We have only seen this bird 30 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.

2008 Dec 30, Pacifica and environs

2008 Nov 14, Bodega Bay

2008 Jan 21, Bolinas Harbor

2008 Jan 01, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2007 Mar 10, Point Reyes National Seashore

2007 Jan 21, West Cliff Drive

2006 Mar 23, Pescadero Marsh

2006 Feb 16, Don Edwards Center

2006 Jan 28, Bolinas Harbor

2006 Jan 21, Fishermans Wharf

2005 Nov 07, Las Gallinas Sewage Ponds

2005 Jan 16, Monterey Bay

2005 Jan 11, Arrowhead Marsh

2005 Jan 09, Palo Alto Duck Pond

2004 Dec 29, Vasona Creek

2004 Apr 10, Don Edwards Center

2004 Jan 25, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jan 24, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jan 18, Coast Guard Pier

2004 Jan 17, Stowe Lake

2003 Jan 19, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2003 Jan 18, Coast Guard Pier

2002 Oct 10, Arcata Marsh

2002 Jan 27, Foster City Radio Tower

2002 Jan 26, Las Gallinas Sewage Ponds

2002 Jan 25, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2001 Apr 01, Don Edwards Center

2001 Jan 10, Coyote Point Marina

1998 Dec 07, Palo Alto Duck Pond

1997 Oct 19, Coyote Creek Field Station