Date: 11/7/26 10:51 am From: eBird alert via slocobirding <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
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Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (2)
- Reported Nov 06, 2026 09:45 by Yamina Pressler
- 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/S408702135 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Cute shorebird with golden wash above black and white speckled patterning on back. Dark cap with thick white line above eye. Smaller than nearby black bellied plovers. Photos through scope"
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Nov 06, 2026 15:24 by Michael Tiffany
- Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6207848&<ll...>,-120.6207848 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408494041 - Comments: "Fat heron in rushes. Narrower, sharper bill than BCNH. Yellowish-tan overall, cleaner streaking than imm. night herons. Black malar. Well-observed from boardwalk. Photo."
Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) (Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 06, 2026 07:03 by Michael Moss
- 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/S408449274 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing observed here 35°20'38.80"N 120°50'20.11"W obviously it had a larger bill than the other nearby Savannah sparrows, but also I noticed the overall grey tone, bill with dark culmen, pale supercilium with hint of yellow lores, dark streaks pics tba"
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