----- Original Message ----- From: jansurbey [mailto:jansurbey@...] To: slocobirding@groups.io Sent: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:56:35 -0700 Subject: [slocobirding] Greater White-fronted Goose One a

After tending to my gout for a while I finally made to the Strand today...it was well worth the wait. 1. Juvenile Franklins gull among groups of terns and gulls. About 150yds out a dark morph Paraciti

1 Yellow Warbler, 2 Bluegray Gnatcachers, , 3 Herons, Green, Blkcrowned , & Yellowcrowned, And about 2 dozen Ibis, Whitefaced I assume in a flyby

Great day for Yellow legs today. 4 adults at the Overlook and one adult ans 2 juveniles at Sweet Springs today. Rich & JoAnn Hansen

On my way back to L.O. from MB I stopped at a pullout on SB Blvd and scanned the estuary. Of note were 1 Osprey, one Avocet in near breeding plummage and 20 Canada Geese. The last time I saw CG here l

A first for me in 35 years of birding Morro Bay. At about 12:45 today a flock of about 25 White-faced Ibis were flying north over the east edge of the sand spit across from the boat launch at the end

Wednesday morning I stopped by the "tennis court Peregrines" and found the manager of the nearby motel and a Pismo Fire Dept. rep. discussing taking down the pine trees at the north end of the parking

Living on the Central Coast for over thirty years now, I and my wife JoAnn have made several hundred trips north on the 101 both family and or work related. To make the trips more interesting we have

Two firsts today. First black bellied Dunlin of the year. Also a flock of about 30 Surfbirds feeding on the rock by the north stairs. It was short but sweet as the incoming tide pushed them north, I a

Yesterday at about 4:30 PM as we were headed south through Harmony on 1 we passed an Im. Golden Eagle headed north just above the bank on the north bound side. Made a quick "U" but lost him in the tre

After being empty for three days, I just refilled our tube feeder. as always I invert it to knock out any old seed hulls. Just now a peanut fell out. There are no peanuts in the mix we get from WBU. A

A couple of firsts for me on the Strand this weekend. First a dead deer at the surf line about a 3rd down from the stairs in front of the camp ground. Oddly no Vultures were present. Today though ther

As our MHP backs up to Black Hill anything I can see from our space is a "Back Yard Bird". Todays firsts are a Stellars Jay and a Cassens Kingbird. Starting this week, we rarely see one of the Red Sho

While on my usual AM Strand walk sighted my first Bald Eagle, a third year I'm guessing, at this site. With only 300mm on my camera the shots were good enough for an ID but not for publishing. Rich PS

Fellow birds, I know that we are all busy with the upcoming CBC and the Bird Festival but if you happen to be in the North County and have the time, please stop by the Paso Library and check out some

Scouted area 53 today. In case Mother Nature throws us a knucleball, I did get a Red Knot amid a small flock of Dunlin & BB Plovers. Every thing else seemed to be the usual suspects. Came upon about a

Osprey was perched at marina entrance just south of the museum about 7:30. Jaeger harassing a tern & gull west of Marina sandspit about 9:30. Both pursuits seemed to be fruitless, headed toward the T

1. The Longspur is back, if it ever left.. Not on the Rocks this time, but on the high side ot the beach down from the campground kiosk. 2. Mixed flock of about 1000 peeps: Least, Western, Semipalmate

Sorry about promising Jaeger photos but Iseem to be having trouble with my flickr account. Photos at eleven...or whenever Rich