Here is a draft of my Eureka column for the May Audubon Flyway. Any corrections, additions, or comments are appreciated. Sorry for the short notice, but I have to get this out by April 2. Thanks......

Piedras Blancas and north coast summary (week 7: April 24-30) COASTAL SEABIRDS -- loons, brant, scoters.... Impressive Pacific Loon flights passed the 'Point' on Mo 4/24 (~25,000 total, 16,700 between

Bill Bouton is leading a birding trip for the Morro Coast Audubon Society this Sunday, 7 May. The location is the Morro Bay area, exact spots chosen by Bill based on previous and recent bird sightings

A student relayed a story, to me, of a roadrunner seen hanging out in the main parking lot going out to the horse and O.H. unit on the Cal Poly campus. The bird seemed undisturbed by the many students

On 5/2 I observed a female mallard and 9 small, completely downy ducklings feeding on intertidal algae at low tide near Corallina Cove at Montana de Oro. I have reports that a hen mallard has been obs

MAPS banding stations at Oso Flaco and Chorro Flats I just wanted to let everyone on the list to know that the 2000 MAPS Season at Oso Flaco and Chorro Flats will be starting in a couple of weeks. I'v

I spent part of the morning up at Whale Rock Reservoir where I recorded 48 species in a couple of hours of birding. Bill Bouton joined me on Cottontail Creek Road. Several stops were made along Old Cr

Hi All, At Cerro Alto this morning, highlights included: Cooper's Hawk - 1 Wild Turkey that "kept me company" walking along the road ahead of me for, perhaps, 1/8 of a mile, stopping when I stopped, w

This morning at Oso Flaco Lake I had these mildly notable birds: Yellow Warbler, Western Tanager, Gadwall, Bonaparte's Gulls and many Cedar Waxwings (which I think will be considered late in a few wee

Piedras Blancas and north coast summary (week 8: May 01-07) COASTAL SEABIRDS -- loons, brant, scoters.... This week despite the foggy midweek periods including a full-blown shutout on Tu 5/02 points t

Karen Clarke reported a possible Sharpie nest at San Simeon. This needs to be checked carefully, as I know of only two attempts in the county - one reported by John Roser (?) at Huff's Hole several ye

I surveyed San Simeon State Park Saturday, May 6, from the beach to the Pine/Oak woodland. I spotted 63 species. Notably missing, for me, were Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Pied-billed Grebe

I have found 2 sharp-shinned nests in the county. The one Eric mentioned at Huff's Hole was in a bay tree in a steep side canyon off of the main Huff's Hole drainage. I visited that nest a couple of t

Hi SLO folks, This is quite a good record if it holds up. For perspective, Santa Barbara County has only 1 breeding record from Cold Springs Creek near Montecito in the early 90s. Mark At 05:20 AM 05/

I was talking to Steve Schubert at work today and he had looked at his field notes from 5/1/88 when he and I were in Huff's Hole at the Sharp-shinned nest. We were reminiscing about the day and rememb

Birding at Oceano this morning found few migrants, only an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a half-dozen Western Tanagers, and a few Black-headed Grosbeaks. Otherwise, it was all breeding birds--the Swainson's

On Sunday, May 7, my 9 year old son and I mt. biked and hiked to the top of Caliente Mt. - the tallest peak in the county (Soda Lake Road south from 58, the first right after the road to the Painted R

Its great to see this kind of information and discussion among the group. It adds a lot to our combined knowledge of SLOCo birds. In addition to the potential and confirmed nesting by this species alr

I have two second hand sightings to report. Doug Stinson found a singing Grasshopper Sparrow in the field across the street from the Rancho El Chorro School, and the Black-chinned Hummingbird was refo

I was putting stuff into my car at about 7 am this morning and heard a Dickcissel fly over (actually moving south from the bay into my neighborhood). I have heard hundreds of these guys in the state o