Date: 6/11/26 9:56 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- King Eider (1 report)
- Long-tailed Duck (1 report)
- Vaux's Swift (1 report)
- Least Bittern (1 report)
- Hooded Warbler (6 reports)
- Northern Parula (1 report)
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Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 08:00 by hummingbirds 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/S355530403 - Comments: "Continuing male. My fourth or fifth encounter with a bittern in this location this year, which continues from many encounters last year. Small orange bittern with big white upper wing patches and dark cap. Seen briefly flying along reed island where it darted into tangles and disappeared."
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1)
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 16:23 by Alexander Yan
- 1048 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande US-CA 35.11274, -120.59531, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.595311&<ll...>,-120.595311 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355605512 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing from this morning (KH and AS); horrendous pic to come. Location is private and pls don’t get in the yard itself."
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 08:48 by Kyle Rundel
- 1056 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande US-CA 35.11281, -120.59566, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.595663&<ll...>,-120.595663 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355435216 - Comments: "Same warbler found by Killian. Heard calling for about 10 minutes in the large oak and the shrub, got brief glimpses when it was bouncing in and out of the foliage."
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 08:06 by Ann Stockert
- 1056 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande US-CA 35.11283, -120.59555 private property., San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.595546&<ll...>,-120.595546 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355510522 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Observed on private property from the sidewalk. Bright yellow and olive adult male with a plain yellow face framed by a black hood. Also observed it on several occasions flashing its white outer tail feathers. It was loudly singing throughout the entire observation. Photos"
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 11:05 by Eric Wier
- 1056 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande US-CA 35.11284, -120.59560, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5956&<ll...>,-120.5956 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355594767 - Comments: "Adult male, seen briefly, but clearly. Warbler foraging in dense residential landscaping. Yellow underparts and face, olive upperparts with black crown and throat. Singing periodically."
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 11:50 by Terri Osborn
- 1056 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5955978&<ll...>,-120.5955978 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355662815 - Comments: "Continuing male found earlier today by KH. Warbler was not in view when I arrived but was spotted by KH after about 15 minutes. It had been very active but mostly hidden in the low shrubs of the yard. It dropped to the ground to forage and was seen briefly but clearly for a few seconds by everyone before it disappeared back into the shrubs. The warbler was olive above and yellow below, its face was yellow with a black hood encompassing the cap, nape, neck and throat. It would sing occasionally and at times loudly while staying hidden in the shrubs. I was unable to get a photo but other birders present did manage a few photos."
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 10, 2026 15:38 by Michael Moss
- 1059 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande US-CA 35.11266, -120.59560, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.595595&<ll...>,-120.595595 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355642923 - Comments: "Continuing found by Kilian male type seen briefly sang a couple times then for one longer period recording tba good views in two occasions yellow chest flanks and face head with black hood olive back farmed the picture opportunity"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 11, 2026 08:23 by Yamina Pressler
- Hwy 41 at San Gabriel Rd., San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6749329&<ll...>,-120.6749329 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S355843346 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird first found by pair of wing nuts earlier this morning. Heard loud buzzy, ascending song with “snap” at end consistently from large sycamore on west side of road. After some time, KD and I eventually saw the bird flitting around quickly between several branches, singing while it moved. Eventually it moved to another sycamore across the street. Gray head and back, yellow breast with burgundy throat patch. Yellow/greenish patch on back. White crescents around eyes. Whitish belly. Photos."
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