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County Statistics
Current county list: 435
Top county lister: 406 (David Suddjian; 93%) 
Top Big Year: 312 in 2004 (David Suddjian) 
Top Big Day: 153 on 30 Sep 2002 (S. Gerow, C. Kempf, D. Suddjian, R. Wolfe) 
"Best Bird": Brambling (15 Dec 1990-16 Feb 1991 Santa Cruz) 
Close second: Dusky Warbler (14-22 Oct 1997 Antonelli Pond, Santa Cruz) 
Contenders: Long-billed Murrelet, Greater Pewee, Yellow Wagtail, LeConte's Sparrow 
Compiler for North American Birds: David L. Suddjian
801 Monterey Ave.
Capitola CA 95010
DSUDDJIAN@aol.com
Statistics last updated 4/08; see "explanations of county statistics" for details. Thank you to Jeff Davis, David Suddjian, and Roger Wolfe for supplying some of the information here.

Bird Clubs
Santa Cruz Bird Club

Birding Sites
A Guide to Birding in Santa Cruz County
Northern Santa Cruz County Birding Site Guide
Birding Hotspots- Cindy Cummings
Wetlands of Watsonville
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary- Interactive map
Rancho Del Oso
Neary Lagoon Wildlife Refuge
Santa Cruz County State Parks
Natural Bridges State Beach
New Brighton State Beach
Pinto Lake
Seacliff State Beach
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
City of Santa Cruz Parks, Trails and Greenbelts

Other Birding Resources
Monterey Peninsula Rare Bird Alert
Cindy Cummings's Birding Pages
Seabirds and Shorebirds of Monterey Bay by David Ainley and Scott Terrill
Long Marine Lab
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Santa Cruz County Checklist by David Suddjian
Birds of U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum
Bird Data Reports by David Suddjian
Endangered Species
Monterey Bay Birding Festival
Monterey Bay Birds Mailing List

Please send corrections, additions or updates to Joe Morlan: jmorlan@ccsf.org
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