Hi all, I know there are more important things happening today, but... Today was my extremely lucky day. I had excellent looks at the STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE today, at 8:50AM, (with no other birder in si

Hi all, I was part of the happy crowd at the Morro Bay State Park marina this morning enjoying the Zone-tailed Hawk. I've posted two pictures. I'm sure more will add theirs! Dave Keeling Morro Bay P.S

Hi all, A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen on Friday at Estero Bluffs, just offshore, straight down from the Fig Tree pullout. She was sitting on the favorite rock in the favorite spot of last year's vi

Greetings all, A three-part message about the goldeneye I saw and photographed on Nov 04 in the Pismo Creek mouth lagoon and misidentified as a Common Goldeneye. Since it now seems more important, I h

Hi all, First, thank you to many of you who have visited me in Montana de Oro, even if your target bird has been the uncooperative Strek-backed Oriole. However, I've been a little embarrassed that whi

Hi all, I posted two ID photos of the Little Gull on my Flickr site. Others will soon post much better ones, I'll bet. Dave Keeling Morro Bay https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_morro_bay_keeling/

Hi all, This morning at Del Mar Park, there were multiple treats. First, at about 9AM there was a termite hatch, centered around the children's play area, the newborns arising primarily out of the woo

Hi all, Yesterday, before slogging out to view the much-reported Common Ringed Plover, I had nice views of a PALM WARBLER in good light at Lila Keiser Park in Morro Bay. It was on the ground, right wh

Hi all, I've now made four trips in the last week to Estero Bluffs, ranging up and down the bluffs mainly starting at the Fig Tree entry. WANDERING TATTLERS have been regularly seen. Yesterday Elena a

Hi all, While trying to maintain social distancing on a walk around the Cloisters pond, Elena spotted a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER. I had my camera and we went a few rounds. A few day earlier at Del

Hi all, Yesterday, (and today along with Pat and Ann Vaughan and Marlin Harms) I saw a beautiful Horned Grebe in full breeding plumage. It was in the Morro Bay State Park Marina. For awhile, before 8A

Good morning all, Yesterday I decided to try my luck and drove up the coast to the motel past the elephant seal viewing and located one continuing EMPEROR GOOSE. I had it all to myself for a half hour

Hi all, Elena and I went to Osos Flaco on Tuesday morning. The first highlight was an AMERICAN BITTERN who posed reed-side, in beautiful morning light, for an extended period. Breathtaking. Others may

Hi all, Today, Elena and I saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at Harmony Headlands about 3-4PM. It looked slightly more like the juvenile than the adult female depicted in Sibley, and it definitely acted more li

Hi all, Yesterday, the previously reported TROPICAL KINGBIRD entertained me at Laguna Lake. It utilized its normal perches, near the end of the road and the beginning of the paved trail. Over the cour

Greetings all, Working backward, today (Saturday) I had great looks at the resident SORA at Morro Creek mouth. No Lucy. Yesterday, also at Morro Creek mouth near sunrise there was a WHITE-FACED IBIS w

Hi all, Today there was another Palm Warbler at Del Mar Park in Morro Bay feeding in the grassy area bounded by the pickleball courts and the dog enclosure. It was in the company of 15-20 Yellow-rumpe

Hi all, I birded around the Oceano Campground area on Thursday. Mostly very quiet with no vagrant warblers to be seen. By far the oddest sight of the day, was a Ruddy Duck with four adorable ducklings

Hi all, The Palm Warbler at Morro Creek mouth was seen by several this morning. It was especially kind to me, perching such that the light was behind me and very flattering. I posted two pictures. Dav

Hi all, As I reported previously, alongside numerous others, I saw two American Redstarts on Saturday at Pecho Willows. On Sunday I saw one. Today I saw none, although they easily could still be there