I spent Saturday birding Carrizo Plains, almost entirely along Elkhorn Road. My primary objective was looking for Le Conte’s Thrashers, which had been curiously MIA on virtually all of my January–mid-

*** Species Summary: - Harlequin Duck (1 report) - Barrow's Goldeneye (6 reports) - Tropical Kingbird (2 reports) - Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored/cismontanus) (1 report) - Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colo

At around 7:15 a.m. this morning we headed out to the boardwalk trail in Morro Bay to see if we could see the Skimmers seen the past few days. We met up with Steve Tillmann and Jeff Miller, and the fo

Birded Cottontail Creek road this morning. Had a silent male Lazuli Bunting and a calling Ash-throated Flycatcher. Maggie Smith Arroyo Grande http://www.flickr.com/photos/slomaggie

Just as I was leaving Villa Creek this morning, Alice Cahill and I spotted a Cattle Egret in full breeding plumage roosting near the top of the willows north of the parking area. It flew across Hwy 1

Had my FOS (that I’ve seen) Black-chinned hummingbird at a feeder this morning. Cheryl Lish. Arroyo Grande

A lone Vaux’s Swift flew low over our house a few minutes ago. Eric Wier San Luis Obispo

Today we birded Oceano, hitting up Oceano county park and Oceano campground. Oceano county park held its usual assortment of gulls, including the presumed Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull hybrid, grack

I did not find the Barrow’s Goldeneye at Pismo Creek Mouth this morning. Maybe it was in the surf which I superficially checked for the bird. A brief visit to Chumash Park in Pismo Beach tuned up a Ye

For the last two days I have had a male Costa's Hummingbird visiting the blooming Waverly and Pineapple sages in my front yard at 541 Caudill St. Steve McMasters San Luis Obispo

I'm spending most of my days in the field behind the house with my nose to the ground removing non native plants so unless I hear a vocalization, wings or happen to look up I'm missing things - like h

FOS. Hooded oriole at the hummer feeder this morning. It was even able to suck up a bug! I'm putting the oriole feeder out now Claudia in west Atascadero at 1700'

This morning I had a singing male Yellow Warbler at Oso Flaco Lake - right on schedule. Maggie Smith Arroyo Grande http://www.flickr.com/photos/slomaggie

First female just now along with a potential boyfriend. Near Vets Hall SLO

We just had our FOS Black-headed visit our birdbath! At first he just calmly hung out and drank from the fountain, but then he started to take exception to one of our resident backyard Ca towhees in t

2 adult males appeared in our yard on 3/28 and have continued to be seen in the area. An FOS adult female Hooded Oriole was seen this afternoon, 3/31, at our hummingbird/oriole feeder. THEY'RE BACK :-

FOS Male adult Hooded Oriole today. Near SLO Vet's Hall SLO -- Nancy Jean Mann San Luis Obispo njmann50@... "A duck a day!!!!" William Henry "Hank" Deveraux, Jr.' .

Meant to say May 2020. Carol Comeau Los Osos, CA

In May of 2021 LV Neil was banded and satellite tagged in Meadows Valley in the west central mountains of Idaho. This is 45 miles north of MV Dozer's breeding grounds in Indian Valley. Dozer and Neil

More news of first arrivals (for our property) this spring in Atascadero. Yesterday (3/29) produced a singing Warbling Vireo and the first female Bullock’s Oriole (a couple of different males have bee