This report of the Western Field Ornithologists’ California Bird Records Committee (CBRC) contains 197 records of 78 species, divided as follows: 174 records (of 65 species) accepted; 18 (17) unaccepted, identification questionable; and 5 (5) unaccepted, origin questionable (i.e., possible escapees). A few of the accepted records involve returning birds or the reevaluation of records previously treated by the Committee. These figures represent a rejection rate of only 11.7%, which is similar to the rates in four of the six previous reports and to the overall average of 15.7%. This average is based on 1140 records treated, of which 179 were judged unacceptable (see Table 1). By way of comparison, the British Rarities Committee had an overall rejection rate of 22% during its first 10 years, with the lowest annual rate being 18% during the tenth year (Wallace 1970).