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Species
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MTY status & distribution
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Documentation:
if photo, usually a thumbnail;
if specimen or details,
so indicated
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credits or comments
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Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
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Very rare winter vagrant; two records, last in 1969
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description only
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no photos in MTY
but brief old descriptions and some were banded in Salinas
in Mar 1969
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
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Common migrant & winter visitor, with numbers often peaking
in spring; may occasionally nest in north MTY but evidence to date is mostly
circumstantial
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photo © Don Roberson
Apr 1999 Monterey
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Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
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Breeds widely but patchily: uncommon resident in open oak woodlands
of the interior; very rare to the coast
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photo © Don Roberson
10 Jan 2004 near Pinnacles NM
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Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
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Very rare spring & fall vagrant; three records
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photo © BSOL/Jeff N. Davis
14 Sep 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
]banded by BSOL]
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Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora peregrina
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Rare but regular fall vagrant along the coast, scarcer in spring;
a few have wintered locally
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photo © Don Roberson
3 Oct 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
[banded by BSOL]
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
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Breeds widely: common summer resident in brushy woodlands throughout;
widespread in spring & fall migrations; rather scarce in winter and
mostly confined to the coast
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photo © Don Roberson
4 Feb 1989 Pacific Grove
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Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
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Uncommon spring & fall migrant; rare in winter at ornamental
plantings or flowering eucalyptus. May occasionally breed in high mountains
but evidence space & circumstantial
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photo © Don Roberson
7 May 1995 Pacific Grove
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Virginia's Warbler
Vermivora virginiae
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Rare fall & very rare spring vagrant along the coast; a few
have wintered locally
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photo © Don Roberson
12 Oct 2002 Big Sur R. mouth
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Lucy's Warbler
Vermivora luciae
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Rare fall & winter vagrant along the coast
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photo © Don Roberson
23 Mar 1981 Pacific Grove
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Northern Parula
Parula americana
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Rare spring & fall vagrant, mostly along the coast. Has nested
several times at Big Sur R. mouth (1998-2001, 2004) and once at Pt. Lobos
(1952)
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photo © Don Roberson
9 June 2001 Big Sur R. mouth
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Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
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Breeds widely but patchily: fairly common summer visitor to riparian
woods, mostly in the interior. Common spring & fall migrant throughout;
rare in winter
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photo © Don Roberson
18 Sep 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
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Rare but regular fall vagrant; very rare in spring, summer, or
winter; almost all records along the coast
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photo © Steve Wilson
5 Oct 1981 Pt. Pinos
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Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
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Rare fall vagrant; exceptional in winter or spring; all records
along the coast
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
16 Oct 1987 Carmel R. mouth
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Cape May Warbler
Dendroica tigrina
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Very rare fall vagrant; exceptional in winter or spring; all records
along the coast
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
27 Sep 1998 Pacific Grove
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
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Rare fall vagrant, very rare in winter; all records along the coast
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photo © Don Roberson
13 Nov 1994 Carmel
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
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Breeds locally: common summer resident in high elevation coniferous
forests (above 4000'). Otherwise, a common spring & fall migrant and
winter visitor to the lowlands throughout. "Audubon's Warblers" are widespread
in winter while "Myrtle Warblers" tend to be restricted to riparian woodlands
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photo © Don Roberson
11 Jan 2004 Pt. Pinos
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
Dendroica nigrescens
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Breeds widely: common summer visitor in brushy forests of the Santa
Lucia Mts. Otherwise, uncommon spring & fall migrant through the lowlands,
rather rare in winter
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photo © Don Roberson
7 May 1982 Chews Ridge
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Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
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Rare fall vagrant; exceptional in winter (a female returned consecutive
winters 2002-2003)
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photo © Bill Hill
Jan 2003 Laguna Grande
Park, Seaside
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Townsend's Warbler
Dendroica townsendi
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Common migrant & winter visitor to coastal pine forests and
coastal riparian patches; less common migrant elsewhere
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
24 Sep 1992 Pacific Grove
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Hermit Warbler
Dendroica occidentalis
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Uncommon spring & fall migrant in coniferous forests, rare
but regular in winter in Monterey Pine forests. May occasionally breed
in Santa Lucia Mts. but evidence primarily circumstantial
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
Nov 1987 Pacific Grove
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Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
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Rare fall vagrant, exceptional in winter; all records along the
coast
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photo © Don Roberson
4 Nov 2002 Moonglow Dairy,
Moss Landing
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
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Very rare vagrant; 4 fall vagrants & 3 singing males in late
spring
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no photo in MTY
but
several descriptions
including this one from
9 Sep 1998 Carmel R. mouth
by Don Roberson
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Grace's Warbler
Dendroica graciae
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Very rare winter vagrant; one wintered at Jacks Peak (Dec 1998-Feb
1999)
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no photo in MTY
but
field notes by numerous observers
including these from 11 Jan 1999 Jacks Peak by Don Roberson
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Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
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Very rare fall vagrant; one record (Oct 1993)
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
24 Oct 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
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Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
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Rare fall vagrant along the coast; exceptional in winter, spring
and summer
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photo © Bill Hill
28 Oct 2002 Carmel R. mouth
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Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
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Rare but regular fall vagrant along the outer coast with a few
remaining to winter locally each year; very rare in spring or summer
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
24 Oct 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
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Bay-breasted Warbler
Dendroica castanea
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Very rare fall vagrant; five records (Oct-early Dec)
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no photo in MTY
but
numerous descriptions
including this one 3 Oct 1999 from near Pt. Sur by Don
Roberson
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Blackpoll Warble
Dendroica striata
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Rare but regular fall vagrant along the outer coast; exceptional
in spring
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photo © Don Roberson
27 Sep 1998 Pt. Pinos
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Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
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Very rare fall vagrant; three records at vagrant traps
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photo © Don Roberson
4 Oct 1995 Big Sur R. mouth
[banded by BSOL]
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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
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Rare but regular fall and winter vagrant along the coast; scarcer
in spring, very rare in summer
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photo © Don Roberson
4 Oct 1992 Big Sur R. mouth
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
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Rare but regular fall vagrant, scarcer in winter and spring. Nested
recently at Big Sur R. mouth (1993-1998)
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photo © Don Roberson
4 June 2002 Pacific Grove
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Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
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Very rare fall vagrant along the coast, exceptional in winter or
spring
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photo © Ronald L. Branson
7 Dec 1967 Willow Creek mouth
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Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
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Very rare fall vagrant along the coast; exceptional in winter or
spring
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photo © Don Roberson
20 Oct 1996 Big Sur R. mouth
[banded by BSOL]
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Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
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Very rare vagrant along the coast; records split about evenly between
spring & fall
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no photos in MTY
but
several specimens at PGMNH,
including this one from 16 June 1967 Pacific Grove
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Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
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Rare but regular fall vagrant along the coast; very rare in winter
or spring
Identification comments and an in-hand photo are on the Louisiana
Waterthrush species page.
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photo © Anne Spence
21 Sep 2003 Carmel R. mouth
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Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
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Exceptional spring vagrant; one record (May 2003)
More details on this record are on this
species page.
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photo © BSOL
30 May 2003 Big Sur R. mouth
[banded by BSOL]
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Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
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Very rare vagrant along the coast; three records split between
spring, fall, and early winter
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photo © Don Roberson
22 Oct 1990 Pacific Grove
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Connecticut Warbler
Oporornis agilis
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Very rare fall vagrant along the coast; three records
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photo ©
BSOL/Craig Hohenberger
2 Oct 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
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Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
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Very rare fall vagrant along the coast; exceptional in spring
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photo © Don Roberson
29 Aug 1981 Carmel R. mouth
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MacGillivray's Warbler
Oporornis tolmiei
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Breeds locally: uncommon and patchy summer resident in northern
Santa Lucia Mts. Otherwise an uncommon spring & fall migrant throughout;
very rare in winter
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photo © Don Roberson
30 Aug 2003 Pacific Grove
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
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Breeds widely but patchily: uncommon resident of freshwater marshes.
Common spring & fall migrant throughout; winters commonly along the
coast
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
27 Oct 1990 Carmel R. mouth
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Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
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Rare spring & fall vagrant; very rare in summer or winter
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photo © BSOL/Sarah Stock
24 Jun 2003 Big Sur R. mouth
[banded by BSOL]
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Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
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Breeds widely: common summer visitor to riparian and montane thickets
west of the Salinas Valley. Otherwise a common spring & fall migrant
throughout, rare in winter
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
16 June 1992 Carmel R. mouth
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Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
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Rare fall vagrant along the coast; exceptional in spring
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photo © Ronald L. Branson
16 Sep 1972 Pt. Pinos
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Painted Redstart
Myioborus pictus
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Extraordinary fall vagrant; one record (Nov 1996)
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photo © Don Roberson
1 Nov 1996 Mission Trails
Park, Carmel
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
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Breeds locally: rare summer resident in dense riparian stretches
in the interior. Otherwise a rare spring & fall migrant throughout,
exceptional in winter
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photo © Robert F. Tintle
22 May 1993 Big Sur R. mouth
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