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Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 02, 2025 08:47 by Tom Edell
- San Simeon Creek Mouth/Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1267052&<ll...>,-121.1267052 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287098326 - Comments: "I spotted this distant bird as it swam south inside a line of bull kelp. It was in and out of view between ocean swells. Its small size was most apparent when it swam by a Western Grebe which was considerably taller and longer bodied that the murrelet. Given the short views and distance the most notable features I was able to see were the white collar, white face below the eye and dark above, and the dark extending from the crown down the nape. I could see some white in the wing, but never saw it long enough to tell the shape or position on the wing. It was otherwise dark above and white below."
Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) (Passerella iliaca [schistacea Group]) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 01, 2025 06:58 by Herb Elliott
- 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/S286983324 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "... gray head and back, complemented by rusty red wings and tail; bill smaller than that of a Thick-billed Fox Sparrow. It was observed foraging alongside other sparrows on the peninsula."
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