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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 12:37 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- 3rd Street Baywatch, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8397344&<ll...>,-120.8397344 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301230580 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing female observed loafing on equipment storage raft on corner next to round white buoy. Large sea duck was all brown with long, black, sloping bill."
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 12:00 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- Corner of Pasadena Drive & Santa Lucia Avenue, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8422319&<ll...>,-120.8422319 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301231287 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing female observed loafing and preening on floating platform corner with round white buoy attached. This large duck was all brown with distinctive long, black sloping bill."
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 16:45 by Roger Zachary
- Zachary's Property, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6933761&<ll...>,-120.6933761 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301371693 - Comments: "A brief look at this bird which came to my hummingbird feeder late afternoon; adult male with all red back, bright orange-rufous body; did not see the tail clearly and the broader notched tip; no image"
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 16:25 by Yamina Pressler
- 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/S301208810 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Immature bird with thick bill, light yellow feathers under the bill, and almost no white markings on wings. Darker patch behind eye visible. Presumably continuing bird from sighting by Edell & Zachary on 2/6/26. Perched completely still on a branch above lagoon across from ethnobotany garden just north of RV sites. Photo through binoculars. I didn’t have my camera because rain was threatening."
Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 09:34 by Tom Edell
- Estero Ave and Olive St, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.844441&<ll...>,-120.844441 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301118763 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "continuing immature. Large sparrow with a big tan colored head, pink bill, gray and black mottled crown, gray lower back and rump, and black molting in on throat. Photos"
Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 09:00 by Kaaren Perry
- Morro Bay yard, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.844846&<ll...>,-120.844846 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301176916 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing at this location. Seen multiple times during the day visiting and feeding in our small bird yard., always loosely in company of White-crowned Sparrows."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 09:00 by Kaaren Perry
- Morro Bay yard, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.844846&<ll...>,-120.844846 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301176916 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Small oriole first appearing on the overhead wire before landing briefly at the water feature. Small bill, clear yellow underparts, relatively short tail and two white wing bars. Not much larger than nearby Golden-crowned Sparrow. Last seen at this location January 30, 2026."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 12, 2026 09:30 by Petra Clayton
- 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/S299867671 - Media: 1 Video, 2 Photos
- Comments: "Regularly eBird-reported species since 9/21/25.
Boldly streaked black and white pattern; black upperparts with white streaks; grayish-white face; white eyering; eyeline starting behind the eye; black crown with broad white center stripe; broad white supercilium; white throat and underparts; black streaks on the flanks; black spots on the undertail; two white wingbars; sharply pointed bill. --- In a single tree across from the oak grove at the intersection, where the two paths come together, west of the playground."
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