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Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by Alexander Yan
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275926025 - Comments: "All black alcid with a massive bill flying by the bow when the rest of the crowd were more concentrated on the sides with tube noses. Had no white underbelly as in horned."
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by Kevin Zimmer
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275927186 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small dark white-rumped storm-petrel with short squarish (not forked) tail. White on rumped wrapped around to undertail coverts and feet extended past tail in flight. Lacked forked tail of Leach’s SP. Photos by some."
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by Petra Clayton
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275927092 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small dark white-rumped storm-petrel with short squarish (not forked) tail. White on rumped wrapped around to undertail coverts and feet extended past tail in flight. Lacked forked tail of Leach’s SP. Photos by some."
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by James Stepkowski
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276153719 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small dark white-rumped storm-petrel with short squarish (not forked) tail. White on rumped wrapped around to undertail coverts and feet extended past tail in flight. Lacked forked tail of Leach’s SP. Photos by some."
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by Lori Renee
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276123830 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small dark white-rumped storm-petrel with short squarish (not forked) tail. White on rumped wrapped around to undertail coverts and feet extended past tail in flight. Lacked forked tail of Leach’s SP. Photos by some."
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by Yamina Pressler
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276047116 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small dark white-rumped storm-petrel with short squarish (not forked) tail. White on rumped wrapped around to undertail coverts and feet extended past tail in flight. Lacked forked tail of Leach’s SP. Photos by some."
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:58 by Kathryn Marshall
- North Pacific Ocean US (35.2023,-121.1367), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.136656&<ll...>,-121.136656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276073478 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small dark white-rumped storm-petrel with short squarish (not forked) tail. White on rumped wrapped around to undertail coverts and feet extended past tail in flight. Lacked forked tail of Leach’s SP. Photos by some."
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 07:40 by Kevin Zimmer
- Boat Trip-Morro Bay to Point Buchon, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9133957&<ll...>,-120.9133957 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275927194 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Small, blackish-and-white shearwater with entirely white vent; white of flanks riding up over the sides of the rump, forming white 'saddlebags' as on a Violet-green Swallow; white of throat and neck side curling up behind the ear-coverts; sharp division between black and white on the face; blacker (less brownish) upperparts than on Black-vented Shearwater; and whiter wing linings than is typical for Black-vented Shearwater. 2 photos."
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2025 09:40 by Luke Jensen
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276183857 - Comments: "Seen on maintenance road near entrance refound by Killian. Hard to see because it loved to be in high backs of willows obscured from most people, no one got a picture. Heard off and on as we spent 2 hours their but we could never get any more looks. Seen around 11:00"
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2025 08:30 by Nick & Jane
- Del Mar Park--Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8586752&<ll...>,-120.8586752 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276117992 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing immature plumaged bird that has been seen for what—almost a week now? First spotted in a pine, then in internal willows ten yards west of bridge, then spotted it working backyard fenceline canopy near parking lot, but maybe twenty yards in (there’s a little path along the fence). Notable fieldmarks: pale grey underside with some chestnut dabs on flanks. Lime-green crown and nape. Lime green back with some dark streaking. Also, some lime wash on vents. Otherwise, pale grey underside, undertail coverts and cheeks. Bold white eyering. Double-white wingbars on pale-edged dark wings. Tail was similar to its pale-edged dark wings. Photos. Seen by multiple birders this morn."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (2)
- Reported Sep 28, 2025 09:40 by Luke Jensen
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276183857 - Comments: "Seen in major flock at entrance to maintanace road. hatch year male and hatch year female. Saw and heard at same time in different locations, male being closer to ground and female high up in Eucs calling loud and rabidly. Mostly obscured but steve did get a picture of hatch year male in willows. I think I might have a picture but terrible lighting took it's Tool. Seen around 11:00 AM"
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