To add to the documentation of the Prothonotary Warbler at the Bob Jones Trail is today's ebird checklist of our visit to the Bob Jones Trail: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49219531?share=true It

After having spent some time in SLO County, Osprey #63 has returned to Orange County, where it was banded. Today banded Osprey #63 was reported and photographed at Crystal Cove State Park, Orange Coun

Laguna Lake was particularly good to us today. We entered four rarities on our ebird checklist (with photos): The previously reported Vermilion Flycatcher The previously reported Clay-colored Sparrow

Following up on Mike Stiles' message regarding the closure of Oso Flaco, we received the information below from Kevin Pearce of the California State Parks. Jack and Petra Clayton, Los Osos From: Kevin

On August 13, 2018, while looking for, but not finding, the Lesser Black-backed Gull on the beach at Oso Flaco, we came across a banded Caspian Tern. The information received from USGS indicates that

The report for Osprey #63 is finally in. This juvenile Osprey was banded near Newport Beach, Orange County, on 4/23/2018 when it was too young to fly (see certificate attached). The bird was observed

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 t

Adding to the California Condor documentation: ebird checklist and YouTube video: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44163510 and California Condor, San Luis Obispo County, CA California Condor, San Lu

On Monday, February 19, 2018 we observed and reported two banded Common Loons at Tidelands Park, Morro Bay. (Our ebird checklist includes the link to a Flickr video, which helped the wildlife biologis

We were going to bird Oso Flaco today, only to discover that it was the first day of a three-day closure, due to heavy equipment on the road doing some road work (January 22 to January 24). Law enforc

Count Week Update: Santa Rosa Park: One of the previously reported Chipping Sparrows was observed this morning foraging by itself on the large lower lawn area, close to Stenner Creek/Santa Rosa St. .

Count Week Update: The continuing male HOODED ORIOLE was observed today (Wed 12/13/17) at the Los Osos Valley Nursery and also a previously reported RUFOUS/ALLEN HUMMINGBIRD. Ebird report with Hooded

On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 4:43:07 PM PDT, petra schaaf pcschaaf@... [slocobirding] <slocobirding-noreply@...> wrote: On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 2:36:44 PM PDT, Jim Royer jrmot

On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 2:36:44 PM PDT, Jim Royer jrmotmot@... [slocobirding] wrote: Photo # 1: American Wigeon male, Northern Shoveler male, American Wigeon female (or juvenile?), and ecl

We came across a surprise visitor this afternoon at the lagoon at the mouth of Morro Creek: a first winter LAPLAND LONGSPUR. It was foraging in close proximity to American Pipits, Least Sandpipers, an

A Least Bittern was sighted again today at Oso Flaco. It was preening on the left side of the board walk in the reeds, about half-way up, then it walked under the board walk to the reeds on the right

Yesterday afternoon we were able to observe a pair of Black Skimmers at the Pismo Creek mouth before they flew off over the ocean. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37122583 Video: https://youtu.

Yesterday (Sunday, May 21) we observed an adult Western Grebe and an adult Clark’s Grebe swimming together with one chick in the Cottontail Creek arm of Whale Rock Reservoir. The chick was riding on t

The Red-naped Sapsucker in the Peruvian Pepper Tree (by the maintenance yard) on the Bob Jones Trail was present today, along with a Red-breasted Sapsucker and an Acorn Woodpecker. http://ebird.org/eb

Oops, I meant "North-T Pier," by the Coast Guard. Petra Clayton Los Osos