We have only seen this bird 18 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.

2007 Aug 26, Monterey Bay

2007 Jul 26, Pigeon Point

2007 Mar 10, Point Reyes National Seashore

2006 May 13, Elkhorn Slough

2006 Mar 18, Andrew Molera

2004 Sep 04, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jul 05, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jun 12, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2003 Aug 10, Farallon Islands

2003 Jul 05, Point Reyes National Seashore

2002 Jun 29, Rural Areas of Humboldt County

2001 Oct 27, Monterey Bay

2001 Jul 17, Morro Bay

2000 Jun 10, Moss Landing State Beach

1999 Aug 08, Moss Landing State Beach

1999 May 30, San Francisco

1998 Aug 29, Monterey Bay

1997 May 24, Point Reyes National Seashore