Date: 10/28/26 10:11 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Goldeneye (1 report)
- Evening Grosbeak (Northwestern or type 1) (2 reports)
- Red Crossbill (4 reports)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (1 report)
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Evening Grosbeak (Northwestern or type 1) (Hesperiphona vespertina brooksi) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 27, 2026 17:21 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/S405950514 - Comments: "**Very rare, irruptive. Continuing or different bird? While inside Liam and I heard almost simultaneously a single grosbeak give loud sweet piercing “teer” calls; sounding like Northwestern/Type 1. Upon getting outside Liam was able to get on this bird flying off to the SSE towards Halcyon, though apparently not seen well enough to go beyond passerine sp. He did describe it had an undulating finch-like flight style. I on the other hand failed completely to get on this bird in flight though I was able to hear it well. I attempted to get a recording but by then it had already flown off. There seems to be some sort of evening (pun intended) flight of Grosbeaks and Crossbills in the area as of late…"
Evening Grosbeak (Northwestern or type 1) (Hesperiphona vespertina brooksi) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 27, 2026 17:21 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/S405950515 - Comments: "**Very rare, irruptive. Continuing or different bird? While inside Liam and I heard almost simultaneously a single grosbeak give loud sweet piercing “teer” calls; sounding like Northwestern/Type 1. Upon getting outside Liam was able to get on this bird flying off to the SSE towards Halcyon, though apparently not seen well enough to go beyond passerine sp. He did describe it had an undulating finch-like flight style. I on the other hand failed completely to get on this bird in flight though I was able to hear it well. I attempted to get a recording but by then it had already flown off. There seems to be some sort of evening (pun intended) flight of Grosbeaks and Crossbills in the area as of late…"
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (25) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 26, 2026 11:43 by Kevin Zimmer
- 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/S405975288 - Media: 12 Photos
- Comments: "One flock of 18, another of 5, and another 2 were seen feeding in pines (and counted by ones when they flew); others were heard without being seen. All vocalizations heard sounded like typical Type 2 flight/contact calls to my ears."
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 27, 2026 13:26 by Ann Stockert
- 325 Binscarth Rd, Los Osos US-CA (35.3182,-120.8511), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.851136&<ll...>,-120.851136 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S405930078 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Small Sparrow with a long thin tail, and is paler and more buffy overall than a Chipping Sparrow. It has a gray nape, strong dark mustache, pale lores, and pale eyering, and a distinct face pattern. Photos"
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