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Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid) (Spatula discors x cyanoptera) (1)
- Reported Mar 21, 2025 09:58 by Jim Royer
- Cuesta Inlet (previously Doris Ave Marsh), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8493236&<ll...>,-120.8493236 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220612490 - Comments: "Continuing bird with overall coloration closest to Cinnamon, but some bluish tones in the head and white crescent in the front of the face (not as clean as a Blue-winged Teal)"
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 24, 2025 12:12 by Nick & Jane
- San Simeon Creek Mouth/Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1267052&<ll...>,-121.1267052 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220569320 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing diving and foraging sea duck in creek mouth. Intermediate plumage—possible female. Dark bill, light mottling throughout—otherwise brown. White around eyes, but dark forecrown and lore area. Also dark cheek that extended to upper neck. Below that, a muddy white partial neck ring. Got much better pics from nearby hotspot on other side of creek: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220573975"
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 24, 2025 10:56 by Terri Osborn
- San Simeon Creek Mouth/Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1267052&<ll...>,-121.1267052 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220561430 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing duck found yesterday by Diana and Brian O'Kelly. Seen foraging by diving frequently in the San Simeon Creek lagoon under the Highway 1 bridge."
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 24, 2025 10:51 by Ann Stockert
- San Simeon Creek Mouth/Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1267052&<ll...>,-121.1267052 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220567378 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing in the creek foraging under the overpass around the two piles of storm debris. Small female duck with white on the head, a brown cap, cheek patch and chin, bluish gray bill, brown back and wings, along with a white chest and belly. Noticed also a very worn tail. Photos"
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 24, 2025 10:00 by Nick & Jane
- San Simeon SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1235286&<ll...>,-121.1235286 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220573975 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing diving and foraging sea duck in creek mouth. First seen through water while it circled a small area kicking up underwater dirt clouds. Intermediate plumage—possible female. Dark bill, light mottling throughout—otherwise brown. White around eyes, but dark fore-crown and lore area. Also dark cheek that extended to upper neck. Below that, a muddy white partial neck ring. Photos.
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 24, 2025 10:00 by Roger Zachary
- San Simeon SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1235286&<ll...>,-121.1235286 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220609513 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing diving and foraging sea duck in creek mouth. First seen through water while it circled a small area kicking up underwater dirt clouds. Intermediate plumage—possible female. Dark bill, light mottling throughout—otherwise brown. White around eyes, but dark fore-crown and lore area. Also dark cheek that extended to upper neck. Below that, a muddy white partial neck ring. Photos.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 24, 2025 10:00 by Nick & Jane
- San Simeon SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1235286&<ll...>,-121.1235286 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220573975 - Media: 9 Photos
- Comments: "This is one of possibly two rare warblers reported yesterday—the bird with the darker throat (a possible second bird had a whitish cheek, pale throat and weak flank streaks). Spotted this bird deep through tangles on distant tree, maybe 30-40 yards in: (35.5951684, -121.1220735).
It was on the opposite side of bridge from where reported yesterday, this time being on the northwest side. We’d already searched once, and on our return parted ways. I wanted to check one more time on both sides of creek, and suspected a certain tree with a thick trunk where I’d seen a few shadows hoping around. This time when I scanned the tree, I saw two birds, a kinglet, and the other being the possible black-and-white warbler. I glimpsed black-and-white streaking on its back, head, and wings, and it seemed to have a pattern different than a black-throated grey.
I then tried snapping a few pics, but that wasn’t working so well. I then played a bushtit flock call to entice it over while also psshing. The bird eventually flew over and I was able to see its black spotted undertail, white wingbars, and dirty black throat. It had thick black flank streaking on white underparts, and a black cheek patch. The bird darted from limb to limb curiously, and I took some photos."
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