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Pine Siskin (green morph) (Spinus pinus (green morph)) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:42 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/S400582838 - Media: 17 Photos
- Comments: "**Continuing from yesterday afternoon, though based on better views this morning, this is not the bird I had on 10/1! Overall very pale Siskin with bright neon yellow wingbars and wing covert edges, pale contrasting face pattern, mostly dull whitish below, more sparsely streaked pale greenish back, more sparsely, diffusely, and thinly streaked on breast and flanks, yellow undertail coverts, and slight patchy green and yellow washes on parts of head and upperparts. Photos tba"
Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) (Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:55 by Petra Clayton
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400674890 - Media: 1 Video, 9 Photos
- Comments: "Larger bill than other subspecies; overall paler; buffy (not yellow) stripe over the eye."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 15:37 by Marty Freeland
- 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/S400686863 - Comments: "A calling bird upstream, heard from the pedestrian bridge at (35.5947878, -121.1218512). Giving characteristic explosive “spink!” or “chink!” notes with a ringing, metallic, emphatic quality. Unlike any local species (perhaps most comparable to White-crowned Sparrow but cleaner, sharper, and more incisive in quality) and heard well by both observers who are very familiar with this species. Poor audio tba."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 15:37 by Chris Henry
- 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/S400687285 - Comments: "A calling bird upstream, heard from the pedestrian bridge at (35.5947878, -121.1218512). Giving characteristic explosive “spink!” or “chink!” notes with a ringing, metallic, emphatic quality. Unlike any local species (perhaps most comparable to White-crowned Sparrow but cleaner, sharper, and more incisive in quality) and heard well by both observers who are very familiar with this species. Poor audio tba."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 17:03 by Marty Freeland
- Santa Rosa Creek-below Windsor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1064448&<ll...>,-121.1064448 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400687097 - Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Adult male at (35.5669741, -121.1052071). Chunky long-winged warbler with short tail, fine bill slightly decurved, nuthatching along branches. Neat black and white striping all over including crown and back, bold black flank streaks and undertail covs scalloped, black in auriculars and throat. Vocal including song!! Photos and audio tba."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 17:03 by Chris Henry
- Santa Rosa Creek-below Windsor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1064448&<ll...>,-121.1064448 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400687278 - Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Adult male at (35.5669741, -121.1052071). Chunky long-winged warbler with short tail, fine bill slightly decurved, nuthatching along branches. Neat black and white striping all over including crown and back, bold black flank streaks and undertail covs scalloped, black in auriculars and throat. Vocal including song!! Photos and audio tba."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 17:03 by Chris Henry
- Santa Rosa Creek-below Windsor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1064448&<ll...>,-121.1064448 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400687278 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "A bright bird, perhaps an adult male, at BAWW spot and a duller bird at (35.5671776, -121.1022376). Both small warblers with rather rotund structure, dull bluish upperparts with greenish back, bright white wingbars, white below except for bright yellow wash to chest and throat. Bright bird had a contrasty dark transocular and a thick breastband with russet and hints of blackish. Drab bird lacked contrasty transocular (but still had white eye-arcs) and did not have a noticeable breastband. Photos of first bird."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 17:03 by Marty Freeland
- Santa Rosa Creek-below Windsor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1064448&<ll...>,-121.1064448 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400687097 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "A bright bird, perhaps an adult male, at BAWW spot and a duller bird at (35.5671776, -121.1022376). Both small warblers with rather rotund structure, dull bluish upperparts with greenish back, bright white wingbars, white below except for bright yellow wash to chest and throat. Bright bird had a contrasty dark transocular and a thick breastband with russet and hints of blackish. Drab bird lacked contrasty transocular (but still had white eye-arcs) and did not have a noticeable breastband. Photos of first bird."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 09:58 by Ann Stockert
- Laguna Lake Gazebo area 35.2666,-120.6858), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.685767&<ll...>,-120.685767 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400614674 - Comments: "Continuing in Eucalyptus near gazebo. Got several brief but decent views as it moved through the tops of the trees. Lime-green back, white eye ring, pale underparts, and two yellowish wingbars. I didn’t see any chestnut color on the sides. Herb may have gotten a photo."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 17:03 by Marty Freeland
- Santa Rosa Creek-below Windsor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1064448&<ll...>,-121.1064448 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400687097 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A beautiful fall bird with a fair amount of chestnut in the flanks, otherwise smooth gray below, lime green above, wide off-white wingbars, white eyering, rather stout bill, wings dropped and tail cocked, etc. Photos."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 17:03 by Chris Henry
- Santa Rosa Creek-below Windsor, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1064448&<ll...>,-121.1064448 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400687278 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A beautiful fall bird with a fair amount of chestnut in the flanks, otherwise smooth gray below, lime green above, wide off-white wingbars, white eyering, rather stout bill, wings dropped and tail cocked, etc. Photos."
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