Date: 3/28/26 3:28 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid) (4 reports)
- American Bittern (1 report)
- Swainson's Hawk (2 reports)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (5 reports)
- Hermit Warbler (2 reports)
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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Mar 27, 2026 10:00 by Petra Clayton
- Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6207848&<ll...>,-120.6207848 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313755499 - Media: 1 Video, 5 Photos
- Comments: "Observed in the reeds at the beginning of the boardwalk. Viewed from the back: Gray-brown crown and nape; darker brown back with buffy stripes; vertical brown and buffy stripes on the neck; neck extended upward with long pointed bill."
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 25, 2026 07:10 by Will Knowlton
- 10827–10891 CA-46 E, Paso Robles US-CA (35.6586,-120.4893), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.489259&<ll...>,-120.489259 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313625903 - Comments: "Returning light morph adult. Observed perching and making short flights to the ground and back to a different perch. Viewed at a distance through a scope. In flight, wings were long, narrow, and pointed. Underwing coverts were white. White throat and dark bib noticeable at a distance.
Two adults were observed nesting in this area during the 2024 breeding season. Only one adult was ever observed in 2025."
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Mar 27, 2026 12:29 by John Hiebert
- San Simeon Creek Road, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.0775634&<ll...>,-121.0775634 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313712329 - Media: 2 Audio
- Comments: "Have heard what I believe was an Ash-throated flycatcher calling at the first bridge crossing over San Simeon Creek just past Red Mountain Road. I heard it faintly the day before in a sea of other bird calls. I went back today and believe I heard it again, attempted to get a recording of the bird doing a call, but faint on recordings. Not sure if it is clear enough to be identified and if so I will remove from list"
Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) (1)
- Reported Mar 27, 2026 08:44 by Robbie & Bob Revel
- Santa Margarita Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4874811&<ll...>,-120.4874811 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313729797 - Comments: "Early. First heard singing and then briefly seen. Warbler similar to Townsend's but largely lacking cheek patch and less extensive yellow breast. Song like Townsend's but varied and more "airy" etc."
Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) (1)
- Reported Mar 27, 2026 08:44 by Debbie Jo Bird
- Santa Margarita Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4874811&<ll...>,-120.4874811 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S313729156 - Comments: "Early. First heard singing and then briefly seen. Warbler similar to Townsend's but largely lacking cheek patch and less extensive yellow breast. Song like Townsend's but varied and more "airy" etc."
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