These are my descriptions of recent rarities in California and elsewhere. Most have been submitted to the California Bird Records Committee. Those marked have photographs or voice recordings..

• Yellow-billed Loon, Lodi, San Joaquin County Added 12 December 2020.
• Black-headed Gull, Stockton, San Joaquin County Added 12 December 2020.
• White Wagtail, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Added 12 December 2020.
• Broad-billed Hummingbird, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 23 October 2020.
• Kentucky Warbler, Pacifica, San Mateo County Added 17 May 2020.
• Red-footed Booby, Presideo - Coast Guard Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 15 December 2019.
• Tricolored Heron, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County Added 12 November 2019.
• Red-footed Booby, Presideo - Coast Guard Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 9 November 2019.
• Bar-tailed Godwit, Emeryville Shoreline, Alameda County Added 4 November 2019.
• Hudsonian Godwit, Tunitas Creek Beach, San Mateo County Added 16 October 2019.
• Bar-tailed Godwit, Tunitas Creek Beach, San Mateo County Added 16 October 2019.
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County Added 18 September 2018.
• Eastern Meadowlark, Day, Modoc County Added 15 June 2018.
• Curve-billed Thrasher, Woodland, Yolo County Added 15 January 2018.
• Red-footed Booby, Pillar Point Harbor, San Mateo County Added 13 November 2017.
• Red-footed Booby, Pillar Point Harbor, San Mateo County Added 12 November 2017.
• LeConte's Sparrow, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 31 October 2017.
• Broad-billed Hummingbird, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Added 29 October 2017.
• LeConte's Sparrow, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 13 October 2017.
• Dusky Warbler, Coyote Point, San Mateo County Added 14 October 2017.
• Northern Gannet, Egg Rock, Devil's Slide, San Mateo County Added 12 August 2017.
• Red-necked Stint, Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, Alameda County Added 6 August 2017.
• Slaty-backed Gull, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 2 March 2017.
• Red-necked Stint, Hayward, Alameda County Added 14 July 2016.
• Kelp Gull, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 30 May 2016.
• White Wagtail, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County Added 21 October 2015.
• Red-backed X Red-tailed Shrike, Manchester, Mendocino County Added 20 March 2015 - edited 29 July 2015.
• Black Vulture, Bolinas, Marin County Added 01 March 2015.
• Crested Caracara, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 24 February 2015.
• Le Conte's Sparrow, Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County. Added 23 December 2014.
• Rustic Bunting, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco County Added 08 December 2014.
• Rusty Blackbird, Gustine, Merced County Added 23 November 2014.
• Marsh Sandpiper, Near Dixon, Solano County Added 12 April 2014.
• Little Bunting, McKinleyville, Humboldt County Added 20 December 2013.
• Winter Wren, Inverness Park, Marin County Added 18 November 2013.
• Blue-footed Booby, Stinson Beach, Marin County Added 10 October 2013.
• Blue-footed Booby, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 19 September 2013.
• Hudsonian Godwit, Napa, Napa County Added 16 September 2013.
• Eastern Whip-poor-will, Aptos, Santa Cruz County Added 30 May 2013.
• Neotropic Cormorants, Lack Road, Salton Sea, Imperial County Added 1 April 2013.
• Cave Swallows, Niland, Imperial County Added 30 March 2013.
• Cape May Warbler, East Palo Alto, Santa Clara County Added 10 February 2013.
• Field Sparrow, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 28 December 2012.
• Gray Hawk, Carpenteria, Santa Barbara County Added 5 December 2012.
• Field Sparrow, Point Reyes, Marin County Updated with additional photo 6 November 2012.
• White Ibis, Carpenteria, Santa Barbara County Added 6 October 2012.
• Northern Gannet, Saddle Rock, Farallon Islands, San Francisco County Added 6 October 2012.
• Common Cuckoo Watsonville, Santa Cruz County Added 5 October 2012.
• Slaty-backed Gull (adult), Fort Baker, San Francisco County Added 8 February 2012.
• Iceland Gull (immature), Fort Baker, San Francisco County Added 8 February 2012.
• Slaty-backed Gull (immature), Fort Baker, Marin County Added 8 February 2012. - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 4 January 2012.
• Falcated Duck, Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Colusa, Colusa County Added 20 December 2011.
• Yellow-throated Warbler, Sue Bierman/Ferry Park, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 28 November 2011.
• Cape May Warbler, Lake Merced, San Francisco, San Francisco County Added 14 September 2011.
• Common Ringed Plover, Davis Wetlands, Davis, Yolo County Added 24 August 2011.
• Curve-billed Thrasher, Shipley Nature Area, Huntington Beach, Orange County. Photo added 20 January 2011.
• Curve-billed Thrasher, Wister Unit, Imperial Wildlife Area, Niland, Imperial County. Added 7 December 2010
• Neotropic Cormorant, Fig Lagoon, Seeley, Imperial County. Added 6 December 2010
• Taiga Bean-Goose, Sony Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial County. Added 6 December 2010 - Updated 13 January 2011.
• Ivory Gull, Grover Beach, San Louis Obispo County. Added 8 November 2010
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Bolinas, Marin County. Added 12 August 2010
• Gull-billed Tern, Redwood Shores, San Mateo County. (not a CBRC review species) Added 18 May 2009
• Worm-eating Warbler, Ferry Park, San Francisco, San Francisco County. Added 24 December 2008
• Rusty Blackbird, Coyote Point, San Mateo, San Mateo County. Added 15 November 2008
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Nevada City, Nevada County. Added 28 August 2008
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Imperial Beach, San Diego County. Added 2 February 2008
• Yellow-throated Warbler, Costa Mesa, Orange County. Added 1 February 2007
• Black-headed Gull, Mecca, Riverside County. Added 31 January 2007
• Sprague's Pipit, Calipatria, Imperial County. Added 31 January 2007
• Smew, Soulsbyville, Tulare County. Added 31 January 2007
• Snowy Owl, Grizzly Bay, Solano County. Added 20 January 2007
• Yellow-billed Loon, Pescadero Creek Mouth, San Mateo County. Added 20 November 2006
• Yellow-green Vireo, Point Reyes, Marin County. Added 3 October 2006
• Baikal Teal, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County. Added 12 December 2005
• American Golden-Plover, Guadalupe Wastewater Ponds, Santa Barbara County. Added 3 October 2005
• Cassin's Sparrow, Rancho Murieta, Sacramento County. Sonogram and voice recording added 18 June 2005.
• Barnacle Goose, Modesto, Stanislaus County. Added 27 January 2005 - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• Slaty-backed Gull, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. Added 21 January 2005
• Common Black-Hawk, Stockton, San Joaquin County. Added 19 January 2005
• Sedge Wren, South San Francisco, San Mateo County. Updated with voice recording 28 April 2005
• Slaty-backed Gull, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. Added 16 January 2005
• Veery, Point Reyes, Marin County. Added 2 October 2004 - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• Blue-headed Vireo, Point Reyes, Marin County. Photos added 10 October 2004
• Cassin's Sparrow, Stinson Beach, Marin County. Added 17 September 2004
• Common Eider, Crescent City, Del Norte County. Added 10 July 2004
• Scarlet Tanager, Mount San Bruno, San Mateo County. Added 11 June 2004
• Little Gull, Pescadero Creek Mouth, San Mateo County. Added 8 June 2004
• Grace's Warbler, Chimney Creek Campground, Tulare County. Photo added 5 June 2004
• Yellow-throated Vireo, Butterbredt Spring, Kern County. Added 1 June 2004
• White-eyed Vireo, Dublin, Alameda County. Added 22 May 2004
• Snow Bunting, Clifton Court Forebay, Byron, Contra Costa County. Added 3 March 2004
• Snow Bunting, San Leandro, Alameda County. Added 26 January 2004 (new photos added 27 January 2004)
• Magnificent Hummingbird, Pacific Beach, San Diego County. Added 1 December 2003
• Broad-billed Hummingbird, Sonoma, Sonoma County. Added 17 November 2003
• Hudsonian Godwit, Alviso, Santa Clara County. Added 29 August 2003
• Anhinga, Ramer Lake, Imperial County. Added 27 May 2003
• Gray Catbird, Moss Beach, San Mateo County. Photo added 12 February 2003
• Myiarchus Flycatcher, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. Updated 16 September 2003
• Brown Booby, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. Added 2 January 2003
• Sprague's Pipit, Calipatria, Imperial County. Added 30 December 2002
• Ruddy Ground-Dove, Calipatria, Imperial County. Added 30 December 2002
• Eurasian Collared-Dove, Calipatria, Imperial County. Added 30 December 2002
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Irvine, Orange County. Added 30 December 2002
• Sedge Wren, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. Photos added 11 December 2002
• Golden-winged Warbler, Point Reyes, Marin County. Photo added 11 November 2002
• Crested Caracara, Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz County. New photos added 1 October 2002
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Coyote Point, San Mateo County. Added 23 July 2002
• Falcated Duck at Honey Lake, Lassen County. Added 2 April 2002
• Masked Booby at Dana Point, Orange County. Added 2 April 2002
• Golden-winged Warbler at Costa Mesa, Orange County. Added 15 January 2002
• Reddish Egret at San Diego, San Diego County. Photo added 15 January 2002
• Masked Booby at LaJolla, San Diego County. Added 15 January 2002
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher at Oakland, Alameda County. Added 7 January 2002
• Common Grackle at Guerneville, Sonoma County. Added 4 January 2002
• Emperor Goose at Bodega Bay, Sonoma County. Photos added 7 January 2002
• Lesser Black-backed Gull at Salton Sea, Riverside County. Added 27 November 2001
• Ruddy Ground-Dove at Death Valley, Inyo County. Added 26 November 2001
• Ruddy Ground-Dove at Blythe, Riverside County. Photo added 15 January 2001
• Demoiselle Crane at Staten Island, San Joaquin County. Added 27 October 2001 - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• Great Crested Flycatcher at Bodega Bay, Sonoma County. Photo added 22 February 2002
• Common Greenshank at McKinleyville, Humboldt County. New photo added 13 September 2001
• Yellow-throated Vireo at Andrew Molera State Park, Monterey County. Added 19 May 2001
• Glossy Ibis at Alviso, Santa Clara County Added 15 May 2001
• Thick-billed Kingbird at Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Added 20 March 2001
• Whooper Swan at White Lake, Siskiyou County Updated 4 April 2001
• King Eider at the Point Reyes Fish Docks, Marin County Added 23 February 2001
• Greater Sandplover at Bolinas Lagoon, Marin County Video. Updated 17 March 2001
• Little Gull at Lake Perris, Riverside County. Added 31 January 2001
• Pine Warbler at Santa Ana, Orange County. Added 29 January 2001
• Nutting's Flycatcher at Mason Regional Park, Irvine Photos updated 8-9 February 2001
• Black-backed Wagtail at Alviso, SCL County Added 22 December 2000
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Added 11 November 2000
• Black-backed Oriole Tijuana River Valley, San Diego New video added 9 August 2000 - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• Bermuda Petrel off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina Photos added 9 July 2000
• Blue-headed Vireo at Huntington Beach New video added 7 August 2000
• Thick-billed Kingbird at Half Moon Bay Added 19 March 2000
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher at Mile Square Park, Fountain Valley Added 27 February 2000
• Common Grackle at El Dorado Park, Long Beach Added 3 January 2000
• Blue Mockingbird at El Dorado Park, Long Beach New photos added 25 July 2000 - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• Lesser Black-backed Gull at San Jose, SCL County New photos added 9 March 2000
• Thick-billed Kingbird at Pomona, LA County Added 30 November 1999
• Pine Warbler at El Dorado Park, Long Beach Added 27 November 1999
• Yellow-throated Warbler at Huntington Central Park New video added 5 August 2000
• Worm-eating Warbler at Huntington Central Park New video added 9 August 2000
• Connecticut Warbler at Point Reyes, Marin County New photos added 15 Oct 1999
• Louisiana Waterthrush at Panamint Springs, Inyo County Photo added 15 Oct 1999
• Mourning Warbler at California City, Kern County Photos added 8 Oct 1999
• Philadelphia Vireo at Galileo Hill, Kern County Photos added 8 Oct 1999
• White-winged Tern at Elkhorn Slough, Montery County Photos added 27 Sep 1999
• Great Crested Flycatcher at Carmel River, Monterey County. Added 19 Sep 1999
• Pyrrhuloxia at Costa Mesa, Orange County Added 16 Mar 1999
• Mystery Gull at the Salton Sea, Imperial County Photo links updated 21 Apr 1999
• Gray Silky-flycatcher at the Santa Ana Mountains New photos added 3 Mar 1999
• Greater Pewee at Brock Ranch, Imperial County Photos optimized 8 Feb 1999
• Worm-eating Warbler at University of California, Irvine Added 13 Jan 1999
• Yellow-throated Vireo at Westminster Park, Westminster Added 12 Jan 1999
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher at El Dorado Park, Long Beach Added 12 Jan 1999
• Pine Warbler at El Dorado Park, Long Beach Added 12 Jan 1999
• Thick-billed Kingbird at Half Moon Bay Photos link added 21 March 2000
• Zone-tailed Hawk at San Diego Wild Animal Park, Escondido Added 30 Dec 1998
• Lesser Black-backed Gull at Dana Point Added 30 Nov 1998
• Little Gull at Mystic Lake Photo added 3 Aug 1998
• Tricolored Heron at Bolsa Chica Photos added 5 Dec 1998
• Slaty-backed Gull at Davis (identification uncertain) Photo added 30 Dec 1998 - Note: Record not accepted by California Bird Records Committee
• American Woodcock near Iron Mountain Updated 30 Nov 1998
• Philadelphia Vireo at Humboldt Bay Added 5 Oct 1998
• Mongolian Plover at Humboldt Bay Added 5 Oct 1998
• Yellow-green Vireo in San Francisco Added 1 Oct 1998
• Masked Booby at Ano Nuevo Island Updated 29 Jul 1998
• Eastern Wood-Pewee at Point Reyes Photo added 29 Jun 1998
• Brown Booby at Point Reyes Photo added 17 Jun 1998
• Bristle-thighed Curlew at Crescent City Photos added 22 May 1998
• Bristle-thighed Curlew at Point Reyes New photos added 25 July 2000
• Little Gull at Alviso Added 18 May 1998
• Couch's Kingbird at Craig Park near Fullerton New photo added 20 Mar 1998
• Nutting's Flycatcher at Lake Patagonia, Arizona New photos added 25 July 2000
• Pine Warbler at El Dorado Park, Long Beach
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Santa Cruz
• Band-tailed Gull in San Diego Photo links updated May 20, 1998
• Dusky Warbler in Santa Cruz Photos added Mar. 20, 1998
• Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Bodega Bay New photos added 1 Feb 1998
• Lesser Black-backed Gull in San Jose 
• Lesser Black-backed Gull in Alviso Photo links updated 20 May 1998
• Bar-tailed Godwit at San Gregorio Photos added 24 Feb 1998
• Yellow-green Vireo at Pescadero
• White-rumped Sandpiper at Alviso

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