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Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (3)
- Reported May 02, 2024 09:40 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/S171602150 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Moving along the shoreline and over the near ocean with a small group of Royal Terns. Long thin yellow/orange bill and very shaggy crest helped to separate from nearby ROTE."
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1)
- Reported May 02, 2024 08:27 by Doug Drynan
- Carrisa Hwy, Santa Margarita US-CA 35.32820, -119.84545, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.845455&<ll...>,-119.845455 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171589041 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "all gray and white flycatcher, fairly large in size with buff colored wing bars. head was round. slight white eye ring. white throat and underside. bill looked long and was yellow base to lower mandible. when perched the bird did a tail wag downward. bird was silent and in shrubs below RTHA nest tree. pics."
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (4)
- Reported May 01, 2024 06:30 by Kevin Zimmer
- KJZ yard, Garcia Rd, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7064838&<ll...>,-120.7064838 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S171626950 - Comments: "Continuing; 3 in view at the same time, not including a bright, white-striped individual that stood out because it was so much more attractive than the others. It should be noted that there have been at least 6 different White-throated Sparrows wintering on our property since late October of 2023, and they have all been photographed on numerous occasions."
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