Date: 11/10/26 11:03 am From: eBird alert via slocobirding <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
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Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:50 by Roger Zachary
- Santa Margarita Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4874811&<ll...>,-120.4874811 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409393320 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Juvenile; observed at White Oak Flat just east of the Boat Ramp in a small inlet with the fishing dock and aquatic vegetation. There's also nearby picnic table under a large pine tree; few photos"
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 14:32 by Kilian Hampl
- 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/S409416276 - Comments: "*Late, continuing lanky and delicate-looking wader with thin, moderately long dark bill, dark eye, white forehead, spot above the eye, throat, front side of the neck, breast, and remainder of underparts. The remainder of the face, nape, rear side of neck, back, and wings were a dark brownish color. The legs were very long and thin and bubblegum pink in color. I was not able to see well the tail and feet, though the latter appeared to be the same color as the legs. Silent. Photos"
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 14:32 by Kilian Hampl
- 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/S409416276 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. Continuing bird, one of two reported here recently. Foraging in pickleweed with Killdeer. Obvious Pluvialis plover that was overall a golden brown color with a dark, long, and thinner bill, pale eyebrow, and obviously bright golden spangled back. The primary extension past the tertials was comparatively short with ~3 primaries visible. Overall size was smaller than Black-bellied with a more upright, lanky, and delicate appearance, etc. Silent. Photos"
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:02 by Eric Smith Jr.
- 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/S409386360 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Only one was seen today, but we did have BBPL nearby to compare it to. Smaller, with a smaller bill and more gold tones. White around the Bill contrasting with the golden color of the face. Photos will be added."
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:02 by Ann Stockert
- 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/S409385024 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Only one was seen today, but we did have BBPL nearby to compare it to. Smaller, with a smaller bill and more gold tones. White around the Bill contrasting with the golden color of the face. Photos will be added."
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 07:07 by Kilian Hampl
- Bluff Trail--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8948396&<ll...>,-120.8948396 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409416325 - Comments: "*Late, presumably continuing probable immature bird seen nearshore diving and braving the treacherous surf just south of where we were set up at Spooner’s Point. Dark, medium-sized alcid with dark bill of moderate length, mostly white throat and upper breast, blackish face and remainder of head, and mostly black upperparts and wings with an obvious large white patch on the upperwing, etc. Eventually dove and I lost it when I tried for photos."
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 07:07 by Reef Comer
- Bluff Trail--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8948396&<ll...>,-120.8948396 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409416421 - Comments: "*Late, presumably continuing probable immature bird seen nearshore diving and braving the treacherous surf just south of where we were set up at Spooner’s Point. Dark, medium-sized alcid with dark bill of moderate length, mostly white throat and upper breast, blackish face and remainder of head, and mostly black upperparts and wings with an obvious large white patch on the upperwing, etc. Eventually dove and I lost it when I tried for photos."
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 11:31 by Kilian Hampl
- Coon Creek Trail--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8808124&<ll...>,-120.8808124 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409418488 - Comments: "*Very rare, irruptive. One flyover crossbill h/o giving “tik-tik-tik” calls from the trail just past the stairs. The calls given by this individual immediately struck us both as not sounding like the “chewp-chewp-chewp” calls of Ponderosa Pine/Type 2, and were distinctly different from that call type being squeakier, scratchier, and distinctly higher-pitched sounding, suggestive of Western Hemlock/Type 3 which is what we pretty quickly suspected this was. In the end however, we were too late to get recordings before it sounded like it flew off in the direction of Pt. Buchon, so leaving it as generic Red Crossbill."
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 11:31 by Reef Comer
- Coon Creek Trail--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8808124&<ll...>,-120.8808124 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409418581 - Comments: "*Very rare, irruptive. One flyover crossbill h/o giving “tik-tik-tik” calls from the trail just past the stairs. The calls given by this individual immediately struck us both as not sounding like the “chewp-chewp-chewp” calls of Ponderosa Pine/Type 2, and were distinctly different from that call type being squeakier, scratchier, and distinctly higher-pitched sounding, suggestive of Western Hemlock/Type 3 which is what we pretty quickly suspected this was. In the end however, we were too late to get recordings before it sounded like it flew off in the direction of Pt. Buchon, so leaving it as generic Red Crossbill."
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (10)
- Reported Nov 08, 2026 15:06 by Pair of Wing-Nuts
- Fiscalini Ranch Preserve, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.0983569&<ll...>,-121.0983569 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409405386 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Observed a flock of 10 Red Crossbills enter a Monterey Pine grove, where they foraged briefly before continuing north toward Santa Rosa Creek. The flock included of at least two adult males, one adult female and one immature. All individuals exhibited a stocky body shape, heavy, crossed mandibles, dark, unmarked wings with long primary projection, and very short tails.
Adult males showed dull red-orange coloration on the crown, cheeks, breast, belly, and flanks, with dark lores, grayish auriculars, and patterned streaking across the upper back. The adult female was mostly dull yellow on the crown, upper back, and underparts, extending down the flanks, with grayish lores and auriculars.
The immature bird was dark gray overall, both above and below, with grayish-black coloration on the crown and auriculars and with faint yellow beginning to emerge on the belly."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:25 by Reef Comer
- 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/S409512098 - Comments: "*Continuing bird found by Petra and/or Jack Clayton yesterday moving between the coffeeberry near the entrance (same area as redstart) and the creek directly across from there. Small warbler with small thin bill, yellowish head, contrasting pale supercillium, brighter green back, buffy yellowish breast, and otherwise mostly white remainder of underparts including undertail coverts, etc. Heard briefly giving a high pitched call in flight but otherwise silent. Photos"
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:25 by Kilian Hampl
- 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/S409416320 - Comments: "*Continuing bird found by Petra and/or Jack Clayton yesterday moving between the coffeeberry near the entrance (same area as redstart) and the creek directly across from there. Small warbler with small thin bill, yellowish head, contrasting pale supercillium, brighter green back, buffy yellowish breast, and otherwise mostly white remainder of underparts including undertail coverts, etc. Heard briefly giving a high pitched call in flight but otherwise silent. Photos"
Orange-crowned Warbler (Channel Is.) (Leiothlypis celata sordida) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:25 by Kilian Hampl
- 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/S409416320 - Comments: "*Presumably scarce/rare winter in north county. One bird seen well at the amphitheater. This was a large dusky OCWA with a large bill, greener supraloral, greener upper and paler lower eye arcs, diffusely streaked breast with a slight “vested” appearance, and slightly brighter green undertail coverts extensively streaked olive (>50%). This individual was silent. Aware that sordida now intergrades with lutescens in southern California, but this was a straightforward sordida, at least from a phenotypic perspective. Not able to get photos."
Orange-crowned Warbler (Channel Is.) (Leiothlypis celata sordida) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:25 by Reef Comer
- 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/S409512098 - Comments: "*Presumably scarce/rare winter in north county. One bird seen well at the amphitheater. This was a large dusky OCWA with a large bill, greener supraloral, greener upper and paler lower eye arcs, diffusely streaked breast with a slight “vested” appearance, and slightly brighter green undertail coverts extensively streaked olive (>50%). This individual was silent. Aware that sordida now intergrades with lutescens in southern California, but this was a straightforward sordida, at least from a phenotypic perspective. Not able to get photos."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:25 by Reef Comer
- 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/S409512098 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. One AHY male made a brief appearance in a coffeeberry near the entrance here: (35.274095, -120.885590). This was an obvious parulid warbler with a small dark pointed bill, dark eye, a jet black head, throat, upper back, and breast that extended down raggedly almost around the bright neon orange upper sides on each side and contrasted sharply with the otherwise white and neon orange underparts. The upper sides were a bright neon orange color that extended weakly down towards the flanks and extended barely into the vent area and contrasting strongly with the dark breast and slightly less strongly with the bright white underparts. The wing coverts were largely black save for the orange bases to the secondaries. This bird had a short broad forked orange tail with long black tips, giving the tail a “half orange half black” appearance (“Red Starts”). The tail was frequently fanned. In my brief view I was not able to see some of the finer details of this bird such as the leg and foot color and uppertail coverts, though they may be visible in my photos. Silent. Photos"
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:25 by Kilian Hampl
- 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/S409416320 - Comments: "*Rare but regular. One AHY male made a brief appearance in a coffeeberry near the entrance here: (35.274095, -120.885590). This was an obvious parulid warbler with a small dark pointed bill, dark eye, a jet black head, throat, upper back, and breast that extended down raggedly almost around the bright neon orange upper sides on each side and contrasted sharply with the otherwise white and neon orange underparts. The upper sides were a bright neon orange color that extended weakly down towards the flanks and extended barely into the vent area and contrasting strongly with the dark breast and slightly less strongly with the bright white underparts. The wing coverts were largely black save for the orange bases to the secondaries. This bird had a short broad forked orange tail with long black tips, giving the tail a “half orange half black” appearance (“Red Starts”). The tail was frequently fanned. In my brief view I was not able to see some of the finer details of this bird such as the leg and foot color and uppertail coverts, though they may be visible in my photos. Silent. Photos"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 11:40 by Michael Tiffany
- Elfin Forest Preserve--Lupine Point Overlook, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8302362&<ll...>,-120.8302362 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409352841 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Warbler observed briefly at 40 ft in heavy brush east of Lupine Point overlook. Grey head, split eyering and dark eyeline. Yellow breast. Greenish yellow back. White undertail coverts. 2 short white wingbars on grey wing. Photo."
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:41 by Ann Stockert
- Turri Road, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7948498&<ll...>,-120.7948498 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409554030 - Comments: "Facing away. Dusky olive back, yellow patch on the tail that was more dull golden colored than in YRWA. Bobbing tail constantly while perched in the anise. White supercilium visible when it turned its head toward us."
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) (1)
- Reported Nov 09, 2026 08:41 by Nancy Overholtz
- Turri Road, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7948498&<ll...>,-120.7948498 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409551386 - Comments: "Facing away. Dusky olive back, yellow patch on the tail that was more dull golden colored than in YRWA. Bobbing tail constantly while perched in the anise. White supercilium visible when it turned its head toward us."
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