Date: 8/3/26 10:53 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Vaux's Swift (1 report)
- American Oystercatcher (2 reports)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1 report)
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American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 03, 2026 15:27 by Jay Carroll
- 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/S379738586 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing H. p. frazari -type individual with “messy” border between black bib and white underparts; resting in a flock with BLOY at high tide; photos."
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 03, 2026 11:23 by Haley Garrow
- Cayucos Creek, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.907453&<ll...>,-120.907453 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S379653384 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Juvenile seen perched along the creek in the willows. Smaller and more abundant spotting with a thicker bill than expected for a black-crowned."
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