Recent reports of dozens of Cassin's Kingbirds reminds me of a similar group near the Audubon Overlook in February, 2021. In two different visits I saw 13 and 18, but someone else had 28. I suspected

In my front yard just now I viewed about 35 Cassin's Kingbirds flying by and teed up in the Elfin Forest. With them were about 24 American Robins. Some stormfront-related push, perhaps? Mike Stiles Lo

Good afternoon all, I wanted to extend an invitation to the SLOCO Birding platform as we look for folks interested in participating in a Bird Banding Training taking place in Los Osos/Morro Bay betwee

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Atascadero Lake DATE: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 TIME: 9am to 11am LEADER: Claudia Freitas CO-LEADER : Karen Watts Trip is limited to 12 - Signups will be

I live in the same neighborhood where Robbie Revel notices kingbirds and robins. At 8am on Feb 12 I was also surprised by a noisy mixed flock of at least 12 Cassin’s kingbirds and 20+ American robins

The bluebird houses that were taken off the PG&E poles this fall were collected by me, stored at Wendi Craig’s, fixed by John Chesnut, and installed by me and John on posts provided by the Goodrich Ra

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Shorebirds from the Boardwalk DATE: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 TIME: 9:00 am to 11:00 am LEADER: Claudia Freitas Trip is limited to 12 participants. Signu

I found a Tropical Kingbird on Wineman Rd. off Highway 166 just east of Santa Maria this morning. This seems like an odd place for a TK in winter which is more often found near water (but not always).

Seen flying over Atascadero Lake around 10:30 am, Friday 17 Feb, 2023 Claudia in west Atascadero at 1700' "When the bird and the book disagree, always believe the bird." John James Audubon

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Shorebirds from the Boardwalk DATE: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 TIME: 9:00 am to 11:00 am LEADER: Claudia Freitas Trip is limited to 12 participants. Signu

This morning we woke to Kingbird calls all over the neighborhood. At least 27 Cassin's Kingbirds spent the day here, only leaving around 4:00pm. There were also 8 Robins in our back yard tree. This is

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Birding at the Morro Bay State Park Marina Boardwalk WHEN: Wednesday, March 1 TIME: 10:00AM-12:00PM LEADER: Mark Mushkat Trip is limited to 12 particip

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Owls and Other Raptors of the Chumash Trail DATE: Saturday, February 25, 2023 TIME: 4:00pm - 6:00pm LEADER: Mark Mushkat Co-Leader Michael Mulroy Trip

FIELD TRIP: Harmony Headlands and Harmony Cellars Wine Tasting Pasowine/BlendFest DATE: Thursday, February 23, 2023 TIME: Field Trip 9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M., Wine Tasting & Cheese at Harmony Cellars 12

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A morning of local bicycle birding today reminded me how lucky I am to live here. I started at high tide looking onto the bay from overlooks along South Bay and finished on Turri Road. Along South Bay

If you are not an eBirder no reason to read on. For those of you who do use eBird there is a great resource available to you that I wanted to draw your attention to called birdinghotspots.org which is

Trip report from today's trip with Mick Bondello to Carrizo Plain. Light snow on Caliente Mtn. Mt Pinos with snow visible. Cool, crisp, and clear. Lots of green. 3 Ferruginous Hawks (2 light phase, on

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Winter Shorebirds of Morro Strand DATE: Thursday, February 16, 2023 TIME: 9:00am - 11:00am LEADER: Robbie Revel CO-LEADER: Freddy Howell Trip is limite

A fellow birder introduced me to a new web based app, RainCrow. I try to include weather comments for my ebird lists. This web app was created for the quick retrieval of weather observations for eBird