Date: 7/8/26 3:52 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Blue-winged Teal (2 reports)
- King Eider (4 reports)
- Rufous Hummingbird (1 report)
- American Oystercatcher (2 reports)
- American Redstart (4 reports)
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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1)
- Reported Jul 07, 2026 12:56 by Derek Heins
- 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/S369153955 - Comments: "Long continuing female. Had seen it earlier from Pasadena Park Beach in the same area, and came up to this location after going further south for the American Oystercatcher, so by the time we got to boardwalk the mid-day heat-waves were significant. The eider eventually flew a short distance and then was swimming along the shoreline."
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 07, 2026 11:38 by Cris Heins
- West Hazard Canyon--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8812916&<ll...>,-120.8812916 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S369153655 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Poor photos as we scoped it from (35.2859910, -120.8839869). It was at roughly (35.2899316, -120.8830673) , about as far away as we could see north from where we were scoping."
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 07, 2026 11:38 by Derek Heins
- West Hazard Canyon--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8812916&<ll...>,-120.8812916 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S369153654 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Poor photos as we scoped it from (35.2859910, -120.8839869). It was at roughly (35.2899316, -120.8830673) , about as far away as we could see north from where we were scoping."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 07, 2026 06:51 by Ann Stockert
- 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/S369002516 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "***Continuing pair visiting nest with young. See 7/6 checklist (https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S368701434) for general description of both birds and experience which was similar to today’s. Apparently Ben Kolstad was able to see the male well just prior to our arrival today; like yesterday our views were again brief and largely flying through the willows. Our experience with the female was similar to yesterday, but we were able to locate the nest this morning in the same area obscured deep in the willows at eye level and were able to confirm that the nestling that is being fed is indeed a Cowbird, which was fed mostly by the female every 1-3 minutes. We were both able to get photos of the female, nest, and Cowbird being fed. KH was also able to get a short video of the Cowbird being fed by the female. Photos"
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 07, 2026 06:16 by Ben Kolstad
- 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/S368992848 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Male foraging near area reported recently. Repeated forays. No female visible at this location until Killian and Ann showed up, then it was everywhere. Coopers Hawks were very present from time to time, both in the canopy and overhead, perhaps contributing to the lack of visibility of the redstarts from time to time. I observed the male redstart with food in his mouth flying down low to the sound of a begging chick. Killian and Ann later discovered the nest and observed a BHCO chick being fed."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 03, 2026 09:06 by Tom Edell
- 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/S367189495 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "We were here to look for the adult male American Redstart and heard one calling in the willows by the first culvert north of the Norswing trail entrance. Instead of a male we found a female type bird that was a pain to view because it was constantly moving in the willows between the lagoon trail and Hwy 1 which at this time of day also meant it was backlit much of the time. Nonetheless, the bird fanned its tail as it fed in the willows, mostly at mid-height or slightly higher. We saw no black or orange on this bird so it was not the male previously reported at this location. In my many brief views this bird pale underparts and yellow patches on the outer part of the inner tail with a broad dark outer tail were seen. A couple of times I got the impression that the bird was molting its underparts and wondered if this could have been an immature male. I did once hear an American Redstart song while looking for the bird and many sweet chip notes that sounded like they came from this bird were heard, though there was a Yellow Warbler in the area that we never saw.
Note added on 7 Jul: The adult male and a female were found and calling fledgling heard on 6 Jul by another party. On 7 Jul, the same party saw the pair feeding a juvenile cowbird in a nest."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 03, 2026 09:06 by Mike Bush
- 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/S369174582 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "We were here to look for the adult male American Redstart and heard one calling in the willows by the first culvert north of the Norswing trail entrance. Instead of a male we found a female type bird that was a pain to view because it was constantly moving in the willows between the lagoon trail and Hwy 1 which at this time of day also meant it was backlit much of the time. Nonetheless, the bird fanned its tail as it fed in the willows, mostly at mid-height or slightly higher. We saw no black or orange on this bird so it was not the male previously reported at this location. In my many brief views this bird pale underparts and yellow patches on the outer part of the inner tail with a broad dark outer tail were seen. A couple of times I got the impression that the bird was molting its underparts and wondered if this could have been an immature male. I did once hear an American Redstart song while looking for the bird and many sweet chip notes that sounded like they came from this bird were heard, though there was a Yellow Warbler in the area that we never saw.
Note added on 7 Jul: The adult male and a female were found and calling fledgling heard on 6 Jul by another party. On 7 Jul, the same party saw the pair feeding a juvenile cowbird in a nest."
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