We have only seen this bird 26 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.

2008 Nov 14, Bodega Bay

2007 Oct 27, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2007 Oct 21, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2007 Oct 06, Moss Landing State Beach

2007 Sep 23, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2006 Dec 28, Ding Darling NWR

2006 Oct 14, Elkhorn Slough

2006 Mar 23, Pescadero Marsh

2005 Sep 24, Bodega Bay

2005 Apr 23, South Padre Island

2005 Jan 09, Coyote Point Marina

2004 Apr 17, Brownsville

2004 Apr 16, Port Aransas

2004 Apr 15, Corpus Christi

2004 Apr 14, Port Aransas

2004 Apr 13, Port Aransas

2004 Jan 18, Coast Guard Pier

2003 Oct 05, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2003 Jul 27, Don Edwards Center

2003 Mar 29, San Diego

2003 Mar 28, San Diego

2002 Oct 12, Rural Areas of Humboldt County

2002 Jul 27, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2002 Jan 26, Bodega Bay

2001 Nov 03, Moss Landing State Beach

2000 Mar 04, Santa Cruz