Date: 11/12/26 11:08 am From: eBird alert via slocobirding <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- King Eider (1 report)
- Black-necked Stilt (1 report)
- Pacific Golden-Plover (2 reports)
- Tropical Kingbird (1 report)
- Pinyon Jay (1 report)
- Red Crossbill (2 reports)
- Black-and-white Warbler (5 reports)
- American Redstart (3 reports)
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Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) (14)
- Reported Nov 11, 2026 13:37 by Paul Sunby
- 190 Santa Rita Road, Templeton, California, US (35.537, -120.819), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8189718&<ll...>,-120.8189718 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409888198 - Comments: "Loose flock flew across highway, about 150 feet in the air. I pulled over to look at them through binoculars. Birds seemed a bit bigger than robins, all uniformly bluish-gray below with somewhat broad wings and moderately short, fan-shaped tails. Continuous flapping flight."
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (5)
- Reported Nov 12, 2026 08:25 by Marcella Munson
- Cuesta College Campus, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7414627&<ll...>,-120.7414627 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410018166 - Comments: "Flock of five flying from tree to tree, down the long row of mature pines lining the service road adjacent to Founders Grove (redwoods). Identified first by call in flight (very persistent, sharp, kip-kip-ish), then located in a pine they had flown to. No photos."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2026 10:32 by Alexander Yan
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409806717 - Comments: "Continuing at the same location reported earlier 35°06'35.73"N 120°37'42.26"W, called a few times when the chainsaws nearby stopped for a few seconds. Tried twice in an hour and it never popped out. Others may had another one on maintenance road."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 11, 2026 08:50 by Michael Moss
- Pismo SB--Oceano Campground, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6265268&<ll...>,-120.6265268 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S409790886 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing I presume female, HY type near the amphitheater observed here 35°06'35.73"N 120°37'42.26"W displaying nuthatch behavior feeding along limbs and trunk black and white overall striped head short tail long bill low quality pics for verification"
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