This seasonal checklist was developed from records compiled by the Santa Cruz Bird Club[?], updated most recently September 30, 2002. Included here are common (C), fairly common (F), and uncommon (U) occurances. Not included are rare, casual, and irregular sightings.
Santa Cruz county is located on the Californian coast south of San Francisco and north of Carmel and Monterey.
... Sakhalin formed part of a continent which comprised north Asia, Alaska and Japan, and enjoyed a comparatively warm climate. The Pliocene deposits contain a mollusc fauna ...