We have only seen this bird 22 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.

2008 Sep 22, Coyote Point Marina

2008 Sep 20, Foster City Radio Tower

2008 Sep 14, Coyote Point Marina

2008 Apr 27, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2008 Apr 20, Charleston Slough

2008 Jan 01, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2007 Oct 21, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2007 Oct 06, Zmudowski State Beach

2007 Apr 23, Foster City Radio Tower

2007 Apr 14, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2005 Jan 16, Monterey Bay

2005 Jan 09, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2004 Apr 17, Brownsville

2004 Jan 24, Point Reyes National Seashore

2003 Oct 05, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2003 Mar 28, San Diego

2001 Dec 16, Drawbridge

2001 Nov 10, Grant Ranch County Park

2001 Jan 10, State and Speckles Pond

1999 May 02, Charleston Slough

1999 May 02, Charleston Slough

1996 Feb 10, Charleston Slough