New Birds to the Yolo County Checklist

The last edition of Checklist of the Birds of Yolo County, California was published in April 2004. Since then, the following birds have been reported in the county. The 2004 checklist puts the Yolo County total at 328 species. This list begins at 329. Details on these sightings (e.g. date and location) are at the recent rarities page. Note: This is just my list-- not all of them have necessarily been reviewed and accepted by appropriate committees yet. Additionally, Vega Gull is not (yet) considered a species by the AOU. 329. Cackling Goose 330. Red-eyed Vireo 331. Eastern Wood-Pewee 332. Least Flycatcher 333. Eurasian Collared-Dove 334. Ovenbird 335. American Tree Sparrow 336. Taiga Flycatcher 337. Yellow-throated Warbler 338. Hudsonian Godwit 339. Glossy Ibis 340. Harlequin Duck 341. Baltimore Oriole 342. Red-throated Pipit 343. Vega Gull 344. Brown Pelican 345. Lesser Black-backed Gull 346. Iceland Gull 347. Slaty-backed Gull 348. Red-necked Stint 349. Vermillion Flycatcher 350. Cassin's Kingbird 351. Tropical Kingbird 352. Zone-tailed Hawk 353. Little Stint 354. Common Ringed Plover 355. Arctic Tern

This Little Stint spent a weekend at the Davis Wetlands, where it was enjoyed by birders far and wide. Besides a first county record, it is probably a first for the Central Valley. Photo by Roger Adamson.

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