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Redhead (Aythya americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 10, 2026 10:15 by Kathy Dale
- Whale Rock Reservoir--North End, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8708239&<ll...>,-120.8708239 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S336915074 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Female swimming and diving at Cottontail Creek Arm. Light color. At first thought it was a ring necked duck but I reached out for some help identifying. Not so great pictures."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 08, 2026 09:50 by Reef Comer
- Boy Scout Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7567058&<ll...>,-120.7567058 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S336759889 - Comments: "A bit surprised to find these together in the BCSP spot, up in the hard chaparral. Spizellas with bright rufous crown, bold white supercillium and throat, black eyeline, grayish breast, rich brownish back with noticeable black streaking, and two white wingbars. Not vocal. Almost certainly migrants."
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported May 10, 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/S336981519 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing! After a several day absence, at least one of the two tan-striped, streaky-breasted immature birds that wintered on our property since late October, 2025, and both of which were seen together here as recently as May 2, turned up again today, in both the morning and the afternoon. Photos to follow shortly."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 09, 2026 12:26 by Earlham College
- 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/S336192028 - 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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