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Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) (1)
- Reported Mar 09, 2026 14:35 by Alexander Yan
- 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/S307786082 - Comments: "Distantly scoped, with two pigeon guillemots busy foraging in the water. Slightly smaller, more squashed, and more neck-less looking. Probably in molt—mostly brown with some white in the neck and underneaths. Viewed for about 10 minutes before it bobbed out of view and I lost it."
Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) (15)
- Reported Mar 09, 2026 18:27 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- Atascadero Wastewater Treatment Ponds--no internal access, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6424508&<ll...>,-120.6424508 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S307842246 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Flock of small, stocky waders showing mostly white plumage with yellow/orange patches on crown/crest and back and breast, short, stocky and pale orange bills, and darker legs though couldn't see if legs were orange in fading light. Flock observed loafing and preening on berm separating 2nd and 3rd basin (in order from the north boundary) here - (35°28'46.6"N 120°38'33.0"W)."
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