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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 18, 2026 10:53 by Petra Clayton
- 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/S302112099 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing female, most likely the one first reported on 8/17/2025 (Brian O'Kelly & Alexander Yan).
Overall brown with the head and neck being lighter than the back. - When seen in profile, the bill-shape was unlike a Mallard's in that it seemed shorter and the forehead was sloping down to the bill in a more straight line.---When the wings were raised they showed a light-colored patch on the underside.
Today it was first standing at the edge of a floating dock at the oyster farm until a Western Gull caused it to walk. It finally jumped into the water and after swimming a bit flew off in the direction of the Morro Bay Estuary.
Click on the image below for a Flickr video, showing the sequence of events:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jack-petra-clayton/55103240692/in/dateposted-public/" title="King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Baywood Park, CA"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/55103240692_d917d9b904_z.jpg" alt="King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Baywood Park, CA" /></a>"
Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 19, 2026 09:25 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/S302240531 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Despite heavy winds and rain the HASP continued to be seen this morning. . It was seen foraging for seeds and insects along with a small loose group of other zonotrichias. It was not seen yesterday, despite careful observations during the day."
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