No Streak-backed Oriole at MDO, but I got this nice recording of a Sooty (?) Fox Sparrow's "smack" call, and a couple "tink"s. https://www.xeno-canto.org/602066 Bird like no one's watching! Tom Graves

Out in the pickleweed I had 8 Cackling Geese with some Canada Geese, and a White-fronted Goose with another flock of Canada’s, seen from South Bay Blvd. at high tide. I was on my bike, so for you driv

I spent the morning at Islay Creek Campground, waiting out the Streak-backed Oriole with lots of other birders. The oriole toyed with us from about 0930 on, burying itself in coffee berry and other th

There are exactly 14 Cackling Geese with around 30 Canadas at Pismo Beach Golf Course 5 mins ago. Liam and Kilian Hampl, Arroyo Grande

Two snow geese flew in and stayed on the lake for five minutes and then left. Many black bellied plovers and one Wilson snipe flying over. Merlin, first seen Oct. 30, and burrowing owl still present.

Belated report from yesterday. Nick Belardes found an Eastern Phoebe at the base of the Laguna Lake peninsula yesterday morning. It was not very cooperative, in that it was only seen twice and never s

They were only here a short while, probably a quick migration pit stop. Never had Lincoln's sparrows at my feeder. Also had a chestnut-backed chickadee, oak titmouse, and the usual white-crowned sparr

The Red-necked Grebe at Tidelands Park in Morro Bay (first reported here 10-30-20 by Marlin Harms) is continuing to put on a good show! At about 9AM it appeared just off the boat dock in the boat park

Female Summer Tanager? Perched on the saucer rim of the drip bird bath . Dull mustard yellow (I'd liken to a tarnished brass door handle) on wings (faded yellowish bars only), along back, shoulder, he

At 6:55am the bird chattered from coffee berry then flew across the road to willow riparian where it was visible briefly, then silence. Seen here: 35.27413 -120.88537 This is between the silver ‘park

Today, around 2:45, there was a Wilson's snipe along the Alva Paul pond adjacent to Morro Strand campground. Jan Surbey Morro Bay

Somewhere in the frenzy of rare birds over the past week I left behind my black fleece Marmot jacket. I have no idea where, except that it was probably left at some birding hot spot in SLO County. If

Downstream from the bridge there is a red phalarope this morning. Marlin Harms Morro Bay, CA

All: It appears that the Santa Maria/Guadalupe CBC is on for Sunday, December 27, 2020. Obviously, COVID 19 will impact the way we conduct the count, but we still should be able to perform an effectiv

The Pair of Wing Nuts have found a VARIED THRUSH at Islay Creek mouth on the creek bank. Just the messenger. Jeff Miller Los Osos

The bird continued in the back part of the Islay Creek Campground this morning. Tom Edell Cayucos, Ca Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -- Tom Edell Cayucos, CA

I birded this morning from the base of the southwest side of Morro Rock, (above the rock piles near the base of the jetty). The stiff wind blew in goodies like Parasitic Jaeger, Black-vented Shearwate

Stiff wind prevented decent photos but in 1.5 hours we were able to scope a nice bundle of birds embedded within a single flock dominated by Surf Scoters. Present were a male Black Scoter, 2 and possi

In life, and in birding, there are the Haves, and the Have-nots. We've all seen them, the Have-nots are shuffling around the campground or on the trail, a little ruffled, a little twitchy and touchy.

Hi all, I posted two ID photos of the Little Gull on my Flickr site. Others will soon post much better ones, I'll bet. Dave Keeling Morro Bay https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_morro_bay_keeling/