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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Jan 26, 2026 08:58 by Nick & Jane
- Meadow Park--San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6606531&<ll...>,-120.6606531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296469916 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Adult male high in sycamore, foraging and perching. When I first spotted this bird I could see it flying from low in a bottlebrush to high in a sycamore. What grabbed me was seeing that it didn’t have green on its back or head, and that it was a male. It had a bright orange gorget, brownish-orange crown, mostly orange underside and orangey tail. It did have white below the throat and on its belly. Seems like I read last year when I tormented TE about these birds that the notched tailfeather was only diagnostic when trying to determing a male green-backed rufous hummer—and I noticed no glimmers of green either with the naked eye, using bins, or when I zoomed in with camera. I examined the bird while it moved from branch to branch for a few minutes. In examining my distant photos of its front and profile, I could also see no green. Eventually the bird was chased off by an anna’s. Photos—cropped and originals."
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Jan 26, 2026 09:27 by Ann McDowell
- 950 Cypress Ridge Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.577788&<ll...>,-120.577788 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296438057 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Fourth time is a charm. Finally came at the right time of day, and found this beautiful bird with striking red and yellow bill and white tail feathers. Feeding among lily pads behind the Cypress Point gym with other birds."
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) (1)
- Reported Jan 26, 2026 09:23 by Bob McCay
- Bluff Trail--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8948396&<ll...>,-120.8948396 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296452214 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Gray shorebird wit straight dark bill lighter at the base, and strong looking yellow legs. Tail bobbing while searching through the low-tide rocks. Seen from the Bluff Trail a few hundred yards west of the old ranch exhibit."
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) (1)
- Reported Jan 26, 2026 08:04 by Melanie Barnett
- Morro Rock, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8670566&<ll...>,-120.8670566 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296508247 - Comments: "Continuing immature bird. White, gray, and black patterned, with roundish body relatively high on the water. By itself and frequently diving, north of the #6 buoy, and often in the spots where the three power plant towers cast reflections on the water."
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1)
- Reported Jan 26, 2026 12:38 by Andrew Fleming
- 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/S296459256 - Comments: "Continuing juvenile found in Cyprus trees by boat ramp here: (35.3576497, -120.8499966). Likely one of the same juveniles seen in this area for months. Thicker bill than nearby BCNHs with smaller white spots on wing coverts."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Jan 26, 2026 08:58 by Nick & Jane
- Meadow Park--San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6606531&<ll...>,-120.6606531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S296469916 - Media: 2 Videos, 7 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing female from last year. Black-and-white plumage patterns, including black spots on white undertail. Nuthatching on trunks and thick branches in two diff trees just north of playground. I’ll post a pic of one of the trees. Photos"
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