On April 17th a male Hooded Oriole came to hummingbird feeders, and I heard the first Ash-throated Flycatcher vocalization. Yesterday 4/18 a Black-headed Grosbeak moved through the oaks at the east en

*** 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

Our survey teams are well into the breeding season at Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. This morning was # 4 survey for 2021. The purpose of these surveys is to observe and record species and breeding be

Didn't check today 4/17 but for the last 3 days there have been male Tricolored Blackbirds at the Beef Evaluation unit Cal Poly -- Nancy Jean Mann San Luis Obispo njmann50@... "A duck a day!!!!" Willi

Blue grosbeak and grasshopper Sparrows. -- Tom Slater Nipomo

A beautiful Common Gallinule hanging out this morning. Very bright Bill... orange and yellow. -- Tom Slater Nipomo

4 seen by Mick Bondello. Estero Bluffs, 15 April. NJM, SLO -- Nancy Jean Mann San Luis Obispo njmann50@... "A duck a day!!!!" William Henry "Hank" Deveraux, Jr.' .

Forwarding for Claudia Duckworth, Pacific Wildlife Kaaren Perry Morro Bay Begin forwarded message: From: cduckworth <tulleys@...> Date: April 13, 2021 at 4:28:52 PM PDT To: Slocobirding@groups.io Subj

Hi SLOCO Birders - Jeanne and I have camped at Twisselmann Ranch Pond hipcamp on Bitterwater Rd the past two nights. This morning we saw 29 Swainson's Hawks perched on the ground between 4 and 6 miles

My kids and I were visiting Morro Bay today, and had a wonderful treat, a Pigeon Guillemot swimming in the bay! Not sure how unusual that is for that area, but it was a thrill for us. It was also wond

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-

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