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

2008 May 27, Lemon Canyon Road

2007 Oct 06, Moonglow Dairy

2007 Jul 03, Beaverhill Lake

2007 Jul 02, Lowden Springs Prairie Preserve

2007 Jun 12, Sierra Valley

2006 May 27, California City Golf Course

2005 Nov 28, Bosque del Apache NWR

2005 Nov 26, Bosque del Apache NWR

2005 Jan 15, Merced NWR

2004 Apr 20, Leakey

2004 Jan 19, Rural Areas of Merced County

2003 Aug 19, Sacramento NWR

2003 Mar 24, Salton Sea

2003 Jan 12, Merced NWR

2002 Oct 10, Arcata Marsh

2002 Apr 19, Malheur NWR

2001 Jan 14, Merced NWR

1999 Aug 19, Lower Klamath NWR