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Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1)
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 09:00 by Petra Clayton
- Old Creek--Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8875608&<ll...>,-120.8875608 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280716893 - Media: 15 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing juvenile since 10/20/25 (Tom Edell).
Golden speckles on the back and wings; wings extending a bit past the tail; short, slender bill; white around the base of the bill; broad white supercilium; dark ear patch; steep forehead; finely streaked crown; golden wash on the face and neck; dark neck band; thin gray legs.
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Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) (1)
- Reported Oct 22, 2025 07:47 by Reef Comer
- 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/S280973999 - Comments: "Tiny, compact, black and white alcid with black cap, white collar, and white scapulars on otherwise black wings. May have been a second individual further out, but didn’t appear to be associating. This location seems to be one of the better locations for this more northern species in the county!"
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 08:04 by Petra Clayton
- Tidelands Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8514118&<ll...>,-120.8514118 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281024026 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing juvenile. One individual perched on a row boat by the dock.
In the past six weeks we have observed one juvenile at this location in the morning of 9/6/25 and again on 9/7/25, 9/8/25, 9/12/25 and 9/18/25. We observed three juveniles on 9/25/25 and 9/26/25. On 10/2/25 we observed two juveniles. On 10/7/25 and 10/8/25 we observed a single juvenile here. 10/13/25 and 10/14/25 we again observed two individuals
One juvenile was first present here on 9/4/25 and could have been the same individual reported on 9/3/25 at the Morro Bay SP Marina.
Today's juvenile had a dark, stout bill with yellow feathers at the base of the lower mandible; small white triangular spots on the covert feathers; long legs,"
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 16:45 by Matt Brady
- Meadow Park--San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6606531&<ll...>,-120.6606531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281012358 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird, seen at a bit of a distance (20-30 meters) just east of the bridge in the middle of the park, in an alder. Small warbler, lime green above, yellow supercilium and yellow was across throat and chest, white under tail coverts, thin yellowish wing bars. Photos to be added."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 09:59 by Barry Langdon-Lassagne
- Meadow Park--San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6606531&<ll...>,-120.6606531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280975954 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "That’s an orange-crowned, waitwaitwait, the vent is white? Isn’t that a Tennessee? Yes! Pale supercillium! Mostly white lower belly, yellowish on chest. Not as green as OCWA!"
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 09:59 by Virginia Langdon-Lassagne
- Meadow Park--San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6606531&<ll...>,-120.6606531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280975953 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "That’s an orange-crowned, waitwaitwait, the vent is white? Isn’t that a Tennessee? Yes! Pale supercillium! Mostly white lower belly, yellowish on chest. Not as green as OCWA!"
Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 09:11 by Ann Stockert
- 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/S281017960 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing…found by Tom E. and Mike B. yesterday morning 10/22, today was first spotted by Jack Clayton. Overall pale gray color, thin white eyering, cream-colored breast, and observed rusty rump."
Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 09:04 by Nick & Jane
- 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/S280984480 - Comments: "Continuing from yesterday. A serendipitous sighting today as some of us were gathered where it had been seen, while Jack rediscovered it while sitting on a cement pole/block to the west of where it had been seen yesterday. This was maybe 25 yards east of bridge. The bird was across the creek (north side) foraging mostly in fennel. Seen amid flock of bushtits, though a townsy and house finches were nearby. Nice unobstructed views of the bird’s coloration, brighter than bushtits, more reminiscent of blue-gray gnatcatcher plumage. The bird had brighth blue-grey upperparts, a creamy off-white underside, white undertail coverts, a dirty chest and throat, and prominent pale eyering. It also had a rusty crown spot and rusty rump. Its tail was short. Photos."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 15:38 by Tom Edell
- 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/S281020681 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Immature male found by Matt Brady. When I saw this bird it was actively feeding in arroyo willows and rarely staying in one place for mote than a second. It tended to stay higher up in the trees. It constantly spread its tail showing the yellow in the outer tail feathers and the darker outer tail band. The yellow at the shoulder had an orange tint suggesting this bird was an immature male. Beside the shoulder color, the bird was pale below with a white throat and gray head. I don't recall seeing the back."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 15:32 by Mike Bush
- 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/S281027215 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Soft gray head with white eyering and a narrow black stripe from the eye to the bill. Yellow-orange splotches across upper chest. Yellow-orange splotches on upper portion of outside tail feathers as well. Fast moving bird always in the upper third of the willow canopy."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 15:58 by Ann Stockert
- 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/S281019930 - Comments: "Found by Matt B. Observed moving through the top of Willows closer to the bridge. Pale greenish-gray above, pale yellow throat/chest, white belly and undertail coverts, along with two wingbars. Unfortunately no photos"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 14:40 by Matt Brady
- 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/S281012910 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Moving quickly with a flock in the riparian, seen about here: (35.3991046, -120.8589220). A fairly dull individual, with a pale yellow wash to the throat and upper chest, blue-gray upper parts, faintly greenish back, prominent white eye arcs, two white wing bars, etc. back of camera photo for now."
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