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Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2026 09:58 by Linda Terrill
- 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/S399238047 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photos to be added. HY male with flock of Bushtits, Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Yellow and Orange-crowned warblers at campsite 81. Photos will be added to this checklist. Likely the same bird observed later along the trail on the south side of the lagoon."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2026 09:58 by Scott Terrill
- 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/S399238044 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photos to be added. HY male with flock of Bushtits, Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Yellow and Orange-crowned warblers at campsite 81. Photos will be added to this checklist. Likely the same bird observed later along the trail on the south side of the lagoon."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2026 08:48 by Kilian Hampl
- Mentone Basin Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6132531&<ll...>,-120.6132531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S399228055 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare but regular. Rather bright greenish individual high in a madrone on the north side here: (35.115896, -120.612649). Small parulid with small thin bill, dark eye, pale greenish yellow supercillium, darker but still light green head, greenish yellow breast and belly, paler vent, bright white undertail, and short darker tail. Upperparts generally not seen well. Silent. Photos"
Orange-crowned Warbler (sordida) (Leiothlypis celata sordida) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2026 08:48 by Kilian Hampl
- Mentone Basin Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6132531&<ll...>,-120.6132531 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S399228055 - Media: 20 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "*Expected. Continuing bird in the NE corner + new one. Both very dull olive Orange-crowned with large bill, greener supraloral, variably greener upper and paler lower eye arcs, “large-headed” appearance, diffusely streaked breast, “vested” appearance, and brighter green undertail extensively streaked olive. Continuing bird heard giving lower-pitched metallic chips typical of this subspecies/type. Photos and audio of one tba, see media notes for additional comments."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Oct 04, 2026 09:45 by Petra Clayton
- 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/S399327193 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing since 09/27/26 (Herb Elliott)
Lime-green crown and back; gray face; white eye ring; pale underparts; two golden wingbars; lacking chestnut color on the flanks.--- Foraging in the eucalyptus trees in the gazebo area."
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