Off East El Campo, near oak/pasture area. Medium-sized raptor, not overtly chunky. Darkest brown except for white rump and good part of tail. Seemed smaller and darker than a Northern Harrier

I have just read the post regarding a possible Condor. I had just posted what I assume was a juv. Bald Eagle but....I went by the white wing linings, not getting a good look at the bird other than

A juvenile Bald Eagle flew past my home in south Morro Bay this afternoon. It was being mobbed by crows at the time. New yard bird! Kaaren Perry Morro Bay

at about 1:30today I saw a huge bird in a tall pine tree on Shasta Ave just north of Olive, near Monte Young park. it flew south towards Cerritos peak and the Golf course. It was MUCH. BIGGER than a

Maggie Smith and I decided to get up out of the fog this morning and headed inland. The highlight of the morning was a flock of 16 White-faced Ibis that flew over Whale Rock Reservoir. Many of the

It's once again time to plead to the group about signing your posts to slocobirding with your name and town. I'll tell you why I think it's important (and why I feel the need to rant about it). If

Yesterday (May 8) I birded Oso Flaco, Oceano Campground and Pismo Beach at the mouth of Pismo Creek. The willows at Oso Flaco were alive with singing Wilson's and Yellow warblers (one Wilson's

Hello all, This morning three large falcons swept by at high speed along the coastal bluffs at Corallina Cove. I got my binoculars on one of the falcons in the dense gray fog and had the impression it

Saw a Bald Eagle out at Twitchell on a snag left of the mud flats. Actually my 8 year old spied it out! It was his first. He was quite excited. There were about 20 or so Great Egrets out there, some

While on a leisurely walk up Dairy Creek from the Dog Park with a Bio 1b class from Cuesta College from 1000 until noon we were surrounded by bird song in spite of the hour and heat. Going in and out

May 5 at Oceano Campground: I led a walk for MCAS around the lagoon. No crazy migrants, but lots of fun/interesting breeding observations. Highlights included a PIED-BILLED GREBE with 5 chicks,

The Johnson Ranch open space has trails that lead through rolling grassland, pockets of oak woodland, rock outcrops, and a small riparian area with a live stream. Today on a short walk I saw several

Belated trip report this week, but we did not see much out of the ordinary in our trip to Santa Margarita. By far the highlight was the MERLIN we watched hunting CLIFF SWALLOWS at the intersection of

Hiked the Boy Scout trail at Cerro Alto early this morning to hopefully find a Black-chinned Sparrow.  I was rewarded by a spontaneously singing  bird just after I left the trail for the road that

Hi All: A CALIFORNIA CONDOR flew over the property south of Montana de Oro along the Point Buchon trail this afternoon. It spent about 10 minutes in this area along the coast before circling up and

7 a.m. I had a mature White-tailed Kite flying SW over my house near the Grand Ave. entrance to Cal Poly--a first for the yard.

my mistake...I meant GT, not LT...when I was responding to Rosalie's post, I was thinking long-tailed...should stick with writing things out. Less likely to make mistakes. Thx for confirming they're

I decided to bird a new patch this morning and spend an hour along the San Luis Obispo Creek between Nipomo and Chorro roads in downtown San Luis Obispo. While nothing unexpected was seen, there

Early this morning there were 50 to 60 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on the big island at Oso Flaco Lake .  All that I saw were adult females or immature males.  At 7:27 they began to vocalize more and

After last night's (10-11PM) strong movement, this morning dawned clear, but with obvious ocean influence extending into the Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande valleys. Deer Canyon and the surrounding