Before relocating the young male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at Pismo Creek mouth this morning I stopped in the Village of Arroyo Grande to check for CASSIN'S KINGBIRDS along AG Creek. Although I had been surp

A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was found in San Luis Cemetery in pepper trees in the area adjacent to the Elks Lodge parking lot. This is likely the bird found earlier this week by Nick Belardes. I hope i

The neighborhood has been pretty interesting lately. This week I had a late-season HERMIT WARBLER, A RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Not bad for Nipomo. I got out to the Avila br

After circulating the photos from yesterday to some California experts on sapsuckers the conclusion is there is "somethings wrong" with this being a full ruber ssp. Pattern on the back didn't quite wo

I always enjoy the CBC! An annual effort to count the birds in a specific area and also the opportunity to be contributing to a study that has been in progress since 1900!! We all know that this year

Ken Hollinga (from Lompoc) called to tell me he had a MOUNTAIN PLOVER on the beach near the mouth of Oso Flaco Creek after noon today. The bird was working the sand and wrack between the creek mouth a

Tom Edell and I had good looks at a definite Red-naped Sapsucker at Santa Rosa Park. Most easily and regularly seen in the Chinese Elms along the left field foul line along the street at the baseball

There was a harlequin duck near the footbridge on the Bob Jones Trail this morning between 8:15and 8:30, very close and just downstream. Vicki Morrow

While walking the Pepper Tree line in the picnic area at El Chorro Regional this morning with Judy Neuhauser I spotted a Red-breasted Sapsucker working along the branches and trunk of a Pepper Tree. I

Just for the record - There was an adult White-throated Sparrow in my yard on 11/25/20 foraging with a small flock of White-crowned Sparrows. It feels like more Crowned sparrows have arrived in the pa

This morning I had 3 female plumaged Hooded Mergansers. Also had a Cackling Goose and 1 Short-billed Dowitcher gave its identifying 'tu tu tu' call. eBird reort: https://ebird.org/checklist/S76958613

Just had a first year Pink sided Junco in the yard. I"m saying first year as it had rusty brown on the crown Near Vet's Hall SLO -- Nancy Jean Mann San Luis Obispo njmann50@... "A duck a day!!!!" Will

Forgot to say yesterday that there were also about 30 Canada Geese on the golf course on the Bob Jones Trail on Sunday. Johanna Rubba Grover Beach

The Hooded Oriole male was spotted on Sunday afternoon around 3 pm at the Los Osos Valley Nursery. It is the first I've looked for it. The 2 pairs that nested near my house this summer left our neighb

A white throated sparrow (tan-stripe) continues at my feeder 10th Street, Los Osos. Ron Ruppert Los Osos

Hello- At my feeder this afternoon, I saw a House Finch with an eye problem. One eye was normal, but the other appeared to be swollen outside of its socket. Has anyone seen such a thing before? It see

Yesterday afternoon, 11/29/20, there were two 1st-winter male Common Goldeneye on the Bob Jones Creek near the fish ladder. Mottled b/w back, dark reddish head, white underside, yellow eye, white chee

Yesterday afternoon a bright Nashville Warbler was seen in our yard, eating from the cape honeysuckle blossoms. This marks the 7th winter for this species in our winter garden. Here's hoping it sticks

This morning (11/29), I checked out the Atascadero Sewage Ponds. Nothing super rare, although I did find 6 Phainopeplas, 1 somewhat late Cassin’s Kingbird (which could end up overwintering), and an ex

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