Thanks to Tom Edell for the correction. The Mentone Basin bird was more likely an American Pipit. Johanna Rubba Grover Beach

A brief excursion in my 5 Mile Radius this morning turned up an adult tan-striped White-throated Sparrow in nearby Bee Canyon, AG. A female Hooded Merganser patrolled a pool below the bridge over Arro

Last call! If you or a birding friend were thinking about participating in this year's Morro Bay Christmas Bird Count on Saturday 12/17 and have not yet registered, there's still some time! Each perso

Thought I posted about this yesterday, but I guess I forget to hit Send! Had an opportunity to observe a Palm Warbler for a long time in the open field in the Mentone Basin (Grover Beach, block border

We had two cattle egrets roosting in a tree on our street in NIPOMO. My wife took great pictures of them and then told me later. No I did not see them. Neither did Owen. Bird on, Tom Slater -- Tom Sla

Jay Carroll had a brief look at a sapsucker in Cuesta Park on November 17th. Laura Frank and I followed up on the 18th and 19th. We had brief but good looks at the bird on the second day. Although thi

Hi SLOCO Birders - JUST THE MESSENGER: I just read an eBird report from J Smith posted at 8:01pm that included this detail: - Comments: "Seen soaring high above Morro Rock from about 4:30-5:15 PM as t

At noon in Cambria at the mouth of Santa Rosa Creek there were 32 Greater White-fronted Geese and 1 Snow Goose. They have been present for at least three days. Karen Clarke Cambria

Today was another birdy day in our yard. Tennessee, Black-throated Gray, Nashville warblers and a Clay-colored and White-throated sparrow all were seen bathing in our yard in addition to the more expe

Today a White-throated Sparrow came to visit my yard. It always feels like a successful fall when one stops by. It seems like a good year for them. Hopefully it’ll stick around. Also had a fox sparrow

The White-throated Sparrow has become a daily visitor, spending much of the day in our yard and busiest when he is scratching in the oak leaf litter, in the style of a Fox Sparrow. Nashville Warber se

Hi SLOCO Birders - Yesterday late afternoon Russ Namitz reported a Red-necked Grebe he had seen from the Pismo Pier. I met Nick Belardes at Pismo Beach at 8am and Brad Schram joined us on the Pier jus

Hi all, Wednesday at Montana de Oro I had brief looks at what I think is a SUMMER TANAGER. It looked somewhat like the Adult Eastern Female in Sibley. The head was orangish-red, flecked with yellow wi

I am forwarding this Calbirds post because is also valid for slocobirding and eBird reports. Tom Edell Cayucos, CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I stopped by the Pismo Beach location at around noon today and took a few photos. Mitch Siemens Arroyo Grande

No, nothing to get too excited about. I just wanted the share two birds in the last two days that I’ve never seen here or anywhere close to here. There’s been a very scraggly immature Scaly-breasted M

The Red-breasted Sapsucker is back at Cuesta College Campus. (In 2021 it was first reported on 10/10/21 by Ron Ruppert and the last eBird report was on 1/30/2022). It was observed today first drilling

A Tennessee Warbler visited our yard during the day today, last seen just before sunset this evening. It was often foraging in the Catalina Cherry, in some of the scattered shrubs and occasionally pok

Steve McMasters, Laura Frank and I were walking in Poly Canyon this morning, and we were excited to see at least four Lewis's Woodpeckers flycatching near gate #4 (above Design Village). One of the Le

I saw a Palm Warbler late yesterday afternoon at Sea Pines Golf Course, feeding on the big manure pile next to the horse corrals on Solana. This was likely the same bird found nearby by Steve Tillmann