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Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 14:02 by James Colgan
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288493690 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, observed at entrance to marina. White faced with mottled, smudgy black spots on auriculars and crown. Dark wings, mottling across chest and down back. Dark tip and on orange/pinkish bill."
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 14:02 by Devon Bradley
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288493689 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, observed at entrance to marina. White faced with mottled, smudgy black spots on auriculars and crown. Dark wings, mottling across chest and down back. Dark tip and on orange/pinkish bill."
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 11, 2025 16:08 by Lou McGonagill
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288467217 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. Probable imm male based on pinkish bill and whitish back, but not certain. Handsome bird in golden evening light at any rate!"
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 11:14 by Ron Wilson
- Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7562256&<ll...>,-120.7562256 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288487973 - Comments: "Continuing. To the left of buoy 8 off the end of the pier. With a large group of Surf Scoters. Slightly smaller than the scoters with nice black and white coloring and the distinctive long tail.Face is black, top of head and collar is white."
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 11:14 by Alison Hiers
- Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7562256&<ll...>,-120.7562256 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288450329 - Comments: "Continuing. To the left of buoy 8 off the end of the pier. With a large group of Surf Scoters. Slightly smaller than the scoters with nice black and white coloring and the distinctive long tail.Face is black, top of head and collar is white."
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 11:00 by Isaiah Woodard
- Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7562256&<ll...>,-120.7562256 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288452419 - Comments: "Continuing. More distant than the long tailed duck originally, came in a little bit closer to between the 3rd and 4th red buoy. Larger and with proportionally longer bill than either eared or horned grebes. Seen well with other birders."
Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus) (1)
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 15:51 by Alexander Yan
- Cal Poly--San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6608403&<ll...>,-120.6608403 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288481053 - Comments: "(Candidate, just to get the word out) Camera wasn't quick enough but seen well around 35°18'02.3"N 120°39'44.1"W, mixed with dozens of American Robins eating plants. Alerted by its bold white eye line (and lack of an incomplete eye ring), paler grey head, slightly paler brownish wings (compared to robins), paler underneaths, and slightly smaller size. Lack of spots / streaks on the chest and belly ruled out Redwing, Fieldflare, or Dusky Thrush. Adult type bird. Later flushed with the rest of the robins into deep trees and sunset prevented further searching. Hope to get photos tomorrow at CBC!"
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 13, 2025 10:22 by Dale Ball
- El Chorro Regional Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7291947&<ll...>,-120.7291947 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288448671 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "This bird popped up to the top of this oak and stayed there for just a bit. With the sparse feathering on the face, he looks like maybe he's got a bit of eye disease going on? The open-billed picture is of him yawning, not vocalizing. Seen less than 1/4 mile up the road after the dog park, on the left. There is a blue pipe and a taller white pipe close to where the bird was."
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