Date: 8/24/26 12:48 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Costa's Hummingbird (1 report)
- Common Gallinule (8 reports)
- Solitary Sandpiper (1 report)
- Black Tern (1 report)
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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1)
- Reported Aug 18, 2026 07:47 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S386113067 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Three photos of a immature male, most likely the same individual posted yesterday. Two of the photos shows the small patch of purple on his gorget. All three photos were taken within a minute of each other and are of the same bird."
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 23, 2026 08:12 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- Hwy 46 Post Mile 5.0 pond (no internal access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9662118&<ll...>,-120.9662118 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S386385406 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Observed foraging approximately 200 yards away on the south side of the pond, along narrow mudflats and in shallow water. The slender Tringa was noticeably smaller and more delicate than two nearby, stocky Wilson’s Snipe. The bird showed all-white underparts, dark wings, a distinct black carpal spot, a small head with white supralorals, complete and bold white eye-ring, a medium-length, straight bill slightly longer than the head, and greenish legs. Images are heavily cropped."
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 19, 2026 16:16 by Steven McMasters
- Cayucos Pier, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9069453&<ll...>,-120.9069453 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S386308673 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Small tern with gray mantle, upper tail and crown; white underparts, collar, lower part of face, and forehead; black bill and patch behind eye. Bird flew with faster wingbeats than Forster’s and Elegant Terns, and only three times did we see it contact the water surface."
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