Date: 6/12/25 9:33 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Neotropic Cormorant (4 reports)
- American Redstart (2 reports)
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Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) (1)
- Reported Jun 11, 2025 16:00 by Kaaren Perry
- Morro Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8624411&<ll...>,-120.8624411 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S249374830 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Previously reported cormorant reappeared this afternoon, swimming and diving in the creek. I did not observe the arrival but the was able to capture a distant image in the water showing bill shape, yellow at base, rest pale with possible a hint of yellow on distal lower mandible. no yellow in the lores. All dark head and neck."
Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 11, 2025 09:46 by Tom Edell
- Morro Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8624411&<ll...>,-120.8624411 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S249390149 - Media: 1 Video, 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing second year bird molting in new wing covert feathers. Bird still retains immature secondaries, primaries, and tertails. Dark belly and chest mottled with white. Bird seemed to prefer to roost on its left foot/leg but did perch on both too. In photos perched with a Great Egret that was obviously a larger bodied and longer bird. (Photos)"
Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) (1)
- Reported Jun 11, 2025 09:28 by Petra Clayton
- Morro Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8624411&<ll...>,-120.8624411 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S249308428 - Media: 15 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing since 6/9/25 (Tom Edell)
Second year bird perched high on a bare branch of the only sycamore tree on the north side of the creek, about 100 yards up-creek from the pedestrian bridge.
Approaching from a distance we first noticed the tattered tail feathers. A closer view showed an overall brownish plumage with a darker head, neck and back and a lighter mottled breast and belly, although still darker than that of an immature Double-crested Cormorant. Orange gular patch with a pale border forming a V at the gape; blue eye in the black; no orange lores as with a Double-crested Cormorant; yellow hooked bill with darkish culmen on the upper mandible; black legs and webbed feet.
The bird was frequently shaking its head as it was perched upright on the sycamore tree, not disturbed by or acting aggressive towards other birds on the same tree, such as an American Crow, a Spotted Towhee, an Eurasian Collared-Dove and a Great Egret. It frequently blinked with its nictitating membrane and when we left, it was lying flat on the branch while intently peering down into the creek .
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