Aphelocoma californica
Statewide Status: S:N  IBRC Review Species
eBird Species Map

March-November (Migration / Summer)

December-February (Winter)

All Reports (Review Species Only):

1. 15 October 1977 -5- Priest River Game Mangement Area, Bonner County, Latilong 1-  Esther Stewart – described well to Shirley Sturts but no field notes saved
2. 4 December 2002-28 February 2003 – Payette, Payette County, Latilong 11 – Barbara Wilson – North American Birds 57(2):228
3. December 2005 – Febraury 2006 (exact dates not given) -1- Payette, Payette County, Pete and Lynn Carter – North American Birds 60(2):262
4. 15 December 2005-12 February 2006 – 1 – Lapwai, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 – Angela Sondea, Terry Gray, CBC 31 Dec. 2005 – North American Birds 60(2):262, Birdsource 106tn CBC (2005-2006)
5. 7 September 2008 – 1 – Juniper Mountain, Owyhee County, Latilong 23 – Hendrick Herlyn – eBird
6. ♦24 October 2010 –  still there as of 2 January 2011 – 1 – Bayview (Cape Horn), Kootenai County, Latilong 2-  Chuck Murray – photo taken
   Rare Bird Report #:148-B-10
   Voting: 7-0
7. ♦21-30 November 2010  still there as of 2 January 2011- 1 – Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 – Wayne+ , Vanda, Kristin and Daniel Camacho and Jeff Habig – Still there Jay Carlisle 12/12 and Danettee Henderson 1/3/11
   Rare Bird Report #:161-B-2010
   Voting: 7-0
8. χ23 November 2010 – 1 – Saint Maires, Benewah County, Latilong 2- Audrey Hoffmann
   Rare Bird Report #:160-B-10
   Voting: 2-5, 0-7
9. ♦11 April 2012 – 1 – near Caldwell, Canyon County, Latilong 17 – Marilyn Hulz (in her yard – took photo), photo verified by Jay Carlisle, Heidi Ware and Cheryl Huzinga – thought to be a possible “interior” subspecies.
   Rare Bird Report #:37-B-12
   Voting: 6-1, 6-1
10. χ11 August 2012 – 1- Along the Fishhook Lake Trail between Thompson Peak and Redfish Lake (roughly) 1 mile west of Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness, Custer Clunty, Latilong 13 – Jake Shorty
    Rare Bird Reort #:58-B-12
    Voting: 2-5, 1-6
11. ♦28-29 November and (2 December) 2013 – 11 January 2014 1 – NW Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 – Poo Wright Pulliam+ and Dan Pulliam  ( Dec. 2 – Jim Holcomb – IBLE )  (January 11 – Jay Carlsle) IBLE
    Rare Bird Report #:66-B-13
    Voting: 7-0
12. ♦28 October 2014 -1 adult – Parma, Canyon County, Latilong 17 – William M. Fields+ , Cheryl Huizinga, Denise Hughes
    Rare Bird Report #:47-B-14
    Voting: 7-0
13. 29 October 2014 – 13 – Nampa area, Canyon County, Latilong 17 – David Lawrence – eBird
14. 11 March 2015 –  Rosedale Cemetary on Iowa Ave,  Payette, Payette County, Latilong 11 – Tim Teal – IBLE
15. ♦18 May 2018 – 1 – Eagle, Ada County, Latilong 17 – Dale and Dee Toweill – photo
    Rare Bird Report #:18-B-2018
    Voting: 7-0
16. ♦24-25 May 2019 – 1 – Eagle, Ada County, Latilong 17 – Jason Talbot – 1st reported by Julie Benton and later on several eBird checklists with photos
    Rare Bird Report #:16-B-2019
    Voting: 6-1, 5-2
17. ♦17 Apr 2021 – 1 – Placerville (city center), Boise County, Latilong 18 – Cheryl Huizinga, several other observers on a SIBA field trip – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:23-B-2021
    Voting: 7-0