Date: 7/1/26 5:54 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Ring-necked Duck (1 report)
- King Eider (1 report)
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Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 30, 2026 09:00 by Kaaren Perry
- Whale Rock Reservoir delta, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.87037&<ll...>,-120.87037 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S365974251 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Single adult male perched on a branch at the delta end of the reservoir. Black upper parts, black breast, pale sides, gray bill with white bill base. yellow eye."
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1)
- Reported Jun 30, 2026 10:21 by McKay Olson
- Morro Bay SP--Natural History Museum, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8437825&<ll...>,-120.8437825 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S366253447 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing long staying bird scoped out around a dock with some cormorants. Overall large brown duck with a sloped forehead into bill, and pale eyeline."
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