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Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus montanus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2026 12:00 by Wanda Lo
- Villa Creek--Estero Bluffs State Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9688341&<ll...>,-120.9688341 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404351377 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Medium sized Plover, white undersides, greyish legs, buffy light neck band, above eye and base of bill. Small black tip of tail feathers. Bobbing motion. Solo bird in upper reaches of beach in kelp."
Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus montanus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 20, 2026 10:50 by Roger Hammer
- Villa Creek--Estero Bluffs State Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9688341&<ll...>,-120.9688341 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404382595 - Media: 9 Photos
- Comments: "Walked past this bird which was likely sitting low both coming and going as I went to the end of the ponded creek. I was very focused on the northern section where Ken had gotten the bird previously. I walked back skunked. I pondered returning after birding for an hour headed south looking for the PGPL. Happy to see 45 kids from Kern Co come to enjoy lessons on coastal biology but thought they would bump the bird. They didn't run all around flushing wildlife at all. Marlin ventured in while I ate my lunch and told me the bird was there. It was. Hiked back in with Karen and Sue. Karen gave landmarks where she got the bird the previous day. It was nearby. Solid."
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (9)
- Reported Oct 21, 2026 10:48 by Michelle Cortes
- Islay Creek Campground--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8838502&<ll...>,-120.8838502 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404310603 - Comments: "Small group flying back and forth from two pines between campsites 17 and 8. Got a really good view of their bills as they were perched. Can confirm 4 were males and two female. Counted 9 as they flew over me."
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) (3)
- Reported Oct 21, 2026 14:10 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/S404374030 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Three individuals seen at the same time, foraging on the estuary side of the boardwalk at the first bend ("Nelson Sparrow Corner"). When one flew onto the boardwalk and then into the brush on the inland side, two remained foraging in the muddy area and the pickleweed on the estuary side.
Most recent eBird report of this species at this eBird hotspot: 12/5/2025.
Most recent eBird report for SLO County: 5/6/2026 (Laguna Lake).
Olive-brown crown and back; buffy-white throat, breast and belly; brownish streaks on the breast and on the flanks. One individual had decidedly darker streaks in these areas and was darker overall. All had white eye arcs; dark line in front of eyes; whitish supercilium; bright yellow undertail coverts; pointed bill. All birds were doing a lot of tail pumping as they moved about, also jumping up at times, probably fly-catching.
Click on the image below for a Flicker video, showing a lot of activity:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jack-petra-clayton/55605125619/in/dateposted-public/" title="Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum), Morro Bay, CA"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/55605125619_a7b9e8857d.jpg" alt="Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum), Morro Bay, CA" /></a>"
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