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Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 08:16 by Denise Taylor
- Santa Rita Ranch (restricted access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8427921&<ll...>,-120.8427921 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327536325 - Comments: "An empid. with two white wingbars, very inconspicuous eyering, olive brown back, white throat, white underparts with a faint vest and short primary projection. Didn’t hear a call. It was actively flycatching and sitting on various posts and barbed wire in the same area."
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 08:16 by Jim Royer
- Santa Rita Ranch (restricted access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8427921&<ll...>,-120.8427921 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327486683 - Comments: "An empid. with two white wingbars, very inconspicuous eyering, olive brown back, white throat, white underparts with a faint vest and short primary projection. Didn’t hear a call. It was actively flycatching and sitting on various posts and barbed wire in the same area."
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 08:16 by Robbie & Bob Revel
- Santa Rita Ranch (restricted access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8427921&<ll...>,-120.8427921 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327489477 - Comments: "An empid. with two white wingbars, very inconspicuous eyering, olive brown back, white throat, white underparts with a faint vest and short primary projection. Didn’t hear a call. It was actively flycatching and sitting on various posts and barbed wire in the same area."
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 08:16 by Haley Garrow
- Santa Rita Ranch (restricted access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8427921&<ll...>,-120.8427921 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327494450 - Comments: "An empid. with two white wingbars, very inconspicuous eyering, olive brown back, white throat, white underparts with a faint vest and short primary projection. Didn’t hear a call. It was actively flycatching and sitting on various posts and barbed wire in the same area."
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 08:16 by Grace Ferguson
- Santa Rita Ranch (restricted access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8427921&<ll...>,-120.8427921 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327506682 - Comments: "An empid. with two white wingbars, very inconspicuous eyering, olive brown back, white throat, white underparts with a faint vest and short primary projection. Didn’t hear a call. It was actively flycatching and sitting on various posts and barbed wire in the same area."
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 13:13 by Michael Moss
- 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/S327397919 - Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing empid found by Nick heard right away was hopping around in the trees, wagging its tail down, overall grey, bicolored bill dark tip on lower mandible lack of crest on crown picture and recording tba"
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 11:26 by Ann Stockert
- 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/S327406225 - Media: 5 Photos, 4 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing… originally found by Nick B. on 4/24. Today this somewhat large long-tailed empid was vocalizing a dry “whit” call regularly. It was pale overall, with a pale band across the forehead, a thin white eyering, and had a yellowish lower mandible with a dark tip. Also this empid had short primary projection and I noticed it would wag its tail downward like a Phoebe. Photos"
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 11:26 by Alexander Yan
- 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/S327425796 - Media: 5 Photos, 4 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing… originally found by Nick B. on 4/24. Today this somewhat large long-tailed empid was vocalizing a dry “whit” call regularly. It was pale overall, with a pale band across the forehead, a thin white eyering, and had a yellowish lower mandible with a dark tip. Also this empid had short primary projection and I noticed it would wag its tail downward like a Phoebe. Photos"
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1)
- Reported Apr 25, 2026 09:53 by Ben Kolstad
- 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/S327305641 - Comments: "Very unsatisfactory looks at a small gray empid. Heard vocalizing as well. Later, Ann Stockert (not part of our expedition) got pictures. Alexander Yan got recordings of it calling."
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