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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2025 11:01 by Kathleen Kent
- Kent Yard, Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660802&<ll...>,-120.660802 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287946047 - Comments: "There seem to be fewer CHSPs at this location in the last week or so, but Merlin consistently picks up their vocalizations and I get a glimpse of them usually. I have not been able to get photos of them recently."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:01 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287946180 - Comments: "There seem to be fewer CHSPs at this location in the last week or so, but Merlin consistently picks up their vocalizations and I get a glimpse of them usually. I have not been able to get photos of them recently."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 08, 2025 08:52 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287946160 - Comments: "There seem to be fewer CHSPs at this location in the last week or so, but Merlin consistently picks up their vocalizations and I get a glimpse of them usually. I have not been able to get photos of them recently."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 07, 2025 07:44 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287946134 - Comments: "There seem to be fewer CHSPs at this location in the last week or so, but Merlin consistently picks up their vocalizations and I get a glimpse of them usually. I have not been able to get photos of them recently."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1)
- Reported Dec 06, 2025 07:46 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287946112 - Comments: "There seem to be fewer CHSPs at this location in the last week or so, but Merlin consistently picks up their vocalizations and I get a glimpse of them usually. I have not been able to get photos of them recently."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 05, 2025 08:09 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287946080 - Comments: "There seem to be fewer CHSPs at this location in the last week or so, but Merlin consistently picks up their vocalizations and I get a glimpse of them usually. I have not been able to get photos of them recently."
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