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Redhead (Aythya americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 09, 2026 08:45 by Yamina Pressler
- 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/S335795629 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Presumably continuing individual RH and I saw here on Thursday. Adult male. Cinnamon head, grayish back, black breast and tail. Hanging out with the gadwalls. Heavy crop photo, but it’s the best I could do with the lens I had."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2)
- Reported May 09, 2026 12:26 by James Hinshaw-Zingo
- Montana de Oro SP (use a more specific hotspot when possible), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.888834&<ll...>,-120.888834 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S335834296 - Comments: "Unmistakable. Olive-green back, white broken eye-ring, yellow throat, blue-gray on most of the body and wings, white wing-bars. Seen clearly. Heard singing, trill rising in pitch."
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