Date: 8/1/26 7:32 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- American Oystercatcher (1 report)
- Least Bittern (1 report)
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American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) (1)
- Reported Jul 31, 2026 10:00 by Mary Butler
- Hazard Canyon, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.889111&<ll...>,-120.889111 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S378801803 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Looked like a black oystercatcher, but it had white underbelly and white on the wings. I googled it and found an exact picture of what I was seeing labeled as an American Oystercatcher"
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