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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 31, 2026 10:55 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- 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/S297357149 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing adult female since previous August - Large, all brown sea duck with long, sloping black bill was observed loafing on small floating platform in oyster farm before swimming to the west and joined the nearby Brant flock. Floating platform is located on the west end of oyster farm rigging line closest to shore. Low quality digiscope photo inclcuded"
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 01, 2026 09:45 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/S297621601 - Media: 7 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing bird at previously reported location (Seth Greene - 1.14.2026) was observed briefly visiting a California Coffeeberry to feed. The lanky, mostly gray California Towhee-sized bird with pronounced dark eye, black cap, long tail and rusty undertail coverts was visible for a few seconds before disappearing into thick cover nearby. The bird vocalized two times during our stay."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 01, 2026 09:45 by Norman Pillsbury
- 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/S297638377 - Media: 7 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing bird at previously reported location (Seth Greene - 1.14.2026) was observed briefly visiting a California Coffeeberry to feed. The lanky, mostly gray California Towhee-sized bird with pronounced dark eye, black cap, long tail and rusty undertail coverts was visible for a few seconds before disappearing into thick cover nearby. The bird vocalized two times during our stay."
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