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Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) (1)
- Reported May 03, 2025 08:45 by Esme Rosen
- Foothill & LOVR wetland, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7096463&<ll...>,-120.7096463 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S232537002 - Comments: "seen briefly but well, mid sized shorebird, dark brown coloration on wings and back with some small pale spots, greenish legs extending a bit behind tail, tail with distinctive pattern - dark line down middle, and black bars on white background. fairly short straight dark bill. no white flash on wing. coloration, tail pattern, and structure wrong for a yellowlegs. I'm very familiar with the species"
Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) (2)
- Reported May 01, 2025 12:22 by Petra Clayton
- Gillis Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.2599213&<ll...>,-120.2599213 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S231826487 - Media: 14 Photos
- Comments: "Olive-green upperparts; relatively large head; grayish face; somewhat almond-shaped white eyering; short, narrow bill; long primary projection making the notched tail look short; two white wingbars; whitish throat; yellow belly; olive-gray on breast and down the sides is creating a "vest;"
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (2)
- Reported May 01, 2025 12:22 by Petra Clayton
- Gillis Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.2599213&<ll...>,-120.2599213 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S231826487 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Rufous crown stripe; gray face with pale supercilium; black line through the eye; light brown cheeks; pale throat; faint dark malar stripe; pale unstreaked breast and belly; two very thin pale wing bars; pink legs and feet."
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