Date: 5/24/26 2:27 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Greater White-fronted Goose (3 reports)
- Ring-necked Duck (1 report)
- King Eider (1 report)
- Black Skimmer (1 report)
- Forster's Tern (5 reports)
- American Bittern (1 report)
- American Redstart (1 report)
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 23, 2026 16:09 by The Spotting Twohees
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S345058561 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Still in the same location. Due south from the boardwalk near the first channel. Smaller goose than Canada. Orange bill with white at the base. Brown head and back with some darker wing feathers. Orange legs sometimes visible."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 23, 2026 10:36 by Alexander Yan
- 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/S344786235 - Comments: "Flew overhead towards W Footbill Blvd. Large, heavily streaked heron. More lanky, longer billed, and much more streaked than night herons. Much larger than the resident Least Bittern and Green Herons."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 23, 2026 10:40 by Terri Osborn
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S345092483 - Comments: "I heard the bird singing near the culvert that crosses the trail at this location, 35.11044° N, 120.62531° W, and was able to get a few clear but brief views of the AMRE. It was a male, black above and on the chest, with red orange markings on the wings, sides and tail. Its belly and undertail coverts were white. It stayed hidden for the most part up in the canopy or back in the bushes east of the trail. It was very active, moving through the trees and occasionally singing. I was unable to get a photo."
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