Date: 4/5/25 6:53 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid) (1 report)
- Green-winged Teal (Eurasian) (1 report)
- American Redstart (1 report)
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Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid) (Spatula discors x cyanoptera) (1)
- Reported Apr 03, 2025 08:20 by Jay Carroll
- 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/S223254112 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "This appears to be a different individual than the male hybrid that has been photographed in the area for the past several months (e.g., eBird checklist S215592096); Cinnamon Teal characteristics include extensive cinnamon wash on breast and sides, and red eye; Blue-winged Teal characteristics include white crescent on face (messy in this hybrid), dark gray head and neck, dark spotting on sides, and white flank patch."
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