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Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) (1)
- Reported Mar 17, 2026 13:00 by Bob Meads
- Offshore--SW Pt. Piedras Blancas (50-75 nmi; SLO Co.), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-122.0263524&<ll...>,-122.0263524 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S310369210 - Comments: "close to ship. Easy ID. Medium size Albatross, brown wings and back, white streak on top of tail. seen repeatedly that day along CA coast. Others may have photos"
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 17, 2026 11:47 by Nick & Jane
- 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/S310135266 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "I think this is a new one? I recall two being seen and a continuing male was seen yesterday. Wasn’t the other a female? This was an immature male in the area where the adult male was seen behind campsite #63, which is close to the amphitheater road and entrance to the second loop. This mustardy bird had red mottling, especially on its face, upper chest, and mid chest. It also had an orange-red wash above its undertail coverts, and a large bill. It was first seen in a euc behind the campsite and then in a nearby pine. It had a squishy caterpillar in its bill and slowly ate it. Photos."
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