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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 23, 2024 13:30 by Kaaren Perry
- 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/S169997639 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Same location where I reported the same bird on April 6 2024. Darkish hood, prominent eye crescents, mottled gray underparts, symmetrical black feathers on white tail, photos showing progression of underwing and upper molt. All dark primaries, clean white edges to secondaries. Bird stopped to bathe and preen before flying off with the arrival of a group of people approaching the creek. Poor lighting conditions but a few here for molt review."
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 23, 2024 09:19 by Tom Edell
- 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/S169986759 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Showed up just before I closed out the checklist. One of the two present along the area beaches since at least February. Black bill with a slight droop, partial hood, partial/mottled hood, and broken white eye arcs, grayish sides and belly, black unmarked primaries. Legs looked dark in this morning's overcast sky. Tail showing dark outer and white inner feathers. Unlike the recent Laughing Gull photos from Morro Strand Beach, this bird has white edges on the ends of the tertials and lacks the flight feather wear shown on that bird. (Photos)"
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 23, 2024 09:38 by Jay Carroll
- Doris Street Coastal Access, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.848252&<ll...>,-120.848252 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169979806 - Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing immature male reported yesterday by Tom Edell; small oriole with yellow underparts, extensive black on chin and throat and also extending up onto lores, slightly decurved blue-black bill; it was singing occasionally and also vocalizing a "chuk" call; photos and recording."
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