[EBB Sightings] Santa Clara County Breeding Bird Atlas

Folks:

Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society published "The Breeding Bird Atlas 
of Santa Clara County, California" in December.  The cost is $40 plus 
8.25% state tax and $7.50 shipping and handling.  But if you can stop 
by McClellan Ranch in Cupertino, it is on sale there in the nature 
shop and you save the cost of shipping and handling.  You can see an 
order form at 
you a flyer (1-2 MB) that includes a sample species account, just 
reply directly to me.

There are species accounts for 177 species plus a great deal of other 
information on the county, its geology, vegetation, and changes in 
the county's landscape over time.  As author, I am too biased to 
provide a trustworthy review--I hope we will have a few unbiased 
reviews in the next few months.  The book is softcover with 557 pages 
(3.5 lbs, which explains the shipping and handling charges).  The 
atlas field work was from 1987 to 1993, and this is nice reference 
for breeding birds in central California (oops, there is that biased 
review).  It is also a nice complement to the Alameda County breeding 
bird information that will be published in the future.

Bill