Saw a male Yellow-headed Blackbird on the reeds. Also 2 male Redheads. Very birdy with Yellow, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Hermit, Townsend's, Yellow rumped and Black-throated- gray Warblers. eBird list

I have four White-throated Sparrows in my yard this morning. This is an all-time high for my yard! The Black-headed Grosbeaks continue to visit my feeder and bird bath- as many as three at a time, bot

This morning Bob and I birded Sweet Springs Nature Preserve for about 1.5 hours and enjoyed the mix of remaining winter birds, spring migrants passing through, birds returning here to nest and the ver

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Birding by Ear at San Simeon DATE: Saturday, May 06, 2023 TIME: 8:30 am to 11:00 am LEADER: Jessica Griffiths Trip is limited to 15 participants. Signu

Hi SLOCO Birders - I saw the yellowlegs in the first tidal pond on Turri Road, east of South Bay Blvd. Mike ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mike Bush <mbushii@...> Date: Thu, Apr 20, 2023

Hi SLOCO Birders - I have frequently had difficulty deciding if I am looking at a Lesser Yellowlegs. Yes, I know they are smaller - rather noticeably than a Greater Yellowlegs However in the absence o

The falconer's Harris's Hawk that was lost earlier this month was found after 13 days, apparently in a barn. Thanks to any slocobirders who may have spread the word. Marlin Harms Morro Bay, CA

Hello all, While observing peregrine falcon activity at Morro Rock this morning, on the southside a group of agitated, vocalizing Western gulls suddenly launched out in flight from the Rock face, indi

Morro Coast Audubon presents: FIELD TRIP: Cerro Alto Campground DATE: Friday, May 5, 2023 TIME: 8:00am to 11:00am LEADER: Will Knowlton Trip is limited to 10 participants-Signups will be taken for 24

Ron Ruppert presents "Birds of Cuesta College" as part of Cuesta's Faculty Lecture Series on Tuesday April 25, 2023 at 2 p.m. in the Science Forum (Room 2401) on the San Luis Obispo Campus (see flyer

Hello all, Took a scenic drive along Turri Rd. this early evening. At the first tidal pond east of South Bay Blvd. there were AMERICAN COOTS, CINNAMON TEAL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELERS and a

Birded at Oceano Lagoon a bit this morning. A nice Nashville Warbler was with a mixed flock (Townsend's, OC warblers, chickadees, yellow-rumps, etc) in the willows right at the trail entrance at the c

On Wednesday we had our FOS Hooded Oriole male looking at the hummingbird feeders but not going for the cut oranges. Today we had our FOS Western Tanager male who stopped at the fountain to take a lon

Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents FIELD TRIP: Leaning Pine Arboretum DATE: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 TIME: 7:30am - 9:30am LEADER: Mike Bush Trip is limited to 15 participants. Signups will be taken

We had a Nashville Warbler stop for a quick bath in our yard this morning. Last one seen at this location was November 19, 2022. I checked the Birds of SLO County and ebird bar charts for April status

The last couple days I visited Carrizo Plain for the first time, mostly for wildflower viewing. But ended up enjoying the birds out there quite a bit as well. I’ve heard that Carrizo Plain is great in

Mark your Calendar! Save the Date! Don’t Miss Out! Global Big Day, sponsored by eBird and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is an annual celebration of the birds around you. On May 13th, no matter where

A very noisy flock of 23 Blue-winged Teal just flew into the Sweet Springs pond. Judy Neuhauser Los Osos

FIELD TRIP: Birds & Wine-Harmony Headlands and Harmony Cellars Wine Tasting DATE: Friday, April 28, 2023 TIME: Field Trip 8:30 AM–12:00 Noon Wine Tasting & Cheese at Harmony Cellars 12:00 PM–1:00 P.M

This morning I took a ride up Toro Creek Rd in Morro Bay and stopped for little while at the first bridge. Lots of singing! I decided to pull up the Merlin app for fun and had 17 species id'd on the a