We have only seen this bird 26 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.

2008 Nov 14, Bodega Bay

2008 Sep 22, Princeton Harbor

2008 Jan 21, Rural Areas of Marin County

2007 Sep 16, Noyo Canyon

2007 Jul 04, Cold Lake Provincial Park

2007 Mar 10, Point Reyes National Seashore

2007 Jan 21, Antonelli Pond

2007 Jan 01, Pigeon Point

2006 Dec 28, Ding Darling NWR

2006 Feb 11, Drake's Estero

2006 Jan 28, Bolinas Lagoon

2006 Jan 21, Fishermans Wharf

2005 Apr 23, South Padre Island

2005 Apr 22, Laguna Atascosa NWR

2005 Apr 21, South Padre Island

2005 Jan 16, Monterey Bay

2005 Jan 10, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jan 25, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jan 24, Point Reyes National Seashore

2004 Jan 18, Coast Guard Pier

2003 Jan 18, Coast Guard Pier

2002 Oct 13, Rural Areas of Humboldt County

2002 Jan 25, Rural Areas of San Mateo County

2001 Nov 03, Moss Landing State Beach

1998 Mar 14, Alviso Marina

1998 Feb 15, Charleston Slough