Date: 11/6/26 10:47 am
From: eBird alert via slocobirding <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Black-necked Stilt (3 reports)
- Pacific Golden-Plover (2 reports)
- Swainson's Thrush (1 report)
- Chipping Sparrow (1 report)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (1 report)

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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 11:59 by Jacqueline Knowlton
- Turri Road Tidal Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8218378&<ll...>,-120.8218378
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408239419
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Black upper parts, white below, long pink legs and thin black bill."

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 11:40 by steve chu
- Turri Road Tidal Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8218378&<ll...>,-120.8218378
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408275463
- Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "solitary bird walking and foraging in the westernmost tidal pond. saw with JK."

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 04, 2026 12:45 by Roger Hammer
- Turri Road Tidal Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8218378&<ll...>,-120.8218378
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408213327
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "cont. bird; fairly close to road but backlit. somehow pics turned out ok for id. in tiny pond just east of westernmost pond."

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (2)
- Reported Nov 06, 2026 07:13 by Karen Zappone
- Turri Road Tidal Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8218378&<ll...>,-120.8218378
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408383460
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Foraging in middle Turri Tidal Pond, photos"

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 04, 2026 12:45 by Roger Hammer
- Turri Road Tidal Ponds, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8218378&<ll...>,-120.8218378
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408213327
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "cont. birds; a challenge to find; in pickleweed fairly near the road about 60 yards in and west of the big easternmost pond. backlit birds made photos a challenge but there was some apparent golden hues seen and prominent earpatch especially on one of the birds."

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 02, 2026 09:40 by Petra Clayton
- Cerro Alto Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7491446&<ll...>,-120.7491446
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S407659346
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Buffy eye ring rather than white; brown rather than gray flanks; buffy wash on the breast with blurry brown spotting rather than black spots as would be expected for a Hermit Thrush."

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1)
- Reported Nov 02, 2026 07:05 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408419845
- Comments: "Brief look, no photos. The rufous crown and small bill were the only distinguishing field marks I was able to see."

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 04, 2026 14:30 by Roger Hammer
- Old Creek--Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8875608&<ll...>,-120.8875608
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408214387
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "turned out to be a walk up bird and very friendly. i knelt down about 5 yards away and it worked its way toward me like it wanted to become my pet."

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