

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Coyote Lake CP--dam area

species 144.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Elizabeth Gehrig

Loma Prieta Drive, San Jose

species 145.

Ferruginous Hawk

Count 1

Danielle Bragg

Casa de Fruta

species 146.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 3

Danielle Bragg

Casa de Fruta

species 147.

Surf Scoter

Count 28

Heather Anderson

Salt Pond A1

species 148.

Clark's Grebe

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Salt Pond A1

species 149.

Horned Grebe

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

species 150.

Glaucous-winged Gull

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

species 151.

Black Skimmer

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

species 152.

Green Heron

Count 1

Heather Anderson

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

species 153.

Wild Turkey

Count 1

Stephanie Vargas

San Jose, Ca

species 154.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 25

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 155.

Iceland Gull

Count 40

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 156.

Red-throated Loon

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 157.

Snowy Plover

Count 3

Chris Overington

Salt Pond A13

species 158.

Western Screech-Owl

Count 2

Linda Kobayashi

McClellan Ranch Preserve

species 159.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Mischa Rosenberg

Hawthorne Apartments

species 160.

Common Loon

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 161.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 162.

Tropical Kingbird

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 163.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 1

Mary Kathryn Fritz

Charleston Road Marsh

species 164.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

Heather Anderson

McClellan Ranch Preserve

species 165.

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Ogier Ponds

species 166.

Pelagic Cormorant

Count 1

John Scharpen

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

species 167.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 1

Mike Shafto

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

species 168.

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

karen pinckard

Coyote Lake CP--dam area

species 169.

Purple Finch

Count 1

Alana Forrest

Home

species 170.

Phainopepla

Count 2

Ezra Garfield

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve (restricted access)

species 171.

Western Tanager

Count 1

Mike Beggs

62 E Younger Ave, San Jose US-CA (37.3559,-121.9030)

species 172.

American Dipper

Count 1

Denise & Paul

Old Oak Glen Ave.

species 173.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 1

Jim Dehnert

Charleston Slough/Coast Casey Forebay

species 174.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 1

Vinayak Deshpande

Ulistac Natural Area

species 175.

Osprey

Count 1

Chris Overington

Ogier Ponds

species 176.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Casa de Fruta

species 177.

Glaucous Gull

Count 1

Brian Ahern

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 178.

Red-naped Sapsucker

Count 1

Michael Mammoser

Ogier Ponds - west side

species 179.

Tricolored Blackbird

Count 1

Ray Trent

Ogier Ponds

species 180.

Blue-winged Teal

Count 2

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 181.

Eurasian Wigeon

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 182.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

species 183.

House Wren

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)

species 184.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Count 3

Kim Blythe

Coyote Valley--Bailey Ave. pond

species 185.

Pileated Woodpecker

Count 2

susan peterson

Upper Stevens Creek CP--Grizzly Flat Trail

species 186.

Prairie Falcon

Count 1

Mark Rauzon

Sierra Vista OSP--Aquila Loop Trail

species 187.

Horned Lark

Count 1

Mark Rauzon

Sierra Vista OSP--Aquila Loop Trail

species 188.

Black Rail

Count 1

Exotic: Escapee

Muscovy Duck

Count 3

Susan Weinstein

Penitencia Creek Trail

Hybrids

Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

Count 1

Dessi Sieburth

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (hybrid)

Count 1

Aidan Sinha

Shoreline Park--Shoreline Lake area

Downy x Nuttall's Woodpecker (hybrid)

Count 1

Michael Rogers

Ogier Ponds

Additional taxa

Larus sp.

Count 11

Rohan Prinja

Mountain Brook

gull sp.

Count 2

Anonymous eBirder

Verdant Apartments

House/Purple Finch

Count 2

Elizabeth Gehrig

Loma Prieta Drive, San Jose

hummingbird sp.

Count 2

Stephanie Vargas

San Jose, Ca

duck sp.

Count 1

Susan Tenney

Loreto Street

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 40

Bob Bolles

Charleston Slough/Coast Casey Forebay

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 25

Chris Overington

Salt Pond A11

Zonotrichia sp.

Count 2

Michael Rogers

Santa Teresa CP--Stile Entrance

Western/Clark's Grebe

Count 40

Michael Rogers

Calero Reservoir

Tree/Violet-green Swallow

Count 15

Michael Rogers

Calero Reservoir

new world sparrow sp.

Count X

Rebecca McDonald

Jollyman Park

swallow sp.

Count 12

Ryan Ludman

San Francisquito Creek Trail--Geng Rd. (SCL Co.)

woodpecker sp.

Count 1

Sally Teeple

Santa Clara University

pigeon/dove sp.

Count 2

Carole Gonsalves

Jeffrey Fontana Park, San Jose US-CA 37.23265, -121.87877

peep sp.

Count 4000

Sam Baxter-Bray

Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)

new world goldfinch sp.

Count 7

Lisa VanBuhler

Home

Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Ezra Garfield

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve (restricted access)

Common/Barrow's Goldeneye

Count 1

Caroline Bliss

Foothills Park--Boronda Lake

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker

Count 4

cyndee newick

Robin Lane

sapsucker sp.

Count 1

Jane Haley

Anderson Lake County Park VC

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GBBC Feb 16-19, 2024

Explore recent checklists of birds in this area.
Observer	Date	Location	Species
Heather Anderson	19 Feb 2024	Grand Blvd, San Jose US-CA (37.4316,-121.9643)	1
Heather Anderson	19 Feb 2024	Curtner Elementry School	1
Ian Coats	19 Feb 2024	San Jose - Home	1
Heather Anderson	19 Feb 2024	PABaylands	31
Laurel Balyeat	19 Feb 2024	Home	7
Kate Kremling	19 Feb 2024	Homer Ave	6
Michael Rogers	19 Feb 2024	Stevens Creek CP--Chestnut Picnic Area	14
Stephanie Herrmann	19 Feb 2024	640 Spring Ave, Morgan Hill US-CA 37.11565, -121.65879	6
Scott Fackenthall	19 Feb 2024	Coyote Creek Trail--Sycamore Dr. access	7
Sivakumar R	19 Feb 2024	300 Almaden Blvd, San Jose US-CA 37.32937, -121.89029	2

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Heather Anderson	117
2	Michael Rogers	114
3	Chris Overington	113
4	Chris Henry	83
4	Ray Trent	83
6	Dessi Sieburth	79
7	Mackenzie Hollender	78
8	Karen Rush	75
9	Howard Friedman	73
10	Brian Ahern	71

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Species

Explore eBird hotspots with the most species in this area.
Rank	Hotspot name	Total
1	Ogier Ponds	79
2	Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible)	77
3	Palo Alto Baylands	73
4	Sunnyvale WPCP (please use a more specific hotspot where possible)	69
5	Ed Levin CP--Sandy Wool-Elm areas	64
6	Emily Renzel Wetlands	63
7	Charleston Slough/Coast Casey Forebay	62
8	Coyote Lake CP--dam area	62
9	Los Alamitos Creek Trail--Almaden Lake Park	56
10	Don Edwards NWR--Env. Ed. Ctr. (EEC) and nearby upland areas	52