Not sure about other people, but I saw my first juvenile California Gull of the season at Morro Strand adjacent to the campground this morning, just before seeing the 7 Red-necked Phalaropes noted by

Please note that this trip will be leaving from Port San Luis, not Morro Bay. Morro Coast Audubon is joining forces with Alvaro’s Adventures for the chapter’s annual fall pelagic bird trip.

Hi all, June, July, and August normally battle it out for fewest bird photos submitted to the Birds of San Luis Obispo presentations. I doubt that will be the case this year. I had one of the

Since my post on July 15 it has become clear that at least four Reddish Egrets have been in the county this month. Photos of the San Simeon and Cayucos birds taken show each has a distinctive bill

Just flushed a Golden Plover from South Oso Flaco shore. Flying with 2 BBPL. Birds flew towards Oso Flaco lakes, may be in the AG fields? Bob Chapman Oceano Dunes

I came across this observation on iNaturalist of an adult female Red Phalarope at Arroyo Laguna today, July 16, and thought locals would want to

Greetings, The bright Vermillion Flycatcher remains at Laguna Lake, seen this morning (Monday) from 7:45-9:30. It could thereafter not be located for an hour. It was also present yesterday

A reddish egret continues in Avila this morning in the estuary along with a red throated loon. The loon was there yesterday too, but only today did I get a photo good enough for an ID. Vicki Morrow

The recent sightings of Reddish Egret at multiple locations in the county suggest that up to three juveniles have been present. Although there are photos of all these birds, it is difficult to find

Vermillion Flycatcher at Laguna Lake today between 11 and noon. Norm PIllsbury

A reddish egret appeared in the estuary at Avila Beach about 8:30 this morning, visible from the car bridge, and was still there at 12:40, though the tide is coming in and the shallow water it likes

The Laguna Lake vermillion flycatcher was still there at 5 p.m. Lovely bird. Same location as described earlier. Jamie

To add to the documentation of the juvenile Reddish Egret sighting yesterday in Cayucos, I assembled footage and stills taken yesterday as we tracked the bird from San Geronimo Creek south, first to

Between 11:00 and noon this morning, the Vermillion Flycatcher at Laguna Lake park was in view most of the time. This in spite of frisbees actually flying into some of its favorite perch trees. Be

My neice Joanna and I found a Vermillion Flycatcher at Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo this morning. It liked to hang out in the dead tops of cypress trees and occasionally in the willows on either

Following up on my June post about this fall’s pelagic trip out of Morro Bay. Alvaro’s web site is now accepting reservations for the trip. Below is my original post. Please join us for what we

Greetings, Yesterday, early morning, the REDDISH EGRET worked back and forth at the Arroyo Grande Creek mouth, watched from the west-side rope fence. The reported continuing Little Blue Heron was not

The gorgeous female Red Phalarope, first reported by Tom Edell at 8:15 this morning, was still at Arroyo Laguna when I left at 10:40. This bird has a serious-looking wound on the left side of her

This morning a Black Skimmer at Morro Bay was with a group of Caspian Terns on the mud flat adjacent to Grassy Island. Three male Northern Shovelers continued in the Chorro Creek Channel, today seen

While conducting a beachcomber survey and regular Snowy Plover monitoring at Morro Strand this morning, Regena and I observed a breeding plumage Red Knot foraging near the "Alva Paul" lagoon area just