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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 12, 2026 08:52 by Tom Edell
- Pasadena Drive (35.332, -120.843), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8425801&<ll...>,-120.8425801 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S337916970 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "the continuing female was present this morning on a wooden structure at the southern oyster farm. Best seen with scope but still somewhat distant. A heavy bodied brown duck with thick legs and feet. It had a pale eyering on the brown face and white trailing back and down the neck from the eyering. It appeared paler on the chest and had a black bill but I could not see the bill shape beyond the head/bill profile shown in the photos. Only seen in the photographed pose before is laid down. This bird was found on Morro Bay in August 2025 and given it is still present in early May, will it remain for another summer?"
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 12, 2026 08:52 by Mike Bush
- Pasadena Drive (35.332, -120.843), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8425801&<ll...>,-120.8425801 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S338090799 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "the continuing female was present this morning on a wooden structure at the southern oyster farm. Best seen with scope but still somewhat distant. A heavy bodied brown duck with thick legs and feet. It had a pale eyering on the brown face and white trailing back and down the neck from the eyering. It appeared paler on the chest and had a black bill but I could not see the bill shape beyond the head/bill profile shown in the photos. Only seen in the photographed pose before is laid down. This bird was found on Morro Bay in August 2025 and given it is still present in early May, will it remain for another summer?"
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