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King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 13:34 by Alison Hiers
- 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/S390875517 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing female/immature male type in the oyster beds here: 35.334694, -120.843027. On the far floats resting. All brown wth distinctive sloped forehead into the bill. Stout with no neck. You can see the striping in the back and some reddish brown from shore. Terrible scope photos."
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 13:34 by Ron Wilson
- 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/S390935690 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing female/immature male type in the oyster beds here: 35.334694, -120.843027. On the far floats resting. All brown wth distinctive sloped forehead into the bill. Stout with no neck. You can see the striping in the back and some reddish brown from shore. Terrible scope photos."
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) (2)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 17:28 by Kilian Hampl
- 410 Pecan St, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.596334&<ll...>,-120.596334 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390922941 - Comments: "*Continuing lingering female guarding feeders, also heard another bird (presumably the male) behind me while watching the female. Small pale hummer with paler throat, buffy wash to sides, and distinctive squeaky higher-pitched calls, etc."
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) (2)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 17:28 by Liam Hampl
- 410 Pecan St, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.596334&<ll...>,-120.596334 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390922942 - Comments: "*Continuing lingering female guarding feeders, also heard another bird (presumably the male) behind me while watching the female. Small pale hummer with paler throat, buffy wash to sides, and distinctive squeaky higher-pitched calls, etc."
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) (2)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 18:14 by Kilian Hampl
- Pecan street, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5960095&<ll...>,-120.5960095 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390573399 - Comments: "*Slightly late. Continuing tame female and AHY male (h/o this afternoon) lingering in the yard. Both birds have been guarding separate feeders for a few days now. Female a small pale hummingbird with a cleaner white throat, faint buffy-tinged sides, longer bill curved slightly, and higher pitched squeaky calls. More closely spaced inner primaries and more rounded p10 seen in the field and in photos. Photos tba"
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (1)
- Reported Sep 07, 2026 08:08 by Herb Elliott
- Arroyo Grande Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6287241&<ll...>,-120.6287241 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390839061 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "The Black Tern found yesterday by Logan, Chris, and Joachim continued this morning at the mouth of Arroyo Grande Creek. The bird’s forehead and sides of its head were white, contrasting with a black crown; upperparts grayish, and underparts white with varying amounts of gray."
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 19:17 by Kilian Hampl
- Arroyo Grande Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6287241&<ll...>,-120.6287241 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390657054 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. Continuing juvenile found by Logan, Joachim, and Chris. This bird was seen flying around the lagoon during the entire duration of my time here. I was able to see that the medium-length bill was dark and relatively thin and that the eye was dark as well. The face was white save for an obvious dark contrasting helmet typical of this species. The collar, throat, and underparts all the way to the undertail were also white. Also obvious was the dark breast tabs on the sides of the breast, characteristic of this species. The patagium and underwing coverts were pale while the undersides of the primaries and secondaries were darker but did not contrast strongly with the pale underwing coverts. Similarly, the upperside of the wing was grayish, appearing largely uniform in that regard. The back was washed a chestnut brown. Finally, the rump and tail were grayish, the latter of which was slightly forked. The legs and feet were dark. The bird’s distinctive swooping flight was reminiscent of a nighthawk. All this said, some of the finer details mentioned on this bird were not seen super well due to the very low level of light. Very poor ID photos tba."
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (1)
- Reported Sep 06, 2026 19:17 by Liam Hampl
- Arroyo Grande Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6287241&<ll...>,-120.6287241 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S390657055 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. Continuing juvenile found by Logan, Joachim, and Chris. This bird was seen flying around the lagoon during the entire duration of my time here. I was able to see that the medium-length bill was dark and relatively thin and that the eye was dark as well. The face was white save for an obvious dark contrasting helmet typical of this species. The collar, throat, and underparts all the way to the undertail were also white. Also obvious was the dark breast tabs on the sides of the breast, characteristic of this species. The patagium and underwing coverts were pale while the undersides of the primaries and secondaries were darker but did not contrast strongly with the pale underwing coverts. Similarly, the upperside of the wing was grayish, appearing largely uniform in that regard. The back was washed a chestnut brown. Finally, the rump and tail were grayish, the latter of which was slightly forked. The legs and feet were dark. The bird’s distinctive swooping flight was reminiscent of a nighthawk. All this said, some of the finer details mentioned on this bird were not seen super well due to the very low level of light. Very poor ID photos tba."
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