14 Oct 1997 at Salinas wastewater ponds, MTY
The BREWER'S SPARROW is a widespread breeder in upland sage or sage-juniper habitat, mostly east of the Sierra Nevada. All these migrate generally southwards in winter, and some winter in the southern California deserts in small numbers. Fall vagrants occur in small numbers along the coast; spring vagrants are quite rare.
Most of my California records are of breeding birds on territory. The only ones listed below are coastal vagrants. Those preceded by H were found or co-found by me personally; those preceded by K receive some partial credit (e.g., I was involved in sorting out i.d. of a previously discovered bird or refound a vagrant that had been thought to have left).
9/13/77 Pt. Reyes (Lighthouse) MRN immSee the family page for county abbreviations. All photos & text © 2002 Don Roberson; all rights reserved.
H 10/12/81 Pt. Pinos MTY imm; description in my notes
10/26/88 Carmel R. mouth MTY imm; description in my notes
10/14/97 Salinas ponds MTY imm; description in my notes; photo’d
10/17/98 Big Sur R. mouth MTY imm; sketch & description in my notes