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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 24, 2025 09:10 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/S281149026 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing juveniles. Both were perched in the smaller Monterey Cypress, closest to the last boat ramp.
We have been observing this species since early September. We 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. On 10/13/25 and 10/14/25 we again observed two individuals and on 10/23/25 once more just a single one.
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 juveniles had a dark, stout bill with yellow feathers at the base of the lower mandible; small white triangular spots on the covert feathers."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2025 09:10 by Kaaren Perry
- Morro Bay yard, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.844846&<ll...>,-120.844846 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281358743 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Upperparts olive with 2 wing bars, underparts greenish-yellowish, thin decurved bill. Short, spiky tail. When seen together similar in size to a nearby Golden-crowned Sparrow. This bird had been seen a few times over 2 days but no photos possible at the time."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Herb Elliott
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281352764 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare but regular. Feeding in cherry trees at campsite 13. Greenish warbler with Buffy breast, stronger supercillium, white undertail coverts, etc. Giving weird chip calls for TEWA. Pics."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Ann Stockert
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281352816 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare but regular. Feeding in cherry trees at campsite 13. Greenish warbler with Buffy breast, stronger supercillium, white undertail coverts, etc. Giving weird chip calls for TEWA. Pics."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Reef Comer
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281353913 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare but regular. Feeding in cherry trees at campsite 13. Greenish warbler with Buffy breast, stronger supercillium, white undertail coverts, etc. Giving weird chip calls for TEWA. Pics."
Orange-crowned Warbler (sordida) (Leiothlypis celata sordida) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Ann Stockert
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281352816 - Comments: "*Presumably rare winter in north county. In the Bottlebrush near the nursery(?). Large dull Orange-crowned with breast streaking, large bill, strong undertail streaking, greener upper and paler lower eye arcs, etc. Silent. Herb has a suggestive pic."
Orange-crowned Warbler (sordida) (Leiothlypis celata sordida) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Herb Elliott
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281352764 - Comments: "*Presumably rare winter in north county. In the Bottlebrush near the nursery(?). Large dull Orange-crowned with breast streaking, large bill, strong undertail streaking, greener upper and paler lower eye arcs, etc. Silent. Herb has a suggestive pic."
Orange-crowned Warbler (sordida) (Leiothlypis celata sordida) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Reef Comer
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281353913 - Comments: "*Presumably rare winter in north county. In the Bottlebrush near the nursery(?). Large dull Orange-crowned with breast streaking, large bill, strong undertail streaking, greener upper and paler lower eye arcs, etc. Silent. Herb has a suggestive pic."
Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 09:00 by Kevin Zimmer
- 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/S281333290 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing; loosely associated with Bushtits, feeding in fennel and other brush on the north bank of the creek, midway between the footbridge and the sycamore where the NECO hung out for so long. Gray above, occasionally flashing a little brick reddish rump; large but poorly defined whitish ocular ring; underparts very pale (making nearby Bushtits look dark in comparison); and shorter-tailed than the Bushtits."
Palm Warbler (Western) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Ann Stockert
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281352816 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. One seen somewhat briefly but well in the small oak behind campsite 120. Lanky brown warbler with brown cap, tan supercillium, slightly paler belly, and bright yellow undertail coverts. Constantly bobbing tail. Initially flew in from the south then stayed in the oak for a minute before flying off towards the golf course. Silent. Tried for pics but were unsuccessful."
Palm Warbler (Western) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Reef Comer
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281353913 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. One seen somewhat briefly but well in the small oak behind campsite 120. Lanky brown warbler with brown cap, tan supercillium, slightly paler belly, and bright yellow undertail coverts. Constantly bobbing tail. Initially flew in from the south then stayed in the oak for a minute before flying off towards the golf course. Silent. Tried for pics but were unsuccessful."
Palm Warbler (Western) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:08 by Herb Elliott
- Morro Bay SP--Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8387738&<ll...>,-120.8387738 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281352764 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. One seen somewhat briefly but well in the small oak behind campsite 120. Lanky brown warbler with brown cap, tan supercillium, slightly paler belly, and bright yellow undertail coverts. Constantly bobbing tail. Initially flew in from the south then stayed in the oak for a minute before flying off towards the golf course. Silent. Tried for pics but were unsuccessful."
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 17:55 by Ann Vaughan
- Yard - Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8641663&<ll...>,-120.8641663 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281505631 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "While preparing to bring in the bird seed from the yard, I saw a small warbler with a bright yellow front, faint black streaked necklace, grayish blue back and prominent white eye ring perched on a beam. It quickly flew to the water fountain where it bathed for 2 minutes. Photos show a white vent. After bathing, it flew out of the yard heading south in the direction of the Cloisters community park."
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