THE CREAGRUS CALIFORNIA LIST
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all photos & text by Don Roberson
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LITTLE BUNTING Emberiza pusilla

23 Oct 1991 on Pt. Loma, SD.
Litte Bunting is top bird sitting in pine;
Indigo Bunting is below in photo (left).

The LITTLE BUNTING is an exceptional fall vagrant to California from Siberia. Indeed, I judge it the best bird ever found in southern California. As of this writing there is only one record; the one shown here that was present 21-24 Oct 1991 on Pt. Loma. Full details and better photos were published by McCaskie, Guy (1993). A Little Bunting reaches California.West. Birds 24: 95-97. My personal California records are listed below:

23 Oct 1991    Pt. Loma, SD   typed description, poor photo (above)
See the family page for county abbreviations. All photos & text © 2002 Don Roberson; all rights reserved.
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