Did have a Black-headed grosbeak at my backyard feeder very briefly yesterday and the day prior. Can only say it was not an adult male. From late July till early Sept the hummers were consuming 3 1/2

A little distance birding with Judy Newhauser this morning took us to Del Mar Park We met there at 8:30 and almost immediately had at least 6 Townsend's Warblers bathing together in the creek near the

Just back from a full morning of birding in South County, most of it spent at Oceano Campground. Best find was a young male Vermilion Flycatcher, which I am just now seeing that Mike Bush has already

I popped out for a quick walk near the water tanks on Pecho Valley Road, right across from Rodman Drive this morning around 8am. The eucs and cypress were alive with bushtits, chickadees, goldfinches,

Hi SLOCO Birders! Out early in the marine layer this morning to see the previously reported (Jeff Miller & Tom Edell) Tropical Kingbird, I also saw a young male Vermillion Flycatcher, at Campsite #56.

Hello Birders, I received this message yesterday from Audubon California. Many of us are wondering what the effect on the wildfires is having on our resident and migrant birds and if and how we might

Went to escape the hazy smoky air and brought my camera along. Saw 47 species without hardly trying. Lots of Northern Shovelers on the lake now. Phalaropes have all but disappeared. Finally saw a Belt

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[posted with permission] Interactive GIS maps have been added to the MCAS Bird Finding Guides (BFG), with pins that connect to locations in the BFG and to eBird Hotspots. This is combining the best of

35.3172115,-120.8528243 Pecho Willows, 9am. Great views of CSWA male feeding low in willow. Chestnut sides, white eye ring, greenish cap and nape, black streaks on upper back, bold whitish-yellow wing

A Chestnut-sided Warbler was found this morning at Pecho Willows by Mark Mushkat. I later saw the bird foraging in willows along Pecho Rd. between Henrietta and Grove. Jim Royer and Jeff Miller had jo

This morning Jeff Miller and I found a Tropical Kingbird at the Pismo State Beach Oceano Campground. The bird was along the main campground road across from the native garden. The county’s prior earli

I had a TENNESSEE WARBLER with a couple Townsend’s Warblers near campsite 66 at San Simeon Creek Campground. The campground is currently unoccupied and holds a lot of potential for vagrants. I parked

Both at west side of willows. Tom Edell Cayucos, CA Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -- Tom Edell Cayucos, CA

This has been an incredible year for Baird’s Sandpipers. In a typical year I see perhaps a handful of BASA along the shore at Oceano Dunes. Last fall I saw one bird. On August 27th I emailed Tom askin

Yesterday afternoon at 5:00 I glanced out the window and noticed a very small bird bathing below in our water feature. It seemed to be about the size of a Bushtit but.. wasn't! Once I realized it was

Today (Thursday, September 10), I checked the Turri Road ponds, San Simeon Creek mouth, and Arroyo Laguna for shorebirds. Arroyo Laguna had nothing of note, and San Simeon Creek mouth was little bette

Mid-morning today there were 3 Black-necked Stilts near Shark's Inlet, at the southern end of Morro Bay near the inside of the sand spit. Since there appeared to be 2 adults and 1 immature, I allowed

I just came across this announcement from Sequoia Audubon. Passing it along for those that might be interested in "attending' Alvaro Jaramillo's presentation tonight. Kaaren Morro Bay Alvaro Jaramillo

I had a PACIFIC WREN at Pecho willows today, in the back northwest corner, near the "trailhead" to the "dark corner" as it's called. It was silent and skulky, but afforded a minute or two of nice view