Today there was a little flurry of excitement on a local birding network regarding a reported single Red Crossbill in Los Osos. ( finder unable to relocate) The question was asked : what is the more e

Had two female Tanagers very briefly stop at my drip birdbath this afternoon. One was solid olive,darker on the upperside, no wingbars; contrasting with lighter olive breast and underparts, yellowish

Posted today to eBird. No further details available. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1) - Reported Nov 14, 2020 11:30 by sue girard - a cory yard list, San Luis Obispo, California - Map: http://ma

A Pacific Golden-Plover was feeding on the golf course this morning along with a small group of Killdeer. It was easily seen from the road at the corner of Howard and Humboldt (a great "car-bird"!). I

Birders, Just a heads up that between Nov 16 and Dec 11, the MDO entrance road will be closed just south of Spooner's Cove. Parking will no doubt be seriously impacted, as the Spooner's Cove/Ranch Hou

The elusive oriole was again seen by birders this morning around 10:00 as it moved about on the hillside and brush near campsite #10. Kaaren Perry Morro Bay http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaarenp/

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While golfing today at Monarch Dunes, I observed more Hooded Mergansers, 4 males and 9 females all on the pond off of hole #12, then on hole #13, a peregrine falcon nabbed a coot. Sally Bird Nipomo

In my post from earlier today, I forgot to mention the unusual junco that Herb Elliott pointed out to Brad Schram and I at Islay Creek Campground. At the time, I told Herb that I thought the bird was

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