Date: 8/12/26 12:00 pm 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)
- American Oystercatcher (2 reports)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (2 reports)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1 report)
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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 06:24 by Bill Eisele
- Pasadena Park Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8440733&<ll...>,-120.8440733 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S382626831 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "*rare.
Continuing female. Around here: 35.334694,-120.843027.
Not present upon arrival but picked up at 8:21am swimming between the oyster farm sections as tide came in. Swam around and actively fed. Sat up on the oyster farm edge closest to my viewing location. BOC doc shot for now. Photos later."
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) (2)
- Reported Aug 11, 2026 07:42 by Ann Stockert
- Turri Road Tidal Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8218378&<ll...>,-120.8218378 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S382594631 - Comments: "Continuing juveniles observed in the largest tidal pond. Flew in around 7:56 to the far side of the pond.They both had short, blunt-tipped straight bills, black legs, a white belly, and the scaly pattern on the upperparts were pale grayish/brown. Similar in size to Western’s but didn’t observe any rufous. Attempted photos but unfortunately due to distance and lighting none were usable. :/ (will try again later today to get usable photos.)"
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