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Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 24, 2026 08:17 by Nick & Jane
- 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/S326762087 - Media: 12 Photos
- Comments: "This empid’s large size first struck me when I spotted the bird perched three-quarters up in an oak. Clearly was too big for a western! Right away I noticed its large rounded (and only slightly peaked) head, which was also flat and wide in a side profile. It had a thin and even eyering (no teardrop), and overall pale grey tones, and long, thin and even bill. Its chest was very pale with a wash of a drab vest, and between and below that was a light belly wash of yellow. The dark wings had a medium contrast with its pale wingbars. The tail, which it preened, appeared medium-long, and its primary projections appeared medium as well. The throat was pale as were its lores. The cheek itself had a light olive wash and the crown was dingy grey. The back, what little I could see, was pale grey. The lengthy bill (though on the short end for a gray), had an upper mandible that was dark and a lower that was yellow-orange tapering to dark. The face had a sweet, innocent expression, as opposed to a peeved dusky look like a kid about to embark on some mischief. The tail didn’t pump that I could see but then the bird was partially obstructed and there was tail preening going on. The bird quicky disappeared into the oak and couldn’t refind."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 23, 2026 11:25 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/S326244124 - Media: 1 Video, 4 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.
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