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Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 09:04 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- North Point Natural Area--Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8717568&<ll...>,-120.8717568 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S217612536 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Female with bold white face and neck, dark cap to just below eye, dark nape and steeper forehead and thinner bill than nearby Surf Scoters,"
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 12:37 by Jake Hager
- Morro Bay Harbor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.857&<ll...>,-120.857 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S217597985 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Distinctive small-ish duck with large white face patch; seen from paddle board foraging in the harbor near sand spit. Binocular phone pic included"
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 08:00 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/S217624219 - Comments: "Adult male Selasphorus, with complete, red-orange gorget, solidly rufous back and upperparts, except for a few scattered green feathers on the crown, cinnamon flanks, white median underparts. Seen on two occasions as it attended our feeders. Either a continuing bird or a similar one, since we have been seeing an adult male Rufous almost daily for the past week or so."
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 09:56 by Christine Hogue
- Biddle Regional Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5179596&<ll...>,-120.5179596 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S217576987 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Black wing with white horizontal stripe when folded. White stripe above eye. Black stripe through eye, white stripe below, black stripe extending off dark woodpecker-ish bill. White throat. Yellowish sides dappled with black. Seen at a distance. It flew between large sycamores, then across the grass to the pepper trees. Poor photos."
Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) (1)
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 09:49 by Nick & Jane
- Carrizo Plain NM--KCL Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7350496&<ll...>,-119.7350496 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S217607161 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "The amount of heavy, dark striping on the back is why I’m posting this as a Sagebrush. The malars, which appeared paler depending on the angle of the bird, seemed on the borderline of being too dark and thick (except in the thin upper malars), however I’m also seeing a lot of variation on eBird records. Same with the thickness to each back stripe, thinner than the thicker back stripes on recent individuals found in the Carrizo in January, which sometimes also appears thin in other eBird records. With the recent irruption of these birds, I felt this individual warranted an inspection by the moderator, rather than to list as Sagebrush/Bell’s. This bird also seemed to contrast with the nearby Bell’s. Photos."
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