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Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 06, 2026 13:15 by Stephanie Little
- Carrizo Plain NM--Traver Ranch, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6088356&<ll...>,-119.6088356 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334115065 - Comments: "Small hummingbird. Streaky rosy gorget. White line over gape. Nectaring on salvia carduacea (purple flowers) that lined Soda Lake Road about 1/4 mile north of Traver Ranch."
Ashy Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2026 09:01 by Bobbie Tilmant
- 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/S334100045 - Comments: "First spotted sitting in the water. Intermediate size for a storm petrel. In flight, stiff wings and shallow wing beats, similar to a shearwater."
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 06, 2026 06:30 by Kevin Zimmer
- KJZ yard, Garcia Rd, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7064838&<ll...>,-120.7064838 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334020343 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing tan-striped, streaky-chested immature bird. Not seen until 7:00 p.m. today, when the light for photos was terrible. Record shot photos to follow shortly."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 07, 2026 10:19 by ovenbirds are real
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334255364 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Breeding male. Grey head, dark eyeline, white supercilium, lime back and wings, yellow wash on chest and throat—otherwise white underside and undertail. In a pine near gazebo."
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