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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (2)
- Reported Feb 28, 2025 07:00 by Kevin Zimmer
- KJZ yard, Garcia Rd, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7064838&<ll...>,-120.7064838 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216164241 - Comments: "1 adult male (with complete red-orange gorget) and 1 immature male (with scattered orange feathers on chin and throat), both with essentially solid rufous upperparts, attending our feeders today (photos of at least 1 of these 2 to be uploaded later)."
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 09:32 by Jake Hager
- Morro Bay Estuary (use more specific location(s) when possible), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8501072&<ll...>,-120.8501072 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216086160 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Distinctive. Got some really amazing looks from my paddle board as it flew right past me from the sandspit, circled around by the channel a bit, and flew back toward the beach. Didn’t have the nerve to risk bringing my camera out on the water, cell phone pic only."
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 09:00 by Tom Edell
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216115532 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird last reported yesterday. First seen with shorebirds on Grassy Island and later flying into east estuary. Long-winged bird that was black above with trailing white edge on wings, white below, dark cap, white forehead, and stout orange based bill that was dark to tip. Photo"
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 28, 2025 08:43 by Penny Principe
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216149443 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing. Ron spotted it flying up the channel. It then stopped to rest along the bank of the channel. We viewed it from the area where people look for the Large-billed Savannah Sparrows. Photo."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (4)
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 12:13 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- EA French Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6368995&<ll...>,-120.6368995 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216146178 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Most counted at one time - small sparrows in non-breeding plumage marked by rufous crown, gray nape, pink/dark bill, distinct eye-line that bisected rear of eye-ring, dark lores, grayish auriculars, faint gray malar, whitish throat and unmarked below from breast to under-tail."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (12)
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 11:30 by Roger Hammer
- Oak Creek Park/Sherwood Park--Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6562399&<ll...>,-120.6562399 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216143228 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "cont. didn't get close enough for good pics today as i was after the LAGO especially, PISI was a bonus. saw the CHSP in two spots but there could have been some limited overlap, otherwise there may have been 15-20 around the park today."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (19) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 28, 2025 15:18 by Herb Elliott
- Oak Creek Park/Sherwood Park--Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6562399&<ll...>,-120.6562399 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216081736 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing flock in the vicinity of the dog park. E/c by 1s. Spizellas with rusty caps, dark eyeline continuing thru lores, and crisper plumage overall. Pics."
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 28, 2025 15:18 by Herb Elliott
- Oak Creek Park/Sherwood Park--Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6562399&<ll...>,-120.6562399 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216081736 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare but regular. Continuing wintering bird associating with the CHSP flock near the dog park. Drab sandy-colored Spizella with pale lores, brown crown, and not-so-contrasty plumage. Pics."
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