Date: 4/26/25 11:21 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Merganser (2 reports)
- Bank Swallow (2 reports)
- Hermit Thrush (2 reports)
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Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) (1)
- Reported Apr 26, 2025 15:00 by Roger Hammer
- Atascadero Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6667256&<ll...>,-120.6667256 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S229804774 - Comments: "cont. for 5 days via Kevin's first sighting; i spent my time only looking for birds not TRSW or VGSW, anything with brown hued back/wings/head; BASW is diff color brown-gray with slightly narrower tail and small forking visible when turning; also white throat w/ white carrying around throat to auriculars; slightly sleeker than RWSW, which I learned to rule out quite quickly once I saw the BASW, which I then unsuccessfully tried to keep track of and to photo. hats off to Steve for getting pics that were diagnostic. i stayed on west side of lake first on the 2nd story balcony, then further south on the bank; with the sun behind my back conditions were perfect for observation-no backlit flat light to contend with."
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) (1)
- Reported Apr 26, 2025 11:35 by Mark Mushkat
- Atascadero Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6667256&<ll...>,-120.6667256 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S229736308 - Comments: "West side of the lake, near picnic area. First id’d by Kevin Zimmerman earlier this week, continuing amongst hundreds of swallows and swifts fletching over lake and reed beds. Breast band and slightly forked tail apparent."
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