Excited about the recent flurry of bird activity I took a late afternoon cruise of Oceano Dunes. While nothing interesting gull wise there were 4 Sterna terns lounging at Post 1. Deep blood red bills,

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Mid-morning I ran into a familiar group of birders who had just seen an Arctic & sev. Common Terns at Old Creek, but word was that the terns had flown to near the Cayucos Pier. After looking there a

Hi all, Tom's post about the Red-necked Phalarope at Cayucos Creek mouth made me want to add a bit. Yes, there is one breeding plumaged individual at Cayucos Creek. There are many others both

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Yesterday was the last field day, end of the plover and tern season. It ended wonderfully. The adult Lesser Black-backed Gull is the first breeding plumage LBBG I've seen (they seem to be winter birds

The amount of bird and humpback whale activity off Cayucos has been spectacular the last two days. Today, two adult Arctic Terns and at least three Common Terns were found onshore at the mouth of Old

A beautiful adult at Post 1! Bob Chapman Oceano Dunes

Hello all, This morning I heard the vocalizing and then saw a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH creeping along the branches of a eucalyptus tree bordering Camp KEEP in Montana De Oro State Park, my first of fall

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A large hooded gull just flew out of AG Creek Lagoon out over ocean. Hopefully it will come ashore again. Bob Chapman Oceano Dunes

Adding to Brad and Tom's posts; there have been more than a handful of Sterna spp. on the shore this week. Commons being common and Forster's also. They are lounging at various locations with or near

I've been walking the beach at Pismo Creek mouth regularly in mornings, my five-mile radius year list is in sore need of shorebirds.  The beach has been extravagantly uninteresting all summer, due

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Two juveniles sticking around Oso Flaco Creek mouth. Bob Chapman Oceano Dunes

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I was hoping not to have to make a post like this but if you are birding Oso Flaco Creek, or anywhere at ODSVRA, please respect the exclosures. Trespass will come back on me personally for having

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Crazy day! Franklin's Gull on the shore for my first run, but not seen again. Still in the area! American Golden Plover is still here but getting shy, hiding in the dunes. A "gazillion" Sooty

I checked the creek mouth and campground this morning. Had some of the expected warblers (yellow-throat, Wilson’s, Townsend’s, and Hermit), but not many and no other obvious migrants. Two juvenile