We have only seen this bird 25 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.

2008 Sep 22, Pigeon Point

2008 Sep 20, Lake Lucerne

2008 Sep 16, Princeton Harbor

2007 Oct 06, Moonglow Dairy

2007 Sep 23, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2007 Sep 17, Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden

2007 Sep 16, Noyo Canyon

2007 Sep 14, Bodega Bay

2007 Sep 09, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2007 Sep 03, Hayward Regional Shoreline

2007 Aug 26, Monterey Bay

2006 Apr 30, Elkhorn Slough

2006 Apr 27, Alviso Marina

2005 Sep 24, Bodega Bay

2004 Sep 25, Santa Cruz

2004 Sep 18, Rural Areas of San Benito County

2004 Sep 04, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jun 19, Don Edwards Center

2003 Aug 10, Farallon Islands

2003 Aug 09, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2003 Jul 27, Don Edwards Center

2001 Oct 27, Monterey Bay

2001 Sep 23, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2000 Aug 27, Don Edwards Center

1998 Aug 29, Monterey Bay