KILLDEER
KILLDEER (Charadrius vociferus)
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SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
1984 San Clemente Island: “ KILLDEER (C. vociferus). Rare visitor: recorded from 9 Sep to 25 Mar. Highest count eight on 5 Dec 1978 (Paul Jorgenson). ” Recovery Plan for the endangered and threatened species of the California Channel Islands published by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon 1984.
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| San Clemente Island | O. A. Willett | LACM | December 5, 1939 | LACM-19567 | Charadrius vociferus vociferus | Birds |
SAN MIGUEL ISLAND
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| San Miguel Island | Chester Lamb | MVZ | September 27, 1927 | MVZ-51462 | Charadrius vociferus vociferus | Birds |
| San Miguel Island | Chester Lamb | MVZ | September 28, 1927 | MVZ-51461 | Charadrius vociferus vociferus | Birds |
| San Miguel Island | Chester Lamb | MVZ | October 4, 1927 | MVZ-51582 | Charadrius vociferus vociferus | Birds |
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
1927 Santa Catalina Island: “Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. Four birds were seen by DeGroot and Howard.” [“Through the generosity of Mr. Silsby M. Spalding who placed at our disposal his splendid cruiser Padariva I the writer accompanied by H. W. Carriger, Dudley DeGroot and 0. W. Howard was enabled to spend the period from March 25 to April 5, 1927, inclusive, among the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California.”]
Pemberton, J. R. Additions to the known avifauna of the Santa Barbara Islands The Condor 30(2):144-148, March-April 1928
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
1907 Santa Cruz Island: “Aegialitis vocifera. Killdeer. Several seen on the beach and mesas, Northwest Harbor.” [“At 11:30 p. m., November 19, 1907, my father (H. Linton), Mr. George Willett, and myself left San Pedro harbor in a dilapidated fishing smack and in company with a crawfisherman, one “Cold-foot” Jorgensen. We arrived off the south end of Santa Cruz Island at 10:30 the following day during a stiff norwester. For various reasons we were unable to make camp until the 22nd. It may not be amiss to state here that twice during the blow we were nearly wrecked: once while at anchor in Potatoe Harbor, a broken anchor allowing the boat to drift within the breaker line and nearly onto the rocks. In this instance the timely arrival of Willett and H. Linton in a small boat, saved the day, and incidentally the fishing smack. At another time (the engine having broken down) we were blown nearly onto the rocks of Anacapa Island; but with father at the wheel and Willett and I on the “sheet” we managed to hold her off. I mention the foregoing, and the many sleepless nights spent on the rocky shores, “running” the surf several times each day (with attendant duckings), etc., merely as a warning to those who seem inclined to believe a field naturalist’s life “strewn with roses”. (Its ’ generally strewn with cacti!)”]
Linton, C. B. Notes from Santa Cruz Island] The Condor 10(3):124-129, May 1908
| ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
| Santa Cruz Island | Chase Littlejohn | WFVZ | April 3, 1932 | WFVZ-90821 | Charadrius vociferus vociferus | Eggs |
