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This continues the photographic yard list for our home in Pacific Grove, California. This page emphasizes rarities and scarce species.
Don Roberson &
Rita Carratello
 
PHOTO LEGEND
and STATUS in
Pacific Grove yard
 
Broad-winged Hawk  2 Nov 1982
very rare vagrant in late fall
Nasville Warbler  24 Apr 2005
uncommon spring migrant
White-throated Sparrow  14 Apr 2005
common resident; often nests in yard
Townsend's Solitaire  15 May 1999
exceptional vagrant, both on date & place
White-crowned Sparrow  17 Feb 2006
rare in yard; this is migrant race gambeliil *
Vaux's Swift  24 Apr 2005
uncommon spring migrant overhead
Dusky-cappted Flycatcher  26 Dec 1992
exceptional vagrants; bad photo in yard — see next shot (right)
Green-tailed Towhee  28 Jan 2006
very rare: this bird wintered
Chipping Sparrow  5 Sep 2005
rare fall migrant; usually juvs (like this one)
American Redstart  2 June 2002
very rare spring vagrant
Chestnut-sided Warbler 19 Sep 1992
rare fall vagrant; only 1 yard record
Dusky-capped Flycatcher 30 Dec 1992
this photo takin in P.G. a couple blocks from yard **
Hooded Oriole  26 Apr 2005
rare fall & spring migrant
Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco  28 Jan 2006
rare fall or winter vagrant
Dark-eyed "Gray-headed" Junco  14 Nov 1999
very rare: our 1 yard record is among the few in MTY
* = local resident race nuttalli nests 3 blocks away but has never been seen in the yard; the few yard records are all migrants from far-distant populations

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