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Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 03, 2026 13:24 by Yamina Pressler
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398823316 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Spotted this bird almost immediately upon arrival. It was flying between high perches on the lakeside trail loop path. Eventually it landed on a dead tree on the lake side of the loop and I was able to get some closer looks. Much smaller the nearby Cassin’s kingbird on the same tree. Gray back and wings, red-orange belly + patches on face and head. One of my favorite desert species - I am delighted to see one here! Continuing individual first observed by Tom Edell on 9/30/2026. Photo"
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 03, 2026 10:53 by Yamina Pressler
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398829121 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Great find by Kelley B earlier this morning! Perched on a high branch at the corner of the dirt maintenance road turnoff. Thick bill, bright yellow belly with yellow extending up to neck. White throat contrasted with gray head. Brownish wings with slight greenish tint to back feathers. Notched tail, no white on the tip. Photos."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 03, 2026 08:39 by Kelley Boland
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398782227 - Comments: "Landed right next to calling CAKI, although this bird was silent. Yellow extended noticeably higher on breast than CAKI, with a heavier bill. End of the maintenance road around (35.1123354, -120.6268590). Photos tba"
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 10:00 by Kaaren Perry
- Morro Bay yard, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.844846&<ll...>,-120.844846 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398802601 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "My first impression of this bird when see moving in the brush was of a medium sized orange bird. Photos do not capture the true color. Bill medium sized, no apparent eye line or superciilum, two distinct wing bars showing no saw-tooth markings on upper bar as would be expected on BUOR , orange-yellowish underparts and orange rump. These were the most convincing field marks to identify this species and to eliminate the similar Bullock's Oriole."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 03, 2026 10:10 by Petra Clayton
- San Simeon SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1235286&<ll...>,-121.1235286 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398873528 - Media: 2 Videos, 6 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing since 10/2/2026 (Scott & Linda Terrill)
Only other eBird report of this species at this location: 9/22/2014.
Chocolate-brown crown, nape, back, wings (no wingbars) and tail; broad cream-colored supercilium and throat; cream-colored breast, belly and flanks with long, broad dark stripes; unmarked cream-colored vent and undertail; dusky pink legs; slender dark bill; dark eye. --- Frequently bobbing its tails as it was foraging at the algae-covered edge of the creek up-creek from the pedestrian bridge over San Simeon Creek on Van Gordon Creek Road. It then flew in the direction of the bridge and was observed again in the underbrush down-creek from the Van Gordon Creek Road vehicle bridge. This could have been a second bird, but two birds were never seen at the same time."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Oct 03, 2026 13:00 by William Rockey
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398899020 - Comments: "Creeping along branches on the trail just north of campsite 81. Nearby a large bushtit flock. Plain throated, but well-streaked back, flanks, and vent. Photos to follow"
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1)
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 12:15 by Petra Clayton
- Del Mar Park--Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8586752&<ll...>,-120.8586752 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398478122 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Most recent eBird report of this species at this eBird hotspot: 9/13/2025.
Overall greenish-yellow; yellow face with a broken eyering and a dark line through the eye; olive-yellow back; weak streaks on the light yellow breast and flanks; dark wing coverts; two bold white wing bars; white vent; long white undertail coverts making the tail seem short; dark legs with orange-pink feet."
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