For many SLOCo birders seeing a California Thrasher is fun, interesting, cool looking and basically no big deal. It is commonly seen in many places throughout the county. For me, when one shows up in

*** Species Summary: - Cackling Goose (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert. The report below

*** Species Summary: - Red-breasted Merganser (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert. The report

 Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Laguna Lake DATE: Saturday, August 13, 2022 TIME: 8AM-11AM LEADER: Mark Mushkat Trip is limited to 12 participants-Signups will be taken

*** Species Summary: - Red-breasted Merganser (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert. The report

 Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Montana de Oro Multiple Habitats WHEN: Friday, August 12, 2022 TIME: 9:00 AM - 11:30 LEADER: Claudia Freitas CO LEADER Karen Watts Trip

*** Species Summary: - Ring-necked Duck (1 report) - Red Phalarope (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird

Had a young Allen’s male today at my feeders Gorgette was still small Hung around all day Claudia in west Atascadero at 1700’-- Claudia Freitas

*** Species Summary: - White-winged Scoter (6 reports) - Red Phalarope (9 reports) - South Polar Skua (3 reports) - Parasitic Jaeger (6 reports) - Long-tailed Jaeger (6 reports) - Horned Puffin (3

Lisa and I were birding on San Simeon-Monterey Creek Rd on Sunday. About .8 miles east of the San Simeon Creek camp entrance we spotted a Blue Grosbeak perched on a gate. The gate is on the right

*** Species Summary: - White-winged Scoter (7 reports) - Red Phalarope (9 reports) - South Polar Skua (3 reports) - Parasitic Jaeger (6 reports) - Long-tailed Jaeger (6 reports) - Horned Puffin (3

I misspoke…. Hermann's Gulls that were in the many hundreds, not Bonaparte's. (Thanks Tom E. for the quick catch!) Kaaren Finally a clear morning! Watching the cormorants stream past Morro Bay

Finally a clear morning! Watching the cormorants stream past Morro Bay this morning I decided to head to Cayucos around noon and check out the Lucerne Overlook. I would estimate several thousand

Alvaros Adventures had a boat trip out of Morro Bay on July 21. The weather was mostly overcast but there was some clearing in the afternoon and the initial calm morning gave was to a moderate

*** Species Summary: - White-winged Scoter (1 report) - Red-breasted Merganser (4 reports) - Eared Grebe (3 reports) - Parasitic Jaeger (1 report) - Sabine's Gull (1 report) - Black-vented Shearwater

*** Species Summary: - White-winged Scoter (3 reports) - Red-breasted Merganser (2 reports) - Red Phalarope (1 report) - Long-tailed Jaeger (1 report) - Horned Puffin (1 report) - Tufted Puffin (1

Yesterday July 22 at 2:30 we saw a juvenile heron, either a black crowned or a green. It was easy to see, flew out of the culvert (which always has water), and flew into a high tree above the

 Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: High Tide at the Morro Bay State Park Marina Boardwalk WHEN: Saturday, August 6th, 2022 TIME: 12:00 Noon-2:00 PM LEADER: Mark

*** Species Summary: - White-winged Scoter (23 reports) - Red Phalarope (33 reports) - South Polar Skua (11 reports) - Parasitic Jaeger (22 reports) - Long-tailed Jaeger (22 reports) - Horned Puffin

*** Species Summary: - Black-throated Gray Warbler (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert. The