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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1)
- Reported Jan 24, 2026 15:09 by Alex Harman
- Pasadena Park Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8440733&<ll...>,-120.8440733 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296088630 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing female. All the ducks were fairly stirred up this evening from hunting, around 4:05 I saw it fly past the beach from east to west, about as far offshore as the wooden platform where it usually sleeps. Cinnamon brown duck, though a bit less saturated than a CITE, and shaped more like a scoter with a robust body and shorter neck. Slanted bill. Pale underside of the wings visible, concentrated near the “armpit”. One poor photo where it’s flying away from me, but it shows a brownish bird with white underwings, though the amount of white is a bit exaggerated by the lighting."
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) (1)
- Reported Jan 24, 2026 09:47 by Tammy Russell
- CalCOFI line 73, between stations 80 and 90, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-123.85112&<ll...>,-123.85112 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296050897 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Large white Sulid with black on tips and trailing side of wings and yellow bill with bluish base. Photos for ID confirmation attached."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1)
- Reported Jan 24, 2026 09:02 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- San Simeon Point, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1946398&<ll...>,-121.1946398 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296106137 - Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing bird at previously reported location (Seth Greene - 1.14.2026) was observed briefly foraging and calling from California Coffeeberry. This bird called as we walked along the trail and very brief views in deep shade revealed a bird about the same size as a California Towhee with gray body, dark cap and long tail."
MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) (1)
- Reported Jan 24, 2026 11:07 by Alexander Yan
- 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/S296065965 - Comments: "35.11211° N, 120.62651° W . Overwintering individual? Slaty black head that extends to the chest. Bright yellow belly, green wings, longish bill, and showed a crest on the head when alerted. Bright white eye ring. Very active but shy. Last seen in a mixed flock gleaning in the poison oak and other bushes next to the maintenance yard. Never vocalized."
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